Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech language pathologist. Ryan has worked in a public school setting for about two decades, following a stint in the medical track of speech language pathology. She wasn't involved in the day-to-day educational interventions like we are.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, theres a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Enter small language models (SLMs). Enter small language models (SLMs). This makes them perfect for K12 education settings

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection. Traditional supports for emergent bilingual students, such as peer translation, bilingual aides or simplified language, often fall short in busy classrooms where time and resources are stretched thin.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

With time-saving technology strategies, school librarians can find ways to connect with their school’s teachers and students on a deeper level, forming relationships and helping with research and skill development. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

’ Students are allowed to use AI for research assistance, data analysis, language translation, writing assistance, and accessibility.” ’ Students are allowed to use AI for research assistance, data analysis, language translation, writing assistance, and accessibility.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

When Marisha Speights first started as a speech language pathologist in preschools serving affluent families in Nashville, Tennessee, she used the typical screening and assessment measures that she believed and was taught worked well. It was, I dont think this child has a speech or language issue, but the test says theyre at risk.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A new impact study at Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) found that students in grades 6 to 8 who used Speak Agent Math+Language outperformed their peers who did not use the program. Now, one Maryland school district is seeing substantial improvements in grades 6-8 math scores.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product. If our scholars have a choice, they have a voice.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts. One of the biggest ways AI can help educators is with customizing content to land with any student at the level they need.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This fundamental truth about human cognition has finally found its perfect technological match in the form of microlearning. As we witness the rapid evolution of educational technology, the convergence of bite-sized learning modules with intelligent virtual tutors is creating unprecedented opportunities for personalised education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2024

We are the only school in the region who started a dual language program,” said Rossina Sandoval, Southwest DuBois County School District’s director of community engagement, in an interview with the Daily Yonder. That has proven to be the most effective way to develop language skills,” she said.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We need common language and understanding around these terms. During the conversation, there was a need to define terms and shared language. For example, Analytics & Adaptive Technologies or Personalization? The impact of AI and machine learning on educational data. centric thing that everything has to be measured?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

More than 1,500 teachers, literacy coaches, and administrators participated in professional learning sessions provided by the Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) suite of programs. Lexia believes that literacy can and should be for all regardless of ability, heritage language, or zip code.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Among the winners of the 2024 CODiE Awards in Education Technology Awards last week was an organization that doesn’t lead with tech specs, speeds, feeds, or even literacy scores.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Abigail Beran, a fifth grade teacher enrolled in a masters program in education technology, knows that her students are more likely to engage in an educational activity when it is gamified–and that they’re even more likely to do so when the activity is gamified with technology.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2024

“A typical situation is that you are speaking the Spanish language at home, and then English in the school setting, and that's something that sometimes is seen as the de facto,” Gauna says. has nearly 41.8 Eventually she just stopped calling on me.” Interviewee “Oscar” had the opposite problem.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2020

She was a classroom teacher for over twenty years and is currently a technology integration coach in the Pleasanton Unified School District. She has been working in the field of educational technology since 1998 when she earned her Masters Degree in Ed Tech Leadership. welcome task, daily oral language, number of the day).

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

IXL language arts also incorporates gamification, but it is a paid subscription (free 30-day trial). Let’s start off with reading apps and websites. Learning A-Z’s Raz Kids , Dreamscapes , and Prodigy English are all free websites/apps that cater to gamification as they encourage practicing reading skills.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product. If our scholars have a choice, they have a voice.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. BOSTON (Aug. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com. About Cambium Learning Group.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

Cot, assistant director of educational technology for the Massachusetts education department. Kyle Berger, chief technology officer, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Texas. Reflection grounded in evidence, equity, and community voice is what many hope defines the next era of educational technology.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

Imagine AI tutoring combined with augmented or virtual reality technology to create interactive learning environments designed around students’ interests and learning styles. It is also a helpful outlet for students to find research for school papers or projects by gathering sources from the internet and collating them into a single document.

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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. language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Alongside these new private beta tools, CZI also announced the appointment of a new advisory board that includes experts in schools, data privacy, artificial intelligence, education technology, and learning science. “One of the challenges right now is that AI outputs might look right but there could be inaccuracies with them.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Gale will showcase Gale In Context: For Educators’ new Learning Center at the Future of Education Technology (FETC) Virtual Conference, January 26-29 and at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Virtual Conference, February 1-5 at the Gale virtual booth. About Cengage and Gale.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Another way educators have sought to foster and connect identity to curricular engagement is through social-emotional learning practices and strategies. Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The survey of more than 1,100 educators from across North America highlights back-to-school excitement, challenges, student engagement, and technology usage. As educators welcome students back to their classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year, they are continuing to embrace education technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Instead, we must delve into the nuanced characteristics of various Large Language Models (LLMs) and student-facing AI to discern how their unique capabilities can be leveraged to achieve diverse educational objectives. Ready to tackle the toughest challenges in educational technology leadership? – 2:15 p.m.;

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Leigh Arnold, an educational technology specialist from the School District of Palm Beach County, noted that “students enjoyed the opportunity to participate in something they love, while educators were thrilled to see them demonstrate their knowledge through creative builds and presentations.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

None of the usual language apps, which progressed linearly through vocabulary, worked. This experience led to such a keen fascination in the science of learning that I returned to the United States to embark upon a Masters in Education Technology at Columbia University. Flattening the “Forgetting Curve”.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

We’ve also appointed a bilingual tutor as a liaison to answer questions from families in their native language. Carnegie Learning is the leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. Families have a direct dial number to call the liaison directly for support.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“We are a friendly state when it comes to taking any sort of refugees, or anyone who enters our state, so we have Spanish-dominant [English learner] students who come at any age, from being little to being youth,” says Valtierrez, the department’s director of language and culture.

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