Author: Alexis Jamin

AI for English learners: the Telo robot helping a student practice English in class
What AI for English learners actually does, where it helps most, how to evaluate it for safety and efficacy, and how districts can fund it.
WIDA: a teacher and young English learners reviewing language progress data in a bright classroom
A complete guide to WIDA for district leaders: what the standards govern, how to read ACCESS data as a measure of EL program quality, and how to fund it.
Technology for ELL students: a classroom robot and devices used by young English learners with a teacher
A district guide to technology for ELL students: the categories that matter, how to evaluate tools, how to fund them, and the one capability that moves outcomes.
What is WIDA: a teacher supporting diverse English learners in a classroom
What is WIDA? A clear explanation of the consortium, the ACCESS test, and the six proficiency levels, and what it means for your district.
Challenges English learners face: a teacher supporting a diverse, multi-age group of students in class
The academic, linguistic, and systemic challenges English Learners face, why they persist, and the practical steps districts can take to address them.
Student talk time: diverse English Learners speaking in small groups across an active classroom
English Learners need far more speaking time than school provides. Why student talk time drives acquisition, the math behind the gap, and how to close it.
Oral language development: a teacher supporting young English Learners as they speak and build expressive language
What oral language development is, why it is the foundation of literacy for English Learners, how to measure it, and how districts can scale it.
ESL speaking activities: diverse elementary students practicing English in pairs while the teacher circulates
The best ESL speaking activities for English Learners, why speaking practice drives acquisition, and how districts can scale talk time for every student.
Administrators reviewing budgets, English Learner funding in New York
English Learner funding in New York: how Title III, Title I, and state Foundation Aid support MLL services, what they pay for, and how to use them well.
Students on devices with a teacher, AI tools for English Learners in New York
AI tools for English Learners in New York: how to choose tools aligned to CR Part 154 and the WIDA transition, what to verify, and how to fund them.