Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers. It’s so important that Esther spoke up about this.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

There are at least four languages spoken by the students I currently teach, so people are often surprised to learn that I’m monolingual. Nearly 4,500 students are eligible to receive direct language support services this year in Hamilton County Schools, the district where I teach in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Gale In Context databases have a long history of supporting academic achievement and future-ready skill development.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. These skills are the bedrock. Another is cognitive development, such as reasoning and problem-solving.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2020

Written in partnership with New Schools Venture Fund, the report sought out practices that lead to positive outcomes for students learning skills, such as goal setting, relationship building and independence. In pre-COVID-19 times, SEL was just starting to gain nationwide traction as a critical component of K-12 education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

As we prepare students for college, career, and life, it’s vital that we foster skills that will ensure students are successful. As educators, we’ve heard about the importance of the “21st century 4 C’s” to our students’ future success. When I was a gifted English Language Arts teacher, I used project choice boards for all my units.

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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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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“‘With respect to students, it is the Board’s policy that they are required to rely on their own knowledge, skills, and resources when completing school work,’ according to the district’s policies.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. “We Founder of BrainPOP.

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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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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

JULY 12, 2021

As we prepare students for college, career, and life, it’s vital that we foster skills that will ensure students are successful. As educators, we’ve heard about the importance of the “21st century 4 C’s” to our students’ future success. When I was a gifted English Language Arts teacher, I used project choice boards for all my units.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Gale, a Cengage company, is helping educators enhance skills for virtual lesson planning and online teaching. For more information or to request a trial, visit the Gale In Context: For Educators webpage. About Cengage and Gale. Gale, a Cengage company, believes in the power and joy of learning.

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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. We’ll demystify the complexities and empower you with the knowledge and skills needed for success.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

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. 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.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. You should never give up your voice and replace it with AI. You are still a thinking and feeling human being!

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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

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 23, 2022

Among students meeting usage targets, the percentage working on skills two or more grades below their grade level was reduced from 18% to 4%. Massachusetts educators also used Lexia products to expand their teaching skills. More importantly, 95% said they’d be able to apply the skills and concepts they’d learned.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today it has been selected for the GSV (Global Silicon Valley) 150, a list of the world’s most transformative private companies in education. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

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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

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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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Just as digital tools provide educators with innovative and flexible ways to reinforce learning in core academic subjects, they can be used to more effectively teach the social-emotional and life skills that students need to thrive in the classroom and beyond. Higher levels of educator well-being also benefit students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Students attend Cambridge School because they have been diagnosed with a language-based learning difference, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, or executive function difficulties, and have struggled in traditional academic settings. . Effective use of technology in the classroom produces powerful results.

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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. Today it sits at 9.5

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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. That’s major.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Finally, the Commissioner of Education assessed the state and district reviewer evaluations, public feedback and cost of the materials before giving approval. Core5 is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Reading Park meets Foundational Reading Standards for grades K-2 as outlined in national and state English Language Arts (ELA) standards. Pedagogical Research-Based Curriculum: Lessons are designed to maximize each student’s ability to practice and master foundational literacy skills.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce? Just as we teach the alphabet, structure, vocabulary and syntax, we must teach the language of computers. Computer science is essential, not optional.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Rigor & Mathematical Practices—Do the materials have the right mix of conceptual understanding, procedural skills, and applications to address the standards to their full depth? Carnegie Learning is a leading provider of K-12 education technology, curriculum, and professional learning solutions. ABOUT CARNEGIE LEARNING, INC.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Renaissance, the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, has enhanced Star Spanish , its assessment platform for students who speak, or are learning to speak, Spanish, with new reports and the first authentic K–12 learning progression for Spanish available in the country.

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