Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Strategies to talk about race in class is the topic of our post today! Inspired by my recent reading of the insightful book “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo, I’ve compiled a set of strategies that align with the principles laid out in the text. Encourage students to analyze and question what they see.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2023

After a two-year decline in 2019 and 2020, suicide rates among American youth increased in 2021, according to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Typically, we tend to associate SEL programs with elementary-aged students. A study released by the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. Like many districts across the country, Howard County switched to virtual instruction in the spring of 2020. Credit: Courtesy of JOHN SANGIOVANNI.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Code.org has different activities for elementary students to adults. Kodable has different free activities for elementary students such as creating fuzzies and mazes peers can play on. This is one of my elementary students favorite coding programs.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 18, 2020

In February, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of elementary educators from Nauset Schools on Cape Cod. 6: Social Detective Strategies. For more details and a full schedule of our 2020 Summer Virtual Workshops for Teachers, visit our website at [link]. For the original post, click here. Driving Question.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

It warmed my heart when Amy Rhodes, the principal of Bevins Elementary, shared what she had recently implemented in regard to feedback. When our school closed in March of 2020, we were not prepared for virtual learning. When our school closed in March of 2020, we were not prepared for virtual learning. Below are her thoughts.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

We decided to write a book to provide every teacher with the strategies and tools to confidently pull all parts of the writing process into the classroom. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Graham, S., & Hebert, M.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Before March 2020, there were many conversations about the benefits of minimizing screen time for young learners. Children in preschool and early elementary grades are in what Piaget called the “pre-operational” stage. Since the pandemic hit, educators and parents have had no choice but to rely on screens to reach and teach students.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

I want to learn about my individual students so my instructional strategies can be more personalized and tailored to their needs and interests. Knowing our students is fundamental to real differentiation ( 6 Strategies For Getting To Know Your Students ). I want students to learn about one another in a personal way.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 7, 2020

Now in the age of COVID-19 the TGR Foundation and Discovery Education introduce the first module in a new series of no-cost digital professional learning resources, empowering educators with new strategies to support student success far beyond school campuses. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

One of the components of the Homestead School’s reopening strategy involved the creation of a video. K-12 school districts in mid-September 2020. 23 virtual panel aimed at highlighting successful strategies and best practices around school reopening. decided to show them. that serves students in grades 9-12.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. We had growth data in every elementary school like we’ve never seen before. A reading program that everyone loves.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

I understood this was a problem throughout our time doing remote learning from March, 2020 through the end of the 2021 school year. I understand and believe in value of learning through board games, and have incorporated them into my classrooms – both elementary and higher education – throughout my decades long teaching career.

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Kathy Schrock

MAY 1, 2020

Cathy Weselby, in a March 2020 post on the Resilient Educator Web site , provides a well-stated overview of the important research, history, and methodologies for differentiating instruction in the classroom. The Georgia DOE offers a learning styles survey that might work for the upper elementary students here.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Editor’s Note: This Q&A is part of a series featuring educators and technology experts from our 2020 K–12 IT Influencers list , weighing in on the innovations happening in their school community and in education at large during remote learning. But every hurdle has a silver lining.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Editor’s Note: This Q&A is part of a series featuring educators and technology experts from our 2020 K–12 IT Influencers list , weighing in on the innovations happening in their school community and in education at large during remote learning. But every hurdle has a silver lining.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

A recent report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) identified five key roadblocks for K–12 schools’ digital transformation in 2020. A cohesive strategy and innovative implementation of technology can provide a solution. . The pursuit of the ‘next new thing’ in technology can take precedence over teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. When the pandemic forced the district to move to an all-remote learning environment in March 2020, it was not at all prepared, says Superintendent Susan Johnson. “I

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2020

Secondary teacher positions are harder to fill than elementary ones; as are science and math openings. COVID-19 will also exacerbate weaknesses in higher education business models, particularly in colleges and universities that are highly dependent on international students and haven’t created an adequate online strategy. “No

