A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

Below is an adapted section of Chapter 4 from our book that looks as research that can influence learning space design in classrooms and schools. Image credit: [link] One area where we found a growing body of research was learning space design. It is also a great way to move those who are resistant to change to embrace new ideas.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

A group of fifth grade boys trailed into the conference room in the front office of Johnsburg Elementary School and sat at the table, their feet dangling from the chairs. “It In elementary schools across the country, an incident as common as a playground fracas over a football could result in kids being suspended. JOHNSBURG, Ill. —

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. Victoria was in my U.S.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Studies show that a family’s engagement has a direct positive impact on a child’s learning success. When families are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support they need to develop a lifelong love of learning. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.”

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The Hechinger Report

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. Such jobs made up 6.2

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. As principal, I encouraged the staff to take risks and to rekindle their passion for teaching and learning. At Parker-Varney, we have a saying: “Learning can be messy, and we must work through the mess.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

Today, Dr. Desiree Alexander tackles three of those issues: distance learning, hybrid learning, and digital equity. She shares the WHO system for evaluating technology, tips for hybrid learning, and timeless principles for considering digital equity and relating to your students and colleagues in professional and respectful ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Today’s Sponsor – Free Classroom Management Webinar: On Monday, March 16 at 8 pm learn from classroom management expert Linda Kardamis how to regain control of your classroom even this late in the school year. Go to coolcatteacher.com/getcontrol to learn more and sign up for this free webinar on classroom management.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool. The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

Ten years ago it was not commonplace to see a Technology Director on staff at an elementary school, let alone a Technology Integration Specialist. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , during 2013–2015, 3.9 Edtech is having a renaissance, driven by necessity. Times are changing. percent of boys and 4.3

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

2015 was another great year for learning apps. With Easy Studio, kids can learn basic animation skills, along with sequencing, following directions, and how geometric shapes can interact to create objects and designs. Kids can learn how weather conditions affect the environment while building key science vocabulary.

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Buncee

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Buncee has a wide variety of media features, so my students can experiment with using a combination of text, video, audio, and images to demonstrate their learning. We read the information about them on PebbleGo , took notes, and then created a Buncee to show what we learned. Language Learning Flashcards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Learn some thinking routines and how to apply these valuable techniques in your classroom. Karen was the 2015 Tennessee State Teacher of the Year and I interviewed her at the NNSTOY Conference in DC this summer. She was State Teacher of The Year for 2015. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. What do you wonder?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Learned enough English to transition into regular classes in 8th grade, finished all high school coursework by 11th grade, now taking 5 AP classes as a senior. Kim Reynolds & Mary Andringa.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Blend and Flip in the Elementary Classroom.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

JUNE 25, 2015

Are you going to the ISTE 2015 conference and want to find out more about Flipped Learning? The books are: Flipped Learning for Science Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Flipped Learning for Math Instruction (In print and available at ISTE 2015). Blend and Flip in the Elementary Classroom.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Education technology already assists teachers create diverse and engaging learning materials and deliver better classes. Students are particularly excited about all of the new possibilities digital learning can offer. Why do kids love e-learning? E-learning supports videos. Well, at least more than it is today.

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TeacherCast

JULY 15, 2015

Learn More about Skype. Michael Soskil is a STEM education, global collaboration, and technology integration expert who has developed and presented numerous professional learning sessions for K-12 teachers, educational media outlets, and social innovators from around the world. Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast !

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The thing that surprised me most about my teacher preparation program was that we never talked about how kids learn. I assumed that I would eventually learn how the brain worked because I thought that studying education meant studying how learning happens. I was wrong. What about math? It is time to know and do better.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 25, 2024

Effective Communication: How to Have Learning Conversations with Patrons and Colleagues Part of the Library 2.0 LEARNING AGENDA: Understand how power dynamics, personal history, trauma, and cultural backgrounds influence professional relationships. Learn strategies for assertively addressing issues with confidence and kindness.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. And the fact that students learn valuable lessons in the many hours they spend outside of the classroom, too, before school, after school , on the weekends and in the summer.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. Then, you’ll learn several practical and research-based strategies to help your students build reading comprehension skills. 1] With strong reading comprehension, reading becomes a lifelong tool for learning.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Last year at this time, I had some words about the treatment of technology in the 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform. Given that I do not believe that the 2016 EdNext Poll on School Reform’s findings about ‘blended learning’ should be taken at face value, what do I think the poll actually reveals?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. I told them we were at 1 gig in 2013, we went up to 2 gigs in 2015, and now we need 10 gigs,” Phillips says. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? Visit coolcatteacher.com/tournament to learn more and start voting! In January 2015, Mitch co-founded the nonprofit Games4Ed with Larry Cocco. Augmented reality apps might be for you! This is going to be fun!

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

Distance learning began March 23. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2020

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. In Alabama, principals can attend a unique leadership academy to learn about how to support teachers working with young children.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

From colorful illustrations of complex chemical reactions to inspiring quotes that cultivate a growth mindset, classroom posters have become an indispensable tool in the modern learning environment. 2015; Selmeier, 1957). Research supports the effectiveness of visual aids in education.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

From tried-and-true resource websites to Web-based learning management systems, Chrome plugins, and everything between, these tools help you boost learning right from your browser. Here's our list of 2015's most wow-worthy websites and web-based edtech tools: A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy Online. Curiosity Machine.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2020

called for “summer distance learning” as one way to mitigate the months of lost learning from school closures. districts the organization is tracking were planning to offer summer school for elementary and middle school students in 2020, as of the latest update , on June 9. Summer school is on many policymakers’ minds.

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District Administration

MARCH 27, 2015

Using new technology to establish a foundation of individualized learning in grades K-2. District Administration Custom Publishing Group.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Madda et al.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

She spent many of her weekends this past fall at an elementary school in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, alongside 83 other peers, including fellow classroom teachers and other educators. Together, they learned yoga and meditation techniques, along with philosophy, anatomy and social-emotional learning strategies.

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