eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Educators will increasingly be looking for–and needing–educational resources and technologies that authentically represent and support today’s growing number of multilingual learners. The term “science of reading” has become shorthand for phonics in many cases. –Cindy Jiban, PhD, Principal Academic Lead, NWEA.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

. “We founded the site as a way for students to announce, track and share education details in a safe, social environment, which provides access to opportunities.” Fifty middle and high students participated in the pilot in courses including English Language Arts, Teen Leadership, and Business Essentials.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Read part one and part two. For example, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education instituted a three-phase plan to support schools during remote learning. search, open, download, read and listen) digital content and complete assigned work tasks for review.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Amid the technological advancements shaping education, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and conversational agents like ChatGPT have further expanded the possibilities for learning and communication (Alam, 2023). Incorporating ChatGPT into the classroom offers a myriad of broad benefits for both educators and students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Key points: About two-thirds of American students fail to meet reading standards every year when tested in 4 th , 8 th , and 12 th grades. 1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. This ignores the language processing differences between typical and exceptional brains.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Reading was easy for Dr. Doug Fisher when he was growing up in San Diego, but it wasn’t for everybody. “I They just pretended they could read, and the teachers pretended, and they graduated.” About 13 years ago, a group of us said we want one demonstration of what’s possible in secondary education.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Amid the technological advancements shaping education, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and conversational agents like ChatGPT have further expanded the possibilities for learning and communication (Alam, 2023). Incorporating ChatGPT into the classroom offers a myriad of broad benefits for both educators and students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. And phonics—and all foundational reading skills—are very important.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Most teacher preparation programs are heavily focused on literature and reading.”. West-Smith is impassioned about the importance of appropriate feedback, which she says must be timely, relevant, accessible—using language that the student understands, and actionable. So West-Smith has tried to give her teachers the write stuff. “A

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. Research Papers in Education , 35 (6), pp.641-680. Fokkens-Bruinsma, M., de Boer, H. Doi: 10.1080/02671522.2019.1615116 Lovett, M.C.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

Now is a great time to cultivate new opportunities and mitigate the challenges that, for long, faced both educators and learners. To foster a collaborative approach in teaching and learning, here are a few tips on how post-secondary educators and adult learners can create the teaching together, and how AI can empower both.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Move 2: Strive for precise language. The group purposefully uses language to help the public understand that drugs belong to one of two categories: those that are approved for consumption by a government agency and those that are not. Striving for precise language moves us from generalities to specifics, from abstract to concrete.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

Now is a great time to cultivate new opportunities and mitigate the challenges that, for long, faced both educators and learners. To foster a collaborative approach in teaching and learning, here are a few tips on how post-secondary educators and adult learners can create the teaching together, and how AI can empower both.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The ubiquitous presence of digital devices and technology tools in education, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, allows students to access a wealth of educational resources and multimedia content. E-books, online libraries, and educational software like Rosetta Stone support literacy and language learning in digital formats.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

the Chairman of the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, introduced House Joint Resolution (H.J. That means that schools with 49 English language learners, for example, would not be held accountable for these students in the state’s school accountability model. That’s about to change.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Teachers are learners, too” was one of the key messages for this year’s cohort of HP Teaching Fellows—26 primary and secondary educators who demonstrate powerful teaching and learning with technology. Reading Resources. Edublogs-Student Blogging Challenge to start students blogging. My own blog , with additional resources.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Five strategies to foster sense of belonging Be caring and authentic: Syllabus policies and language, as well as introductory comments on the first day of class, set the tone for an entire term. Research Papers in Education , 35 (6), pp.641-680. Fokkens-Bruinsma, M., de Boer, H. Doi: 10.1080/02671522.2019.1615116 Lovett, M.C.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Also, read how Pueblo Community College increased their faculty progress report response rate by 11.2% Data management All too often, it’s difficult to standardize data across multiple systems—like SISs, CRMs, and LMSs—into a common language that allows you to tell a holistic story of how your college is performing. SEND Message Sent!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fact, recent national testing shows a decline in math scores in 43 states 1 and reading scores in 30 states, 2 while no states saw an improvement in scores for either subject. Nationwide, 64 percent of fourth graders are below proficient in math 3 and 66 percent are below proficient in reading.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

He grew up in a public housing project in Meriden, as an English language learner, and worked hard to succeed and stand out. “He Equity, ELL and Multicultural Education For Cardona, who started school as an English language learner (ELL), bilingual and multicultural education has been a focus of his studies and policies.

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