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Building a Better Future for English Language Learners

eSchool News

Read about how Hartford Public Schools and Middlebury Interactive Languages are partnering to close the achievement gap for English Language Learners through an innovative digital curriculum designed to teach academic English to non-native speakers. Retired Whitepapers Middlebury Interactive'

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

If the teacher is the only person thinking critically about learning goals, progress, skill development, curriculum design, and assessment, that is a missed opportunity. The document asks students to: Rewrite the standards in language they can understand. How did they think through the task? OngoingSelfAssess.

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Strategies for supporting ELL students in math

eSchool News

million English language learners (ELLs) in elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, explained Dawson.

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In the marketplace: Minecraft Education Edition, apps for ELLs, digital citizenship, and more

eSchool News

Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners.

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Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

eSchool News

Some of the long-term results of the students who were in the smaller classes include: Higher student achievement levels in grade seven language, reading, science, math, and social studies classes. The NEA examined the research on STAR students and focused on the long-term results from the follow-up studies.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

The district is in the midst of navigating another drastic shift: rolling out custom, teacher-curated curriculum designed with free, openly licensed material, district technology director Ed Eimiller said.

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

Edsurge

I struggled with classroom management, curriculum design and the pressures of working in a high-poverty school. Yet, I still had much to learn, especially about the diverse needs of the multi-language learners and immigrant students I served.

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