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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. Desiree Alexander. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show. Related Shows You May Like.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Picture books for early elementary students: Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat. Journal of Teacher Education, 2002, 53(2), pp. Hosea Plays On by Kathleen M.

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7 Great Science Posters for Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As a fellow educator and researcher in the field, I’ve seen firsthand how visual elements can stimulate interest and understanding across various subject areas and grades, from elementary school all the way to higher education. Helping Secondary School Teachers Make Better Use of Audio-Visual Aids. 6(19), 226-234. Selmeier, H.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e.,

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

MyTeachingPartner-Secondary (MTP-S) is a coaching system that provides a library of videos showing effective teaching, as well as personalized Web-based feedback videos of teaching practice using the research-based CLASS-S scoring system to define effective student-teacher interactions (Allen et al.,

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

The CoolCatTeacher

A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Rob Brown, Elementary School Principal Southside Christian School, South Carolina In brief, I realized this important fact: A teacher’s smile is a teacher’s game face. Take time for fun!

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How Being Part of a ‘House’ Within a School Helps Students Gain A Sense of Belonging

MindShift

30, 2016 was a big day for Lake Canyon Elementary. Lake Canyon Elementary School ceremony assigning students to a house. In addition to allowing for “much more individualized responses,” he said, the house system helps replicate the coherence of the elementary experience. Katie Fewell Photography). Samantha Shanahan/KQED).