Waterford

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Rather than letting that be a problem, you can structure your lesson plans based on your knowledge of the average student’s attention span and use specific strategies to keep them focused during learning time. Read on to learn more about the average attention span for elementary school students based on current research.

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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. Many want to see what a strategy actually looks like in practice and then have the time to apply it. As you have seen above, time is a crucial element in each strategy above.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. The TechXpert program wasn’t something we had initially planned to build.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. Our second grade students in our 2/3 Band went from 29% proficient in September 2016 to 77% proficient in June 2017 on i-Ready reading assessments. We have also seen a decrease in Special Education referrals by 20%.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The best part is the conversations that I get to have with learners, especially at the elementary level. Downing Elementary School with principal Marcos Lopez as part of some broader work in Ector County ISD. Add more recess not just in elementary, but in middle school as well. Case in point.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

A tornado decimated Goodman Elementary School in 2017, mangling the roof and strewing cinder blocks, insulation, furniture and other debris. The tornado had a silver lining, as it gave us a fresh start,” says Samantha Hamilton, principal of Goodman Elementary. “The The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2020

A tornado decimated Goodman Elementary School in 2017, mangling the roof and strewing cinder blocks, insulation, furniture and other debris. The tornado had a silver lining, as it gave us a fresh start,” says Samantha Hamilton, principal of Goodman Elementary. “The The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2020

A tornado decimated Goodman Elementary School in 2017, mangling the roof and strewing cinder blocks, insulation, furniture and other debris. The tornado had a silver lining, as it gave us a fresh start,” says Samantha Hamilton, principal of Goodman Elementary. “The The destruction of the Goodman, Mo.,

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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. In District 36, “We have makerspaces in the resource centers of each elementary school, that’s where the robotics activities are happening,” Miller says. “We CDW VV2 Strategy.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Adopting successful models of technology integration such as those utilized at George Mason University’s Elementary Education Program is a start.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

6] Whether you’re an elementary school teacher or work with older grades, you have the power to make a difference. Read on to discover the barriers that women in STEM face and how you can help counteract them through lessons and classroom strategies. Psychological Bulletin, January 2017, 143(1), pp. Cheryan, S., Ziegler, S.A.,

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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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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

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. No two situations are the same, but generally these strategies can help create a peaceful and constructive classroom. October, 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yet others sharply limited the number of students suspended for attendance-related violations in the wake of the pandemic, and dozens more pushed ahead with less punitive strategies they had already adopted. Agua Fria Union High School District, meanwhile, moved in the opposite direction. Last school year, they spent 36 days, or 6 percent.

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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.

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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. Instead the programs are set up to prepare principals in a “general way” to work across grade levels, said Laura Bornfreund, director of early & elementary education policy at New America. “A

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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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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. Lessons that involve digital citizenship can help a student use technology responsibly well beyond their elementary school years.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The post The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The 2017 Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide has a little something for every educator on your list, and this list includes practical and affordable options as well as more expensive dream items. The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017! Lead Like a Pirate.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Digital citizenship was at the forefront in 2017, with schools looking to help their students identify everything from fake news to phishing attempts. CDW VV2 Strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. 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

Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Elementary students should be taught how to stay safe online, but mainly, they need to learn that the online world is connected to the real world. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) CDW VV2 Strategy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. But that communications strategy went beyond just sharing stories with families and teachers.

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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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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. Agenda : bit.ly/CSforAllinElementary

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2021

The number of eighth graders who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points between 2017 and 2019. The percentage of public school students who said they read 30 minutes or more a day, besides homework, declined by 4 percentage points from 53 percent in 2017 to 49 percent in 2019.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

In years past, I’ve written about orientation and strategies for opening the school year. Andy Plemmons and the Barrow (GA) Elementary faculty and staff are talking with their Barrow Buddies about what inspires them, how they hope they inspire you, and a few special pieces of trivia on this Flipgrid board. Engagement.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 11, 2019

in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments. It can create concern in elementary and middle school students that if they don’t perform well, they are in danger of being held back or not graduating high school.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Then, discover a few strategies for improving parent empowerment in your school. Journal of Counseling & Development, April 2017, 95(2), pp. Strategies for Strong Parent and Family Engagement. Parental involvement in middle school: a meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement. Petrelli, M.J.

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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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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

When it comes to online issues, a 2017 court ruling determined that social media activity that happens off campus can still be considered school speech, if those acts or posts were made by students and with the intention to disrupt school. United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech.” Cyberbullying in Elementary School.”

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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

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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