Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. assess success at completion. Elementary Math. Blended Learning. How to get started. Writing Prompts.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

It would be foolish of any speaker or presenter to do so, considering that we don’t really know the people who we are blessed to speak with, let alone the specific culture in which they work. questions, assessments, tech used by kids for learning, student work, etc.). Other schools and districts are beginning to follow suit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments. She spent thirteen years as a technology coordinator and business and computer teacher. Disclosure of Material Connection: This episode includes some affiliate link.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

Universally designing blended learning presents educators with the opportunity to transition from designing a single experience that is teacher-paced and teacher-led to a more flexible experience that gives the students more control over the pace and path. 1 Student-Paced, Free-Flow Station Rotation Lesson.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

However, like many schools these days, our district is moving farther away from traditional teaching methods in which we teach specific subjects at specific times (which is what the curriculum publishers supply us with) and is instead encouraging us to teach in a more blended learning/project based learning approach.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The most socially useful learning in the modern world is the learning of the process of learning, a continuing openness to experience and incorporation into oneself of the process of change. They learn to tolerate and then embrace ambiguity. This joy rarely occurs with standardized curriculum and assessments.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. Challenge: Discuss any discrepancies or uncertainties in historical records or interpretations.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. Studying a Historical Figure See: The teacher presents a portrait or image of a historical figure.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with that group, I really found my tribe, and I really worked to explore and expand myself in a leadership role and helping other teachers in other districts build their own blended-learning capacities. So I think I developed myself as a leader through some of my external pieces.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject. These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Each project will have P erformance Tasks.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Consider how students might use a podcast as an assessment tool. Students can present their learning on any topic without having to write it all out or record with their faces being displayed. Teachers are excited to start their elementary students recording their voices. . Now students have built up to 12 minutes.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2019

As part of the Learner Variability Project, which “seek[s] to uncover strategies to meet learners where they are across varied contexts and needs,” Digital Promise’s team is examining the key factors for different grades and subject levels that impact student learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the CRPE analysis, which looked at plans from more than 100 districts and charter school groups, less than half were offering summer programs for elementary and middle school students, while 58 percent were offering a program for high schoolers. But blended learning options are few and far between.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2021

“It is extremely important to find more ways to foster meaningful conversations with customers so we can better understand their priorities and learn how we can directly address their needs,” said Lexia Learning President, Nick Gaehde. “We Previously, she was the principal of Union Hill School Elementary in the district.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Whether by circumstance or choice, learning at home is now the reality for more students than ever. Sign up now: [link] We currently have 75 speakers presenting original material, with an additional 50 "classic" pre-recorded talks. Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Elementary Years ? Classroom 2.0 ?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 17, 2020

. * What the stream is for * Why the classwork tab is so important * How a student turns in the assignment * Handing back work with comments * Why you should grade as you go (and not wait) How to Mark Yourself Present [Student Version Only] 9 – How to Move Around in Google Classroom and Communicate through Private Comments [Duo] 9b – How (..)

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan shares some awesome feedback tools from her own presentation, a little inspiration from the opening keynote, a new novel app, and some important AI thoughts. Come learn with us and get FETC takeaways! She is also a part of the Shake Up Learning team. Here’s a link to Susan’s presentation (also embedded below).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They now see him as a fellow teacher working through the complexities and challenges of teaching today because his presentations include struggles and successes as he works every day with students. Jon believes the two most important things that make good teaching good are active learning and relationships. There's research.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. Kristen: Oh, I agree 100%. Kristen Mattson, Ed.D.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blended learning. Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, Michele explained. About the Presenters.

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edWeb.net

JULY 24, 2018

Instead of teaching to the middle, they said, educators and students can use data to attack learning. Using the CISD framework as an example, the presenters discussed six key phases for developing buy-in and creating a successful data-oriented learning system. What assessments do they use now? About the Presenters.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

One area where I have focused over the past few months is integrating technology and math in the primary classroom with my colleague, Meagan Cinfel ( @mcinfel ), a first grade #iPadAcademy teacher at Central Elementary in Bellevue Public Schools. Using technology for whole group instruction and formative assessment.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning?

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Book Creator - A fantastic mobile (iOS/Chrome) app for creating stunning eBooks/presentations, that can be used for digital storytelling, project based learning, and more. Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Kids Don’t Fail, Schools Fail Kids: Sir Ken Robinson on the ‘Learning Revolution’ In a keynote presentation earlier this year, Sir Ken Robinson praised kids’ passion for learning but slammed a school system that beats this love out of students. Three students share how they’re still learning, and how schools can help.

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Khan Academy EdTech LMS Trends 83

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

The presenters also provided recommendations for other educators who are now making the shift from being in a classroom to working remotely with students. From an instructional and assessment perspective, Olivia recommends considering the relative importance of teaching critical skills, developing mastery, and providing grades.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

link] A lot of times we think of Google slides as the presentation tool, which of course it is, and there’s nothing wrong with that, please don’t get me wrong. It’s fantastic for kids to just do a presentation. So lots of real fun things that you could do with slides besides just a traditional presentation.

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