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Critical Thinking Skills to Help Students Better Evaluate Scientific Claims

MindShift

Many of these critical thinking concepts are not difficult but need to become habits adopted early in life, which is why Oxman first tried them out in his children’s elementary school classrooms. Digital citizenship and media literacy is often taught as something extra and not necessarily embedded in curriculum, said Knutson.

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The Importance of SEL to Education Success

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And with home advocacy, SEL will work better, faster, and more effectively. Stanislaus Elementary School with “Four at the Door.” She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. SEL exercises.

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The newly reimagined Empire State Information Fluency Continuum

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The re-imagined ESIFC includes increased or new attention to pre-kindergarten, multiple literacies, digital citizenship and civic responsibility, multiple perspectives, personalization of learning, design thinking, student voice and agency, and social and emotional growth.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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Social and Cultural Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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Digital Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning: Navigating Life's Digital Dilemmas (by Common Sense Education): This guide offers educators discussion activities that show how digital dilemmas like bullying or digital drama can be better navigated with character strengths and social and emotional skills.

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The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit - 110 sessions + 80 replays #homelearningsummit #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Digital Citizenship ? Elementary Years ? Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ?

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Newsletters Why : Advocacy, community connections, sharing resources, showcasing student work How : Wakelet , Padlet , Smore , Google Slides, PPT “A newsletter is a wonderful way of advocating [for your library], Holzweiss said. The Continued Importance of School Libraries Schools resoundingly feature libraries and digital media centers.