We are Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Use these idiom examples to teach kids and English language learners. Idioms are expressions that don't always make sense literally.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. Most of all, they want tools that align with the values and realities of teaching. They want support for differentiation, not decision-making.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Asian and white students are much more likely to complete one of the math and English pathways, considered the college-prep route, while Native students, English learners, and students with disabilities are more likely to have no graduation pathway. For more on college and career readiness, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6 Evaluate Vendors With 17 percent of its 12,700 students classified as English language learners as well as a significant refugee population, Jenks Public Schools in Oklahoma used the CITES framework to develop a robust vendor-evaluation process. “We

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Whether youre teaching elementary students or high schoolers, this strategy works for everyone. Whether youre teaching little ones or older students, it just fits. The best part is you can make it as simple or as detailed as you want, depending on your teaching style and your class. Think-Pair-Share levels the playing field.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Over the last nine months, weve worked with eight fellows whose pathways in education are as diverse as they have ever been, including a trauma psychotherapist turned early childhood counselor, a physics teacher with a penchant for storytelling and a Jordan-born immigrant who moved to the United States to pursue her passion for teaching.

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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. Introduce core subjects, like math, English, science, and social studies, through play, creativity, and real-world experiences. It includes teaching guides, printables, lesson plans, anchor charts, and student workbooks. 1, CCSS W.K.2,

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Morphology is the study of morphemes —the smallest units of meaning in language. Over 60% of academic vocabulary in English comes from Greek and Latin roots and affixes. Explicit Teach one affix or root at a time. Language builds on itself. Pick 10–12 roots and affixes to teach over the semester. Spiral them.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Confidence: English Language learners improve through hands-on projects. Offer hands-on training, lesson plans and co-teaching models to help educators feel confident using game-based tools. More than you might expect: Critical Thinking: Students tackle real-world problems with technical expertise. Focus on teacher support.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. Try This: Imagine youre teaching a new ecology unit to your 8 th grade science class. Make Language Visual with Graphic Organizers Graphic organizers arent just cute.

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Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

In many districts, the programs at risk are the same ones that support compliance with federal education laws: Title III-supported English language services, Special Education instruction, and after-school accommodations often written into IEPs. But the mechanisms to fund those obligations are increasingly unstable.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

The Nuance Of Teaching & Learning Research on student motivation illustrates that student motivation is driven largely by the intrinsic desire to accomplish goals: “The fifth family of social–cognitive constructs that has been a major focus of research on student motivation is goals and goal orientation. .”

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. Whenever I teach 9 th graders, I always dedicate 10 minutes for silent reading at the beginning of every period. i understand why we have to do it for English but it is just boring as the first thing we do in the morning.

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EFL Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

One-to-one Teaching – Ideas for Customising Your Classes As somebody who has been in the EFL space for several years now, some of my most rewarding, yet challenging experiences have […] The post One-to-One Teaching – Ideas for Customising Your Business Classes appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Use these easy and effective ELA activities for middle school to keep students engaged and teach them valuable skills. From enjoyable English games to interesting lessons for reluctant readers, ELA will quickly be their favorite class of the year. Follow these teaching tips to keep middle school students engaged from bell to bell.

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Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost and she promises to never forget the their culture or language. A dual-language edition in English and Mi’gmaq. In English and Diné.(Orca Annick Press, 2023) Blue Camas, Blue Camas – Danielle S. Marcotte

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Now, the COVID pandemic thrust schools into emergency remote teaching mode virtually overnight. In this conversation, we explore how today’s remote learning differs from that pandemic era emergency teaching. I’m your host, Kevin Hogan. And what does the future hold as? Yep, there’s that acronym again, AI.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Teach students to use the SMART formula to ensure that any goals they set are specific and measurable. Vision Board Student Workbook By Danielle Knight Grades: 4th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Students will create a 15×20 vision board using this eight-section guide.

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EFL Magazine

JULY 21, 2025

Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL Experiential/hands-on learning has long been proclaimed by educators including myself as a fundamental factor in setting children up to have a lifelong love of learning and […] The post Experiential/Hands-on Learning in TEFL appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Model Teaching

MAY 19, 2025

The post Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) appeared first on Model Teaching. MTSS requires the use of the entire school system, with multiple support methods, to come together in preventative interventions for students identified in need.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is an excellent opportunity to teach students about influential Hispanic figures from the past and present. You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2025

These personnel include those who work specifically with English-language learners and special education students, as well as staff who provide targeted reading and math interventions to struggling students. Half of respondents reported they will have to lay off teachers and personnel.

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EFL Magazine

JULY 22, 2025

How to Use Scratch Animator in The Classroom Today In this article you will get knowledge about How to use scratch in the EFL Classroom Creating learning environments that are engaging […] The post How to Use Scratch Animation Maker in the Classroom appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Nature Walk Journal; Nature Scavenger Hunt; Nature Journal Prompt; Outside Guide By Teach Go Green Grades: 3rd-10th Subjects: Environment, Science Guide high schoolers through a writing walk with a nature walk journal. Inspire students with a walk outside, complete with notebooks, sunshine, and lots of topics for discussion.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

If you had to teach a class, what would the class be called? Ice Breakers for the First Day of School By Teaching from A-Z Grades: 5th-12th Set the tone in your class right away with three ice breaker activities for students to get to know each other. Would you prefer a chicken-sized horse or a horse-sized chicken?

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

Wendy Lopez Elizondo traveled more than 800 miles last year to face her biggest professional challenge teaching in the United States. She even worried about her English, noting that while she speaks her second language well, using it professionally every day was intimidating at first. It creates a real connection, she said.

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EFL Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

Lesson Planning for ESL – A Quick Primer Making a lesson plan for teaching English is a major part of the job of teaching. Sometimes, it’s creative joy, and sometimes, […] The post Lesson Planning for ESL – A Quick Primer appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 23, 2025

Grammar Foreign Language ~ Visual Latin , via Compass Classroom Elective ~ F.O.R.M. Health & PE , via Compass Classroom ENGLISH We are doing something new and tackling a full literature course. It is possible she will take English at the community college in the spring, so that decision is still tentative.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 26, 2025

At the same time, the pipeline of new teachers is shrinking, particularly in hard-to-staff subjects like special education, science, and English as a Second Language (ESL). Elevate K-12’s ELL LIVE provides certified ESL teachers who are trained in content-based language instruction. Administered through the U.S.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

Low enrollment into the teaching profession, inadequate compensation and benefits, and high attrition rates have all contributed to this problem. School districts nationwide struggle to fill teaching positions , especially in elementary education, secondary English, and special education. The result?

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EFL Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

TOEFL Tips to Improve Your Students’ Scores Whatever a student’s ability, if they are unfamiliar with the strategies required to perform well at a particular examination, they will not do […] The post TOEFL Tips to Improve Your Students’ Scores appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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