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12 Best Practices For Educators In The ELL Classroom

12 Best Practices for Educators in the ELL Classroom

Did you know that the National Center for Education Statistics found that English Language Learners (ELLs) account for 9.3% of the US student population? That’s 4.5 million students! We hear from many teachers of ELLs that our product is a great fit for their classrooms. We love that, and we are acutely aware of the growing needs of ELLs and their teachers who support them in their academic careers—which is why we are thrilled to be among the winners of the NewSchools Venture Fund Ignite English Language Learning Challenge. It's a bit of a mouthful, but this grant will enable us…

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Vote For Flocabulary At SXSWedu!

Vote for Flocabulary at SXSWedu!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year, SXSWedu takes place in Austin, TX on March 6-9, 2017 and we’re hoping to make a big splash! We’ve put together – or have been invited to join – a number of interesting and diverse session proposals showcasing different faces and focuses at Flocabulary. To make it to the conference, though, we need your help! Check out a list of sessions featuring members of the Flocab team below, and cast a vote for your favorites! And guess what? You can vote for as many as you like!

Ready to vote? Visit the SXSW PanelPicker and sign-in! Then use the direct links below to find our sessions and place your vote! Thanks for your support, Flocab friends. 😎

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Why Flocabulary Takes Field Trips To Schools (And Why Every Edtech Company Should, Too)

Why Flocabulary Takes Field Trips to Schools (And Why Every Edtech Company Should, Too)

At Flocabulary, we visit the classrooms of NYC teachers as often as we can to observe Flocab lessons, answer questions and gather feedback. We went on our first visit of fall 2015 today and had a blast! Our Product Director, Aliza Aufrichtig authored this post, originally published on EdSurge.com, to explain why we started this classroom visit tradition and how other edtech companies can do the same. 
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First Student #336 by ThoseGuys119, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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