eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13, 2021 — McGraw Hill today announced updates to its widely used and trusted Wonders English Language Arts program for grades K-5, building upon the program’s proven instructional approach while offering a multitude of enhancements designed to meet the needs of today’s classroom. NEW YORK, Sept.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In an English or social studies class, students may use computers frequently to write papers or compose a response to a writing prompt. I was specifically interested in using technology to give students immediate feedback. In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares her favorite technology tools and online activities.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics also provide students with feedback, helping them understand their strengths and areas where they need to improve. Rubric Criteria Research on a problem Solution design Communication and collaboration California English Language Arts Writing Standards Grade 7 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. My challenges with the feedback load were officially impacting my health and family life. Students were getting the feedback they needed faster.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. She is only in her second year of teaching and she is credentialed in English and science. We approach feedback and assessment as a team.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. These students often tended to be white and fluent in English. With that feedback, Phipps brought down the ratio of teacher-to-student talk to 50:50.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I encouraged teachers to stop taking grading home for two simple reasons: Grading in isolation robs us of the opportunity to have conversations with students as we assess their work and, ultimately, makes feedback one-sided and less effective. They want to know exactly how I have managed that as a high school English teacher.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Most of my students immigrated to the United States within the last year, and all of them were English learners, thus making it difficult for them to complete the activity. Unfortunately, the sentiment within my supervisor’s response is not unique to the curricula design for English learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

These aren’t online tools or books, but mental conscripts that will get you where you want to be with more efficiency and less pain: The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster Mastering a new language can be a transformative journey, opening doors to new cultures, opportunities, and personal growth.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 10, 2015

Now, I get to experience how Google Classroom makes it easier to communicate with students, manage student work and provide meaningful feedback. I annotated my copy because I am a nerdy English teacher! Last year, I could not use Google Classroom because only GAfE schools had access to Google’s new online platform.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My classroom is composed of a handful of honors level students, English language learners, and several students with IEPs and 504 plans. It allows me to focus on targeted instruction, modeling, real-time feedback, and skills development. It’s challenging to support so many students at different levels.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ? MMSD’s investment will provide its teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum to: ? Share assignments digitally; ? Prioritize student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies; ? ABOUT KIDDOM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

Learning a second language is a challenge, whether it be English, Russian, or any of the hundreds of world languages we find across the globe. You’ve come to the right place if you want to improve your English language skills. You can freely express your concerns and questions when you learn English through private tutoring.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

When I facilitate training sessions or coach teachers, I encourage them to shift feedback and assessment into the classroom where student progress can be an ongoing conversation. They pass back that work and students are often left to digest the grade and feedback in isolation. Then they collect that work and grade it in isolation.

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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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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This week I was invited to join an ongoing conversation with a small group of English teachers using Voxer. Facilitate peer feedback. Students can talk through their plans for a writing assignment or share a thesis statement and receive feedback. Practice an oral presentation and get feedback. Group storytelling.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

One of our concerns when adopting a new platform was whether it could handle multilingual communications for the district , where our students speak eight different languages–mainly English and Spanish, so that was our previous sole focus. This happens at the teacher level and then also at the department, school, and district level.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. All the students’ scores improved after playing the game, and multilingual students performed as well as their English-speaking peers. education system, students mainly communicate their ideas through English,” said Ding. In the U.S.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2019

” This makes it quick and easy for you to jump into and out of individual student’s digital notebooks to check their progress, provide feedback, or reference when conferencing with your students. If you are a secondary English teacher looking for a standards-aligned digital literature circles template, check out this blog !

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Blended Learning Coaching English Feedback 419

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I began my career in education, I believed the value I brought to the classroom was my subject area expertise cultivated as an English major at UCLA and my pedagogical expertise honed while working on my teaching credential and Masters in Education. I operated under that misguided assumption for years.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

While it might be easier to see how comics would fit into an English language arts class, there’s no great trick to incorporating them across the curriculum. Why comics? The most obvious reason to have students create comics in class is because they’re fun.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Reducing friction for non-English speakers: Dr. Anthony Kaziboni, the Head of Research at the University of Johannesburg, teaches students who mostly don’t speak English outside of the classroom. He encourages his students to use ChatGPT for translation assistance, to improve their English writing, and to practice conversation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

This includes on-demand tutoring along with AI tools that offer feedback on written work. AI Writing Review enables students to submit their drafts for lightning-fast feedback. Carnegie Learning’s MATHia gives educators real-time feedback and assessments to help them understand where students are and where they’re headed.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

That’s why when he heard a new student feedback tool had been added to his school’s Vivi classroom engagement technology—he immediately started using it in his classes. Using the Student Feedback Tool, teachers can push out a quick formative assessment to check students’ understanding of a concept or a lesson.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The committee built on the districts existing criteria which already included usability, data privacy and alignment with goals by adding new elements: AI capabilities, language support for English learners and accessibility features for students with disabilities. If students arent engaged, it doesnt matter how much we paid for it.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

For example, an argumentative writing standard for English Language Arts reads, “Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.” 4 Check for Understanding & Provide Feedback on Student Progress.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

— June 12, 2022 — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by more than 13 million students, announced it has acquired Curiosity Media , the creator of innovative language learning platforms that empower people to more effectively communicate in Spanish and English. About IXL Learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2018

As the supervisor of instruction in Haddon Township School District in New Jersey, I would love to be able to give my teachers feedback every week. Feedback is a crucial factor for growth and progress, especially for teachers, who are often starved for outside input on their classroom practice. Pair teachers who have a common goal.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

“Educational versions of programming languages, such as Blackbird’s, seek to address this need by providing an environment where students can learn the coding concepts in a simple way, with immediate constructive feedback, enabling them to learn at a student-appropriate pace, and in an enjoyable manner.”.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Lessons learned from family and student feedback. Its 18,000 pre-K–12 students speak 100 different languages, and 10,000 of them have a first language other than English. Highline is a truly diverse district. Some 13,000 students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and the district serves 3,000 special education students.

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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. While helping catch violations, these combined tools give Wikipedia communities the ability to provide feedback to editors and further help them in understanding copyright.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It guides students from simple to complex skills, adapting to individual student needs and offering explicit instruction with real-time feedback. Additionally, students receive immediate corrective feedback after every missed question, enabling them to quickly understand their mistakes and progress.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2024

Future Hardware Development: Avantis teases a prototype of a device at ISTI, signaling a commitment to evolving hardware that aligns closely with educational needs and educator feedback. Popular English resources have been expanded to support English language teaching for K-2 and English as an additional language.

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