Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

More than you might expect: Critical Thinking: Students tackle real-world problems with technical expertise. Confidence: English Language learners improve through hands-on projects. Teamwork: Students develop leadership and communication skills under pressure. Collaboration: Teams build shared purpose and community.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Making a curriculum for homeschool students that’s engaging and tailored to their learning style is key to helping them succeed. Look for a curriculum for each of those subjects, and let your student’s interests guide your lessons.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

That’s what makes ELA so engaging — and with the right tools and resources, you’ll inspire every student in class! Use these easy and effective ELA activities for middle school to keep students engaged and teach them valuable skills. Analyze the song of the day Middle schoolers love starting class with music!

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

John Watson So first of all I want to just echo the point that you’re making in your question, which is in these online settings relationships and student engagement are absolutely critical and I don’t. These conversations all the time with our member schools about, OK, how do you engage students?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Keep students engaged with a collection of fun debate topics and “would you rather” questions for high school students that they’ll enjoy talking about. Should texting language be in the dictionary? 6 An interactive set of Google Slides introduces students to the basics of speech and debate in class. 8; CCRA.SL.4

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

Learning A-Z’s Raz Kids , Dreamscapes , and Prodigy English are all free websites/apps that cater to gamification as they encourage practicing reading skills. IXL language arts also incorporates gamification, but it is a paid subscription (free 30-day trial). Let’s start off with reading apps and websites.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. ABOUT OPEN UP RESOURCES. ABOUT KIDDOM.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

It was an entry point for me to begin thinking about what a rich profession teaching is, along with how students develop their early reading skills, especially when they are learning multiple languages at once. Here are three best practices that are effective regardless of the languages your students speak at home.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom. But it was a move to Japan to become an English teacher that finally helped Bonner see how he could meld his love of language learning with his technology fascination. “I Read Bonner’s Research.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Together, these new enhancements drive deeper student engagement and offer even greater support to educators. Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.  

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), its more than an expressive outlet. From their desks, they can encounter masterpieces from diverse time periods and traditions, helping them appreciate art as a universal language and a reflection of the human experience.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class. Organize and edit all of the documents your students will need and decide what you will use as evidence of learning (e.g., Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents.

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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

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. You simply upload a slideshow or create one from scratch, then add questions, video clips, or polls to keep students engaged.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Editable ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

The partnership will provide teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum on Kiddom’s platform to share assignments digitally, communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions, while prioritizing student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

Comics are a fantastic tool for inspiring student engagement, leveling the playing field so students can demonstrate their learning even if they aren’t great writers, and scaffolding intimidating projects.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The Board wanted to help teachers better engage students; to do this effectively, it needed clearer insight into teacher needs. Leveraging its technology investments, OCSB got that insight—as well as a brand new geography curriculum that increased student engagement and collaboration. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here’s how educators across the country are using tools–from Minecraft: Education Edition to Roblox and easy-to-access online resources–to gamify their lessons and help students engage with learning. ” Many students want more than just good grades from school–they want something physical or immediate.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Here, educators share their favorite reading software and offer insight into what makes these specific tools so helpful in supporting students’ reading habits. On average, they made 1.8 Bridget Guillot, Title I liaison, St.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. The standards guide teachers as they design learning experiences for students; however, the standards are not written in student-friendly language. 2 Assess Prior Knowledge.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

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. Here are four fun ways to get students engaged that worked for me in my classroom: 1.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Classroom management software can help by giving educators more opportunities to engage with students throughout the day. Here are three ways your classroom management system could help support engagement and interaction with your students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

Through its transformative Engage IRL (Engage in Real Life) initiative, the district is encouraging kids to get off their devices and onto the pickleball court, into the swimming pool, and outside in the fresh air. In only two years, student engagement in extracurriculars has nearly doubled.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

There are many digital tools teachers count on to engage students, and more are created each year. Wouldn’t it be great to find a tool or project that is engaging for students while helping them practice their receptive and productive language skills? What Podcasts Did for Student Engagement in These Schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

It is an engaging platform that allows students to take a penguin named “JiJi” through math challenges to build conceptual understanding in math. Currently, more than 100,000 students in 350 different Texas schools are utilizing this program. Additional THL 3.0 ” THL 3.0

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The new classrooms will be awarded to innovative schools who show a commitment to fostering student engagement, creativity and success. Middlebury Interactive Languages has been named an approved provider of academic resources for English Language Learners (ELL) in the Houston Independent School District.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For example, text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools support students with disabilities, while language models assist non-native English speakers. Enhancing accessibility AI tools can make learning more inclusive. Educators can explore how AI can create a more equitable learning environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company’s award-winning blended programs — delivered digitally on its innovative Savvas Realize platform and visually through engaging print resources — feature real-world learning experiences designed to increase student engagement along with high-quality instructional materials to accelerate academic outcomes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. It’s not too difficult to think of ways to create engaging STEM learning in a chemistry or computer class. Forge community partnerships.

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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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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

JULY 31, 2024

Creating Mirrors and Windows In my English classroom, I strive to offer texts that serve as both mirrors and windows for my students, empowering them to see their own lives reflected in the narratives we read and to gain insights into the experiences of others. Then, I ask students the following questions: Who writes the stories?

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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. Students can see examples.

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