eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is continually seeking effective ways to support educators as they work to help English language learners (ELLs) develop academic English fluency. Teacher training will begin in August and students will begin using the Build English Fast solution this fall.

English 171

English Language Languages Exams 171

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 19, 2014

When I introduced the final exam, I told my students I wanted to be BLOWN AWAY. It has been exciting to experiment with tactile learning in an English classroom! Instead, I had them select a metaphor from the novel and asked them to bring it to life creating a 3D visual metaphor. My students entered the class eager to begin their work.

Essay 420

Essay Exams English Assignments 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. “I believe I deserve a B in English because I 1) _, 2. _, and 3.” They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. Schools also tend to rely on spoken communication to teach and written exams to assess learning. All the students’ scores improved after playing the game, and multilingual students performed as well as their English-speaking peers. In the U.S.

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Science English Communication Languages 294

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. Similar to MyBuddy, Edwin offers an app for English language learners, which featured a chatbot that users can communicate with. will become the brand for the combined entity.

English 156

English Languages Language Exams 156

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Building quizzes, tests, and lesson plans from curriculum materials: Fran Bellas, a professor at Universidade da Coruña in Spain, recommends teachers use ChatGPT as an assistant in crafting quizzes, exams and lesson plans for classes. You can take these ideas and make them your own.”

Teaching 278

Teaching Quizzes Exams English 278

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. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

Distance Learning 246

Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

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 adaptive technology and automated exams are unrivaled,” said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning.

Language 241

Language Languages Exams English 241

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This week I was invited to join an ongoing conversation with a small group of English teachers using Voxer. Encourage students to form study groups to prepare for an exam. 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

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

Reading 300

Reading Teaching Exams Teachers 300

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. The district is home to eight National Blue Ribbon Schools and serves a large bilingual and English language learner population. IXL’s personalized learning platform.

English 217

English Exams Languages Language 217

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay.

Writing 300

Writing Failure Essay English 300

eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2017

Certain teacher professional development could have a positive impact on academic writing by English learners in grades 7-12, according to a study from the University of California, Irvine. The high school exit exam – since suspended – gauges California students’ competency in reading, writing and mathematics.

Writing 210

Writing Exams Essay Students 210

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.

English 215

English Languages Language Teachers 215

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This fall, I will return to the classroom for my second year teaching English at Philadelphia’s Excel Academy South , an accelerated high school experience for students seeking a smaller, more personal setting, intensely focused on elevating social skills, emotional wellness, and academic success. . It was about the outside world.

Failure 246

Failure Exams Teachers English 246

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. The study investigated hundreds of public schools in Pennsylvania that used IXL Math or IXL ELA.

English 130

English Art Language Languages 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Whether they’ll use English online in chat rooms, messengers, forums, and social media profiles, or they’ll need it for professional communication with colleagues and clients (business emails, project discussions, task setting, etc.), Or, suggest they try blogging in English: free platforms like Medium are perfect to start.

Writing 286

Writing Skills Essay Languages 286

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Duolingo Passes Its English Test Don’t worry, the pandemic hasn’t shuttered Duolingo’s popular gamified language learning app. But it has helped the Pittsburgh-based company promote a second service it has quietly offered since 2016: the Duolingo English Test. The company has seen 1,500 percent year-over-year growth among test takers.

English 205

English Exams Testing Languages 205

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Often state policies require students to take complicated exams or pay to take the classes. Currently, the program offers a math program and could soon include biology, English, and potentially physics or psychology. Some areas may not have enough qualified teachers to offer them. It is important that it is a collaboration, Usher says.

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Instructors Math Study High School 128

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2016

The computer science Advanced Placement exam represents only 1.1 The computer science Advanced Placement exam represents only 1.1 High school students take five times more AP biology exams than AP computer science exams, they take nine times more AP calculus exams, and they take 20 times more AP English exams.

Science 186

Science Exams Education STEM 186

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Across the nation, aspiring early childhood teachers are held back by arduous barriers that disproportionately affect people of color as well as low-income and non-native English speaking student teachers. Students must pay for and pass this exam to receive their teaching license. And increase diversity and recruitment efforts.

