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One-Two-Three-Read!: A motivational reading program that works

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Thats the question our team of educators in the Oktibbeha County School District set out to answer when we created One-Two-Three-Read!, a motivational reading program designed for third graders–but easily adaptable for other grades as well. So, we turned reading into a game. The One-Two-Three-Read!

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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

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Visuals for terms like evaporation, cell wall, or friction give students a foundation before they encounter these words in complex reading or classroom discussions. English Learners benefit from the layered input–hearing narration, reading subtitles, and seeing key concepts illustrated–all at once.

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Using AI to reimagine teacher preparation for scale, equity, and reflective practice

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With the need to retain our reputation of producing excellent teachers, we needed to find a way to work with these pre-service teachers to provide high-quality and feedback-rich observations of their experiences in the classroom. The observation process, of course, is just one of the responsibilities of our clinical supervisors.

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Showfloor News: DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education enhanced to support PreK-5 literacy for back-to-school 2025

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Discovery Education , the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced significant enhancements to the online, adaptive literacy program DreamBox Reading. This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

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For a lot of us, it has felt as though we are spending more of our time as graders determining whether a student completed an assignment with or without AI than we are actually providing meaningful feedback. I still assign my students literary analysis essays, journal prompts, in-class presentations, and reading comprehension questions.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

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Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change. I gave the feedback to a teacher who was shocked at how many times she said Tell me, when she looked back at the video.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

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