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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Efficient usage of computers as writing, editing, and computing tools. 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? But when does that happen?

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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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The Simple View of Reading: What You Need to Know

Waterford

Developed by Hollis Scarborough in 2001, it extends the Simple View by identifying subskills in both language comprehension and word recognition. It is a helpful tool to identify what broader aspects your classroom’s reading and writing curriculum should focus on. Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Sight recognition.

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10 Reasons Why Phonemic Awareness Is Important for Early Literacy Development

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In my view, this is vital for educators to understand, especially when choosing literacy programs and ed-tech tools. It’s essential for everyone involved in education to not just understand this, but to actively integrate this knowledge into teaching strategies and educational tools. 393, cited in Freebody & Byrne, 1988).

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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. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Connect: www.naesp.org , @NAESP.

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OPINION: Resuming universal standardized testing in America’s public schools would be ‘foolhardy’

The Hechinger Report

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) expanded the federal role in school oversight, calling for testing nearly all children in grades 3 through 8 annually in English Language Arts and mathematics to assess their proficiency. Related: States will soon be free to transform standardized testing, but most won’t.

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Schools bring mindfulness to the classroom to help kids in the Covid-19 crisis

The Hechinger Report

In one study in Chicago of almost 200 elementary public school students, listening to 10 minutes of audio-recorded mindfulness daily for eight weeks improved students’ grades in reading and science. Coleman Elementary, hasn’t had a suspension in six years, according to the principal. Credit: Sarah Garland / The Hechinger Report.

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