eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Biggest challenge: Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Integrate interactive quiz modules into the course content.

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Exams Technology Quizzes Lecturing 160

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2019

When coaching a group of teachers this month, we created a transitional language lockbox challenge. The paper had three paragraphs that were missing transitional language. Once they have filled in the missing language, they had to enter the words into the Google Form lockbox one at a time to see if they were correct.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is continually seeking effective ways to support educators as they work to help English language learners (ELLs) develop academic English fluency. On the 2015 AzMERIT statewide benchmark exam, only 2 percent of ELLs passed the language arts section, and 6 percent passed the math section of the exam.

English 171

English Language Languages Exams 171

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2017

Estrada fell for a girl who only spoke English his freshman year in high school but refused to let a language barrier divide them. After moving to the United States from Guatemala a little more than a year ago, love, not a new app or platform, propelled him to pick up a new language. Nonprofit organizations, including the.

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Language Languages English Exams 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2025

Learning a language is a long process, often filled with ups and downs. The Ask a Tech Teacher team has these six tips to help you learn any language faster: Be a Quick Learner: 6 Tips to Learn Any Language Faster Learning a new language may be overwhelming, but it can also be enjoyable and rewarding when you apply the right strategies.

Language 143

Language Languages Learning Motivation 143

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Encourage students to form study groups to prepare for an exam. Pair students learning a language, allow them to practice having conversations, and encourage them to critique their recordings. Here are some ideas for using Voxer to help connect students in a meaningful way and practice both their speaking and listening skills.

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Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms. Schools also tend to rely on spoken communication to teach and written exams to assess learning. Hand gestures, facial expressions and body language all impart their own meaning in interactions. These nonverbal cues are often overlooked in schools. “In

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2024

Only 29% of Michigan students who took an AP computer science exam in 2022 were women, and Black students were less likely to take AP computer science exams than their white and Asian peers. Racial and gender disparities are wide Research suggests that disparities in enrollment heavily affect women and Black students.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. The district is home to eight National Blue Ribbon Schools and serves a large bilingual and English language learner population. IXL’s personalized learning platform.

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English Exams Languages Language 217

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Because FDR has a large ELL population, the platforms language translation feature is particularly helpful. Kids who have just arrived or who are just learning their first English words can use their home languages, and thats helpful. Edias platform also serves as a self-reflection tool of sorts for students. The results?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. The study investigated hundreds of public schools in Pennsylvania that used IXL Math or IXL ELA.

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English Art Language Languages 130

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The global pandemic of superficial learning characterised by the passive acceptance of information, memorisation of isolated and unlinked facts, and a lack of opportunity to explore subjects in depth – has resulted in millions being left unprepared for deeper challenges beyond passing exams.

Exams 258

Exams Learning Languages Language 258

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2024

“A typical situation is that you are speaking the Spanish language at home, and then English in the school setting, and that's something that sometimes is seen as the de facto,” Gauna says. has nearly 41.8 Eventually she just stopped calling on me.” Interviewee “Oscar” had the opposite problem.

English 215

English Languages Language Teachers 215

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Automatic language translation. And now we have this: AI technology that can pass a 12th grade science exam. And now we have this: AI technology that can pass a 12th grade science exam. It correctly answered more than 90 percent of the questions on an eighth-grade science test and more than 80 percent on a 12th-grade exam.

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Exams Grades Science Testing 97

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Or a football coach may require that parents submit documentation of their kids receiving recent physical exams that confirm they’re eligible for the sport. Talking Points is a communications app that attempts to break down language barriers between parents and teachers. The app offers text-message-like functionality.

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Communication Teachers Languages Language 247

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

The aforementioned tools align with my stance, allowing teachers to fine-tune and modify the generated output using natural language prompts to achieve an end goal that works for them and for their students. Teachers can use the Magic Design tool to effortlessly create presentations using just natural language prompts.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Asynchronous, like other courses in the Top 10 Tools menu of offerings, 95 Foundational Tools includes three modules that cover Oral Language, Phonemes, and Phonics and Spelling. The course takes just 10 hours to complete online. 95 Foundational Tools is affordably priced at $190 for an individual, six-month subscription.

