Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Click To Tweet Too often students receive information, receive instructions, receive objectives, and receive grades without ever being asked to think about learning and the development of discrete skills. I believe that is a problem. When students fail to set goals, they lack focus. SMARTGoalsStudents. End of the Week Exit Ticket.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

For more news on scaffolds for ELLs, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As schools continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, many educators face the challenge of meeting the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) in content-rich classrooms.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“The State of Computer Science Education report shows that while investments and participation in computer science education have grown, the disparities in access are still profound. We need every state to require a computer science graduation requirement.” public high schools offer foundational computer science (up from 57.5

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Participating schools will receive Achieve3000’s 24/7 differentiated, blended instruction for students, teaching resources and blended professional development for educators, real-time data dashboard for administrators, and robust home support for parents and guardians. “For fourth-grade science and social studies. Lewis, Ed.D.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

KinderLab Robotics, creator of the award-winning KIBO robot , is expanding its curriculum offerings to serve students in grades 35 with Exploring with KIBO. The new curriculum includes 60 hours of standards-aligned lessons and activities specifically designed for upper elementary grades, with 20 hours of instruction per grade level.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Core5 provides students in prekindergarten through fifth grade with explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading. Among students meeting usage targets, the percentage working on skills two or more grades below their grade level was reduced from 18% to 4%.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

. – June 23, 2022 – Students in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) who participated in online tutoring sessions with FEV Tutor , the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, demonstrated accelerated rates of growth relative to national norms in both math and reading on the NWEA MAP Growth Assessments.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

To help these families acclimate, Testerman earned her license to teach English learners two years ago. What she’s learned is that the job requires more than helping children and families learn English and find their way. How do you go about teaching English to non-native speakers? What’s your favorite lesson to teach and why?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The nation’s persistent inequities in access, participation, and success in STEM subjects that exist along racial, socioeconomic, gender, and geographic lines, as well as among students with disabilities, are therefore concerning and problematic.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These sessions have already had a tremendous impact on our sixth-grade students. The positive energy from the sessions lasted well beyond the time spent participating in pet therapy. Even some of our more reserved or anxious students who struggle with peer interactions were smiling, laughing, and participating with their classmates.

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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. You can also reveal the power of journaling to students and motivate them to keep their diaries in English rather than their native language.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s Its hold on the top spot has held steady as long as the data has been tracked, even as the number of English learners has grown in new regions. No need to hop over to Google Translate.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

During the 2021-22 school year, students who participated in recommended dosages of tutoring with FEV Tutor , a comprehensive, research-based, virtual tutoring solution for K-12 schools, achieved higher growth relative to non-participants in English language arts (ELA) and math on the NWEA MAP Growth, Renaissance STAR 360, and i-Ready assessments.

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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

JANUARY 25, 2021

The cloud-based robotics tournament is designed to give participating students the chance to connect with peers, improve their STEM skills and have fun while learning. The Junior level is designed for students with just a little experience with coding and in grades five through eight. The Pro is for students in grades seven through 12.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

students speak a language other than English at home, and approximately 16 percent of children live in poverty. Given this diversity and the varying challenges across grade levels, what might an effective attendance curriculum look like in practice? According to recent data, over 20 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Edison Career and Technical Education High School (Queens, New York) Individual PBL Champion Kendall Van Valkenburg, High School English Teacher at Red Canyon Alternative High School (Gypsum, Colorado). “We This year’s recipient was Rose Moe, a 6th-grade math teacher at Lincoln Middle School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Those higher-performing students that teachers report being at grade level are driving test improvements while students at the lower end are falling further behind. Eighty-seven percent of educators believe this could be the top area for additional support to address learning losses.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2024

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But in rural DuBois County, Indiana, administrators are prioritizing English-learner education. From Advanced Placement U.S.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

BUDAPEST/LOS ANGELES (October 1, 2021) – An acclaimed and multi award-winning English As A Second Language (ESL)appin daily use with over 20,000 classrooms across Europe is launching in the US. BOOKR Class presents storybooks in a highly engaging format to focus on reading in English. Experiential learning is the future of education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. Having students participate in oral discussions is another fun way to enhance their understanding. This novel by S. Others painted or drew a picture.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It was the beginning of sixth grade, braces, and the descent into the digital world. I fell in love with English and U.S History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions. As the Chromecarts rolled in around eighth or ninth grade, however, the connection waned.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

In its Back-to-School survey, Brainly , the leading learning platform for all school subjects and grades, highlights a growing trend – a remarkable 66.5% of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs. and English teacher Mary Ann Rafferty from Williams Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Fla.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

These language demands can be particularly challenging for students whose primary language is not English. Incorporate visual aids Visuals and multimedia improve MLs English language acquisition and engagement. public schools, Spanish is the most commonly reported home language of students learning English. Here are a few: 1.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A new study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education –CRPE–graded these state report cards on how easy it was to find information about student achievement from before COVID to the present day, as well as on their general usability. But it would be pretty hard to figure that out from most states’ school report cards.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

states with the highest number of digital books accessed: Texas, New York, Wisconsin, Colorado and Massachusetts World languages: 18 percent of the 100 million checkouts were non-English titles. Students at participating schools can enjoy free access to 50 popular juvenile and young adult ebooks, audiobooks and Read-Alongs from their school.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

There are resources available for grades preK-12, so teachers at every level of school can find relevant and informative materials for their students. This lesson is part of the Constitution unit and is available in English and Spanish with several integration options, so the material can be adapted to whatever your classroom needs may be.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Aspire is a flexible, self-paced digital solution that helps educators apply science-based strategies that accelerate literacy skills among students in grades 4-8 across disciplines and all levels of literacy competencies.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

But for multilingual students like me whose native language is not English, the math classroom can be a daunting place. Utilizing digital learning tools to help improve and support meaningful student participation in math discussions is a key way to bridge this gap. It should be joyful. I’m a first-generation Dominican American.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners. ELLs of all ages are now able to work through lessons anytime and anywhere. Read more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Unequal Impact Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also called the nations report card, dont look too bad until the scores are broken out into groups by factors like ethnicity, income and whether students are learning to speak English. Others might have a barrier when it comes to technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot. First, rarely are they appropriate for students with limited English proficiency, or any speakers of dialects other than General American English.

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