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Administrator Tips, Formative Assessment, Online Learning, Study Island

Oct 25, 2018

[Administrator Tips] Using Study Island’s Built Tests to Guide Learning in Minnesota

During my years as a teaching and learning director in Minnesota, I loved the fall. A month into the school year, schools were abuzz with learning, and fall activities were in full swing.

Peter Grimm

May 04, 2018

[Meet the Team] The Minnesota Team Behind It All

What some people may not know is that one of our two headquarters is located in Bloomington, Minnesota—Land of 10,000 lakes, the Mall of America, and the almost Super Bowl contenders, the Vikings (too soon?). However, our ties to Minnesota run deeper than state slogans, landmarks, and sometimes disappointing sports teams. So, let’s peel back a few layers and explore our roots as a Minnesota-based company.

Jasmine Auger

Sep 16, 2014

Additive Bilingualism

In recent months, a number of states have enacted changes in policy to bolster their support for the native languages of English language learners in their schools. These states are embracing the benefits of additive bilingualism. In its most robust form, additive bilingualism refers to an active policy of a school to provide core curricular instruction in the student’s native language, as well as teaching the student English.