eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Related: Teachers: English learners need resources, support. Some were students with learning disabilities.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The guide breaks down the edtech purchasing cycle into three processes: edtech selection, implementation and evaluation. They rely on 1EdTechs TrustEd Apps program, Lightspeed Insight and internal help desk tracking to evaluate tools for privacy, use and impact. AI is transforming tools and pushing prices up, says Magley.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for success in school and that they would normally receive in formal education settings. Current and former English Learners made up 43% of the population studied. PowerUp users gained an average of 24.9

English 214

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 I’ve written extensively about the benefits of using the Station Rotation Model with students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

The Gems evaluate the uploaded information and offer a review of the district’s current curriculum. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This early childhood solution continues Riverside’s strong tradition of developing leading assessments to support deeper understanding of English learners (EL), who are often over- or under-identified for special learning accommodations. “We Bateria IV : A comprehensive assessment system to evaluate native Spanish speakers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields continues to surge , a significant population of potential workers is being left out of these career opportunities: English learners. How is an English learner defined, and should there be better entry and exit supports? million students, or about 9.4

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. If my students wrote an informative paragraph about a topic or issue, I would evaluate that paragraph for specific standard-aligned skills.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

English tutoring. Google is investing in the education startup Edwin , an AI-powered English tutor that was one of eight education technology companies to come out of Y Combinator’s latest demo day. English tutoring is not the only service Google is looking to add to Assistant. Part of that next move?

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English Evaluation Testing Educational Technologies 155

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

For example, English teachers may have expectations around font size and type, spacing, indentation, quotes, and citations. As they read the language on the rubric and evaluate their peer’s work, they may realize that aspects of their own work need development or revision.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2018

After one year as library media specialist and three years teaching English, I’ve learned some of the ins and outs of teaching research inside and beyond the English classroom. Start them young. There are so many skills that students must synthesize to engage in successful research.

English 279

English Evaluation Students Assignments 279

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This week I was invited to join an ongoing conversation with a small group of English teachers using Voxer. Gather reading samples from students to evaluate their reading level and share with parents. Voxer is a live messaging app that combines the functionality of the classic walkie talkie with texting and photo sharing capabilities.

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Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

In an effort to do all three of these things– creating transparency, teaching self-assessment, and archiving work online– AND keep parents in the loop, my teaching partner and I developed a Google Document for the first unit of the year with 10 focus standards for each class–English, science, and technology.

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Grades Feedback English Evaluation 420

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2023

During my 30 years of service, I managed both the training, and standardization and evaluation departments before becoming the tower chief controller. My daughter, who was teaching English online, inspired my next steps, and now I’m in my fourth year of tutoring, supporting students and my fellow tutors to develop their skills.

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Evaluation English Skills Reading 246

Catlin Tucker

MAY 23, 2017

Ironically, students are rarely asked to evaluate their work and reflect on what is says about their learning. I had students who received As on their report cards because they did everything I asked them to do, but I knew that some of those students were not actually A level students in terms of their English skills.

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Grades Assignments Skills English 420

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Turnitin’s software now runs alongside the existing bots on English Wikipedia, helping to screen pages and identify potential copyright violations on the site. EranBot, with Turnitin technology, now looks at edits individually, and in near real-time, whereas previous technology could only evaluate entire articles.

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English Knowledge Evaluation Feedback 277

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For instance, students must evaluate the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated information, distinguishing between helpful insights and misleading content. For example, text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools support students with disabilities, while language models assist non-native English speakers.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

These STEM products were subject to a two-part evaluation process. Once judges selected the finalists, more than 267,000 STEM educators were given the opportunity to evaluate the finalists via survey. First, by an expert panel of judges including Dr. Linda Johnson-McClinton, Dr. Lance Brand, Dr. Jeffrey Crapper, Dr. Omah M.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Students, on the other hand, learn how to critically evaluate information and learn about biases when they analyze information coming from generative AI sources. Teachers can spend more one-on-one time with students when they use AI to quickly complete tedious tasks.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

. – Today 95 Percent Group LLC , the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education approved its 95 Phonics Core Program ®, 95 Literacy Intervention System , and Sound Wall Classroom Kit as recommended English Language Arts Supplemental Resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The acquisition of Emmersion deepens IXL Learning’s line of language and literacy products, which include the world-renowned Rosetta Stone , IXL English Language Arts , Vocabulary.com , SpanishDict , inglés.com and Fluencia. Emmersion’s cofounders, Brigham Tomco and Dr. Jacob Burdis, will remain with the company. About Emmersion.

