eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. AJ, a student in Colorado’s Jefferson County School District, was moved to remote instruction in September 2020 while administrators conducted a behavior threat assessment. But like any tool, it can also be abused,” he said.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 28, 2020

Here we are, January of 2020. Entering the year 2020 mostly feels so fresh and cool, but every time I enter a new year, I have that little voice inside my head that asks, “What have I accomplished in the past year? One tool I love for gathering student input is Padlet. What could I be doing better?” to make it collaborative.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So No testing took place in 2020, so the scoring is based on the prior two years.

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MindShift

APRIL 21, 2020

Sarah Kirk, an elementary school counselor in Tulsa, Okla., Being home for this extended period of time is definitely a trauma for them.” That’s because counselors have lost one of the most powerful tools they had before schools closed: access. The same holds true for many elementary school counselors.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020. I am excited to see what message Pink has in a Keynote on Motivation and Leadership at FETC 2020. You will discover information, examples, and tools related to incorporating aspects of the arts, design, and the humanities into STEM-based school activities.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Related: Another tool to improve student mental health? Definitely more scalable options.”. Kids talking to kids.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. Heidi: There’s a lot of character education that you can pull out of it — determination, loyalty, leadership, all that kind of stuff definitely can be pulled in. Listen Now.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 5, 2020

Google Classroom is NOT a term for using various Google tools IN the classroom. But others are much more specifically designed to help teachers use this tool during this time of remote learning. This definitely streamlines things for students who have multiple teachers. For elementary, this may be an all-subject checklist.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

To learn more about the use of companion tools like the Logitech Crayon, Rugged Combo 3 Touch and C930e Webcam, sign up for Logitech’s Classroom of the Now webinar on June 23 at 10 a.m. As always, remember that apps and tools are excellent compliments to an excellent teacher. PT or June 29 at 11:30 a.m. Why is this device helpful?

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

Even when we love technology and Google tools, we have to remember that it’s NOT about Google. BONUS : Get the Dynamic Learning with Google Toolkit to help you find the best tool to support Dynamic Learning in your classroom. So how can Google tools support online publishing? Google tools naturally fit into this equation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2016

What does it mean, then, for the teaching profession to prepare for 2020? I’m a high school history teacher, so what affects me is going to be very different from what affects an elementary reading coach. In fact, the PD the teachers were getting… it was for tools that students don’t even use anymore!

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 5, 2020

Google Classroom is NOT a term for using various Google tools IN the classroom. But others are much more specifically designed to help teachers use this tool during this time of remote learning. This definitely streamlines things for students who have multiple teachers. For elementary, this may be an all-subject checklist.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As schools continue to focus on long-term improvement of their education, implementing a high-dosage tutoring program can provide them with the tools necessary to ensure students’ academic achievement by catching knowledge gaps early, meeting students where they are, and providing evidence-based intensive recovery.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2024

We need more tools in the toolkit for our educators and for our principals to be able to respond to some of the social and emotional needs,” he said. Suspension and expulsion shouldn’t be the only tool that we pull out when we see behavioral issues.” Rodríguez, assistant U.S. Suspended for…what?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 15, 2022

Next year will be a better year, definitely. I’m definitely worried about mental health, and there’s a lot of kids that have depression and they joke about it a lot: “Oh, yeah. Even when we were in elementary school, like with the stock market crash, everyone moved. And we can use those tools to get better gains for all kids.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. The world has changed. It is going to be different moving forward.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

I was literally at KySTE in 2020 when the world shut down, a story I shared here.) As if fate wanted to re-affirm for me the value of KySTE, I learned of a new tool in the very first hour of the very first session of the conference that got me so excited, I knew I'd be doing a blog entry about it! and the tool was Verso.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2021

Given the growth in the SEL field, the 2021 edition is based on revised criteria (released in December 2020) that reflects CASEL’s updated definition of SEL and the significant progress that has been made around integrating academics, promoting equity, supporting adult SEL, and more. Michigan Model for Health: Elementary.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. Despite a century of research, definitions of giftedness are fuzzy. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition. Credit: Danielle Dreilinger for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. Among those visitors were Joffe’s own friends and teachers, who found subject-specific tools through her site. “It

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 26, 2022

Indeed, if the phrase conjures up images of a junior high science fair with trifold presentation boards, homemade dioramas and solar system mobiles, or perhaps cute elementary students dressed up as famous people for a living wax museum, you would be forgiven. From a certain perspective, student exhibitions are not new.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

offer valuable tools and perspectives for educators at all levels. Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Classroom Management: A Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers. The Elementary School Journal, 59(1), 158–. Expanding the Definition of Classroom Management: Recurring Themes and New Conceptualizations. Gage, Ph.D.,

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

They, like every sophomore at Ramsey High School in Ramsey, New Jersey, had just finished a training program called Teen Mental Health First Aid, designed to give students the practical tools needed to recognize warning signs and help a friend through a mental health crisis. has more than doubled, to over 1.1

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

But before we do that, let’s… You last appeared on episode 279 of this podcast, which was posted on February 1st, 2020. The reason why I get so excited and why this is so powerful is that this is an example about how video as a tool for teacher learning can actually change teacher practice before it ever happens with students.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Janine Menard works as a counselor at Sheely Farms Elementary, which enrolls about 750 students from pre-K through eighth grade in the Phoenix suburb of Tolleson. My job was mostly reactive.”. Kids talking to kids.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The school district, where Perry works as an education assistant, gave the family a hot spot in August 2020, but it didn’t function well. When New Mexico’s children were suddenly required to attend school via the internet in March 2020, it went badly for many of them. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” Via the press release : “ Amazon Announces More Than 10,000 Employee Participants in Career Choice and Expects to Reach 20,000 Participants by 2020.” ” Contests and Awards.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Checkology is primarily aimed at middle school and high school grades, but some teachers in upper elementary adapt the lessons and folks in higher ed have utilized them, as well. For example, the unfounded, baseless idea that the 2020 election was somehow stolen, we saw, was actually a dangerous idea. Listen to the audio below, .

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