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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., Creating a School Community ) I’ve written several blog posts about team building activities I’ve used with my elementary students and often use again with them as (1) they really like the activities, and (2) there is almost always more to learn even in repeat activities.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Many people looked at free options like the Buddypress add in for a Wordpress blog. QR Codes-If you have been keeping up with my blog I have written a lot ( here and here ) about QR Codes. (I I want to be hip.

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New Posted Resources 05/12/2010

The Web20Classroom

Official Google SketchUp Blog: SketchUp in a high school history class tags : favorite , Googlesketchup , sketchup Apple - Education - Central Elementary School Profile tags : ipodtouch , literacy , favorite Media College - Video, Audio and Multimedia Resources tags : media , multimedia , favorite Posted from Diigo.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They have created a special link for readers of this blog and listeners of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast: www.dell.com/epp/coolcatteacher. Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools.

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New Posted Resources 10/21/2010

The Web20Classroom

tags : blog favorite classroom_blogging Googlios tags : eportfolio googleapps favorite Posted from Diigo.

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#08: The BreakoutEDU Box: The Classroom Experience That Has Everybody Talking

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT | A 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Adam Bellow From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Bellow was honored by ISTE in 2010 as an emerging leader and then again in 2011 when he was named Outstanding Young Educator of the year. Kids and teachers are raving about BreakoutEDU boxes.

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