Friday, May 15, 2009

Success at Discovery

Students at Discovery Elementary, and throughout all of Utah, are now enjoying the benefits of Imagine Learning English. With support from Utah legislators, the State Office of Education has offered Imagine Learning English free of charge to any English learner in the entire state. As a result of this offer, over 21,000 students in Utah now have access to the program. Click here to read Discovery Elementary's story.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

15 Summer Break Strategies

You've worked hard all year to close the achievement gap between your high- and low-income students. Want to make that last? Then it's time to take a closer look at one of student progress's biggest threats: summer break.

A recent study at Johns Hopkins University reveals that any gaps that may exist during the school year are only exacerbated by the very different experiences high- and low-income elementary students have over their summer break.

History Speaks

What do Mount St. Helens's eruption, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and masking tape's invention have in common?

They each had famous beginnings in May. And not only that--we've got just the tools to make these historically significant events come alive in your classroom. Each event can be paired with one of our beautifully illustrated leveled texts and lead to some meaningful classroom discussion. Read on for instructions on accessing the texts and a list of topics worth talking about. Then let history speak for itself.