Exams 178

Exams Teachers English Testing 178

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Kids who have just arrived or who are just learning their first English words can use their home languages, and thats helpful. We set up students with an Illustrative Math-aligned activity on Edia and let them engage with that AI coaching tool, Carney said. Edias platform also serves as a self-reflection tool of sorts for students.

Coaching 294

Coaching Math Students Assignments 294

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D., About UWorld.

Exams 161

Exams Critical Thinking Education Hybrid Learning 161

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

A preliminary study of the program in three states during the late 2010s, found that students showed significant improvement on the ACT English and reading exams, with the average score increasing by 1.3 points and 1.5 points, respectively.

Reading 332

Reading Exams Study Achievement 332

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2018

As spring approaches, my eldest daughter Katherine, now in her junior year, is bracing herself for the upcoming ACT exams, while my youngest, Elizabeth, a sophomore, is getting ready for next year. As for Elizabeth, the exams tap into her love of competition. I think you’ll enjoy her experiences! .

Exams 79

Exams English Math Testing 79

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

Essay 287

Essay Exams Testing Reading 287

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Or a football coach may require that parents submit documentation of their kids receiving recent physical exams that confirm they’re eligible for the sport. Teachers can input messages in English and have the app translate them into dozens of languages. Then, recipients who don’t speak English can reply in their native languages.

Communication 247

Communication Teachers Languages Language 247

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

An Interactive Program Rich in Educational Content Experience AI offers a series of six lessons and additional educational resources in French and English, which are tailored to high school teaching and enable students to explore the basics of AI, understand its practical applications and acquire essential AI and computational thinking skills.

Intelligence 258

Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 258

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Pandemic-era disruptions have played a role, but so has the broader worry that a reliance on standardized admissions exams may exacerbate disparities among students of different races and income levels. And these students were 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to complete a college-level math or English course within three semesters.

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Exams English Math Instructors 164

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. percent) expect math to be their hardest subject, followed by English (14.7 Many are already feeling the pressures that come with it, particularly the load of homework and studying. In a survey conducted on Brainly.com on August 21, 2024, 60.5

Essay 286

Essay Ethics Schools Students 286

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Disabilities Learning 186

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

Here are five great websites to prepare you: The classroom is not the only place you can prepare for your IELTS exam. There are many platforms online that offer opportunities for you to prepare for the different stages of the exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Stress has been taken out of your IELTS exam prep.

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Exams Instructors Testing Quizzes 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Founded in 1947, ETS has a hand in many of the world’s most commonly taken exams. ETS also develops and delivers the GRE for graduate admissions and TOEFL, an English proficiency exam for non-native speakers. That alphabet soup of exams contributed to $2.1 But some tests are falling out of favor.

Exams 189

Exams Testing Intelligence English 189

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

Mandarin Chinese is challenging on many levels for English speakers,” says H. To put it another way, to gain the same proficiency level in Spanish would require 24 weeks, according to the FSI, whose website includes Mandarin on its list of “super-hard languages” for native English speakers, along with Arabic, Cantonese, Japanese and Korean.

Teaching 162

Teaching Exams Textbooks Intelligence 162

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Most teacher prep programs don’t devote at least two instructional hours to how to teach English learners to read in an unfamiliar language or to supporting struggling readers, NCTQ’s analysis found. Mississippi students’ growth on national exams has been touted as a “miracle.” Linking new policies to test scores can be challenging.

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Curriculum Reading Science Teachers 306

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For example, if you’re studying for a biology exam, tagging relevant documents with terms like “photosynthesis” or “cell division” can help you quickly retrieve the information you need. High school students often have a mix of core subjects, such as math, science, and English, along with electives or advanced placement (AP) courses.

High School 167

High School High School Study Exams 167

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Equity and Accuracy One question is whether the new system will fairly grade the writing of children who are bilingual or who are learning English. About 20 percent of Texas public school students are English learners, according to federal data, although not all of them are yet old enough to sit for the standardized test.

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Fairness Testing Grades Essay 189