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Language Languages Exams English 226

eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2018

After one year as library media specialist and three years teaching English, I’ve learned some of the ins and outs of teaching research inside and beyond the English classroom. Start them young. There are so many skills that students must synthesize to engage in successful research.

English 242

English Evaluation Students Assignments 242

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Knowledge Graph helps developers enhance AI system inputs by aligning them with learning science research, state academic standards, and curricula, while Evaluators help developers assess AI system outputs to ensure they meet the accuracy, rigor, and quality essential for teaching and learning.

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Intelligence Evaluation Knowledge Science 235

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 6, 2020

If the routines currently in place isolate learners or create distance between the teacher and students, then we need to re-evaluate them. These activities, like daily oral language in English or number of the day in math, require more time than most teachers intend to spend on them. 1 The Whole Group Welcome.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

There are four teachers that work in the evening that teach the courses for English, math, science, and social studies. Each strategy was evaluated and ranked based on several characteristics (ease, training necessary, cost, predicted success, etc.).

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

MAP Growth is an interim (given multiple times a year), computer-adaptive assessment that measures student academic growth with a continuous scale for mathematics and English in grades K-12 and science in grades 2-8 and Biology. Learn more about MAP Growth here. About NWEA.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2018

I’m going to confess, I did not bring podcasts into my English classroom with any intention of improving my students’ literacy skills. Rich Hovey, who teaches English to at-risk high school students at Grizzly Youth Academy in California, let his students voluntarily read along with Serial , and they jumped on the opportunity. “It

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Critical Thinking English Evaluation Art 243

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing. Data generated by this brief questionnaire helps our educators screen, assess, guide intervention planning, monitor progress and evaluate outcomes related to SEL. For me it was Ms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The evaluation of IXL Math’s impact meets the required rigor of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 1 and What Works Clearinghouse standards for evidence-based interventions. IXL’s end-to-end teaching and learning solution supports personalized instruction in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish.

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Math Achievement English Evaluation 257

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. In Texas , where roughly 40 percent of residents are Hispanic, nearly 1 million students in public schools are English learners who speak Spanish at home.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader, today announced that the Spanish and English versions of Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education for K-8 and Biology students is now available for use in classrooms statewide.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Instead of finding one novel for a whole class to read, I’m often helping English teachers find engaging books for 26 different students–and that’s just one class. Creative collaboration with “book tastings” We’ve all heard of wine and cheese tastings, but I’ve started inviting English classes to “book tastings.”

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English Reading Science Elementary School 292

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Additionally, there has been some historic divisiveness between science of reading advocates and some advocates who support diverse learners including English learners and emergent bilingual students (ELs/EBs). Publishers Publishers will continue to work toward aligning their instructional materials to the science of reading in 2024.

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Science Reading Education Knowledge 321

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

For many schools in the United States, English isn’t the home language for many students and families. Evaluate your communication channels. This team will be responsible for evaluating current emergency plans and filling in any communication gaps. Next, make sure everyone can understand the messages you’re sending.

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Communication Schools Evaluation English 299

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2023

DALLAS (PRWEB) — Frog Street , an early childhood education company designed around the latest science in early brain development, has announced the results of a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins School of Education evaluating the efficacy of the Frog Street Pre-K curriculum with students in Texas.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 12 million students, announced that the IXL platform won two SIIA CODiE Awards in the Best Advanced Mathematics and Best Foundational English Language Arts (ELA) categories. SAN MATEO, Calif.,

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