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Creating a Sustainable City (#SDG 11): A Collaboration Between NM Gifted Elementary Students and PA 10th Graders

User Generated Education

Along with teaching these gifted elementary students (who I teach for multiple years), I teach graduate courses for Walden University. Raelee Sweigart a former math teacher and now math coach at Reach Cyper Charter School , developed a curriculum about the two groups of high school students using geometry to create model sustainable housing.

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What is A Portfolio Assessment?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This post delves into the intricacies of portfolio assessment, drawing primarily on the insightful research presented in the works of Valeri-Gold et al.

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. The benefits of esports are well documented. Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports.

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Using Feedback to Create a Culture of Excellence

A Principal's Reflections

On a typical day when I visit classrooms with principals in my partner districts across the country, both the building and district leaders receive a 1000-to-5000-word document laden with practical feedback. My role was to provide then direct feedback on all the evidence shared while also engaging the group to do the same.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio. In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . Sponsored Blog Post This blog post is sponsored by Lumio.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores

The Hechinger Report

Dreyfus said targeted instruction for small groups of students has years of research and evidence to back it up as an effective way for teachers to teach and students to learn. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. We’re able to take those small groups and adjust all our instruction based on the data that we look at.”

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