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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

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). You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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

User Generated Education

Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others. 2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ).

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Who Does School Reform Serve?

Edsurge

Her takeaway: Fights over control of school leadership, including a takeover of Philadelphia schools by the state legislature in 2001, are more about politics than about improving education. And the people who need schooling the most to make social mobility possible still get shafted, essentially.” Royal welcomes the comparisons. “We

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How to Prevent the Summer Slide and Help Reduce Educational Inequality

Waterford

Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year. If possible, provide a few educational activities or resources for at-risk kids to use during the break.[6]

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. CCSSO also creates and shares a variety of tools and resources for school leaders. Connect: www.ccsso.org , @CCSSO. extra-state jurisdictions.

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PROOF POINTS: Criminal behavior rises among those left behind by school lotteries

The Hechinger Report

These boys racked up more arrests and days behind bars when more of their elementary school classmates left. Less desirable local neighborhood schools were left with fewer resources and deteriorated even more. Charlotte introduced public school choice a few years after busing ended in 2001.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

I have long been a fan of Tony Vincent and his website and resources at LearninginHand.com. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school.

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