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(PODCAST: NPR News) Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security
School leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas have announced they're discontinuing their use of the Zoom...
Bilingual ESL
Apr 8, 20202 min read
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Google Teach from Home Hub
Source: https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en/ A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Bilingual ESL
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Flipgrid Film Festival
https://aka.ms/flipgridfeature Film Festival! 📽 Join Educator Innovation Leads Jess, Ann and Jornea for the Flipgrid Film Festival, a...
Bilingual ESL
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Remote Learning with Flipgrid
"As educators, learners and families are impacted by COVID-19, know that our entire team is always here for you...
Bilingual ESL
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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Flipgrid April Updates 2020
Thank you for being part of the Flipgrid community. We are glad you’re here and honored to support you!
Bilingual ESL
Apr 8, 20202 min read
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PADLET: Ellevation Strategies Buzz!
Please let us know about your experiences implementing Ellevation Strategies.
Bilingual ESL
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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QUIZIZZ: Teaching English Learners through SIOP Challenge Game
Challenge yourself with this Quizizz Game on teaching language learners through SIOP.
Maximum 500 participants.
Bilingual ESL
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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101 Badges/Micro-credentials Awarded!
We have reached a milestone of 101 badges!
We have 101 badges that have been awarded through this system for a total of 151.5 hours of PD.
Bilingual ESL
Feb 19, 20201 min read
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Lexia PowerUp Literacy Progress Report 1/15/20
The graphs below present overall progress for this year in each Strand of the 97 students with Higher Usage.
Bilingual ESL
Jan 15, 20201 min read
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[Additional PD opportunities] edWeb.net Professional Learning through Webinars for EL/ESL Topics
edWeb offers 46 edWebinars listed as ELL/ESL Language Acquisition Topics. These topics are eligible for ongoing bilingual hours.
Bilingual ESL
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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PODCAST: Using Project Based Learning Strategies to Reach Newcomers With Elizabeth Leone
How does project based learning support the diverse language skills of English learners? What is the sustained inquiry process and how can
Bilingual ESL
Dec 11, 20192 min read
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WEBINAR: English Language Learners: A Community-Driven, Blended Learning Approach to K-12 Education
The Aurora Institute, formerly iNACOL, provides the following webinar/teacher talk on the use of Blended Learning for English Learners...
Bilingual ESL
Dec 11, 20191 min read
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Professional Development through Region One MEGAbyte Services
Blended Learning is an educational technology movement that has made an impact worldwide in education. It helps meet the needs of ELs.
Bilingual ESL
Dec 11, 20191 min read
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Flipgrid is Supporting Speaking Practice
As we continue to monitor the implementation of Flipgrid, we are able to see progress with our students as they practice speaking. 989 grids
Bilingual ESL
Nov 20, 20191 min read
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Ellevation Strategies on Canvas LMS
Ellevation offers an instructional component that we are advocating and actively training on...
Bilingual ESL
Nov 20, 20191 min read
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(WRITING) Ellevation Strategies
Ellevation has sheltered instruction strategies for all language domains. The screenshot below shows the strategies that have been tagged...
Bilingual ESL
Nov 12, 20191 min read
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(WRITING) NoRedInk: Grammar Tool Recommendation
"NoRedInk is a website designed to help students learn and practice essential elements of English grammar and understand important elements
Bilingual ESL
Nov 6, 20191 min read
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Ellevation Strategies Summary Sheet
This document provides a summary of all the Ellevation Instructional Strategies available. The underlined strategies include a video that sh
Bilingual ESL
Oct 30, 20191 min read
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Happy Diwali! 2019
May your life be as colorful, shimmering, and magical as the lights of Diwali! Here are a 5 resources teachers can use to bring culturally..
Bilingual ESL
Oct 27, 20191 min read
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Empowered Learner - Community Voices
Here are some of the best tools and resources to support English Learners, as published in the ISTE Empowered Learner Magazine (Oct. 2019)
Bilingual ESL
Oct 8, 20191 min read
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