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Educators as Purveyors of Hope

User Generated Education

I have since become a teacher educator (with some teaching of elementary gifted students at a few Title 1 schools thrown in). People with learning goals are actively engaged in their learning, constantly planning strategies to meet their goals, and monitoring their progress to stay on track. 2002), self-esteem (Snyder et al.,

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. Shortly after arriving in the Houston area I was contacted by Cheryl Fisher , a local CFISD elementary principal. Well, my daughter, on her own without much pressure from my wife and I, decided to attend Wells Elementary.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases? 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is that, indeed?

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Students with disabilities often left out of popular ‘dual-language’ programs

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in The Boston Globe Mejía and her husband, Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, only later learned that Joangel, now 7, would have been an ideal candidate for one of the four elementary schools in Boston that teach students in both English and Spanish, Joangel’s first language.

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

Waterford

8] Send an email or text within the days leading up to school so that you have at least some connection before you meet them.[9] Use these first day of school read-alouds to teach social skills to your elementary students: David Goes to School by David Shannon. Canadian Medical Association Journal, September 2002, 167(6), pp.

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OPINION: The Biden administration has a real chance to boost early childhood education

The Hechinger Report

A comprehensive approach is needed to better meet children and families where they are. A comprehensive approach is needed to better meet children and families where they are. In his 2002 State of the Union Address, former President George W. And a successful rollout of this agenda is possible.

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Tips and Strategies to Talk about Race in Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Example: Have regular classroom meetings to discuss current events related to race, diversity, and inclusion. We Make It Controversial”: Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs about Race. Complicated Conversations: Exploring Race and Ideology in an Elementary Classroom. Continue to explore, reflect, and grow together.