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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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It is shockingly difficult for most teachers to alter their language in this manner. I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education. If we want students to see learning as a shared experience, we must be intentional in the language we use.

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Promoting Literacy: Cultivate a Reading Culture

Catlin Tucker

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. Below are strategies and resources I’ve used to cultivate a reading culture in my classroom. Cultivating a culture of reading doesn’t happen overnight. Guest post written by Amy Tobener-Talley.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

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That moment in 1915 became the foundation of what is now Elmwood School an institution that, in 2025, proudly celebrates 110 years of inspiring young women to lead with confidence and purpose. The schools leap into the future began in 1978 with the introduction of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme.

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

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As math educators, we can help those students by finding ways to relate their classroom learning to more recognizable cultural frames of reference that are authentic to the range of experiences in the room. But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place.

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How to find language learning opportunities for students

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There has been a steady decline in language learning in schools. According to the Pew Research Center , only one in five K-12 students in the United States now learns another language, and just 10 states and the District of Columbia make world language learning a requirement for graduating from high school.

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Almost 2,000 Schools and Districts Choose Lexia® English Language Development™ to Support Emergent Bilingual Students’ English Language Acquisition

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BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. More than 162,000 students and 77,000 educators at 7,400 schools used the program during the 2024 school year.

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Which Language 'Superpowers' Do Bilingual Students Bring to U.S. Schools?

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million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s The Department of Education dubbed speaking a second language a “superpower” when it announced plans last year to support multilingual education with grants. s bilingual students.

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