Author: Alexis Jamin

Best AI tools for English Learners compared in an AI interface
The best AI tools for English Learners in 2026 by category, how to evaluate them for standards, privacy, and speaking practice, and how to fund them.
Claude for teachers giving writing feedback in an AI chat interface
Claude for teachers: how ELL and bilingual educators use Anthropic's AI to plan lessons, make worksheets, and give feedback, with ready prompts.
ESL vs ELL
EL and ELL name the student; ESL names the instruction. Here is what the difference means for compliance, funding, and data in your district.
What Is an English Learner?
The federal definition of an English Learner, the difference between EL, ELL, and ESL, how students are classified, and what the classification actually commits a district to.
Gemini for teachers generating teaching materials in an AI chat interface
Gemini for teachers: how ELL and bilingual educators use Google's AI to plan lessons, make worksheets, and differentiate, with ready prompts.
Programs for English Language Learners
The main programs for English language learners, dual language, bilingual, sheltered, and ESL, compared for district leaders, with funding pathways.
AI lesson planning in an AI chat interface generating a lesson plan
AI lesson planning done well: how to plan standards-aligned, differentiated lessons faster with AI, with a prompt builder and ready techniques.
WIDA writing rubric scoring in an AI chat interface
The WIDA writing rubric explained level by level, plus how to score English Learner writing quickly and consistently with AI, using a ready prompt builder.
AI prompts for ELL teachers in a chat interface
A copy-paste library of AI prompts for ELL teachers: ready-to-use prompts for lessons, worksheets, speaking, and assessment in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
English Learners
More than 5.3 million English Learners are enrolled in U.S. public schools. This guide covers identification, assessment, funding, instructional programs, and the biggest gap in EL instruction, written for the administrators who run these programs.