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Save Time with The 5 Minute Lesson Plan with Ross McGill

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: Join me at the upcoming insightful online conference, Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity! I’ll be sharing my 50+ ways to use technology in the classroom updated with new tools and tips for the challenges of teaching in 2021. Engage 2021 is a must-attend online event for educators. Stream by clicking here.

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First Day Back to School Activities: First Day Back Stations

The CoolCatTeacher

A 2021 article on classroom management from the Harvard University online teaching center said students make a judgment about the teacher and class on the first day. Secondary ELA Teacher. About Angelina Murphy - Secondary SEL Teacher. Angelina Murphy secondary SEL teacher. . × Dismiss alert. Stream by clicking here.

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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

Schools will extend their ChromeOS devices to teachers, staff, and administrators, taking advantage of their investment in Google Workspace and leveraging the anticipated new power of Chromebook Plus. ARP-HCY funds must be obligated by September 2024. ARP-HCY funds are changing lives – even saving lives.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.

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OPINION: Singing in the parking lot, and other pandemic strategies for music students

The Hechinger Report

Or they do it in near-empty classrooms, broadcasting over Zoom and Google Meet. With the pandemic raging in Los Angeles, the 2021 Grammys have been postponed until March 14. Music in my elementary and secondary education was so critical to my well-being that I pursued it as a career. Music is about sharing with others.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

After an investigation of Zacharias in 2021 found him guilty of extensive sexual abuse with misuse of ministry funds, the school librarian at the time alerted me to the allegations; we agreed to remove his work from both my classroom library and our campus library.

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“I want to be a teacher, but I can’t afford it.”

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Before you Google this question, there are some things to take into consideration and some hard questions to ask yourself. Today, that number is estimated to be as high as 50%, if not higher, according to a 2021 national survey conducted by the Teacher Salary Project. The national average K-12 teacher salary is about $65,000.

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