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.”

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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.

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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. Under the MIZ program, there are 20 districts implementing IXL to boost achievement for students in pre-K through 8th grade.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Are you looking for grading apps, tools, and resources that you can use to collect, calculate, and analyze your student’s grades? Or maybe you are looking for apps that allow students to calculate their own grades, which will save you time and effort. Gradebook and Grading Apps (for teachers).

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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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Gaps in foundational knowledge, especially in early grades and exacerbated by continued pandemic-related learning loss, can make advanced topics more difficult to grasp later on. Kids who have just arrived or who are just learning their first English words can use their home languages, and thats helpful. The results?

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

ESL students won’t be able to succeed at school or college if they can’t use the language well enough: Their grades and overall subject knowledge will suffer. ESL students need stellar writing skills to pass exams and language tests or enter the university. Above-average writing skills are a must here to succeed.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Research shows that about 43 million Americans—nearly one in five adults—read below a third grade reading level. According to the study, the average income of adults who read at the equivalent of a sixth grade level is $63,000. points and 1.5 points, respectively.

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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. 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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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging.

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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 Nearly one third of students in grades 6-12 plan to utilize AI-powered online platforms every day that they do homework. Almost half of the respondents (49.9

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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.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging.

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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.”

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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. The license covers a wide age range from birth to second grade. And increase diversity and recruitment efforts.

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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. NCTQ’s analysis does not address third-grade retention policies that have been adopted in 13 states.

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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

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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.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

Through differentiated small-group instruction tailored to students’ specific needs, SIPPS ensures every student receives the necessary targeted supportmaking the most of every instructional minuteto achieve grade-level reading success. “The boost to their self-esteem when we conference about their exam results is priceless.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

When asked what technology he used while learning English, Bryan Estrada fidgeted nervously as he contemplated whether or not he should share a personal story with a stranger. That was the first thing I did to learn English.”. Ninety-two percent of fourth grade ELL students scored below proficiency on the 2015.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Studies in districts like Los Angeles Unified have found that students who passed Algebra I by 9th grade are twice as likely to graduate as those who did not. Their Latino peers comprised 25 percent of students in schools that offered Algebra I in eighth grade, but just 18 percent of the students enrolled. today, are due on Nov.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

That move is predicted to prohibit Chinese education firms teaching core subjects to students from kindergarten through 9th grade from making a profit, going public, raising capital or offering tutoring services during weekends and holidays. His classes grew in size and number. By contrast, Byju’s FutureSchool (launched in the U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school. A new survey reveals discontent with length, logistics.

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Testing Teachers Math Essay 152

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They've got to take a national licensure exam, their state board. We know that the same set of grade inflation [happens]. We know that 50 percent of students arrive on college campuses, not actually ready to do college level math or English. Take] nurses, for example. We graduate nurses and we know what that looks like.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. NWEA’s solution, which it calls “through-year assessments,” is to give students shorter exams lasting about 45 minutes per subject in the fall, winter and spring.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Memorizing formulas and equations is about as useful as memorizing poems as way of learning to write in English. A parent from Iowa : “As it happens my daughter is a freshman in ME taking Calc 2 this semester and I was helping her study for her first big exam last night. No professional works that way.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2023

Work towards getting good grades because they’re key to gaining admission to your desired college. If you’re unsure, you can take English to boost your writing skills, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Adequate preparation is the best way to pass these exams and secure your spot in your preferred college.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The toolkit below is packed with practical resources full of new approaches and best practices to help educators at all grade levels prepare their classes for upcoming state tests. Students know that a lot is riding on state exams, and inevitably, students who experience test anxiety feel the extreme pressure to do well.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

She has a second-grade son who grew up in a dual-language home and needs support to ensure he is proficient in reading. For these parents, understanding how local school systems are serving the needs of English Language Learners (ELL) is critical. Coreas has also learned to advocate for her children with data.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Written by Jenna, a 4th grade teacher from California. Written by a first grade teacher from Florida. Teacher: I was trying to find a solution to the struggles my English Language Learners were having in the classroom when they entered the regular education for the first time in the US. Answerables. Tiggly Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2025

The ten-month course of instruction at NAPS, lasting from August through May, emphasizes preparation in English Composition, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Information Technology. Curriculum The curriculum includes: Academics : Core courses like mathematics (typically pre-calculus or calculus), English, chemistry, and physics.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California. If the questions are graded on scale of one to 10, then it doesn’t provide much benefit. That’s an unfair test.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

More than a third of its students come from low-income families, and one out of every eight students is an English language learner. In 2015-16, 86 percent of the district’s fifth-grade students scored as proficient in math on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam—up from 75 percent the prior year.

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