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Strategies for supporting ELL students in math

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million English language learners (ELLs) in elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. Supporting ELLs requires a commitment to a shift in practices that involves the entire school and also branches out to the community. For many of the 4.5

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

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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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The All-Black and Latino School Where Every Kid Can Code

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She was talking about computer science—the subject at the core of the middle school she founded in Southeast D.C. Computer science-focused schools are not so rare anymore. The computer science curriculum is doing more than teaching underserved middle school students how to code.

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Curious About Place-Based Education? Let the STAR School Be Your Guide

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The school is completely “off the grid,” powered by solar panels and wind generators. The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. For her, it's that connection that keeps them reading.

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Who’s on the List of Most Popular Edtech Organizations and Jobs?

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In fact, the word “curriculum,” whether followed by “writer” or designer,” appears to resonate relatively strongly with viewers. Take the five most viewed job postings from last year: “Curriculum designer” at NoRedInk. Curriculum solutions designers job” at Cengage Learning.

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10 Ways to Make School Fun Again

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Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history. Real School Example At K12 Schools, the Pen Pal program matched students from different cities and countries.

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AI prompt engineering: A critical new skillset for 21st-century teachers

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Implementation ideas Curriculum design: Instead of generic prompts like “create a lesson plan on photosynthesis,” a high-impact prompt would be: “Design a 40-minute 6th grade lesson plan on photosynthesis, including a hands-on activity, vocabulary support for ELL students, and one formative assessment question.”

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