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Keeping Kids Engaged: 5 Ways Teachers Can Connect with Students During COVID-19
This article was originally published in Smartbrief on September 15, 2020.
As a Reading Connections teacher for middle school students, I... -
Social and Emotional Learning: 7 Ways to Partner With Families
Although schools traditionally focus on academic skills, educators also play a significant role in students’ social and emotional development. After all, students are learning crucial interpersonal skills (e.g., self-management, relationship-building, and responsible decision-making) as they work on class projects and navigate peer relationships, and research bears out the importance of guiding this social and emotional learning—or SEL—in the classroom.
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Emergent bilingual students: Shifting to an asset model of instruction
The number of emergent bilinguals, also known as English language learners (ELLs) or English learners (ELs), has nearly doubled—to about 5 million, roughly 10% of all students in our public schools.
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Taking The Heavy Lifting Off Of Chicago Teachers With Blended Learning: 5 Problems Lexia® Can Help You Solve
The mission of the Chicago Public Schools, as outlined in their 5-year vision, is “to provide a high quality public education for every child, in...
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Leadership Reimagined: Coaching School Principals
The idea of having instructional coaches inside classrooms or school buildings for the benefit of teachers is nothing new—yet, as Illinois school...
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Connecting Data to Instruction in NYC Classrooms: RAPID Results You Can Count On
In order to ensure that all New York City schools follow a cohesive and rigorous curriculum, the New York Department of Education (NYC DOE) has...
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Social-Emotional Learning: Support for Teachers Who Are Feeling the Burn
It is no exaggeration to place teaching among the most important professions in our society; after all, teachers are uniquely positioned to have a...
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How Data-Driven Plans Can Increase Teacher Effectiveness
The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) is committed to using student performance data to inform instructional design. For educators,...
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An Interview with Lexia user, Principal Felecia Evans
Felecia Evans is the principal at Lander Elementary School, a K–5 school of about 500 students located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. We spoke with...
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PISA Scores Mean Something, But What?
Released in December 2019, the scores from the PISA exam administered in 2018 do not appear to bode well for students in the United States. Before we...
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Peer Mentoring: A Potentially Beneficial Inclusion Strategy
Among the many strategies and intervention programs that exist in education today, peer mentoring can be overlooked in spite of its...
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New ESSA Provision Aims to Boost School Funding Transparency
Where do the billions of dollars allocated for K-12 education in the United States each year actually end up?
A new mandate borne of the...
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