A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. Please share in the comments section.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A lesson on how to create a podcast. A tutorial on how to create a paper circuit board that uses LED lights. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. Access to audiobooks and online tutorials. A virtual reality field trip.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen. What academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges are our students dealing with? Try using music to keep students engaged and motivated.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

Collegeboard is leveraging various digital platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and AP Classroom to keep students engaged in relevant material from a distance. Also, Twitter is sharing these Remote Learning Resources via their AP For Students hashtag. Additionally, students can take screenshots of handwritten responses.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

History class: By the end of class, students will be able to explain how technological advancements during WWI affected soldiers, as evidenced by creating a main claim and supporting that claim with primary and secondary source documents. Learn more about how Workspace powers awesome learning. para Student Dashboard. .

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

. — Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. And I just find that really cool,” he adds.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 In Pittsburgh, district leaders have spent the spring asking student groups what they want out of summer learning. High schoolers, whose day ends at lunchtime, will have access to college preparation, job training and counseling.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The sudden shift to online or hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has created plenty of challenges for students, schools, and parents. Chief among those is determining how to support students with special educational needs. Maintaining social skills is vital for students with special needs.[13] Fleming, Nora.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In it, Adams decries his students’ lack of interest in reading and places the blame squarely on smartphones. My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on Collect old favorites for your students on a school bookshelf. my smartphone.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

These improvements make it easier for educators to find, build, and deliver compelling lessons that capture students’ attention and drive deeper student engagement no matter the subject.? . More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Through their new startup, Engageli , they want to replicate the social feeling of being in a classroom, layered with live data about student engagement, on a browser-based tool that they hope to sell to colleges and universities. million seed round for Engageli. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

Regrettably, though, large numbers of students in the United States do not have access to higher education opportunities. Many cannot afford the high cost of college; others do not know how to apply for college or what their educational opportunities are post-high school. Sponsored by Salesforce.org.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 2, 2020

In episode 56, Home Learning with Choice Boards , I interviewed Laura Steinbrink about how she was using choice boards for home learning. Laura used choice boards to offer both online and offline choices for students who didn’t have access. Choice boards can also give students enrichment opportunities.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

In the age of technology, planning for secondary students has become a bit easier as many schools already use platforms like Google Classroom, Schoology, or Microsoft Teams. Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Set the group rules.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2022

She mentioned one teacher who posted students’ questions on a classroom wall and then would refer to the questions when lessons or classroom discussions overlapped with them. Integrating Resources with Student Inquiry. And many students can now use collaborative tools to facilitate their work with classmates on inquiry projects.

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

In addition, opportunities for expanded learning beyond the school day and outside the school building are growing, which is allowing students to spend more of their time learning. million students in all U.S. Currently, Discovery Education Techbooks are used by more than 5.6 states and several Canadian provinces.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the second-largest school division in Virginia, with 55 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 12 high schools, and a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty centers. Virginia Beach already started using Smarty Ants for PALS-identified students in its elementary schools as of February 2016.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

According to Matt Renwick, Author and Principal of Mineral Point Unified School District, WI, in a recent edWebinar , complex authentic student learning experiences require complex assignments that not only demonstrate content knowledge but should also gauge enthusiasm, communication skills and habits of mind. But What About Technology?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you want to know how to start an eSports program in your school. The reasons are not only that they are fun but they are making a positive impact on a generation of students whose favorite sport is video games. Danielle Johnson (04:32.49) Mm-hmm.

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eSpark

MAY 2, 2016

When conducting research around an essential question, students should utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources. Many students find research that occurs outside of their classroom, library, or computer screen to be especially meaningful. 5) Feedback and Revision.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 23, 2012

Fraser Speirs, the teacher primarily responsible for the roll-out almost two years ago, argues that what attracts children to using the iPad to learn is its portability, accessibility and intuitive touch screen interface. Similarly to Speirs, Davey argues that the iPads will improve student engagement and make learning more interesting.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You will want access to this library long-term, I promise! Lock in now for the best deal if you want "forever" access to all of the content. Check them out! Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? hours a day. (UCA)

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

One district employee was smiling about how there were elementary and secondary teachers connecting and sharing: “Where else do you see this?” The session on grant writing, for example, was a dud because everyone there wanted to learn how to write them and nobody knew where to start. HOW TO DO A SMALL UNCONFERENCE.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The pandemic left students, on average, five months behind in math and four months behind in reading by the end of the 2021-22 school year, with even more significant losses for students in majority-Black or low-income schools. This includes one-on-one support and published resources accessible to the public.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

My job is to make sure that the tech use is meaningful and purposeful - when used correctly technology can help enhance and transform my lessons, provide real-world activities, and increase student engagement. We all strive to develop students with the skills necessary to be successful after high school graduation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

in Secondary Education from Ball State University. As the former primary and middle school assistant principal of an international school, she cultivated a staff of educators from around the world. She led the design of ELA, social studies, and SEL curricula to support learners of all abilities. She received her M.Ed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. An enormous challenge we face in our education system is how to equitably recognize these differences and develop learning approaches that help all learners achieve.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. This webinar will provide you with all of the basics to learn how to turn on Googler at your school. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

From chalkboards to digital whiteboards (including ViewSonic’s ViewBoard ) and from notebooks to tablets, it has become clear that the very fabric of education has had to adapt to the times in order to keep students engaged and properly learning. Limited device access. Dr. Neelam Parmar.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 15, 2020

We camp out for quite a while on the topic of interpersonal barriers, because there’s a powerful approach there which can be used to re-engage a reluctant learner. Robyn explains how to uncover students’ primary will driver: purpose, mastery, autonomy, and belonging/connection. So they don’t even have it to invest.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 22, 2023

Modifying the learning environment is necessary to maximize student tech-related focus and stamina. 60% of students between 10 and 17 reported discomfort using laptops without the appropriate hardware tools. 28% of secondary school educators said their students experience neck, back, or wrist pain and fatigue while using EdTech.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

You can also promote media balance by making sure students are actively using the technology as opposed to passively consuming media. One way to do this is by encouraging students to learn how to use digital creation tools. Being able to modify how students are seated enables a greater variety of tech-based activities.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, while you may not want or need to include every single aspect for every discussion, the formatting suggestions Verso provides is excellent scaffolding to ensure students engage in high quality discourse. This will give all students the best chance to receive comments since all the responses are available at once.

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