eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. And as schools plan to reopen this fall, leaders should use this time to create high-quality distance learning options that could transform teaching and learning for the better.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Victor Machado, an ESL teacher at East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, won the $10,000 grand prize, along with a schoolwide semester’s subscription to Rosetta Stone English. Maxwell Elementary School in Tennessee, won for creating a Super Families workshop series program and celebrating her ELL first-graders’ “superpowers.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. As it turns out, nurturing students’ abilities to contribute and lead can have big payoffs as schools face ongoing uncertainty. For instance, students at Van Ness Elementary school in Washington, D.C.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

On March 16, the district closed schools to help contain the outbreak of COVID-19. Distance learning began March 23. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. “We encourage students to attend every second of every day,” says Simon.

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