July 2020 Newsletter
English Learners and Marginalized Learners are in crisis like never before. The first two articles in this issue discuss the nature of the crisis for ELLs, from an academic language perspective, and how Speak Agent aims to mitigate it. Then we dig...
The Widening Gap for English Learners
Last week I was on a webconference that examined the internet access gap. I was struck by one district administrator's story: For weeks, thousands of students had been diligently mailing in the packets of work they'd been assigned. All of those...
The Students We Serve
The past few weeks have caused our team to reflect on the students we serve and how their lives are being upended by the pandemic, the resulting economic crisis, the public safety environment, and the other issues we are facing at this time.
Are You Ready for Coronavirus?
Originally, this March 2020 newsletter issue was going to be about us. But in light of recent events, it's going to be about you.
Speak Agent Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification
It's official! Speak Agent has earned the Research-Based Design product certification from Digital Promise. This new product certification process is intended to serve as a rigorous, reliable signal for K12 educators seeking verifiable evidence of a...
ED Games Expo 2020
Speak Agent will participate in the 2020 ED Games Expo at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 9, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We look forward to showcasing our latest language games & activities supporting K-8 STEM...
Academic Language Strategies Webinar Series Now Available!
After a chart-topping debut on EdWeb.net, we now bring our highly rated Academic Language Strategies webinar series directly to you! The webinar will identify specific strategies to help reduce the achievement gap by teaching content knowledge...
Transforming the STEM Classroom at WIDA
How can we better support diverse learners in STEM content areas? Our WIDA Annual Conference session tomorrow will explore practical, research-based strategies for explicitly teaching the language of learning math and science. We will examine Speak...
How We Pilot with K-12 School Districts
When we first launched Speak Agent, we offered schools and teachers a self-serve classroom trial. This did not get results. Then we began to offer a pilot program with our full suite of support services. That worked so much better! This article...
Speak Agent Badges... Collect Them All!
Ever since we launched Speak Agent, elementary students have been asking us "When are we going to be able to win some cool Speak Agent badges?" Well, the answer is "NOW!"
