![]() ![]() Both toolkits focus on use of technology that is software or “digital learning resources,” that is, the apps, programs, or websites that engage students in learning activities and support students’ learning goals. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service, on behalf of the Office of English Language Acquisition and the Office of Educational Technology. This toolkit and a companion Developer’s Toolkit are based on insights from the findings of the National Study of English Learners and Digital Learning Resources conducted by the U.S. The toolkit offers five guiding principles for educators to apply in exploring new ways of working with and supporting their English learners through technology, starting with recognizing their students’ unique needs and thinking through to the best technologies to help meet those needs. In choosing to use technology, educators should recognize the supports offered and the constraints of any technology in the context of their own students and their needs. This toolkit is for all educators-including teachers and administrators-who want to use technology to help their English learners gain proficiency in English and meet academic goals. Many teachers, including those in small and rural districts, have one or more English learners in their classrooms-or soon will-and these teachers often use technology when instructing their English learners. public schools in the 2015–16 school year numbered over five million students-about 10 percent of all enrolled students-and that roughly three-fourths of public school districts included students who are English learners. ![]() ![]() Department of Education data show that English learners in grades K–12 in U.S. ![]()
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