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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. Our study provides some indication of the groups.”.

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Teachers Nationwide Rally to ‘Adopt’ Classrooms Impacted by Harvey

Edsurge

Her school, Shadydale Elementary in the Houston Independent School District, did not flood—but the surrounding areas did. A colleague tagged Ford in a Facebook group called “Hurricane Harvey Teachers in Need. ” Created on August 29, 2017, the group now has more than 1,000 members. But others were not so fortunate.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

According to CoSN’s 2017 infrastructure survey of district tech officials , 40 percent of respondents said their school systems already offer one device per student, and 43 percent expect to reach that threshold within three years. Use Social Media and Events to Keep Parents in the Know. The implementation was a total success.

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How Teachers Can Just Work 40 Hours a Week?

The CoolCatTeacher

When the year is up, they will never be charged again and will have continued access to the Facebook group and all club materials. We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. How does this program work?

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

Her books and resources are used around the world: THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK (2017) and THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK (1st edition) (2015) have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish. If you wish to see more content by Vicki Davis you can find her on Facebook and Twitter @coolcatteacher. Thank you for listening.

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Experienced Teachers Can Bring Big Value to Schools. Here’s Why They Still Need Support.

Edsurge

percent had 15 or more years That breakdown is similar to what it was three years earlier in the 2017-18 school year. The Facebook group and podcast were sounding boards for teachers looking for a community amidst the hair-pulling stress of remote learning. In the 2020-21 school year: 12.4 percent of teachers had four to nine years 16.6

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Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Announce Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids! Elementary School Contest Winner, Set to Empower the Next Generation of Fiscally Fit Leaders

techlearning

Mary’s Elementary School in Bellevue, Nebraska as the $10,000 grand prize winner of the Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids! The contest invited elementary school teachers and families to take a pledge to teach kids how to “earn, save, spend and donate.” Launched in April 2017, Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids! – Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids!