The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses. AND, if you are in need of PD, 10-Minute Teacher listeners get 20% off any online courses with code COOL20. Donor’s Choose. Get a discount off your PD.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Listen to this article. This update was released earlier this year and was a highly-requested feature for secondary teachers. Organize By Subject Areas (best for elementary). Organizing by subject area seems to be the most logical for elementary teachers who teach multiple subjects. Learn All About the Course.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2020

In this article, I want to focus on structures as they apply to online spaces. This is a similar process I used when teaching graduate courses in curriculum leadership. Next are two examples, one primary and one secondary, to show how this structure could be utilized in classrooms, online or in-person. Secondary Level.

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Student Engagement Secondary Study Conference 72

Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. No student (or teacher) leaves their language patterns at the door when they enter a classroom – even classes like math and science, where language is often seen as secondary. This article was originally published on The Conversation.

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STEM Exercises Study Secondary 130

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

So, Science Leadership Academy, of course, Chris Lehmann’s… Doug: Yes, Chris Lehmann… Vicki: …who was there for a while, and is now superintendent, I believe. Vicki: Of course. We’ll, of course, include this in the Shownotes. Vicki: Ohhhhh… well. We won’t talk about that. She has a blog on Education Week.

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Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 165

Fidelis Education

APRIL 7, 2016

The LMS platform workflows have made the lives of college professors infinitely easier, but in many respects the LMS is a point solution specifically designed to manage courses only. The Student Information System functions as a large data repository, not as a platform for managing teaching and learning. Want to dive into the data?

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LMS Secondary Elementary Data 100

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Among the results common to the choices presented to all students in the study was a Wikipedia article on the subject of the simulation, the impact of the Burmese Python on the habitat of the Everglades. Elementary think alouds. Elementary think alouds. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Note the binary approach.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? Having taught 17+ years as an elementary school teacher, my perspective regarding the use/overuse of accommodations shifts back and forth. Middle school aged children are motivated in a different way than elementary aged students. That was clear!

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Elementary Facebook Groups Secondary 193

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Barnett Barry, a research professor at the University of South Carolina, offers a good description of microschools in an article he wrote for The Conversation. “As These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools.

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Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 87

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

I taught both elementary and secondary education. If you are in a progressive teacher-education program, you may have one required course. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be discussing racism in the course. Elementary school teachers are overwhelmingly white females and have experienced gender bias in education.

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Education STEM Elementary EdTech 127

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

Setting the Course for Secondary Students. Data use is another key aspect of teaching secondary students online, as it shows what is working and what needs to be changed. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.

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Education Secondary Policies Elementary 54

edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

Only 47% of secondary students surveyed reported being engaged, enthusiastic and committed to their learning. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. He now serves as an elementary principal for the Mineral Point Unified School District. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.

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Assessment ePortfolio Learning Secondary 50

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 17, 2016

” I’m not sure how the university can cut classes and majors, not reduce faculty members, and still “save DSU about $900,000 by 2020”, unless they’re not rehiring adjuncts, which neither the article nor the linked internal document mentions. That’s 24 out of 82 programs. and Neuroscience. .”

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STEM Secondary Elementary Resources 40

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 18, 2014

She made some important contributions to his stages of cognitive development theory (which will be featured in greater depth in some upcoming articles on this blog). The transition between primary (elementary) school and secondary (high) school is marked when children reach the age of 11 (or 12 in some countries such as Scotland).

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MindShift

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Looking back at the most popular articles published on MindShift offers an interesting glimpse into the concerns, aspirations and focus areas for educators. Other years, the most popular articles cluster around themes. It’s really your whole school culture.”. They just want to be loved—equal opportunity.”.

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Strategy Secondary Social Media System 42

EdTechTeam

APRIL 11, 2018

You can imagine my chagrin when I found the Applied Digital Skills c urriculum would be geared toward middle, high school, and post-secondary students. This would potentially be the curriculum of my tech teacher dreams, but it would be mockingly out of reach for my wonderful elementary aged students!

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Google Outcomes Elementary Secondary 41

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. Related: When a hyped school model proves difficult to replicate.

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Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 69

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 23, 2022

Of course, students can always do more and may surprise you, but the expectation is adjusted to be an attainable goal that will result in a feeling of success. This is not always true, of course, but it happens often enough that teachers know how valuable motivation is! Add a modification. Consider self-paced learning.

