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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7]. Phi Delta Kappan, March 2003, 84(7), pp. To Involve Parents in the Assessment of the Child in Parent–Teacher Conferences: A Case Study. National Association of Elementary School Principals.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Lesson study is used in the majority of elementary schools and middle schools in Japan but is rare in high schools ( Yoshida, 2002 ).

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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., FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Classroom Management: A Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers. The Elementary School Journal, 59(1), 158–. Classroom-Based Research in the Field of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Methodological Issues and Future Research Directions. link] Curran, M. link] Emmer, E. Marzano, R.

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Detroit schools are effectively barred from raising funds to repair their buildings. Federal money is the city’s only hope

The Hechinger Report

If Congress approves the multi-trillion-dollar spending bill pushed by the White House, millions more could flow to a district long held up as a case study in how structural racism, mismanagement and poverty can break an American school system. For now, children walk elementary school floors buckled so badly they appear to have waves.