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

The strategies needed to transform school districts, along with the ongoing implementation of these strategies in one Connecticut district, were discussed during a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network. Innovation and Implementation for Equity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Additionally, ISTE provides opportunities such as the Online Learning Academy and literature targeting new teachers, such as the 2020 publication. 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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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

My last live musical experience was in Los Angeles in January 2020, at last year’s Grammy Awards ceremony, which attracted 16.5 During the pandemic, elementary and high school students have still been getting access to quality music education in some cases, as their teachers learn to adapt. million viewers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The annual rate of teacher attrition rose 20 percent from 2019-2020, at least in part impacted by the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. After dipping a bit from 2020-2021, attrition rose 17 percent from 2021 to 2022 and is on track to outpace pre-pandemic monthly averages. Recent research shows that nearly one-third of U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Yet there’s still a surprising lack of attention devoted to strategies for spending funds wisely and effectively. A better strategy, she says, is to use the unfortunate situation to “re-envision the district office role and focus district-level spending on a few powerful improvement strategies.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 17, 2021

Systems, Strategies, and an Equity Framework. Within the teaching and learning domain, educators have developed action plans focused on closing opportunity gaps through the implementation of strategies that are grounded in high-level practices and aligned across schools, but which can also be responsive to individual teachers and students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

David is a sought-after speaker and education consultant who works with government organizations and some of the world’s leading schools to help guide wellbeing vision and strategy. David’s bestselling book, 10 Things Schools Get Wrong: And How We Can Get Them Right was published in 2020.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

However, I do know one thing, and that is, there is no one right or wrong way to develop realistic strategies for remote learning. Our youngest learners will need some help and guidance, especially if their elementary schools have not been 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Use playlists and choice boards. Thanks @E_Sheninger !

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2023

First up is AJ Jacobs, an undergraduate in his junior year at Winthrop University who is studying to become an elementary school educator. It was in elementary school. My mom worked at the elementary school I went to. One moment would be 2020, at the start of COVID. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. Chris Chappotin has been serving as Assistant Superintendent for Boyd ISD in Boyd, TX since January 2020. Norwood Elementary School. Educator wellness is now more important than ever. Chris Chappotin - Bio as Submitted.

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Waterford

APRIL 23, 2021

Strategies to Bring Play in the Classroom. Whether you’re a preschool or elementary school teacher, you’re sure to find the ideas you need to help your students learn through play. January 2020. September 2020. Seattle Children’s Hospital. Child-Directed Play. Raising Children. School-age children at play.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million children who entered kindergarten in the fall of 2020, and as a result of the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, started her public school career remotely. Like many neurodivergent learners, having specific strategies that provide sensory input isn’t distracting her — it’s centering her to optimize her learning.

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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. Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

I stepped in as principal in 2020, and began looking for ways to solve the issues and get things on the right track. From my perspective, being a full support school described us, but did not define Central Elementary School, so I got all faculty and staff on board with our new literacy professional learning solution.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 14, 2020

The post Home Learning Strategies for Primary Students that ALL Teachers Can Use! Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey, two amazing kinder teachers, join me to discuss home learning strategies for primary students that ALL teachers can use. Home Learning Strategies for Primary Students That All Teachers Can Use! Click To Tweet.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If correct, this means that one out of every three public school children was chronically absent during the second full school year of the pandemic, when most children were learning in person and should have been catching up from the disrupted year of 2020 and the first half of 2021. Before the pandemic, only about 16 percent of U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Edition” features 32 scenarios that educators both miss and don’t miss about classroom life before 2020. Games4Ed facilitates collaborations between educators, researchers, game developers, publishers, and policymakers to further the use of games and other immersive strategies in schools. Currently, this year’s “Remember When.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

While we don’t fully know what the 2020–2021 school year will look like yet, it’s sure that taking care of your overall health and well-being will be essential for students, teachers, and parents alike. For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. Gamification. Experiential Learning.

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