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Last Chance for this College-credit Tech-for-writing Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Starts Monday, June 21, 2021! Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Guide students in selecting writing strategies that differentiate for task, purpose and audience. Assess student writing without discouraging creativity via easy-to-use tech tools. What You Get.

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Top 15 Sites/Apps of 2021

Technology Tidbits

Top Sites/Apps of 2021 BookWidgets - BookWidgets is a fantastic that lets teachers become "paperless' and create interactive quizzes/games that can automatically be graded. This is all done through an educational portal making it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready® with New Lessons and Assessments to Further Support Dual-Language Classrooms and Spanish-Speaking Students

eSchool News

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. Based on students’ results from this assessment, teachers are provided with high-quality instructional resources.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction.

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Oregon Department of Education Names i-Ready® Assessment an Approved Universal Screening Tool for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

eSchool News

September 23, 2021— The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its Approved Universal Screening Tools for Risk Factors of Dyslexia list for the 2021–2022 school year. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., More about i-Ready. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math

The CoolCatTeacher

eSpark earned Digital Promise’s Research-Based Product Certification in 2021. The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. eSpark Learning is a fun, free differentiated instruction app for elementary and kindergarten classrooms. Sign up now. eSpark is free for teachers, so sign up now.

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Lexia Learning Wins Gold Stevie Award in 2021 American Business Awards

eSchool News

BOSTON (May 13, 2021) – Rosetta Stone® English from Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company , was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the ELL/World Language Acquisition Instructional Solution category in The 19 th Annual American Business Awards®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s