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How to Fund School Safety Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

For example, several states have adopted Alyssa’s Law, which requires public elementary and secondary schools to have a silent panic alarm that contacts local law enforcement in emergencies. Schools are taking initiative to update their physical security systems for the modern era. In some cases, legislation has spurred the changes.

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SUPPORTING THE TRANSITiON FROM ELEMENTARY TO SECONDARY

American Consortium for Equity in Education

We visit with the Center for Responsive Schools, Kristen Vincent, Karen Poplawski and Dr Joe Tilley on this challenge fo grade and school transition that has been there since schools were invented ………and how to make it easier for students Keep Reading SUPPORTING THE TRANSITiON FROM ELEMENTARY TO SECONDARY The post SUPPORTING THE (..)

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How to Use AI to Help You Make Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans in a Snap

The CoolCatTeacher

Here are my tips on how to use AI to help you write your plans. One Class at a Time In secondary, I have found it is best to generate lesson plans one class at a time. Elementary teachers have a different format and prompts below that they can use and refine. But when you're sick, it can be hard to write great lesson plans.

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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to Starr Sackstein share how to assess with respect. She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. The post How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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How to Build Phonological Awareness Skills in Your Classroom

Waterford

Phonological Awareness: Activity Ideas for Elementary Students. Massachusett Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. How to Teach Phonemic Awareness: Where to Begin and Why. The post How to Build Phonological Awareness Skills in Your Classroom appeared first on Waterford.org. Webinar from Waterford.org.

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How to direct a districtwide tech transformation on a budget

eSchool News

Fast forward 10 years, and now thousands of scholars in our district are learning to code in elementary school using engaging, hands-on tools like Ozobots , Lego Spike , and VR Labs–and that’s just where their tech journeys begin. Some teachers also felt like we were telling them how to teach. We can (and will!)

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education.