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Arts-based Teaching in Elementary Schools

EdNews Daily

With efforts like Rhode Island School of Design’s championing of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, the arts remain at the forefront of dialogue about best practices in elementary education). Arts-based Teaching Models in Elementary Schools. Goldberg (2011) advocates teaching about, with, and through the arts.

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Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools

EdTech Magazine

Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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[PL Summit Series] Go Big or Go Home! Personalized Learning Summit Workshop, Yuma Elementary School District One

Education Elements

Michael Fullan describes the necessity of harnessing the power of “new pedagogical innovations with technology,” in his article, “Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform.” Learning and life become more seamless” (Fullan, May 2011). In a word they make education easier and more absorbing.

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Are Smartphones in the Classroom a Smart Move?

The CoolCatTeacher

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0

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Reflective Learning as the New Normal

A Principal's Reflections

During a coaching visit I observed Zaina Hussein , a 4th-grade teacher at Wells Elementary , use this with her students (see image below). A great deal of research reviewed by Lew & Schmidt (2011) in their study suggests the positive impact of reflective writing on cognitive development. Simple reflective prompts can also be used.

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How an Ounce of Prevention Transforms Literacy Intervention

edWeb.net

Dunbar Elementary School (NY). Capit Learning was founded in 2011 with a singular mission – to ensure all kids learn to read by improving and simplifying reading instruction. Article by Suzanne Bell , based on this edLeader Panel. The results speak for themselves,” said Luis Quan, Principal of P.S. 126X Dr. Marjorie H.

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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Read the original article.

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