A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 6, 2019

When it comes to improving learning, criticism will rarely, if ever at all, lead to changes to professional practice. A recent coaching visit with Corinth Elementary School placed me in a position to model all of the above. Most educators desire meaningful feedback that can be used as a catalyst for growth.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea. Discover how this powerful tool propels students to think deeply, make personal connections, and consider the larger implications of what they are learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 20, 2019

Providing authentic learning experiences to all learners should be the highest prior for all administrators, curriculum developers, and teachers. For related discussions, see 21st century skills, relevance, and rigor ( Authentic Learning ). Qualities of Authentic Learning. Often are minds-on, hands-on activities.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2024

Wealthy suburbs can have a surplus of qualified applicants for elementary schools at the same time that a remote, rural school cannot find anyone to teach high school physics. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and professional development supporting discussion-based primary source analysis online and in other learning settings. History curriculum.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Design thinking is an approach to learning that includes considering real-world problems, research, analysis, conceiving original ideas, lots of experimentation, and sometimes building things by hand. I use the following activities to introduce elementary students to the design thinking process. from the d-school).

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Vernier Video Analysis ® app and new e-book help students learn important physics concepts in both in-person and remote learning environments. Students can now learn key physics concepts and engage in video analysis in both in-person and remote learning environments. About Vernier Software & Technology.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2024

A group of fifth grade boys trailed into the conference room in the front office of Johnsburg Elementary School and sat at the table, their feet dangling from the chairs. “It In elementary schools across the country, an incident as common as a playground fracas over a football could result in kids being suspended. JOHNSBURG, Ill. —

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing deepens learning and positively impacts academic performance, improves our students’ ability to establish and maintain relationships, and helps students manage their complex emotions. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019).

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Studies show that a family’s engagement has a direct positive impact on a child’s learning success. When families are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support they need to develop a lifelong love of learning. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Expanding upon its award-winning Vernier Graphical Analysis app, Vernier Software & Technology is launching the Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app to engage students—either remotely or in the lab—in more advanced analysis of data from biology, chemistry, and physics experiments. About Vernier Software & Technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

The time for financial literacy and real-world learning is now. Through interesting, relatable scenarios and real-life simulations around topics like financial literacy and social-emotional learning, teachers can easily bring the real world into their classrooms. Then they learn about sources of income and employment options.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

I started bringing them back again this year after remote learning due to the COVID pandemic. I understood this was a problem throughout our time doing remote learning from March, 2020 through the end of the 2021 school year. Board games can provide students with opportunities to apply concepts they have learned.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea. This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time. article, video, podcast).

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Students can gain more from the learning process when they’re able to ask questions and discuss concerns. Verbal communication also helps students socialize and build friendships, which in turn helps the learning process.[10]. Some students may face emotional or physical challenges in learning good communication skills.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

Below is an adapted section of Chapter 4 from our book that looks as research that can influence learning space design in classrooms and schools. Image credit: [link] One area where we found a growing body of research was learning space design. It is also a great way to move those who are resistant to change to embrace new ideas.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The scale of the disruption to American kids’ education is evident in a district-by-district analysis of test scores shared exclusively with The Associated Press. Online learning played a major role , but students lost significant ground even where they returned quickly to schoolhouses, especially in math scores in low-income communities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

All our students should have access to a school library and a certified librarian to help improve reading levels and foster critical thinking and source analysis. As we examine elementary school library best practices, we realize the true purpose of a school library is not limited to one specific idea.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The National Reading Panel conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis involving 52 peer-reviewed studies that examined the efficacy of phonemic awareness (PA) instruction (Ehri et al. ’s meta-analysis strongly validates the indispensable role of PA instruction in fostering reading skills, with increased efficacy under certain conditions.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In fact, controversies are emerging about an important but less understood aspect of learning to read: phonemic awareness. A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. If you teach blending and segmenting using letters, students are learning to read and spell.” And that’s the source of the current debate.

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

I had writing assignments with menus instead of prompts, but all of the kids were reading the same text and writing some form of an analysis. My challenge, now working in elementary school as a push-in tech teacher, how can I develop and model the possibilities of choice based learning for the teachers I work with? pedagogy'

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Hapara

JANUARY 26, 2023

While the curriculum and learning standards are of course important, you can’t simply put all of your focus on academics. To develop a productive classroom full of learning opportunities, you need to focus on building relationships with students. This is the type of classroom where students want to learn with you and with each other.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

It is important to note that teachers and schools offered from March through May was, in most cases, not best practice online learning. It was emergency do-the-best-we-can-with-no-notice learning. Math (everything from elementary school arithmetic to calculus and statistics). Science (Even physics! Social Studies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Key points: States should take steps to strengthen teachers’ reading instruction See article: The science of reading, beyond phonics See article: What’s next for literacy learning? Adopting a strong elementary reading licensure test. Setting specific, detailed reading standards for teacher prep programs. Given that there are 1.3

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea. This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Presumably, this ideal dosage of the ‘blended learning’ intervention would be sufficient to reliably generate positive learning outcomes for typical students in typical schools when compared to the alternative: traditional classroom practice not involving the use of computers.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged communities and shuttered schools, many educators and parents worried about kindergarteners who were learning online. Learning to read well in elementary school matters. After children learn to read, they read to learn. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. Source: NWEA).

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Excessive heat impairs the brain’s functioning and makes it harder for students to learn. Subscribe today!

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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. But how can schools and families follow an IEP when learning moves online? Families whose students have an IEP may need extra support in managing distance learning and special education.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I learned my lesson four years ago when I taught summer school during the previous World Cup. How do we know whether their learning community has established a framework for critically analyzing these events? If this is what they’re doing when they play a game, imagine the level of analysis that goes into watching one.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning? Should schools have web filters?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2021

Almost a year later, in February 2021, the results are in: a mere three online learning technologies have clear evidence for improving student achievement. Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. The goal was to provide a quick guide for teachers and school leaders during remote instruction.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Today, I’m amazed at the impact technology can have on the learning process—especially when it enables teachers to personalize learning. And I never tire of hearing stories from educators who are successfully implementing personalized approaches to provide their students a truly unique learning experience.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2017, public interest lawyers sued California because they claimed that too many low- income Black and Hispanic children weren’t learning to read at school. The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading.

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