eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

students speak a language other than English at home, and approximately 16 percent of children live in poverty. Here are some innovative approaches: Multilingual workshops : Host interactive workshops in multiple languages, ensuring all families can participate fully in attendance education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I teach middle school English Language Arts at St. Joseph School in Chester County, Pa. Like most schools, we serve students with a range of abilities. I also grapple with the cultural obsession with technology. As a teacher, I share some of their frustrations. Students work on peer editing assignments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Museum educators deliver twenty-three STEM topics, including Sound, Weather & Climate, Physical Changes of Matter, and Force & Motion, to give elementary and middle school students direct experience with how things work in the physical world. And, [TSW] connects kids as they work together—even if they speak different languages.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

Ready to Go' In January, Locklear contacted the director of the local Boys and Girls Club about her idea: What if they teamed up to help their middle school girls learn to code? The goal is to make it scalable to other middle schools adjacent to the university,” Mary Beth says. We had to take this on.”

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. School often left me feeling inadequate. A language is something to absorb, not to memorize. I want it to be an experience they enjoy, filled with culture and stories.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It’s no secret that learning a second language, building on communication skills and absorbing other cultures are important components of success today. Check below for the latest marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

About Oklahoma City Public Schools. Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) is a multi-cultural district serving more than 34,000 students. It is the largest traditional school district in Oklahoma and employs over 5,000 people. Over 60 languages are represented within our district, and 16,500 of our students are bilingual.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2025

Yet, in the art room, where images are the universal language, his talent shines, allowing his classmates to see his strengths, not just his struggles. I believe in the power of the artsits ability to transcend language barriers and how it helps all students, especially multilingual learners, thrive in school. was jarring.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Awards have been earned in such subjects as elementary and middle-school science, biology, chemistry, physical science, environmental science, career technical education (CTE), and anatomy and physiology. And we’re thrilled that Smithsonian Science for the Classroom Ô was recognized for Most Comprehensive Culturally Relevant Teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all middle and high school students within the district will have access to Reading Plus for the following three years. The significant expansion follows a successful pilot program and small implementation at six of the district’s middle schools.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

The Impact of Assigned Seats at Student-led Stations These seating assignments helped maintain a productive culture during this student-led collaborative station in a variety of ways: Students in the same rotation group did not sit next to friends who might distract them, so they stayed on task.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture. I understand that you had to learn a couple different languages as part of your schooling.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke to Hadzovic about her experiences using AI in her instructional practices in middle school English classes. Aida Hadzovic English Language Arts Teacher, Brooklyn School District Hadzovic: At first, to be honest, I was hesitant. Like many teachers, I wasn’t sure about using AI in my teaching.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2015

Middlebury Interactive’s standards-based supplemental English language program focuses on academic English and literacy development for elementary and middle school students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Our country is home to a wide range of diverse and vibrant cultures, and it’s important that we acknowledge and value the languages these students already bring with them when they enter U.S. It is important to get students exposed to coding and robotics early so it will be natural to them once they get to middle school and beyond.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

Districts in the League have committed to developing thoughtful, long-term solutions to overcome the obstacles that many populations of students face one of the world’s most important languages. In South Fayette Township School District, kindergartners are taught (and excel in) basic coding and computational thinking principles.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I think students are reading and writing more than ever,” says Jeremy Hyler, an eighth-grade English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Michigan. “Is But first she has them examine the role formal and informal language plays in their own writing. “I Where was your conventional language? Is it quality writing?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Before joining the PGSD Technology Department, Stoney was a Language Arts teacher at Trent Lott Academy for five years. Beyond the professional realm, she is a proud mom to a rising Senior in high school and a 6th grader beginning middle school.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The program is designed by educators for educators to provide targeted, assessment-driven instruction, reinforcement, and support in math, reading, and language arts. The 15 articles and 53 lessons have been released in conjunction with ADHD awareness month and include parent and teacher strategies to support learners in school and at home.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

class of the school year, actually their last P.E. class as a middle school student, Esme had pursued Eduardo across campus with a set of classroom scissors, sharp end out. teacher to allow—quickly descended into a breach of each and every tenet of our school’s Core Values.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

No other subject comes close in terms of difficulty, with English ​​(16.8%), history (14.7%), science (12.3%) and world languages (11%) following way behind. and English teacher Mary Ann Rafferty from Williams Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Fla. of students identifying it as their biggest academic hurdle.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

From a compliance culture to a culture of learning Ellen Dorr, Chief Technology Officer at the Renton School District in Washington state, is working to shift learning in her district from a traditional school culture of compliance to a culture of learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD).

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

My middle school choir teacher recorded and released an acclaimed gospel album. My high school English teacher starred in commercials and made a name for herself as a voice actor. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

She’s held a variety of roles in which she “educated” her audiences—from her stint as a middle school humanities teacher, to her days as Town Hall Seattle’s Community Programs Curator and Residency Program Lead, to her work as the founder of a storytelling project that aims to close the cultural gaps that often separate students and teachers.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 5, 2025

Go beyond the classic can drives or tree plantings and encourage your class to try these unique community service ideas for middle school students. Community service ideas for middle school students are also easy to tie into gratitude activities or kindness challenges. Just note that the sheet is not editable.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). Steve Kahlfeldt I picked one called Diversity: Languages Spoken in the United States for my sixth-grade students. This was a perfect follow-up activity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Let Data Inform (Not Drive) Many educators urge their fellow professionals to move away from the concept of “data-driven,” and instead towards a culture of “data-informed.” But Firman expresses a firm belief that the scores from these types of testing are far from the only types of data schools and/or teachers should be collecting.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

He knows there is a saturated market of curricular options for schools, and he is confident in what Carnegie delivers: personalized, student-centered instruction for grades K-12. We have a particular approach to how we teach math, literacy and even languages that is based on what the research says is most effective.

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