Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Media literacy’s simplest definition is “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms.”[3] The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. Unplugged activities introduce students to programming through exercises that can be done offline. For example, Ms.

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ProfHacker

JUNE 18, 2015

I’ve written here about using accessible tools such as Twine , Twine 2.0 , Inform 7 , and Inklewriter to create everything from games to interactive essays and digital humanities projects. Do you have a favorite exercise for getting students started with interactive storytelling? Share your tips in the comments. [

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. Unplugged activities introduce students to programming through exercises that can be done offline. For example, Ms.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT for Personalized Learning For primary grades, ChatGPT can help build basic skills in math, reading, and writing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The problems these educators wrestle with daily are no longer merely academic exercises. Many lead K-12 programs and are grappling with issues such as technology access and equity, when and how to open schools safely, preparing teachers to instruct online and union demands for teacher safety.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2023

I have already reviewed and recommend these apps in several posts here in Educators Technology and today I am aggregating them all in a signle list so you can easily access them. The interactive exercises and instructional videos make learning dynamic and accessible. It’s great for any subject where memorization is key.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Even better, this kind of “unplugged” approach to teaching computational thinking may be the path that will help us address a looming educational chasm: how to ensure equitable access to computer education across the globe. Using the subway map, teachers came up with a sequence of instructions (a.k.a.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. Most important, she sees how the tool fits with her instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Across town, but in the same school district, teacher Alicia Simba leads 13 students, all 4-year-olds, in a breathing exercise in her classroom. billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. But do principals know how to support them?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The accelerated track in middle and high school drew mostly from elementary schools in affluent neighborhoods, where students tended to perform better on a pre-algebra placement test that they had one chance to take as fifth graders. This practice — and mindset — must change.” She decided to talk with her principal at the time, Lisa Witcher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-. Once they’ve completed these exercises, they pretend that they have just graduated from high school, have a job, and must save $2,000 to start college.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2023

Inside the spacious facility, students learn more than just how to throw a jab or perform pushups and plank exercises. Mostly state education agencies have spearheaded this charge in creating programming in areas that didn’t have access before, Grant says, adding that the local level paints a less encouraging picture.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. Some are narrative; others games.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

According to the Pew Research Center , “Fully 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online ‘almost constantly’”. This type of data can help educators, parents, or policy makers better understand how students interact with technology, particularly how to create a healthy relationship with it.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Doug Worthen guided his small class of ninth graders at Middlesex School through an exercise designed to focus their attention. In one study in Chicago of almost 200 elementary public school students, listening to 10 minutes of audio-recorded mindfulness daily for eight weeks improved students’ grades in reading and science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Because the videos begin with how to set up an Educaplay account, I recommend that you skip to 47 seconds by dragging the slider bar so you can get directly to how to create the specific classroom learning game. This is a simple way to share slides that might be usable for those who do not have access to Google Slides or PowerPoint.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Read on to learn how to use technology in the classroom to truly engage students. Her role was to support educators in innovative practices.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

How can teachers make an immediate difference in their classes? For educators who want to know how to take this information and apply it directly to their teaching, there are relevant, accessible materials. “We all use language,” one STEM teacher recognized, “whether it’s in the directions we give or the handouts we use.”.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

I often post assignments for either in-class exercises or vacation homework. They are not permitted to access or use those accounts during the school day. The sites are "social media" and serve the great function of connecting the community & helping to create transparent learning environments.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. But our Passmore Panthers know how to stay strong! Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

But inside Nikhil Bhatia’s classroom, the evidence was on the whiteboard, where the math teacher was shading in slices of a pie to illustrate how to find a common denominator. We have kids who don’t understand how to put a period somewhere in your sentence, or how to put spaces between their words,” Myers said. “I

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. A first grader works on a math exercise during a summer program aimed at improving math and reading outcomes.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Chief among those is determining how to support students with special educational needs. 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. Strategies for When Special Education Moves Online. More than half of U.S. Fleming, Nora.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

To get her son even modified access to the regular kindergarten curriculum, Barlow would need to show that his potential to learn exceeded his test scores. To this day, some schools, like Lester’s, withhold access to sufficient academic instruction for many children with low IQs, said Kentucky parent and lawyer Barlow. “It

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

When Tammy ThompsonKapp was Principal of Lapham Elementary School in Wisconsin, she and her staff struggled to help students who came to school hungry, tired or coping with mental health issues. Learn how she implemented the program there, the impact she's seeing and why she feels other schools should follow suit.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

Fostering engagement — knowing your students, knowing how to make the material sing to them — is where the art of teaching is on full display, says author Katie Novak in UDL Now! , a vibrant and accessible teaching guide packed with strategies for implementing Common Core standards using UDL. Among the many action points in UDL Now!

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

6] Students who are characterized as “difficult” or “bad-mannered” may be overwhelmed with toxic stress and unable to access the support they need because of the way others view them. How to Use Stress Management Techniques in School. The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 19, 2020

You don’t have to figure out now how to carry this over to the next school year, but having a record of what you’re seeing to prove the benefits of now versus the traditional ways of doing school may be helpful to you later in creating permanent change. . Maybe this is something you finally have time to try.

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Waterford

APRIL 9, 2024

Social Skills Activities for Elementary Students with Autism Students with autism often have trouble interpreting and mirroring neurotypical social cues; the same is true of non-autistic students for interpreting and responding to autistic social cues. Remember that not all children may be comfortable speaking or sharing in groups.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

In many districts, educators are reconsidering old norms about schedules and thinking about how to incorporate more community-based learning. Related: How to improve schooling during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to students. It’s similar to what the district has offered to kids in its digital learning programs for 15 years.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

It’s been a busy few months for schools reopening—and perhaps an even busier time for the agencies releasing guidance on how to do those reopenings safely. When prioritizing testing, we recommend that schools prioritize teachers and staff first, then high school and middle school students and then elementary school [students.]”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2020

Virtually you’re not going to learn how to deal with a difficult patient.” Stepney is strategizing with faculty about how to offer content online — through Zoom and a video-recording platform called Kaltura. Virtually you’re not going to learn how to deal with a difficult patient.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

We’re providing flexible, learner-centered, blended learning environments, including access to inter­active curriculum for teachers, students, and parents. On a short written exercise students had no preference between the physical keyboard and the on-screen keyboard. participating in a glyph-making activity.

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