eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Then, we’ll provide a few strategies for improving your cultural competency and even a starter list of diverse books to include in your classroom library or curriculum. For students from underrepresented backgrounds, culturally responsive teaching strategies can help them feel more comfortable in the classroom and improve school success.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

Led by Dr. Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA, the study zoomed into two schools that have historically shown high growth for diverse populations of students, including through the pandemic. The findings come from a new study from K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA, the study zoomed into two schools that have historically shown high growth for diverse populations of students, including through the pandemic. Share students and strategies within a grade level Exposing students to more content 5.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2021

Currently, I am the Gifted and Talented Specialist for River Trail Elementary in Upstate South Carolina. Over the last few months, I’ve connected with colleagues from my past to collect actionable strategies teachers can use to support greater diversity in the classroom and in their lessons, along with more inclusive learning environments.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

At my elementary school in the Bronx, 86 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-priced school lunch. Nearly a year into a global pandemic, we have honed the following virtual learning strategies to address the most fundamental needs of our scholars and their families during a crisis.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 Watch the webinar The post Embracing diversity in the classroom: Strategies for inclusive education appeared first on Hāpara.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY — June 28, 2021 — Today at ISTE Live 2021, Instructure launched the Canvas for Elementary user experience, a combination of features that make Canvas more user-friendly for elementary students. As a result of the success of Canvas for Elementary, our future goal is to push Canvas district-wide.“. Subject Cards.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. This strategy uses technology in two stations.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

It seems like no matter how many strategies you implement, how much time you allow for brain breaks and meditation, how many fidgets you allow, how many times you email parents, how much you discuss in class meetings how to meet expectations, and how much energy you put into solutions … it’s never enough.

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Together, let’s explore strategies to strike the perfect AI-human balance and achieve the results you desire. My special guest is Terry Kearnes [link] Terry Kearnes, an elementary education teacher based in Vietnam, joins us as a guest on the podcast.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

We still have a long way to go in many places, but the increase in access provides kids with an array of innovative learning opportunities that continue to evolve. Sites like Common Sense Education and edshelf make it easy to find the right alignment to the right instructional strategy. I can relate to this as well.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Wonder Math, with its story-based approach, makes math accessible and fun for all learners. Math Help That Goes Beyond the Classroom Wonder Math offers more than just academic knowledge; it provides tools and strategies for students to tackle math problems effectively. Kumon: Kumon focuses on repetition and mastery through worksheets.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Many educators, especially early childhood and elementary teachers, do not have a STEM background so the task of integrating those subjects into daily classroom lessons can feel overwhelming. The typical elementary teacher does not have a STEM background, which can create a level of anxiety. Preparing Educators to Teach STEM.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Curriculum Associates is kicking off a free four-part webinar series next month to support elementary educators with their reading instruction. The weekly series starting Friday, October 7, 2022 will provide educators with expert advice, strategies, and tips for building students’.

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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. – Consider student access to hardware, software, and the Internet. Students at home might not have control over their access or environment. 6: Social Detective Strategies. Driving Question.

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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. For example, research by McKinsey & Company found that Black and Hispanic students are less likely to have access to technology. Credit: Courtesy of JOHN SANGIOVANNI.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology. This was then followed with strategies and tools for embedding tech that would assist with both differentiation of instruction and co-planning (virtually).

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

I’d like to propose using a creative strategy to free the teacher from needing to be “on” presenting information or orchestrating the lesson. For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

Voge, who teaches at Van Buren Elementary School in California’s Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, returned to the classroom last fall after serving as a digital learning instructional coach for seven-plus years. They were proficient in accessing information and completing assignments right from their Chromebooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If you've been following my blog, you know I want to bring practical, innovative teaching strategies to life. And if you need a more accurate version, don't hesitate to reach out via email — I'm committed to making my content accessible to all.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. This allowed us to offer a week of access to the tech lab to two classes at a time.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Today, it celebrates a new milestone with its purchase by Teaching Strategies , a Bethesda, Md.-based It’s smooth and in the pantry,” the boy says slowly. Peanut butter?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Code.org has different activities for elementary students to adults. Kodable has different free activities for elementary students that require no registration. This is one of my elementary students favorite coding programs. Search by grade, coding level, and by the type of technology available or unavailable.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. SEL Courses Assessment Strategies for SEL In this course, you’ll get up to speed on current practices in SEL, including the history and legislation that has propelled it to the forefront of our educational focus.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We were using Core5 in just six of our elementary schools prior to the pandemic,” said Dr. Mary Ann Reilly, assistant superintendent for Teaching and Learning. When COVID-19 hit and our schools transitioned to remote learning, we were able to quickly expand Core5 to all our elementary schools.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Read on for digital citizenship activities you can use in elementary, middle school or high school. Is the internet making you meaner?

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

The key strategy to get to this level of understanding involves a tried-and-true instructional practice: formative assessments and feedback. Students have access to models of strong and weak work. Assessment Strategies and EdTech Resources in Action. Educator Strategies: . iReady is also used as an instructional tool.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 17, 2023

With the NAEP data confirming what they suspected, educators are now working to create strategies for systemic interventions that include tools to monitor student progress across a range of activities to ensure that students have the support they need to be classroom ready.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

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. Music in my elementary and secondary education was so critical to my well-being that I pursued it as a career. Related: OPINION — What’s missing in music education?

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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. Needless to say, our access to reliable data improved significantly once we had a unified literacy program in place. Easy access to valuable data.

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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).

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). If digital access is a challenge, check out these practical ideas that can be implemented without any tech. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. Please note that these are only suggestions.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

In the “connect” phase, students anchor new information or ideas to their prior knowledge, making unfamiliar content more accessible and resonant. Extend: Discuss how rules or strategies might change if the game were played in a different environment (e.g., Next, students progress to the stage of “extend.”

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 14, 2020

I also enjoyed each presentation and walked away with practical strategies, engaging activities, and valuable resources for my elementary students. Click on the links to gain access to free lesson plans that are standards aligned and can be implemented right away. She also noted how students need grit and to be deeply curious.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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. CS First Unplugged has activities that do not require a computer.

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