Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

So the company plans to release three new articles a week aimed specifically at elementary students. Each article will contain five “power words”—high-utility academic vocabulary—which students can click on to get a “student-friendly, article-friendly” definition, with a 10-question quiz at the end of the article.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

I started this program in the summer of 2017. So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). Jody: We started in August of this year, so August 2017.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Joanna is an elementary teacher and Matt is a songwriter from Las Vegas. Tuesday, October 17, 2017. I guess that just has to be part of it in the elementary grades? So I feel like music has a place in the classroom and it is definitely underutilized. But it definitely confuses them. Enhanced Transcript.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

There’s not a concrete definition, but it can be any form of expression (online or off) intended to “vilify, humiliate, or incite hatred against a group or class of people.” 8] Half of US states have laws about bullying in schools, and 12 states have laws specifically targeted at cyberbullying in elementary schools.[13]. Waterford.org.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Friday, September 8, 2017. And we forgot to mention that you’re actually an Elementary Teacher of the Year in Texas for Region 15, so these are elementary kids doing these really cool projects.

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MindShift

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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 missed at least 10 percent or more of school days than in 2017-18, according to an Attendance Works analysis.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

This show with Tom Loud aired in September 2017 but because iTunes only keeps 297 of the most recent shows, we wanted to take the summer opportunity to share the most inspirational shows from the 10 Minute Teacher podcast. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. ” [emphasis added]. Again, if Colorado sets the bar higher, by definition fewer students will be proficient. White students: 92% Basic, 62% Proficient.

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edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

What she found was there was no clear definition of success, and a number of people with high-level titles were not leading at the appropriate levels while other staff members were leading without a title or permission. To respond, Aldine developed a leadership plan that included a clear definition of what leadership is in Aldine.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

You’re an elementary teacher right? I think this is an important shift that needs to be made, especially in elementary classrooms. And I definitely have kids who have behavior issues going on in the classroom. Kayla holds her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Dakota. Vicki: You teach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Monday, September 18, 2017. 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. It may be not full of earthly riches, but definitely full of meaning and full of legacy. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Bio as submitted.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. We don't talk about that [grades] anymore,” says Amy Allen, principal at Parker Varney Elementary, a NG2 school.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

And, to be clear, the poll findings should not be taken to generalize to any student population beyond high school (like to elementary or middle school students). See, for instance, definitions by The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation , iNACOL , and The Learning Accelerator.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2019

In early 2017, she saw an ad for a coding bootcamp, Ironhack. It has definitely been life changing,” says Giordano, 30. Originally from Puerto Rico and the son of an elementary school teacher and university professor, Quinones says he saw coding bootcamps as something that offered a more efficient path to programming work.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

For instance, in her study titled “ Adaptive Teaching: Reflective Practice of Two Elementary Teachers’ Visions and Adaptations During Literacy Instruction “, Vaughn (2014) examines how two elementary teachers adapt their teaching methods in response to their students’ needs during literacy instruction. Madda et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

My first stint of homelessness came in 2009, while I was in elementary school in Nebraska. I remember being uncomfortable and definitely confused. After I finished elementary school, I moved to Colorado to be with my father. I remember being uncomfortable and definitely confused. I was 10 years old.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

She served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE from 2015-2020, was a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader from 2017-2020, is a cohost of the Restart Recharge Podcast for coaches, and is a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer. Katie finished her Ed.D. I don't really know what that means.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

And, to be clear, the poll findings should not be taken to generalize to any student population beyond high school (like to elementary or middle school students). See, for instance, definitions by The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation , iNACOL , and The Learning Accelerator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

It’s definitely a work in progress. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. I’ve been working a little bit with some folks in the elementary world, which is a stretch for me. Vicki: It sounds like you have really helped infuse digital citizenship into all the courses at your school. How are you doing that? Vicki: Yes.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

