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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

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Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Understanding and effectively leveraging this aspect of cognition is vital for educators in creating effective, responsive, and inclusive teaching strategies that build upon what learners already know and guide them towards deeper understanding and higher levels of academic achievement. References and further readings Binder, T., Sandmann, A.,

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

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in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments. For high-stakes testing, attend all scheduled state-mandated meetings and trainings, take notes and ask questions. In this recent edWebinar , Vernice Y.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

If you’re a parent preparing for the conference season, we’ve also included a list of tips to make the most out of meeting with your child’s teacher. Whether this is your first or your fortieth parent-teacher conference, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of these meetings. Classroom behavior feedback [17].

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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. Early Years: An International Research Journal, 2003, 23(1), pp.

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One of the poorest cities in America was succeeding in an education turnaround. Is that now in peril?

The Hechinger Report

It’s a chilly Wednesday in April at the end of his last-ever quarterly meeting with the district’s parent advisory committee. This story also appeared in Belt Magazine “You all know that I call your kids my kids, and they won’t stop being my kids,” Gordon says, wrapping up the meeting. He takes off his glasses, wipes his eyes.

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Focusing on a Safe, Supportive School Climate

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Their goal, as explained in the edWebinar, “SEL and Restorative Practices: Schoolwide Integration Strategies,” is to not only give students the emotional toolkit they need but to also provide a behavioral framework that focuses on support over punishment. For instance, elementary-age kids might need lessons in empathy and emotion management.