article thumbnail

7 Things to Consider As We Return to Learn This Fall

The CoolCatTeacher

As a STEM school, we were proud to have the 2017 Northwest Iowa STEM Teacher of the Year, as well as a state of Iowa Teacher of the Year top five finalist. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we prepare to learn this fall, we need to consider some teaching best practices.

article thumbnail

Learning.com Joins National Digital Learning Day Celebration with Classroom Lessons and Resources

techlearning

The national leader in providing digital literacy solutions is showing its support of the power of technology to transform student learning by offering free lesson plans that teachers can use to guide students through learning how to use technology tools and digital resources, such as word processing, electronic presentations and spreadsheets.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

In a separate pandemic study of second and third graders in 100 school districts, Stanford University researchers found that although teachers had figured out how to teach reading remotely during the 2020-21 school year, students didn’t catch up. Even before the pandemic, reading achievement was in a slump. In 2016, U.S. Related: U.S.

article thumbnail

How to Get the Most Out Of Practice Testing

Georgia Test Prep

A trained guide gives you a brief history of archery, shows you how to hold a bow and notch an arrow, and teaches you how to fire an arrow. The right online tools can be a big help in designing a rigorous and effective test preparation program for your child without taking up all of your time. Does that make you an archer?

How To 56
article thumbnail

eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Whether a student’s next step is online assessment, core subject productivity, or college and career readiness, McDowell County students enter the environment with a confidence that comes from familiarity with digital literacy concepts. This dedication to meeting the needs of his students has served the school well.

Education 128
article thumbnail

In praise of the open-book exam

IT Bill

Despite the instructions that the exam was to be taken closed-book, we might reason that students spent the extra time looking up answers in the text or searching online. Again, this brings up the issue of how to prevent cheating in an online course without requiring students to visit the testing center. Johanns, B.,

article thumbnail

Business partnerships with community colleges help funnel workers into better jobs

The Hechinger Report

The nine-day, 36-hour course,taught by Boeing employees, teaches students how to assemble, modify, repair and test the cables and other equipment that create the “central nervous system” of Boeing’s airplanes, helicopters and drones. That’s how they initially decided to “cloudify the curriculum,” Ramos said.

Training 112