Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. Teachers working with younger students or second language learners can create a choice board with sentence frames to provide students with additional support as they give each other focused feedback. Below are three strategies designed to make peer feedback meaningful. Peer Feedback Choice Board.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Unruly Splats , Lauren Watkins, Marketing Director, and Christine Danhoff, Technology Integration Specialist at Genoa Area Local Schools in Ohio, advocate integrating coding and computer science into core subjects such as math, music, art, world language, English, and physical education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

Then in college, when he started learning Mandarin, a deep love of languages took hold, and he began to make new plans. After graduating, Farley entered a program to become a speech-language pathologist. He had a front-row seat to a career that would allow him to pursue his two greatest passions: language and learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

How could a game featuring so little language drive this much language learning? In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

.” Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2020

She turned to language as a way to shine. González is part of the inaugural class receiving the Global Seal of Biliteracy in Baja, California, which recognizes dual-language proficiency. “I I felt very important and it is very valuable since I feel I can function in both languages,” said González.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Not only do they learn a language but they also have to deal with other school subjects in it. And it becomes even more challenging for ESL learners.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to teach new concepts, students become immersed in their learning and are often more engaged–meaning they’re more likely to retain information. .” and Prodigy to gamify her instruction and motivate students.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

Key points: Students are motivated by academic excellence, personal growth, and development Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on learning trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

The platform comes from the same stables — of MIT Media Lab — as Scratch, the free-to-use, ubiquitous coding language popular with young people from across the world. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But in the edWebinar “ Deaf Learners: Designing Practice to Support Their Learner Variability, Culture, and Families ,” sponsored by Digital Promise , the presenters explained why educators need to dig deeper and understand all of the factors influencing the student’s motivation and interest in learning. How many languages are used at home?

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2019

What happened to the market for teaching Chinese adults to speak English? Serving Chinese adults keen to learn English and English-based curriculum was a powerful market, long before delivering online English tutoring to Chinese children became so popular with investors. billion RMB (approx.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

When asked what technology he used while learning English, Bryan Estrada fidgeted nervously as he contemplated whether or not he should share a personal story with a stranger. That was the first thing I did to learn English.”. Waves of language learning apps like Babbel and Duolingo have hit the market. There was this girl.,”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Two years ago, our district started using Lexia English for our English Language Learners (ELLs), also with its Core5 and PowerUp programs. They learn how to self-pace, motivate themselves, and manage their time, for example. They also learn stick-to-itiveness and grit.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Pass rates for the 2020 AP® English Language Composition exam were even more remarkable. AP® Spanish Language and Culture, 92% of exam takers from VHS Learning passed, compared to the national average of 89%. AP® Biology, which 89% of exam takers from VHS Learning passed, compared to the national average of 65%.

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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.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated. Besides allowing students to pursue topics that interest them, the sense of ownership and autonomy that student agency provides is very motivating in itself. As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The pandemic has shed light on the need for student agency and inclusion, along with an emphasis on content-rich knowledge to support language learning effectively in literacy, history, social science, and science applications,” said Catherine Cahn, the CEO of Twig Education. Educators can access their invitation to trial Twig Create here.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Having access to diverse texts helps children expand their vocabularies, deepens their understanding of language, provides opportunities for problem-solving, provides critical affirming experiences to students’ lives, and presents opportunities for students to learn about people with different lived experiences. percent of total books).

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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. To learn more about the IXL Diagnostic, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Our English Language Learners (ELL) were also very actively engaged with their native English-speaking peers because they were all on a leveled playing field of love, happiness, and joy. This has opened up a new opportunity to motivate students in a positive and constructive way.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. While novels are engrossing for some students, teachers who use a variety of texts and media sources engage more students and address a broader range of topics and reading standards.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Many students suffer from math anxiety, which can lead to a lack of confidence and motivation. The math platform’s AI coaching helps motivate students to persevere through tough-to-learn topics, particularly when they’re completing work at home. Edias platform also serves as a self-reflection tool of sorts for students.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Through the process of writing, writers put nascent thoughts into comprehensible language for others to read. In their pursuit of self-expression, they often find themselves challenged to find new words or motivated to develop academic vocabulary. This process can happen when studying any subject, not just English language arts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. were studying a world language or American Sign Language. The answer? Not enough.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Learning science company McGraw Hill today announced the release of Reading Mastery Transformations , a long-awaited update to the beloved and effective English language arts solution for grades K–5, used in tens of thousands of classrooms across the country and trusted by educators for 65 years.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom. Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom. How-To Videos.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2015

math teachers, adaptive instruction and a motivation system that work together to support students to master geometry. TTM lessons and on-line tutoring are both available in both English and Spanish. Think Through Math’s teachers tutor students through a two-way interactive whiteboard.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Underserved students achieved larger gains : Improved math performance was particularly pronounced among Hispanic, Special Education, English Language Learner, and FARMS (Free and Reduced Meal Program) student populations, with gains ranging from 13 to 17 points.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

About two-thirds of its students are economically disadvantaged, 22 percent are English language learners, and 65 percent are academically at risk. Cedar Creek Middle School serves about 850 seventh and eighth grade students southeast of Austin. We wanted to flip the culture at our school,” she continued. “We

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Customer motivation is at the heart of everything we do to provide the best accessible learning and reading experiences for learners of all ages. Thousands of courses are taught by native speakers in 14 different languages, helping libraries reach their diverse communities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Our country is home to a wide range of diverse and vibrant cultures, and it’s important that we acknowledge and value the languages these students already bring with them when they enter U.S. Unfortunately, our education system often struggles to provide adequate support for these students if they don’t know English.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture. But more than that, she wants to encourage bilingual students and English language learners the way other teachers did for her. What motivates them? I understand that you had to learn a couple different languages as part of your schooling.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Support for People Learning English as a Second Language AI offers people who are learning English new and improved avenues for more effective communication. This technology can be reversed too, assisting English-speaking students in foreign language acquisition.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Relatively small doses of digital content supplement lessons and cement student learning by, among other things, engaging and motivating students, filling gaps in core instructional material, providing targeted support or reinforcement of concepts, or connecting lessons to real-world scenarios. In fact, its often just the opposite.

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