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Assessment Learning Groups Meeting 97

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 22, 2016

She’ll also be sharing helpful articles, funny teacher memes, and all kinds of great things to help you get motivated and excited for the fall. Where: Content is delivered in a private online course site; discussion is held via the club’s Facebook groups. The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Cost: $109.

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eBook Facebook Study Groups 41

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 18, 2014

She made some important contributions to his stages of cognitive development theory (which will be featured in greater depth in some upcoming articles on this blog). The transition between primary (elementary) school and secondary (high) school is marked when children reach the age of 11 (or 12 in some countries such as Scotland).

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Secondary Comparison Analysis Outcomes 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1961. The Kalamazoo Promise provides four year post-secondary scholarships for every graduating high school student in Kalamazoo the Promise has been the catalyst for educational reform and area economic/community development.

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Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 73

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amy Stohs. Of course, you would love students to master everything you teach them. If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Beliefs about lesson planning can feel like a tug of war. That is not realistic.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 87

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

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Adobe Education Course How To 342

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amy Stohs. Of course, you would love students to master everything you teach them. If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Beliefs about lesson planning can feel like a tug of war. That is not realistic.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 64

Saving Socrates

JUNE 20, 2013

This post is actually inspired by reading the following article by the AEI Institute. Of course, a lot has been learned about the nature of intelligence since Terman and certainly the leading experts in the field today almost conclusively agree that intelligence is not as stagnant as was once thought.

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Industry Libraries Study Course 51

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 17, 2016

One of the best times to do this, of course, is during the summer break. It’s club is essentially a year-long course in productivity hacks, mindset shifts, and more efficient ways of teaching, and I am having so much fun coaching our club members through it. It’s really an incredible community.

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Edcamps Secondary Meeting Facebook 40

iLearn Technology

AUGUST 4, 2016

With a map, we can chart a course and head a direction. These are books, videos, apps, lesson ideas, articles, experiments, field trip possibilities, etc. They allow us to gather some information about the world: where major landmarks are in relation to other major landmarks, what rivers/lakes/mountains we might encounter.

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edWeb.net

MAY 27, 2021

Continuing her work with Dr. Shivers, Dr. Griffin and her colleagues have developed an 18-month series of professional learning courses about equity and social justice. Essentially, the courses and tool help administrators and educators identify best practices and determine whether or not those practices are being used.

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Professional Learning Elementary Policies Assessment 65

The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 8, 2021

For the first time ever, I have recorded all the interviews for the entire podcast season in a single batch over the course of 5 days, and the content is almost entirely lined up already for every season. . Secondary teachers, you are going to especially love this, as I’ve got a bunch of high school teachers sharing ideas.

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Secondary System Meeting Elementary 59

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The tastemaker in this case is an article from David Bainbridge claiming, “Edtech is the next fintech.” " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? The investment du jour?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The tastemaker in this case is an article from David Bainbridge claiming, “Edtech is the next fintech.” " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? The investment du jour?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

When I was in elementary school, students who exhibited anxiety were given a smattering of separation as teachers prompted them down the school hallway to the nurse’s office, where they were isolated from their peers. Of course, mental health support should involve trained interventionists; we shouldn’t position teachers as such.

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Training Report Secondary Strategy 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms. So in 2015, he assigned Harper to visit all of Bethlehem’s elementary schools and find out how children were being taught to read.

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This article will not have an admin option. This article is about book choice as well, but it’s about the choice to say no (how to say no, how to tell when you should say no, what are the ramifications of saying no, what to do when you maybe should have said no but said yes instead, and how to turn a no into a consenting yes).

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Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Her previous experiences include being a classroom business teacher at the high school and post-secondary levels, assistant director of a vocational cooperative, principal at East Noble High School, and assistant superintendent at East Noble School Corporation.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

To regain his footing, he signed up for the new academy program here, which helps students catch up and chart a course to graduation. The superintendent quoted in a November 2015 Atlantic article about the launch of the grant program in Heart Butte has already left. This year is no better. We owe it to those kids,” he said.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

AJ has created an entire online community of educators discussing Genius Hour, as well as an editable Genius Hour journal and an online Genius Hour course for teachers , so he can also speak from that context–supporting hundreds of teachers as they try out these ideas. A lot of times at the elementary level, Genius Hour is once a week.

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