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June 27, 2022

Rutherford County Schools shine in curriculum implementation

Learn how Rutherford County Schools went all in with BetterLesson and OpenUp Resources to bring the acclaimed EL Education K-8 Language Arts Curriculum to their elementary schools. ...
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Smiling teacher working with young student.
Lori Stark May 20, 2021

Strategies for English Language Learners: Supporting Elementary Students with Writing

English language learners can love writing too. Master Teacher Lori Stark shares her strategies for motivating English learner student writers....
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Students use devices in a classroom.
Rebecca Duguid May 18, 2021

Making Lesson Plan Modifications that Support All Students

Meeting the Needs of All Learners Master Teacher Rebecca Duguid shares how simple modifications can benefit all students and save you time....
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Teacher sits with group of students.
BetterLesson May 9, 2021

Meeting the Needs of All Learners: 50 Instructional Strategies Developed with the Kauffman Foundation

Meeting the Needs of All Learners Master Teacher Rebecca Duguid shares how simple modifications can benefit all students and save you time....
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School leader reviews documents.
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver July 1, 2020

Stop the Slide: Using Data-Driven Instruction to Address Academic Gaps

Whether you are a teacher, coach, or leader, you can use data-driven instruction to address academic gaps and the "slide."...
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Student using laptop at home
Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver April 21, 2020

Distance Learning: Supporting English Language Learners

Supporting English language learners while distance learning is essential for their language development. Try these strategies to foster language growth remotely....
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Teacher reading to young students.
BetterLesson February 4, 2020

Meeting the Needs of All Learners: A New Learning Domain

You have a wide variety of students, all of whom you care about and want to succeed. Learn how to support all of their diverse needs in our new Learning Domain: Meeting the Needs of All Learners....
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Puzzle pieces.
Aimee Tolleson October 8, 2019

Scaffolding Academic Discussions for English Language Learners

Reading and writing can be daunting for English learners, but scaffolding discussions can improve skills and generate a sense of belonging. ...
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Text bubble conversation.
Kelly Weidenmiller July 3, 2019

Top Ways to Get Students Speaking in the Target Language (Part 2)

Build second language fluency with students through interpersonal conversations that promote speaking and listening skills. ...
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Student raising hand.
Kelly Weidenmiller June 27, 2019

Top Ways to Get Students Speaking in the Target Language (Part 1)

Strategies that promote speaking and listening skills that lead to fluency and language proficiency in foreign-language acquisition....
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Stack of papers.
Natalee Hawks March 21, 2019

Tech Supports for Authentic Language Development

Support all students with academic language and explicitly support students who are learning English as another language....
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Growing plant.
Tori Savas December 6, 2018

Vocabulary Strategies to Promote Student Growth with English Language Development

Help students develop and build upon their academic and domain-specific language....
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