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

Waterford

The Internet and online communication can be one of the most effective ways to inform and build relationships with parents.[8] 9] If you don’t yet have parent contact information, make sure to collect it during your back to school night. How Can Teachers Help Families Go Back to School? How to Get Good Grades in Ten Easy Steps.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Zeitz, 2008. Better attitude toward writing—less frustration looking for keys; more satisfying entering information. An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Improved creative thought.

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Ways to Teach Communication Skills in the Classroom

Waterford

Communication skills encompass the ability to speak, listen, and write effectively in order to share information and ideas with others.[1] Listening and reading are the receptive domains that help us receive information. Speaking and writing are the expressive or productive domains that help us produce or convey information.

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Tic Tack Toe in the Blended Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Unlike our learning walks in the past, the teachers at Wells Elementary did not know I was going to be in the building on this particular day.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Many educators aren’t motivated to use digital resources in class, often because they’re unsure how to use them effectively or are unaware of the benefits.[1] How to Get the Most from Technology in Schools.

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ChatGPT with My Students

User Generated Education

As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). It can be used to generate responses to user input, initiate conversations, and provide information and assistance to users in a chatbot setting. What are some suggestions for how to say no if a friend asks to copy my homework?

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A little-known program could be a model for how to spend billions in federal money on childcare

The Hechinger Report

Experts and educators say the Early Head Start partnership program could serve as a model, showing states how to design systems to better support child care programs and raise quality — assuming states get more funding under Biden’s plan. A toddler looks at a book on an October morning at Donna Araujo’s home child care program.

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