Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2018

Over the past three years, a group of elementary school students from Southeast Washington, D.C., These students are all participants in The Creative School (formerly The Boys Institute) at Stanton Elementary School, an initiative designed to promote wellness and creativity—and to flip the narrative around young boys of color.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In a recent edWebinar , hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and Donna Burns, technology integrator, both from New Canaan High School (NCHS) in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

“It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. The game serves as an on-ramp for students, introducing technology into their educational journeys. Expose Students to Progressive Technology.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Students from historically marginalized backgrounds are more likely than their advantaged peers to be treated as passive users of technology. The newly released National Education Technology Plan from the U.S. Teachers there give students many options for how to use different technologies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

She shares her thoughts on innovation and how to stay motivated when you’re exhausted. Using Book Creator in the Elementary Classroom – T his is a FREE Resource great for K-4 educators looking for ways to use Book Creator in their classroom. This is the first episode of K-2 week on the 10-Minute Teacher.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services in 2022 found that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent, and those diagnosed with depression grew by 27 percent. Typically, we tend to associate SEL programs with elementary-aged students. A study released by the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

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. Since 2016, the diversity of students enrolled in the district’s advanced math courses has increased.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

Makenzie believes that since the world is constantly changing, she needs to know how to fix things, like cars with advanced electronic technology. The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use. Brandi Todd has been an elementary teacher for sixteen years. Last year at. Benefits for students—and teachers. So get out there are start combining!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

During 2009, then-Superintendent Darwin Stiffler and Associate Superintendent Duane Sheppard of Yuma Elementary School District One in Arizona had just taken their positions and were trying to figure out how to meet students’ needs. Now, the question was how to experiment with it—and what to do when that money ran out.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2016

Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year , knows what it takes to be a good teacher. But she also believes that not everyone is cut out for the profession, especially if they aren’t willing to change with the times—times that have brought an onslaught of new technologies and practices into the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

As I work with schools and districts as a job-embedded coach, one of my main focus areas is to help improve pedagogy both with and without the use of technology. More often than not I do not see opportunities for student reflections through countless walk-throughs, lesson plan reviews, or audits of how digital tools are being used.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed students’ performance following Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, which hit the state in 2016 and 2018 respectively. One of those researchers is Cassandra R. One thing educators have found is there’s no silver bullet solution to giving kids a learning boost.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. With insights on everything from Minecraft, to digital inking, to common mistakes made with technology and SEL, Michelle gives us an important overview of two things often not discussed together. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Today, the phrase is the mantra pushing my teachers and principals to think past the traditional style of teaching and incorporate hands-on project-based learning that offers students a chance to explore a plethora of careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Of this group, five teams are building education technology tools with support from mentors from Imagine K12, the local edtech accelerator that Y Combinator absorbed last February. And neither is elementary-grade science. with teachers using its materials on a monthly basis in 20 percent of elementary schools. million in profit.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online.

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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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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Few of us can argue that the internet and its connected technology has changed the global educational landscape for the better. It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? A major hurdle is that most elementary educators have never had any kind of exposure to computer science.

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MindShift

MAY 17, 2021

This school year, kindergarteners learned how to turn on and off their web cameras and mute buttons alongside spelling and reading fundamentals. Early development of motor skills – as utilized in motor coordination, executive function and visuospatial skills – are necessary for future academic achievement, according to a 2016 report. .

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

I’ve worked as an elementary and primary school teacher here in Finland for more than a decade, and spent five years as a vice principal as well. They’re things like learning how to learn, cultural competence, interaction and self-expression. In elementary schools, we don’t have templates for evaluation.

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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. Just last year, in 2016, there have been around 19,000 people attending ISTE.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. If you are giving a school a technology that they cannot use—or it is not really going to make a difference in reading scores or school performance—then it is not the right input, not the right system.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013. FCPS Office of Instructional Technology. Tim Stahmer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2017

Join Sir Chocolate on an adventure to find the fruit drop fairies who have magic healing powers and discover how to make some of his favourite foods on the way.” This is highly recommended for parents, elementary school librarians, and primary school teachers. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Such closures have a disastrous impact on education in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. Related: We must boost elementary science education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Learn how students are teaching each other drone piloting and other examples from Albemarle County, Virginia with Superintendent Pam Moran. Jennifer gives you a description in simple language, a screenshot of the tool in action and then a play button that takes you to a video about how the tool works. Drones in the Classroom.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In fact, many school technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

We’re going to talk about mentoring teachers with their use of technology through the Ace Mentorship Program. We are a Google school pushing one-to-one devices and integrated technology, meaningful technology. Technology can improve the mentor induction teacher relationship. Stephanie, what is the Ace Mentorship Program?

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

She won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2016—the highest recognition that a K-12 math or science teacher can receive for outstanding teaching in the U.S. She helps learners discover possibilities as a d irector of elementary math and science. December 20, 2021. Jenn Donais @jenndonais.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Pandemic school closures and remote instruction made learning to read much harder, especially for young, low-income students who didn’t have adequate technology at home or an adult who could assist them during the day. Related: What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read. In 2016, U.S. READ THE SERIES.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

How can we craft learning environments that take advantage of technology to help students become independent, engaged, and reflective of their work? Having technology is just one important piece. Knowing how to use the technology with the curriculum is critical to crafting a digital age learning environment.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

In a 2016 survey conducted by the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), 90 percent of IT administrators at K-12 schools expect that curricula will be at least 50 percent digital over the next three years. Next page: How schools are currently using E-Rate for digital success). billion in 2017. What does this mean for schools?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

On September 21-23, 2016, Digital Promise and the U.S. Department of Education hosted the 2016 Education Innovation Clusters Convening (#EdClusters16) in Providence, R.I., Sean Duffy (@dearmrduffy) September 23, 2016. rdaley0001 (@rdaley98) September 22, 2016. Joseph South (@southjoseph) September 22, 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The champions, as he calls the elementary school students he works with, are part of a program called Classroom Champions that pairs Olympians, Paralympians, student-athletes and professional athletes with students and teachers in high-poverty schools in the U.S. and Canada. Related: Remote learning has been a disaster for many students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Suddenly, lessons on the physics of energy were tied to teaching kids how to be theme park engineers, and language arts and math lessons were anchored in running and marketing a profitable startup. There are guidelines, of course, but no scripts, and teachers have wide latitude in determining how to weave career education into their classes.

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