A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 2, 2014

Image credit: [link] Scaffold 1 & 2: Student Generated Exemplars and Writing the “Recipe” for Literary Analysis First, Mrs. Westbrook created a task that required students to identify and interpret the underlying meaning of a piece of literature and then to make arguments about it. It also provided clarity for targeted feedback.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 12, 2023

I’ve discussed offering electives to my gifted elementary students. Note: This blog post will be updated with recordings of their shadow puppet shows once completed. My group of 2nd/3rd graders chose space. They then selected planets to learn and research about. Standards Addressed Next Generation Science Standards ETS1.C:

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Edtech Apps that work From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. How to Use Owl Eyes. Character Analysis in Macbeth / “Macbeth as a Dynamic Character (Act II, Scene i)”. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a sponsored blog post. Literature teachers are sure to be excited!

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

In our policy paper we explore how micro-credentials can transform the way teachers are evaluated and compensated for advanced roles as leaders without leaving the classroom. We will explore this opportunity in our next blog post. Questions must be considered when developing policies.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One of my favorites is from Kate Wagner, principal of Red Mill Elementary, who says, “ We are no longer teaching to the middle.” 2) Video - Personalizing Learning at Oregon High School Learn how Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin uses technology to personalize the learning experience. Know that we are cheering you on!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

How can we personalize things that have historically been standardized to see if they meet every individual learner’s needs? Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. How do you use Edulastic to address your school's specific needs?

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 16, 2020

This leaves teachers and schools scrambling to figure out how to keep kids learning at home during this time. Core Subject Resources ELA Tools Aligned to Common Core Standards : Find tools for a range of learning needs, from phonics, grammar, and vocabulary to advanced skills textual analysis and supporting arguments with evidence.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. The educator can assist learners in the interview process including how to develop interview questions. Jackie actively blogs at [link] and tweets at [link].

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Learning games that have compelling, obvious goals are significantly more popular among elementary school children than those that don’t. Maladaptive achievement patterns:A test of a diathesis-stress analysis of helplessness. Future research will help clarify the role of technology in boosting student motivation. Boggiano, A.

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Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

An internet search can bring up videos, message boards, blogs or social media posts with toxic messaging. . As learners research online, they need to understand how to evaluate information and take personal responsibility for their online habits. How students can safely search the internet with H?para Cyberbullying. para Filter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Kristen Mattson on episode 242 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 23, 2023

Teaching sight words is the topic of this blog post. These include: Contextual Analysis: Rawlins & Invernizzi underscores the significance of deriving sight words from familiar texts. Teaching sight words in isolation that have been extracted from familiar texts is crucial for graphophonemic (letter-sound) analysis.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. Google’s AI literacy resource can help teachers learn more about how to effectively make the best of artificial intelligence technologies in their educational practice. A meta-analysis.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

When students enter our program, they spend the majority of their first year exploring the many different characteristics of an effective educator through a 35-hour internship program that links them with a mentor teacher from Maryland School, a neighboring elementary school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I can’t tell you how many kids–and parents–ask me, “How do I get an A.” We talk about what that means–problem solving, critical analysis, logical thinking–but often, that sounds hard to them–too hard. How to Use it. They want an easier way. Why is that?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. They teach students how to think critically and solve evidence-based problems. How to get started. How to use PASCO devices in your classroom. basic concepts of position and velocity. the concept of slope.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work. You can also make a gallery where students can share their analysis with others in the class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Immediately, we can start to help new teachers and help each other in the process. The research gives us some insight into how each of us can help other teachers thrive. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 476–500.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Our work was guided by the question, “How might we equip elementary (Pre-K-grade 5) teachers to enable authentic and joyful math learning for all students?” As a group, we worked to uncover strategies that will help create a more coherent and connected math experience in our nation’s elementary schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

School leaders trying to make decisions about whether and how to reopen physical classrooms this fall are feeling the absence of useful statistics acutely. Called the COVID-19 School Response Dashboard , it asks elementary and secondary schools and districts throughout the U.S. percent for staff. percent for staff.

