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# Choosing Your Path to Education Leadership
The need for effective teacher leaders is ongoing and urgent in K-12 schools. Each teacher lends their expertise and talent to the overall welfare of\[...\]
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## [Stop the Slide: Using Data-Driven Instruction to Address Academic Gaps](https://blog.betterlesson.com/stop-the-slide-using-data-driven-instruction-to-address-academic-gaps)
by [Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, BetterLesson Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/caitlin-macleod-bluver-betterlesson-coach)
Published July 01, 2020
We're all eager to return to our classrooms: to see our students, to set up our rooms, and to return to some normalcy. However, returning to school\[...\]
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## [Distance Learning: Supporting English Learners](https://blog.betterlesson.com/distance-learning-supporting-english-learners)
by [Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, BetterLesson Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/caitlin-macleod-bluver-betterlesson-coach)
Published April 21, 2020
Our country's English learners are among the millions of students currently trying to stay on track while at home. For these students in particular,\[...\]
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## [Scaffolding Academic Discussions for English Language Learners](https://blog.betterlesson.com/scaffolding-academic-discussions-for-english-language-learners)
by [Aimee Tolleson, Newsela Master Teacher](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/aimee-tolleson-newsela-master-teacher)
Published October 08, 2019
This is the third blog in our Newsela student-centered literacy blog series. You can find the previous installment here and the subsequent\[...\]
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## [Top Ways to Get Students Speaking in the Target Language (Part 1)](https://blog.betterlesson.com/get-students-speaking-target-language)
by [Kelly Weidenmiller](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/kelly-weidenmiller)
Published June 27, 2019
As much as world language teachers spend much of their curriculum developing 3 out of the 4 modes of communication (reading, writing, and listening),\[...\]
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## [Tech Supports for Authentic Language Development](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/04/10/tech-supports-for-authentic-language-development-0)
by [Natalee Hawks, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/natalee-hawks-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published March 21, 2019
Synthesize. Analyze. Sequence. Summarize. Classify.
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## [Vocabulary Strategies to Promote Student Growth with English Language Development](https://blog.betterlesson.com/vocabulary-strategies-to-promote-student-growth-with-english-language-development)
by [Tori Savas, 2nd grade Teacher at R.C. Haydon Elementary School in Manassas City Public Schools and BetterLesson coaching participant](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/tori-savas-2nd-grade-teacher-at-r-c-haydon-elementary-school-in-manassas-city-public-schools-and-betterlesson-coaching-participant)
Published December 06, 2018
Blank faces stare back at me as I read the prompt “Tell your partner something you might find in a garage.” After a few quiet moments, a student\[...\]
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## [Tech Supports for Authentic Language Development](https://blog.betterlesson.com/blog/2018/04/10/tech-supports-for-authentic-language-development)
by [Natalee Hawks, BetterLesson Instructional Coach](https://blog.betterlesson.com/author/natalee-hawks-betterlesson-instructional-coach)
Published April 10, 2018
Synthesize. Analyze. Sequence. Summarize. Classify.
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