Waterford

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You could, for example, teach students how to recognize different emotions or what to do when they are sad or angry. Reading is connected to empathy, and reading books about bullying can help students understand how to treat their classmates and what to do if they’re being bullied.[13] How to Prevent Cyberbullying in Schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2022

By Dr. Steve Albrecht I posted this Library 2.0 New attacks at an elementary school in Texas, a grocery store, and just recently, a factory in Maryland, show us this disturbing trend of mass shootings is continuing in the wrong direction. Social media postings and messages about our libraries or our employees need to be analyzed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2015

March 23rd - April 6th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Friday, March 27th at 3pm Starting to Homeschool Webinar Series: The Elementary-School Years , How do I start homeschooling? More information here.

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Buncee

APRIL 7, 2020

Learn how you can get involved and spread some positivity below: How to get involved in Hugs for Heroes from Buncee: Create your own Buncee for the Hugs for Heroes Buncee project. Kristina is the co-author of Hacking School Libraries, and the author of a series of Scholastic makerspace books. blogspot.com/. Barbie Monty.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

The countdown has begun and we can hardly contain our enthusiasm at the thought of meeting once again so many beautiful people who, before anything else, are interested in how to leverage technology in order to do more for student learning. We’ve been to Philadelphia in 2015, and to Denver last year. Reasons abound.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

Practitioners begin to think about ways to redesign their learning spaces and schools in the upcoming 2015-16 school year to encourage innovative teaching and learning, making this the perfect opportunity to introduce an emergent technology called iBeacons. Brand of iBeacon Used – Estimote.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So Related: Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 6, 2022

"Handling Complaints or Protests About Content: Service, Security, and Training for All Staff and Library Leaders" Part of the Library 2.0 in our library? This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 and ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

*Mobile App Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 * Seesaw - Excellent free mobile app (Android/iOS) for students creating digital portfolio w/ educational portal. Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e A nice way to learn how to code and ideal for STEM.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”. A June report by New America Foundation and Rutgers University found substantial progress in home broadband access since 2015. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. The district’s culture of innovation pays off. Berwyn, Illinois. Mundelein, Illinois.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Along with a curriculum, they also used a technology skills assessment to measure digital literacies and determine how to plan and move forward with skill development. Technology proficiency is even included on their teacher evaluation rubric and elementary students standards reports. Heather came to FUSD from Phoenix.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2015

March 20th - March 30th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Friday, March 27th at 3pm Starting to Homeschool Webinar Series: The Elementary-School Years , How do I start homeschooling? More information here.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Active learning : Teachers apply new knowledge and receive feedback, with ongoing data to reflect how teaching practices influence student learning over time. Deeper knowledge of content and how to teach it : Training teachers solely in new techniques and behaviors will not work.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Context, disciplinarity and type of use play a role in how we view it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

We spent a lot of money on devices that we didn’t know how to use. My 16, 17 and 18-year old students were entering my class reading at an elementary level. There was money available to purchase books, and we essentially had carte blanche to build our own library. Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad The Evolution of Technology.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) November 19, 2015. Having this class come out has exposed our students to so many of the tools in our makerspace and also taught the UGA students what is happening in elementary schools today and just what elementary learners are capable of.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 10, 2015

For example, last year students in Barrow Elementary made collaborative digital dots with connecting schools via Google Drawing. How to get started. This is done via Skype or Google Hangouts with a connecting class. We begin to connect the dots with one another by learning a bit about one another.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The success of home visits has been well documented for infants and has been studied at the elementary and middle school level , but it’s an open question whether these visits make a difference for older students, according to some experts. Related: How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 30, 2015

Our library makerspace has been a bustling place over the past few weeks. I make sure to put an appointment on the library calendar to introduce them to the space and set some parameters of what they can and cannot do. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) January 28, 2015. Tinkering leads to a student made microphone. xpDm7yhs0q.

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Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 7, 2016

As a mother/son team, we are determined to model for others how to turn negatives into positives and help create problem solvers and justice-oriented digital citizens. We are learning more than just the rules for safety; we are learning how to navigate the world of social media in today’s interconnected global world.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In 2015-16, more than one-third of all retained students were from grades K-3. By the 2015-16 school year, the latest data available online , Louisiana retained 4 percent of its students, still roughly twice the 2.2 Rory Williams stands in the library at George Washington Carver High School. percent national average.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When the social studies standards changed in 2015 – 2016, we needed a way to support teachers throughout Georgia without having specific district or RESA social studies specialists to do that. JoAnn : One of the biggest highlights of the edWeb community is the resource library. Over the course of six weeks, we did 84 webinars.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When the social studies standards changed in 2015 – 2016, we needed a way to support teachers throughout Georgia without having specific district or RESA social studies specialists to do that. JoAnn : One of the biggest highlights of the edWeb community is the resource library. Over the course of six weeks, we did 84 webinars.

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Professional Learning Learning Education Study 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Get ideas on how to participate! The great majority of these events are free to attend. More information. More information.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. More than $28 million of the total improvement costs will likely be covered by state funding.

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Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 15, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 10, 2015. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 10, 2015. I blocked off six 30-minute time slots on the library calendar and made a Google doc for teachers to sign students up. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 10, 2015. Rules: Design a winter symbol.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Last year, we tried just letting students decide what they wanted to do, but we found that most of them were either unsure of what to try or all wanted to try something different and didn’t know how to start. They often lead the work while I assist other students in the library or teach classes.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was implemented, replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). These may allow for certain high school benchmarks which would not apply to elementary or middle schools, for example. Each state must be aware of how to accurately track their benchmarks. Join the Community.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 3, 2015

The biggest news was that 2 members of the Flipgrid and Vidku team from Minneapolis flew down to do a video in our library. They wanted to go with us on our trip to see how students were getting their voice into the world and also how we planned to use Flipgrid to reflect on the day. — Flipgrid (@flipgrid) April 2, 2015.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 7, 2015

Given the constant nature of change due to the rapid influx of technologies as well as the 24/7 access to a global library via the device in a student’s pocket, it seems frivolous to spend valuable classroom time simply disseminating content rather than constructing understanding of the information. Make Meaning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. It feels much better like that,” Oniel says. and abroad.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. It just wouldn’t be fair.”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Financial literacy is one of several side lessons of the full-time internships for his students, along with learning to navigate lobby security without state-issued identification and how to behave and dress at the office. In May 2015, the district extended ChiTech’s reprieve until 2018. So, I’ll only reach for this low bar.’ ”.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

She enjoyed Where The Red Fern Grows and the Shiloh series, but those classics, found in so many elementary school classrooms, were all about white boys or dogs … or white boys and their dogs, Marley says. Black girls, like Marley, were almost never the main character. Last fall, Marley decided to do something about it. Genre: Comedy.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2022

Nearly every classroom at Story Creek Elementary School offers sweeping views of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains that surround the Gallatin Valley here in southwest Montana. A bulldozer sits idle during a break on construction of new homes near Story Creek Elementary School in Belgrade, Mont. BELGRADE, Mont. she muttered to herself.

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