MindShift

JULY 10, 2018

Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Most elementary school teachers have little scientific background and many say they feel unprepared to teach the subject well, according to a national survey of science and mathematics education conducted by a North Carolina research firm in 2012. She raised her hand.

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Elementary Education Survey Report 39

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

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 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

Rather than relying on scores and praise, eSpark uses interactive videos, songs, games and texts to motivate students. Each eSpark Quest includes at least two engaging instructional videos which provide direct instruction through songs, cartoons, worked examples, and more. The Elementary School Journal, 108(2), 115–130.

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Learning E-rate Elementary Outcomes 52

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

But you know, I found that I create so many of my videos, my curriculum, everything that I have. Let’s start watching the September videos. And it wasn’t long before they were refining and refining and refining their videos. But they don’t all have to be your own videos. There’s no point in kids listening to lectures.

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Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 165

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Middle school science teacher Bertha Vazquez helps students who are creating original videos on Newton’s laws of motion, using props from home and video-editing software. In Oklahoma, to fill vacancies, emergency teaching certifications have skyrocketed since 2009. Credit: Image provided by Bertha Vazquez.

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Survey Report Data STEM 115

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Approximately 60% of the participating districts chose iPads. She is excited to be refreshing with iPads—and Reyes-Henderson and Carlson both agree.

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 92

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

Still, GitHub may prove a difficult learning curve for coding beginners and elementary-grade classes where introductory lessons tend to focus on individual exercises and projects (like making games), notes Vaidyanathan. Just this week it bought Flipgrid , a video-discussion platform.

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Industry Tools Microsoft Software 88

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Even if you don’t have multiple ages on campus, this can be accomplished through Skype or other video conferencing tools. See: Creating Elementary Portfolios and One Note in the Classroom. Under her leadership, her school was the first to pilot HoloLens Mixed Reality from elementary through high schoo l. Vicki: Cool.

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EdTech Learning STEM Microsoft 190

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Students go to school to get education from teachers, who supply them with information in the form of a stand up routine that may include the use of class notes, handouts, textbooks, videos, and in recent times the World Wide Web. The final piece of understanding the philosophical underpinnings of an Education 1.0

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Education Learning Resources Tools 268

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Nagler, who became superintendent in 2009, had lots of ideas about how to do that. In the later elementary grades, for example, students investigate broad themes spanning several subject areas, such as the conflict between individuality and conformity or how location affects survival.

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iPad Tablets Report iPhone 140

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

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. 24) Jackson, C.

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 236

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Over the course of three years, starting in 2009, Kentucky’s state education commissioner, Terry Holliday, added 50,000 miles to his odometer, crisscrossing the state to bring each of the 173 school districts the message: Kentucky was adopting the Common Core. The government rate at a local hotel was $89 a night.

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Common Core Education Meeting Training 45

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Florida and Rhode Island now mandate 20 minutes of recess time a day for elementary school students. Carrie Michiels, the physical education teacher at Horizons Elementary School, introduced “Fit in 15” breaks for classroom teachers to give kids the opportunity to move.

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 106

Reading By Example

JANUARY 23, 2016

In my recently published book , I highlighted the conditions John Hattie found in his research about effective use of technology in schools, from his seminal resource Visible Learning: Maximizing Impact on Learning (Routledge, 2009, p. 221-227): When there is a diversity of teaching strategies. deliberative practice, increasing time on task).

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Technology Chromebook Elementary Training 28

eSpark

APRIL 18, 2016

Since arriving at Elizabeth Forward in 2009, district leaders Dr. Bart Rocco and Dr. Todd Keruskin have focused energy on establishing a culture of innovation within the district. Read on for a look at the many ways a few of our Digital Promise district partners are boosting student engagement and academic growth. Elizabeth, PA.

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iPad Differentiated Instruction Elementary Meeting 40

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Back in 2009, the 5th grade classes, teachers, and I worked on an oral history project to try to capture some of the stories of Barrow’s history. This time, I used Flipgrid to capture the memories since it automatically uploads the video. Flipgrid limited the responses to 5 minutes or less.

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Libraries Laptops iPad Video 37

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. If you aren''t familiar, Voicethread is a program where you drop in some images and then can record text, audio or video around the image. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. I want to be hip. How did I do?

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Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

EdTechSandyK

MAY 28, 2009

I tweaked it just this week to present to a group of elementary (K-5) teachers. 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know [link] How To Be Safe Online (MySpace) CBS News Video [link] MySpace Safety Tips and Settings [link] 2. Keeping Face on Facebook: CBS News Video [link] Everyone Video from the Ad Council [link] 3.

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Guidelines Facebook Education Groups 49

The Thinking Stick

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

A few weeks ago a Bill was introduced here in the State of Washington that would make teaching cursive writing mandatory in elementary schools. I have been talking about this since before 2009. Not keyboarding… no in 2016 that should still be optional. But cursive writing…that should be mandatory in 2016.

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iPad Smartphone Course Elementary 40

techieMusings

MAY 14, 2017

In elementary school, this is how I felt about math. In that post, I say: Let’s rewind to my 2009 AP Calculus class, the year before I started my ‘flipped’ journey. By flipping my class, students watch a video for homework at a pace that best fits them. Pencils down, time’s up. Flashcards out — and ready, set, go!

