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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon.

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Kids are shooting hoops with rolled up socks, but pandemic phys ed is not cancelled

The Hechinger Report

Instructors say it’s tough to teach and assess motor skills, like catching and kicking, online. Meanwhile, public health experts say kids need exercise more than ever. “PE Compounding these issues, many students around the country live in crowded apartments or in neighborhoods where it’s not safe to exercise outside.

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Assessing Creative Writing Is Hard, So Here Are Three Ways To Avoid It

Edsurge

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. As the educators I spoke with lamented, “the product is so hard to assess.”

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Best iPad Apps for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The interactive exercises and instructional videos make learning dynamic and accessible. Todo Math Aimed at early elementary students, Todo Math offers interactive math games covering foundational math concepts like counting, addition, subtraction, and geometry. Khan Academy This is a fantastic resource for students of all ages.

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10 Summer Jobs For Teachers 2017

EdNews Daily

ESL / ELL Tutors (elementary through high school, all three counties). Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. National Board assessors consistently report that the assessment process is a great professional development experience.

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10 Companies Hiring Teachers Over the Summer

EdNews Daily

ESL / ELL Tutors (elementary through high school, all three counties). Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. National Board assessors consistently report that the assessment process is a great professional development experience.

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43 Apps, Games, and Websites Transforming This Year's Classrooms

Graphite Blog

Target skills and differentiate with dynamic practice and assessments. Bottom line: Rich with content-aligned assessments, printable worksheets, and progress analytics. Brief bursts of physical exercise add classroom fun, build brainpower. Google Classroom. Useful, adaptive tool for assessing, tracking reading ability.