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6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

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STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. Native English speakers can struggle, too. Be sure to explicitly teach words that have multiple meanings in English, e.g., base , bond , code , engineer , mass , model , range , volume , and odd and even.

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6 ways to make math more accessible for multilingual learners

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Many math tasks involve reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These language demands can be particularly challenging for students whose primary language is not English. Write the terms on a whiteboard. Incorporate visual aids Visuals and multimedia improve MLs English language acquisition and engagement.

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Outdoor classrooms should outlast COVID

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I got a small whiteboard and filled a cardboard box with dry-erase markers and extra writing utensils. This gave way to more movement, flexible group work, and games. If we can provide 1:1 tablets, surely we can do 1:1 clipboards plus a class wagon, or “go-bin,” with writing utensils, foam sit spots, and a portable whiteboard.

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A Teacher’s Insight and a Suite of Apps Revitalized Geography—Boosting Student Engagement and Collaboration

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Our class management tools foster online collaboration, group work and feedback. The number of students engaged in writing in Google Drive increased significantly, as did the depth of their engagement in writing. . who is being left behind. how to make better professional development and purchasing decisions.

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One Step at a Time: A Traditional School’s Journey Into Personalized Learning

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This model is similar to the center rotations that already occur in many elementary classrooms, in which students rotate through stations in small groups, working both independently and with the teacher. However, encouraging students to take ownership for their group members is difficult. Each time a group was prepared (e.g.,

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Goodbye ABCs: How One State is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments

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that of 'Grades,'” Earick writes in an upcoming report on the project. Those barriers include “(1) student assessments that don't accurately reflect students’ true understandings and skills and (2) methods for grouping students (by age) that often poorly align to their true needs as learners.”.

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Moving From an 'Hour of Code' to Districtwide 'Computer Science for All'

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Instead of assigning students the same structured projects (such as the age-old puzzles that move a robot through a maze), empower students to write code for something they really care about. This allows English language learners in my LASD classes to safely experiment without worrying about how to communicate at each step.

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