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edWeb.net

MAY 24, 2022

Learning how to best incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into classroom instruction was the subject of the edLeader Panel, “ Powerful Strategies for Embedding SEL Across the Curriculum ,” which was led by Dr. Tammy Cruz, an instructional coach for elementary schools at Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin.

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Edthena

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Or even teaching fractions in a late-elementary classroom. Our specialized commenting tools enable timestamped-analysis and direct links to your teaching standards. Ok, so the idea of a video library sounds great, but you may be wondering how to really “get there.”. For example, use of academic language in the content area.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This is a response to a recent blog post by Stephen Wolfram, “ How to Teach Computational Thinking.” (We Stephen Wolfram’s blog post about the need to teach computational thinking in schools. A complete 21st century education should also teach other computer science concepts such as how to design an algorithm, or.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 23, 2022

First, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans. Best of all, students learn how to make sense of the data they collect. Analysis of the collected data reveals that shots with a higher arc are successful more of the time. Also, please explore my Booking Info.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Active learning : Teachers apply new knowledge and receive feedback, with ongoing data to reflect how teaching practices influence student learning over time. Deeper knowledge of content and how to teach it : Training teachers solely in new techniques and behaviors will not work.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

A third session I attended at ASHA leads me to a tech-tie-in on this blog and was called Consider the Big Picture: Using Classroom Expectations to Guide Assessments and Develop Educationally Relevant Interventions (Chinen and Ireland). You all know how to read a research article, so besides a few points I will just say: PLEASE READ IT.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Especially in elementary classrooms, make sure you are complying with all recommended methods for safe storage. What do I do for elementary school kids? Then, they can provide the students with the data—electronically or on paper—and give them prompts for scientific analysis.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

For example, imagine that you are an elementary school principal who is looking for opportunities to strengthen specific third grade math skills in the new school year. In doing so, you accentuate the strengths of individual teachers and expose other teachers to new styles and ideas in bite-sized chunks.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2014

South Park Elementary, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary, was interviewed by edWeb to gain an administrator’s perspective on providing quality professional development for teachers and the social aspect of learning. is the principal at South Park Elementary Center in South Park, Pennsylvania.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

Adopt mediation as a restorative practice with specific language on how to use it. Prior to the role as director, she served as an elementary school principal and taught at the elementary level. Train for transformation with professional learning focused on cultural competency and implicit bias.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

WriteWell for Google Docs is a Google Docs Add-on that includes a series of templates for elementary school, middle school, and high school classrooms. How to Install WriteWell for Google Docs. Literary Analysis. How to Use WriteWell for Google Docs. To start: Create a new Google Doc. Five-Part Essay. 5- Paragraph Essay.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. Besides the formal understanding, the game aims at developing skills in pattern recognition, real-time situation analysis and the creation and use of geometric shapes to solve problems. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan).

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

At Dayton Hall Elementary School in Charleston, South Carolina, kindergarten teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator, Kristi Meeuwse, chose to pilot Tangible Play by Osmo because it is hands on and manipulative in nature. In the words of Zachary, a 13 year old student in her class, “Sphero made learning how to measure distance fun.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

Maker education spaces can be as large as full high school workshops with high-tech tools, or as small and low-tech as one corner of an elementary classroom. Making for All: How to Build an Inclusive Makerspace ). These technologies are seductive especially seeing all the press they get on social media, blogs, and Kickstarter.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

From a media literacy perspective, it's important for students of all ages to learn how to think critically about different types of media -- including movies and videos. Why and How to Use YouTube Video Essays in Your Classroom -- Explore this unique genre of video on YouTube and see why they're great for learning.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Full of links to resources, curated sites,and discussion forums, this is a valuable ‘how to’ book for the interested practitioner and theoretician alike. Creating Learning Legacies Using Blogs: Robert Schuetz. Table of Contents. The Basics. An Introduction to Self-determined Learning (Heutagogy): Stewart Hase. David Price.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In addition to instructional coaching, Monica supports teachers through workshops, speaking engagements, and blogging for Education Week and Education Post. She is the author of Weeds & Seeds: How to Stay Positive in the Midst of Life ’ s Storms and Promises and Possibilities: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

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