English, Group work and Writing

Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. From enjoyable English games to interesting lessons for reluctant readers, ELA will quickly be their favorite class of the year.

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Ice Breakers for High School Students: 45 Interactive Questions + Activities

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Team-Building High School Icebreaker Activities What better way to break the ice than to have students work together as a team? Guess That Song: Student groups work together to guess a song you play within the first few seconds. The next student must name a different fact without repeating one from before.

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6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

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

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

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.

Math

Math Accessibility English Languages

Outdoor classrooms should outlast COVID

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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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Ethics Writing History English

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

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

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.

Student Engagement

Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback

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

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

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.,

Metacognitive Skills

Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work

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

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

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'

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

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.

Science

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6 Exciting Ways to Use Technology to Engage Your Students

Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Pair collaboration with group work or team projects. While this might seem like a difficult task, particularly for disciplines that require extensive writing like English or reading, consider allowing students to blog. Drop the pen and paper.

Technology

Technology Students English Internet

Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What exists in Arabic in terms of Sunday school curricula, youth work materials, and home Bible studies is largely translation from English, often poorly translated and culturally inappropriate. Both of our learning tasks involved a multiplicity of elements, including writing, editing, constructive thinking, teaching, and presentation.

Assignments

Assignments Motivation Science Study

Online Learning Meets Social Media: A New Era of Education

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Building a Digital Learning Culture In a traditional classroom, culture is built through physical presence: greetings at the door, shared lunchtime, or spontaneous group work. But online schools have to work harder to build this same community. Thats where social media can help. It makes the learning feel real.

Online Learning

Online Learning Education Ethics Learning

How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

One cannot have a community of learners without having a positive instructional climate,” writes Alexa Darby, a psychology professor at Elon University. These chairs are also good for both individual and group work and give students more freedom and comfort than a traditional desk chair. What Is a Flexible Classroom?

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Which Edtech Companies Are Listening to Teachers?

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2022

To him, that means students who are Black, Latino, poor or who speak a language other than English at home. One way edtech companies in our sample tap teacher knowledge is to form advisory groups of educators or focus groups. I'd much rather they build for Abbott Elementary than for Palo Alto High School.

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