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Reading Science Exams Schools 268

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Participating families can set and achieve goals around their children’s development and see an increase in their social and emotional skills and language acquisition, both of which support emerging literacy. points and 1.5 points, respectively.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

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Teaching Exams Disabilities Learning 186

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Now, language learning app Duolingo is getting into college admissions. Duolingo Passes Its English Test Don’t worry, the pandemic hasn’t shuttered Duolingo’s popular gamified language learning app. Those with an in-person component, though, have reasons to worry—unless they can spin up virtual alternatives to their services.

English 205

English Exams Testing Languages 205

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2023

Orlando, Florida – Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, announced the winners of their 2023 Adobe Certified Professional US National Championship. in the United States and other countries.

Exams 216

Exams Testing Languages Language 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2018

Here are five great websites to prepare you: The classroom is not the only place you can prepare for your IELTS exam. There are many platforms online that offer opportunities for you to prepare for the different stages of the exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening. Stress has been taken out of your IELTS exam prep.

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Exams Instructors Testing Quizzes 74

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The once novel technology behind chess- and gameshow-playing computers is all but commonplace today; it’s in everything from medical diagnostic applications to Gmail spam filters—and as some high school and college students are finding out, a new generation of online tools for foreign language learning.

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Teaching Exams Textbooks Intelligence 162

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UWorld , the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP ® (Advanced Placement ® ) Learning Tools , a new College Readiness solution to help educators enhance instruction, improve student performance, and effectively prepare for AP exams. Pemmasani, M.D., About UWorld.

Exams 161

Exams Critical Thinking Education Hybrid Learning 161

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Founded in 1947, ETS has a hand in many of the world’s most commonly taken exams. ETS also develops and delivers the GRE for graduate admissions and TOEFL, an English proficiency exam for non-native speakers. That alphabet soup of exams contributed to $2.1 But some tests are falling out of favor.

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Exams Testing Intelligence English 189

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Our 6th graders, 74% of them passed the state exam. With the highest-quality offerings for K-12 math , literacy , world languages , professional learning , high-dosage tutoring , and more, Carnegie Learning is changing the way we think about learning and creating powerful results for teachers and students alike.

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Math History Learning Achievement 269

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The most controversial new tech tool for colleges since the start of the pandemic is automated proctoring, which aims to detect cheating on online exams by using algorithms that watch students via their webcam and look for suspicious patterns of behavior—often sending clips of questionable moments to professors for later review.

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Exams Lecturing Instructors Testing 181

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas Education Agency of a natural language processing program, a form of artificial intelligence, to score the written portion of standardized tests administered to students in third grade and up. Raña is not against the idea of using natural language processing on student assessments.

Fairness 189

Fairness Testing Grades Essay 189

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Multi-module options for differentiated learning, accommodating diverse learning styles, English Language Learners (ELL), and translation. Study.com partners with state education departments, school districts, colleges of education, and education-focused nonprofits to help aspiring educators prepare and pass their credentialing exams.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 258

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Another Language A reader from Utah : “For me the breakthrough was finding out math is just another language with its own grammar and syntax. It is a language that is very eloquent at describing what we see in the natural world, and like all languages conveys meaning and understanding. The issue is algebra skills.

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STEM Exams Math Languages 164

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

Duolingo officially goes public today, with the app-based language tool now has a valuation of outstanding shares at about $3.7 Since then, the company has grown and now offers more than 90 courses in 40 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and English, and more regional-specific tongues such as Navajo, Hawaiian, Welsh and Irish Gaelic.

English 171

English Languages Language Testing 171

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Studies have found, however, that students generally perform poorly on online assessments compared with written exams. Additionally, critics have voiced concerns about digital equity, a sentiment supported by research that shows that students from low-income families, English language learners and students with disabilities…

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Testing Disabilities Exams English 146

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Specializing in career-focused courses and certification exam preparation for middle and high school students, Pointful Education offers a wide range of virtual and blended learning solutions that engage students in career exploration and prepare them for the workforce.

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Exams Education Learning Blended Learning 141

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

And this week, it found a new pal in Edwin, a developer of an eponymous chatbot that also uses AI to provide language instruction. Similar to MyBuddy, Edwin offers an app for English language learners, which featured a chatbot that users can communicate with. AI-powered language-learning tools have recently attracted venture capital.

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English Languages Language Exams 156