For example, I found this 2017 Google announcement to be truly awe inspiring: Google created a program, AlphaZero , provided it no knowledge except the rules of chess, and let it play only against itself. Collaboration and Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom. Smarter Together!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon, Global Education Conference co-chairs, talk about the Global Education Conference 2017 that runs from November 13-16. Date: Friday, November 10, 2017. She also has worked at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute and the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. Pearsall notes that this school year teachers are expanding their definitions of technology projects to include more maker centers and coding curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2017

Right now through August 31, 2017, they’re giving away 10 free 60-minute lesson plans for lit teachers – go to owleyes.org/teachers to sign up free and get your lesson plans now. Monday, August 14, 2017. But it’s definitely a conversation that I want my teachers in. Owl Eyes is a must-get for classical literature teachers.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians. While the Act did not mandate school library staffing, and while it fell short of defining what an effective program might look like, a definition was part of S.312

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We definitely feel that this year, the window is narrower for students whose GPA does not tell the full story of their brilliance and the challenges they’ve overcome.” percent in 2017 to 9.2 The school admitted no Black students until 1963, but has aggressively recruited students from underrepresented backgrounds in recent years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Thursday, October 5, 2017. Yeah, I definitely feel like…. So I think that it’s important that we choose our words carefully, and we don’t want to speak in definitives about what is and what is not project-based learning because that creates barriers for teachers who want to get started. Erin: Uh, absolutely!

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 29, 2017

There are a lot of definitions of creativity in the education world today. After doing a lot of research, it was my colleague, Sergio Villegas who gave me a simple and useful definition that I love: “Creativity means creating or making a change to something that improves that thing for someone else.” What is Creativity in Education?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Some give generalized, out-of-classroom descriptions; others tailor their definitions more specifically to education. Leon Tynes, a 2017 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow on staff at Engineering and Science University Magnet School in Connecticut, agrees, though he has his reservations about whether AI will become a problem anytime soon.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Angela has also authored or co-authored 13 books, including Blended Vocabulary for K–12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction (2017) and the bestseller The Data Teams Experience: A Guide to Effective Meetings (2014). Dr. Kimberly Tyson. Kimberly Tyson, or “Dr. VICKI: Wow. And that’s tough.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 28, 2018

We definitely do that. Stephanie definitely makes it fun for me planning, just because it’s easy for me to see what she has. Lindsay: Oh, definitely. But I am definitely not one of them. This is my first year teaching since graduating from Augusta University May 2017. Vicki: Absolutely. Bio as submitted.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In less than two years, between 2015 and 2017, the district paid more than $4.5 But a lack of clear definition or understanding around what personalized learning is, exactly, has made it difficult for educators to envision and implement the practice. Schools like Memminger Elementary had as few as 8.9

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Monday, October 2, 2017. Sometimes I mistake “epic” where I’m thinking epic story, and I try to think “epic as in the biggest, grandest thing I can do – which definitely has merit in the classroom. All comments in the shaded green box are my own. For guest bios and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. . Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Right now through August 31, 2017, they’re giving away 10 free 60-minute lesson plans for lit teachers – go to owleyes.org/teachers to sign up free and get your lesson plans now. Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Owl Eyes is a must-get for classical literature teachers. Download the transcript. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e127.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

Citizens of the World schools are working to expand the definition of success for their students to include not only academic achievement, but also a sense of responsibility for themselves and their communities. 2015 Finalist for Dallas ISD Elementary Principal of the Year. Nancy Bernardino, Solar Preparatory School for Girls.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Wednesday, October 11, 2017. So you’ll definitely want to check the Shownotes for this, and we’ll also give you links to Lee Ann’s work so you can learn more about it. As an elementary teacher, Lee Ann has a passion for teaching kids not only about content, but life lessons as well. Enhanced Transcript.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2017

Francesca Timms (@fran_timms) April 19, 2017. Callie Lowenstein (@calliepatton) April 20, 2017. Fourth grade teacher Tony Zobeck tries to use both low-stakes quizzing and distributed practice regularly in his Kendell View Elementary classroom in Morrison, Colorado. Alan Appleby (@alangappleby) April 19, 2017.

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