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A Day in the Life of a Teacher: All The Things Teachers Do

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For 7 years, I worked as a classroom teacher. In my role as a Design Principal at Education Elements, I no longer work in the classroom, but I use the skills to support school leaders and districts. It was the hardest job I ever loved.

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Seven Things Education Elements Does to Support School Districts

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One of the most common questions I answer about Education Elements is, “So what do you guys do?” If we have an elevator ride that goes to, say, the top of the world’s tallest building, I can give a fairly satisfying and comprehensive answer.

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Flipping Formatives and Structures in your New Personalized Learning Classroom

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As we count down to this year's Education Elements Summit, we asked presenters from last year's Summit to share more of their innovative thinking with us.

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If You Build It, They Will Create: Designing Maker Mindsets in Our Classrooms

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I recently had the opportunity to design and build a maker space for educators to implement making and tinkering in their libraries and classrooms. All my dolls had their own custom- made furniture and Lego cars.

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Education Elements Integrations - Simple, Scalable, Spectacular!

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And while much of this work is focused on systems-level change and shifts in teaching practice, an absolutely critical component (in fact, it’s one of our Core Four ) is the use of digital content in the classroom.

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Education Elements Integrations - Simple, Scalable, Successful!

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And while much of this work is focused on systems-level change and shifts in teaching practice, an absolutely critical component (in fact, it’s one of our Core Four ) is the use of digital content in the classroom.

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Personalized Learning Requires Flexibility: An Update to Education Elements’ Core 4

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When I was in high school I had a fantastic U.S. history teacher who demanded that we each complete an independent research paper on the 1960’s at the end of the year.