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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Prepare students for a technological society. An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Is elementary school too early—or too late? This conclusion was reinforced by Feutz (2001).

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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

autobiography- Download Link to the Google Doc – [link] Using a Hyperdoc such as this has the additional benefits: It leverages the use of technology which consistently is of high interest, high engagement for my learners. It is a Choice Board. 2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al.,

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

After completing undergraduate school in 2001, I began my teaching career as a substitute teacher at various Oregon districts. Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland.

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The science of catching up

The Hechinger Report

In the research literature, the tutors are specially trained and coached and adhere to a detailed curriculum with clear steps on how to work with one or two students at a time. When the No Child Left Behind law was first passed in 2001, schools got extra money to tutor students who were behind. It’s not once-a-week homework help.”

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More. Technology is expensive. And so they basically were learning to use the technology themselves, which is what they’re going to have to do for the rest of their lives. How did you do that?” Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

The Research About Keeping Teachers First, let’s dive into some research about how to help teachers thrive (and not quit teaching.) A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. We have to do better. Geis, S., & Knepper, P.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I