In its 18th year, XTRA Weekly has expanded online through a partnership with Exploros to provide teachers with critical reading content in a fun and engaging digital format.
Exploros is a teacher-guided platform for staging learning experiences in the face-to-face or a remote classroom. Teachers can guide the experience and resulting dialogue, and all students engage using devices and social media skills. Every student has a voice, actively contributing to the learning process.
The benefits of XTRA Weekly lessons and activities in conjunction with the interactive Exploros platform include:
- Enhancing ELA skills such as critical reading, writing, and thinking, aligned to Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
- Accessing high-interest current news articles from Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper media companies for weeks
- Elevating student engagement in which every student contributes to the social learning experience
- Evaluating student progress (quizzes, activities, etc.) via real-time data reporting
- Sharing documents, visuals, and videos with all students
In addition, XTRA Weekly/Exploros subscribers will receive weekly:
- Guided teacher lesson plans for all weeks
- Lessons developed for two levels—Level 1 (Grades 3-5) and Level 2 (Grades 6-8)
- Suggested Answer Keys for student activities
- Diverse extension activities addressing Common Core Standards in speaking and writing
- Extension activities include exercises for ELL students and for parent-student engagement