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How to Transition from Summer Break to the First Days of School

Waterford

How to sign up for classroom or field trip volunteering opportunities. You may even want to start a Facebook group or Twitter account for parents. [11] 11] If you can figure out how to reach the majority of parents early in the school year, you’re more likely to promote long-term parent engagement. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen Bosch on episode 288 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. We can do that.”.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Immediately, we can start to help new teachers and help each other in the process. The research gives us some insight into how each of us can help other teachers thrive. Interestingly, he also admits that he almost quit teaching this past school year.

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

What we noticed across the grades levels, from grades 4 through graduate school, was a progression of thinking, some hidden behaviors, and a bit of resentment about how parents, teachers and librarians address Wikipedia as a resource. Elementary think alouds. Context, disciplinarity and type of use play a role in how we view it.

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can also follow the event on Twitter @GlobalEdCon and using the hashtag #globaled19. During this project we’ll work through how to design SDG research projects, build partnerships with community organizations and collaborate with other educators passionate about the SDGs. , follow the directions here. DIRECTIONS: 1.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She was recently chosen to be a Teacher of the Future by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and she has also been named a Top Education Influencer on Twitter. We''ll end here with this year''s keynote speakers (but stay tuned--the amazing Lucy Gray is likely to add even more before the conference officially starts!).

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

But at some point, we have to figure out how to clean up this mess. Executives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified before Congress in October, responding to questions about the role these Internet companies had played in the election, particularly as related to allegations of Russian interference. I get that. Journalists.