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How to Teach Phonics and Decoding Skills to Elementary Students

Waterford

In this article, you’ll learn more about why phonics skills are so important for literacy development, then discover helpful strategies for teaching elementary students—with five free downloadable teacher resources from Waterford.org! Scientific Studies of Reading, 2014, 18(1), pp. What role does phonics play in reading development?

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses. Choose from over 280 online graduate-level PD courses in 20 subject areas that are self-paced with up to six months to complete. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and save 20% off each course by using the code COOL20. 5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion.

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor : Advancement Courses’ Tournament of Teachers bracket challenge is back again for the fourth year in a row and voting is now open from March 22 to March 31. In 2014, Mitch co-founded Edchat Interactive with Tom Whitby and Steve Anderson. Hint: he taught and developed over 200 courses. Blog: [link]. Twitter: @ weisburghm.

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Esports Clubs Expand Learning Opportunities for K–12 Players

EdTech Magazine

colleges and universities with varsity esports programs — up from just a single program in 2014 — many of which offer scholarships for players. . He spent two years as an elementary teacher, two years as an educational trainer, 10 years as a director of technology and six years as a school superintendent. by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

The accelerated track in middle and high school drew mostly from elementary schools in affluent neighborhoods, where students tended to perform better on a pre-algebra placement test that they had one chance to take as fifth graders. Related: How can schools dig out from a generation of lost math progress?

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Consult experts when designing STEM courses and labs. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. For its part, St.

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Using Games to Help Reluctant Readers and Writers (and More)

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Lee Graham – Bio As Submitted Dr. Lee Graham teaches courses in educational technology and pre-service teaching at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta. Her initial contact with Verena Roberts and Vicki Davis in 2014 helped her to futher her understanding of game-based learning and open education.