Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. It means embracing the belief that all voices and perspectives are welcome in your classroom,[1] and intentionally providing space for those voices to be heard.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Jennifer Burgin (@ MrsJBurgin ) teaches amazing 2nd graders at Oakridge Elementary in Arlington, Virginia. When the teacher is “queen of the classroom” and has to do everything (review, give feedback, find mistakes) it either burns out the teacher or frustrates the students. Too many teachers are working too hard to teach writing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom management can be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share twenty-two of my top tips and ideas that have helped me have an awesome classroom. Classroom Management Tip #1: Build a Partnership With Your Students It’s true that you must relate before you can educate. I want them to join Google classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Adam Bellow (@ adambellow ) began his career in the classroom as a High School English teacher. Expectations for what the classroom looks and feels like when using BreakoutEDU boxes. Listen to the interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about their favorite iPad apps for elementary classrooms. Listen now!

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. We honored student needs with multi-age classrooms and competency-based projects. Multi-age classrooms also help boost students academic performance. We have also seen a decrease in Special Education referrals by 20%.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

2017): Research has noted that many professional development initiatives appear ineffective in supporting changes in teachers’ practices and student learning. Even though each project is different, each contains an assortment of classroom observations, strategic planning, coaching, and loads of feedback. Always make time for feedback.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Her school, Shadydale Elementary in the Houston Independent School District, did not flood—but the surrounding areas did. Although she had yet to meet her new students, she checked up on several of their families. Her classroom will also be making and sending cards to Ford’s students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What is surprising is that many teacher programs don’t prepare their graduates well for the rigors of using technology to meet current educational requirements. That is made worse by the demands of a post-pandemic classroom that often operates online, remotely, or a hybrid. 4 Action Steps to Prepare New Teachers to Use Edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In this file photo, a student at a Mississippi elementary school reads during class. Although Governor Phil Bryant is considering taking over Jackson Public Schools, which has struggled to improve student achievement and meet accreditation standards, there are bright spots in the district. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2018

And far more than just listening to speakers from a stage, we're crafting time for conference attendees to meet in intimate groups with each other and with speakers to explore the issues and challenges that confront each one. We are also encouraging teams, so that classroom teachers can attend with an administrator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom. A big thing that I have in my classroom is, “Everyone’s a teacher. Teach a lot of lessons, and they read a lot of different things in our classroom. Listen Now.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. Some offered contact information about “classroom designers” and school vendors. The idea of dressing up one’s classroom with the flair and freedom that one might find at IKEA is certainly alluring.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The technology I use in my classroom everyday? Topics include: Tools I use in my classroom every day. Check out Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s show on iPad apps for elementary classrooms. Cool Classroom Tools. Those who leave a review between 2/1/2017 and 2/3/2017 will have two entries for each review.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Teacher Yasmin Kudrolli sat on a low chair and lit a candle to start the morning meeting in her prekindergarten classroom in Oakland. Across town, but in the same school district, teacher Alicia Simba leads 13 students, all 4-year-olds, in a breathing exercise in her classroom. OAKLAND, Calif. She wants to go home.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

And then also how was I going to work on goal setting and guidance for the teachers and for the students and also working with parents in helping the students to meet their goals as well. And the great thing about goals is that if you meet them and you want to add more, you can certainly do that. VICKI: 01:58. Absolutely do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Overview of Vickie Morgado’s Global Collaboration in Her 3rd Grade Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. We finally got a chance to meet in person and present together at ISTE this year. She’s just a wonderful a global educator, and it was wonderful to meet her in person!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Hear Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s top iPad apps for the elementary classroom. Today’s Meet. Creating Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw. As a classroom teacher, Monica used one-to-one technology to create engaging, standards-based lessons for students. I hope you enjoy this episode with Monica!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2023

Classroom teachers, constrained by limited resources and standardized curricula, often struggle to cater to the diverse learning needs of their students. Even within the same classroom, we all appreciate how unique each student can be. Educators know that engaged students learn more, as evidenced in this 2017 Gallup Poll.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Getting to the classroom has been a struggle for students like Laura, 15, who just finished her freshman year at East Palo Alto Academy (EPAA). missed at least 10 percent or more of school days than in 2017-18, according to an Attendance Works analysis. Unreliable transportation can also be an obstacle for getting to the classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2023

For her doctoral research at Temple University, Royal dug into the turbulent history of school reform in the city from the 1960s up to now, including reading through the minutes of every school board meeting from 1967 to 2017 and interviewing teachers and school leaders from the era. Royal welcomes the comparisons. “We

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases? 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is that, indeed? In 2013 Leslie M.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It didn’t matter that he’d likely never have to teach the geometry concepts that kept tripping him up (Anderson hoped to teach elementary school). That was in 2017. “It Latiker points out, “but he couldn’t teach elementary education because of his performance on the Praxis math exam.” It began to become emotionally draining.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Classroom Activities to Build Verbal Communication Skills. Communication activities for the classroom don’t have to be as intimidating as standing up in front of everyone and giving a speech. Classroom Activities to Build Written Communication Skills. Group discussions can be held during Google Meet or Zoom sessions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Here are EdSurge’s top stories of 2017 in chronological order—a healthy dose of optimism and skepticism, words of encouragement and caution for the year ahead. From Google and Microsoft’s LMS-like collaboration system to Apple’s device manager, here’s a handy guide to all things Classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Lalaine Perez Just a short drive away, Mónica Ruiz, principal at Chula Vista’s Montgomery Elementary, was facing her own math struggles.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

We incorporated our company in Delaware, held meetings as a board and divvied up shares. I began treating my classroom like a startup. Claire Cummings' Third Grade Classroom, Image Credit: Claire Cumming. Teachers are now “facilitators,” classrooms are “studios,’ and students are “learners.” It was fun, meaningful work.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Credit: Trisha Powell Crain/ AL.com Rebecca Dreyfus, with TNTP, a national nonprofit devoted to helping schools improve student learning, helps teachers apply best practices from research to the classroom. Related: The science of reading swept reforms into classrooms. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2023

This story also appeared in The Boston Globe Mejía and her husband, Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, only later learned that Joangel, now 7, would have been an ideal candidate for one of the four elementary schools in Boston that teach students in both English and Spanish, Joangel’s first language.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Now, Tom is a 10-year classroom veteran who is working to make his classroom (and help others) connect with kids in new ways. And I’ve been in the classroom now for ten years. Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2023

Those who were enrolled in — or considering enrolling in — American University’s School of Education said they wanted more classroom experience, more opportunities to practice their craft before being released to do it alone every day to a room full of kids. They’re more comfortable in the classroom, more familiar.” Wish granted.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Extrinsic Motivation and Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom. Educators Using Custom Goals in their Classrooms. September 14, 2017. When a student meets a goal, they get to add a paper to the chain. September 7, 2017. September 8, 2017. “I Cooper from Parkade Elementary in Columbia, OH.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2021

When students have trusting relationships with their mentors, inside or outside of the classroom, it is easier for them to succeed academically, engage socially and manage their emotions,” Priscilla Chan said to audience members. It’s not always an easy task to develop a successful digital tool that aids social-emotional growth.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

That's why in this podcast, we'll explore various differentiated reading strategies that can be adapted to fit the needs of every student in your classroom. Even if you already have a science curriculum, Propello is an excellent classroom-ready supplement - with everything you need for a personal, fun learning experience for your students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Dates : February 1, 2017 – February 2, 2017 at midnight EST. How Prizes Will be Awarded : All names of people who leave reviews on iTunes will be put into a random drawing by the prize administrator.

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