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Camtasia Flipped Classroom Video Classroom 50

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 10, 2015

Reynolds ’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009. For example, last year students in Barrow Elementary made collaborative digital dots with connecting schools via Google Drawing. Shannon Miller and John Schu’s Dot Day video is always an inspiration.

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Google Elementary Twitter Examples 28

Kathy Schrock

JULY 1, 2016

The Dual Coding Theory “was the first systematic, scientific attempt to bridge two traditions in philosophy and psychology: the imagery tradition and the verbal tradition.” ( Sadoski, 2009 ). Hall and Russac work with teachers and have students visual note-taking in the elementary grades. Grade 2 students sketchnoted about communities.

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iPad Conference Strategy Meeting 40

The Electric Educator

JUNE 23, 2009

Note: the following post was published in the Fall 2009 Edition of the MACUL Journal While some teachers are battling to keep iPods out of the classroom, I’m encouraging my students to use them as learning tools. My contribution to the MI Learning portal consisted of a series of videos I titled “ labcasts " (iTunes link).

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Learning Software Elementary Video 40

Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," as Rahm Emanuel, then President Obama's chief of staff, said in 2009 as the world teetered on the brink of recession. Video, as they say, killed the radio star. In elementary schools, between 7 to 13% of instructional time was spent watching television.

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Education Report Khan Academy Examples 140

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

The school, where more than 90 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 14 percent are counted as homeless, was founded in 2009 to teach skills valued by the booming technology sector. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

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Report Study Software Meeting 64

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

The very first time I heard the idea of integrating the Arts into STEM education was while watching a 2009 keynote made by Daniel Pink at the NECC Conference in Washington DC… yes prior to ISTE Conferences! November 8, 2009 (21centuryedtech Article by Michael Gorman). Take a moment to watch the video.

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STEM Resources OER Conference 207

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

A video shot by another student shows a teacher breaking up the fight after a few seconds, and both teens ending up on the ground, hurt only in pride. The department stopped conducting regular surveys after 2009.). A March 2016 video taken in a Baltimore school shows a school resource officer hitting and kicking a black student.

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Report Resources Analysis Trends 40

MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I wanted to think more about this, so I called him up to talk about adapting his research findings in a usable way for elementary and middle school educators. Here’s a fun video from The Atlantic that features Brooks explaining her research: Mindfulness for Math Anxiety. Gunderson, E. Ramirez, G., & & Levine, S. Brooks, A.

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Exercises Study Training Report 40

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

As the librarian and main technology contact at my elementary school, I often find myself using phrases like “you kind of have to play with the technology to get a feel for what it does” or “I figured that out by playing around with it.” New York: Penguin, 2009. Our #KyEdChat Twitter Talk. Allen, James – Image Credit.

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Twitter Social Media Laptops Tablets 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

In 2009, Hispanic students made up 46 percent of the student body but just 26 percent of gifted students, according to federal data , whereas white students were about 20 points in the opposite direction, comprising 38 percent of the district but 57 percent of gifted students. What happened between 2009 and 2018?

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Elementary Policies Data Report 120

EdNews Daily

JULY 25, 2017

After selling a very successful business, I decided in 2009 to pursue my passion by earning another degree in Elementary Education, with an emphasis in English. I have a dual certification in elementary and middle school ages. I researched a lot of videos that showed classes and interviews online.

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Education Learning Elementary Robotics 257

MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

‘I’m Always On My Computer’ Michele Nelson, an art teacher at Estes Hills Elementary School in Chapel Hill, N.C., Caitlyn talks about a video they watched in English class about the impact of technology. When we know that we can access this information whenever we want, we are not motivated to remember it.

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Google Learning Study Company 28

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 3, 2012

Steven was voted the Most Influential Tweeter in the Edublog Awards 2009 for his part in helping to create #Edchat which now has over 500 weekly participants. It's one thing to read about the Arab Spring in an article or watch a video on YouTube about it but it's a whole other, powerful deal to talk to someone who lived it.

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Social Media Twitter Tablets Conference 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game. If you haven''t played Portal, you might shrug this off as yet another video game company trying to capitalize on the gaming-in-education craze.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2016

Four states — Mississippi, Indiana, Florida and Pennsylvania — passed such legislation in 2013, in the months after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. . Since the 1990s, at least 11 states have enacted legislation that funnels state funds into school policing programs. And in October, the FBI and the U.S.

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Report Training Handbook Study 40

Waterford

DECEMBER 3, 2019

8] Your Gen Xers are most likely the parents of older elementary or middle and high school students. 6] Millennials are no longer elementary or secondary students themselves, though they may still be students in college or graduate school. If you teach elementary school, many of your students’ parents will belong to Generation Y.

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Social Media Smartphone Elementary Facebook 228

MindShift

MARCH 16, 2021

In 2009, Hispanic students made up 46 percent of the student body but just 26 percent of gifted students, according to federal data , whereas white students were about 20 points in the opposite direction, comprising 38 percent of the district but 57 percent of gifted students. What happened between 2009 and 2018? Data source: U.S.

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Elementary Data Policies Report 48