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Open Badges in Elementary School

The CoolCatTeacher

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Open Badges in Elementary School. Date: April 17, 2018. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e292.

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ISTE 2018: Cisco Uses Animation to Inspire Students to Enact Global Change

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: Cisco Uses Animation to Inspire Students to Enact Global Change. Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:56. Students in Ochoa’s seventh- and eighth-grade history classes beta tested Cisco’s free STEM program, which officially launched this week at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Jena Passut.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. Sun, 04/29/2018 - 20:12. Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes. While it’s playfully called a cult, this blog is really more of a support group for teachers. juliet.vanwage…. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment. Original or Curated.

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Young children misbehave. Some are suspended for acting their age

The Hechinger Report

A group of fifth grade boys trailed into the conference room in the front office of Johnsburg Elementary School and sat at the table, their feet dangling from the chairs. “It It was brought to my attention yesterday that there was an incident at football,” Principal Bridget Belcastro said to the group. JOHNSBURG, Ill. —

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OPINION: Distrust of science in the coronavirus era reminds us why we must boost elementary science education

The Hechinger Report

Leaders in both the private and public sectors recognize the need for a diverse group of scientists, technologists and engineers to create solutions informed by different perspectives that resonate with all of society. Current and future challenges will require all of us to use scientific ideas and practices to develop solutions.

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PROOF POINTS: When schools experimented with $10,000 pay hikes for teachers in hard-to-staff areas, the results were surprising

The Hechinger Report

Wealthy suburbs can have a surplus of qualified applicants for elementary schools at the same time that a remote, rural school cannot find anyone to teach high school physics. Vacancies among both groups of teachers initially plummeted during 2020-21, even though only special ed teachers were offered the $10,000.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Today, step into any of Duquesne Elementary’s shared learning spaces and you will see students immersed in hands-on design work.