The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We need more strategies than fist to five or thumbs up thumbs down. Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. But these are also strategies that help with classroom management.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

How to Use Vocabulary Builder on Your Kindle Paperwhite. 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). VocabularySpellingCity.com.

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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 students will build out a maze and teach the Ozobot how to navigate it. I think we are witnessing how this is evolving over time.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The school also encourages teachers to teach each other and share their strategies, says Kimberly Mecham, director of St. CDW VV2 Strategy. For its part, St. Content Subtype.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Many educators aren’t motivated to use digital resources in class, often because they’re unsure how to use them effectively or are unaware of the benefits.[1] How to Get the Most from Technology in Schools.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2023

Amy Lower , an experienced teacher at Stinson Elementary, Northwest Local Schools, Ohio, enthusiastically shares her experience with this tool, after seeing her fifth grade ELA students become co-creators of their learning experience. Educators know that engaged students learn more, as evidenced in this 2017 Gallup Poll. Amy Lower Ms.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) CDW VV2 Strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) CDW VV2 Strategy.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This article discusses strategies for dealing with conflict between students, as well as with an angry, disruptive student. But understanding basic strategies can help most situations. Learning how to handle disagreements and conflict is a critical part of social-emotional learning (SEL). October, 2017. March 2001.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2017

Professor John Dunlosky is trying to bridge these two worlds , intentionally studying the effectiveness of strategies that lab studies indicate are promising, but that don’t require special technology or extra resources. There are hundreds of teaching strategies, most of which can be effective in certain situations. RETRIEVAL PRACTICE.

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The Electric Educator

JULY 6, 2017

Starting July 15, 2017 I am leading three virtual courses on teaching with Chromebooks. Elementary students CAN use Chromebooks! Elementary students CAN use Chromebooks! We will explore project design best practices, the top Chromebook compatible web-based tools, and strategies for evaluating student work.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Read on to find out what parent empowerment is and how it ties into family engagement. Then, discover a few strategies for improving parent empowerment in your school. How Is Parent Empowerment Different From Family Involvement? How to Create Opportunities for Parent Empowerment. Empowering Parents to Transform Schools.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

When bullying or hate speech happens in person, on school grounds, taking disciplinary actions for the aggressors and knowing how to aid the victims can be obvious. 8] Half of US states have laws about bullying in schools, and 12 states have laws specifically targeted at cyberbullying in elementary schools.[13]. United Nations.

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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?

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 8, 2017

CS for All: Teaching CS in Elementary Schools SXSWedu 2017 Workshop As the Computer Science for All initiative jump starts around the world, more students in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to take computer science courses. Ex: How to make a PB & J sandwich.) Agenda : bit.ly/CSforAllinElementary

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Here are three educators whose innovative learning strategies are empowering their students to build the skills they need to succeed in 21 st -century careers. Educators across the nation are latching on to project-based learning (PBL) as an effective teaching method for building 21 st -century skills. Start the Career Conversation Early.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Her, “4 Things Great Principals Don’t Do,” was the most read and shared Education Week post of 2017. She taught eighth grade language arts and reading to military-connected children at Faith Middle School in Fort Benning, Georgia, has been an elementary school assistant principal, and is now a professional development specialist.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

When Destiny Reyes started elementary school, she felt highly motivated. Inspiring students’ intrinsic motivation to learn is a more effective strategy to get and keep students interested. I like more hands-on, where I’m in control, rather than you’re just going to tell me how to do it and then I do it. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

In years past, I’ve written about orientation and strategies for opening the school year. In a non-gamey, but quietly interactive approach, Kate Zaleski, Library Media Specialist at the Woodland School in Warren, NJ, reports that she plans welcome students with a read aloud of Kate Messner’s How to Read a Story.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2017

A student offers Principal Macquline King-Morris a hug on his way to the gym with his class at Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center in Chicago. CHICAGO — Principal Macquline King-Morris stepped out of the way of two lines of students heading to the Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center gym. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school as seen Friday, November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California. In California, some 70 schools had been directly affected by wildfires as of early September, said Kindra Britt, director of communication and strategy with the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Strategies for not getting overwhelmed. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. How to join a Twitter chat tutorial – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayfu0s3ypX4&feature=youtu.be. Some of their biggest mistakes with Twitter.

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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

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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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

This strategy keeps students working with content that is neither too difficult nor too easy for their individual level. Each of these strategies have proven to lead to increased learning, better transfer of learning, increased retention and overall improvements in comprehension (National Reading Panel, 2000). #6: Contact Us.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Reeves, P.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Monica and Kasey share a passion for showing students how to collaborate and learn on a global scale. Going Global in the Classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2023

The idea is also based on research about how to turn novices into experts, says Valerie Sakimura, executive director of Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit with a mission of ensuring every child is taught by a well-prepared teacher. Across the spring, summer and fall semesters of 2022, 50 tutors worked with 116 elementary students.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Mackenzie Woll, a second-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public Elementary School in Worcester, Massachusetts, said diagnostic tests at the start of the year revealed that most of her students were reading at a kindergarten or a first grade level. “But READ THE SERIES. They’re not having complex discussions about a text.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2019

One of Brown’s current projects is helping groups of elementary and middle schools in Colorado and New Jersey reconsider their school days. Once educators manage to create more time for targeted student supports or teacher collaboration, the logical next step is figuring out how to best use that time.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

According to updated research in 2017 , the creativity crisis has grown worse and is impacting the youngest age groups the most. New Jersey released the first community-driven childhood trauma plan, and Oklahoma ’s trauma-informed care task force is piloting multiple strategies. It should become the norm.

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

How to Use Stress Management Techniques in School. But as an educator, you can provide support through stress management activities, strategies, and referrals as needed. Academic Pediatrics, 2017, 17(8), pp. The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students. Shearer, A.,

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