eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test ( CogAT ® ), the most respected and widely used test of student ability, to screen Grade 2 students state-wide for gifted programs. ITASCA, Ill. –

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

A majority of Kansas public school students aren’t on track to be ready academically for college based on their scores on standardized English and math tests this past spring, a state report said Tuesday. The figure for the math tests was 34 percent. The figure was 80 percent for math tests.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

This spring, students throughout Clark County and across Washington will take a new standardized test called the Smarter Balanced Assessment. Eleventh-graders and students in third through eighth grade will take the new math and English language arts tests aligned to the Washington State Learning Standards.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Input Relevant Information: Provide the AI chatbot with relevant details such as the subject area, grade level, and any specific requirements or preferences you have for the task. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ? Please provide some project-based learning ideas for grade students to explore.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Odette guided Esther as she wrote her answers in English. “I She wanted me to know that although she could not yet speak English, she felt confident as a learner in her first language. Research shows that students who are classified as English language learners may be perceived by teachers as less capable than their non-ELL peers.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. Students were tested before and after they played the game either on a desktop or through immersive virtual reality, with researchers comparing their scores to see whether the game helped the students better grasp the material. In the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. students were taking about eight tests a year.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects. However, the digital resources are not enough—they need to be applied within the context of effective, classroom-tested strategies.

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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

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 Alternate-verbal administration for grades K through 2 with no specific language requirement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I vividly remember my English teacher, Mrs. Grant, bringing a stack of 20 well-read copies of A Wrinkle in Time out from the closet for everyone in the class. She would read a chapter or two out loud during class and later we would read independently until it was time to take a test or write a report on what we learned.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

If you’re an educator, the weeks leading up to state testing are likely some of the most stressful and demanding days in your year. You’re focused not only on test preparation, but also on each student’s specific needs. 10 Tips for Testing Success. Ace the Test with Study Island.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. 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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

Department of Education stated that the number of Emergent Bilinguals – also known as English language learners – in U.S. During the 2020-21 school year, the district used Lexia English as part of a hybrid or remote instruction, primarily in English Learner (EL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional periods.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Now, one Maryland school district is seeing substantial improvements in grades 6-8 math scores. A new impact study at Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) found that students in grades 6 to 8 who used Speak Agent Math+Language outperformed their peers who did not use the program.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As a third-grade teacher, I love that the program gives my students expository text so they can learn about real-world events and are allowed to give their opinion. Michael Kimberlin, third- grade teacher, Pease Elementary School, Austin, Texas. “I am proud to say that I have been using Achieve3000 for three years.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Over the 2015-16 school year, students who worked with Achieve3000’s literacy solutions, KidBizPro ® for grades 2-5, TeenBizPro ® for grades 6-8, and EmpowerPro ® for grades 9-12 ( Pro ) saw significant literacy gains. fourth-grade science and social studies. seventh-grade science. eighth-grade social studies.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

We knew we needed to do something to support all students,” says Perez, “especially English learners and students with disabilities.” We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities. Sixty-two percent of Montgomery students are English language learners (ELL).

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

This allows for more time with students and less time planning, testing, grading, and disaggregating data. 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.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

The study found that some 800,000 students in grades 2-12 who were active in Achieve3000 Literacy from 2020-2021 achieved nearly two times their expected reading gains. This included analyses for students learning English as a new language and below-grade-level readers, who demonstrated more than 3X their expected growth.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Although educators and administrators were slower to adopt these technologies , they have started using AI both to manage unregulated student usage and to streamline their work with AI-powered grading tools. While the use of AI in education remains controversial, it is clear that it is here to stay and, if anything, is rapidly evolving.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The new research findings are based on fall 2022 assessment data from nearly 7 million US students in grades 3-8. “Teaching kids to read with good accuracy in English takes several years. Phonics and fluency instruction need to extend, to meet students’ needs regardless of grade.

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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 21, 2023

Three years later, Malekpour, who teaches in Queens, doesn’t think twice about assigning and grading in-class work that requires a device. Before the pandemic, U.S. history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. He knew not every student had a laptop or tablet.

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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

JANUARY 1, 2020

There are also predictions about how testing and assessments will change, along with using data to increase equity and opportunity among students. rushed to abandon their mother tongue and learn English. Related content: Innovation tips from pioneering schools. Read on to see what’s in store for 2020…. Julie Hansen, CEO (U.S.),

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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 percent), studying for tests (48.8 Nearly one third of students in grades 6-12 plan to utilize AI-powered online platforms every day that they do homework.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Those complications extend into the higher education world where some colleges accept home-school diplomas and others require GED® test scores as part of the application process. When I was in 10 th grade, the school used VHS for secular studies. I hope to major in English, History, or Asian Studies.

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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

JUNE 9, 2021

Lexia® PowerUp® Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six and above. Core5 is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

A similar number of states administer weak licensure tests, the report said, creating uncertainty about how well prepared teachers are. 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.

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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. ” Seventy-one percent of teachers feel confident they can help their students catch up academically.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Test data from many sources suggest students are still behind where they were before the pandemic. They also searched for information about chronic absenteeism or regular attendance , high school graduation rates, and English learner proficiency. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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