The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2017

In today’s show, we’ll discuss: How to empower special needs students to champion themselves. Examples of alternative assessment and contribution for those with special needs. How Jennifer motivates students and teachers to unleash learning. ” Subscribe to the show by clicking your favorite podcast network.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While the vast majority of teachers are well schooled in pedagogy, instruction, and assessment, many are not prepared to manage and support students with the increased occurrences of mental health issues and behavioral struggles. To truly excel in this dynamic field, educators require a broad array of tools in their toolkit.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

As such, I have been thrilled about the press it’s getting and I have facilitated several workshops for educators on the growth mindset – see The Education with a Growth Mindset: A Professional Development Workshop. Even some teachers who genuinely have a growth mindset aren’t understanding how to apply it properly.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. BERWYN, Ill. —

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT as a Writing Assistant ChatGPT is a better writer when prompts are specific. Check out our first tip here! Group registration discounts available.) Get Your Pass Today!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Even better, this kind of “unplugged” approach to teaching computational thinking may be the path that will help us address a looming educational chasm: how to ensure equitable access to computer education across the globe. Here’s what makes up computational thinking: Teachers use subway maps to solve problems at a PD workshop.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SEATTLE — On a bright October morning, two dozen 4- and 5-year-olds were scattered around a classroom at Impact Salish Sea Elementary in south Seattle, enthralled by plastic food, dolls, blocks and clay. Students at Impact Salish Sea Elementary play during a long, morning play session. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called. I figured that what gave me joy in elementary school would do the same for my students. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

When something comes up, educators should take time to SOAR: Stop, Observe, Assess, and React.[6] Learning how to handle disagreements and conflict is a critical part of social-emotional learning (SEL). A Conflict Resolution Protocol for Elementary Classrooms.” Social Emotional Workshop. Sources: Responsive Classroom. “A

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 16, 2019

I will be at Alan November’s BLC19 in Boston (July) presenting workshops and sessions to support educators and students. Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. Best of all, students learn how to make sense of the data they collect.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 31, 2016

The merger of these two worlds – as well as significant research into cognitive science, adult learning, and professional development – has resulted in a complete redesign of my iPads in the Elementary Classroom workshop for this summer. None of us experienced elementary school with iPads. Workshop Plan. Workshop Plan.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT for Quizzes and Tests First, it’s important to provide context in your prompt(s) so that ChatGPT can construct questions that are appropriate for the level and abilities of your students.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT for creating educational games As always, crafting an effective prompt is important for generating helpful responses. Check out our first tip here! Get Your Pass Today!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2018

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? s of workshops and presentations. Math Basketball Games – Are you looking for a way to bring a little basketball into your elementary of middle school math class? I have done 100?s

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

On July 17-20, Pizmony-Levy led a first-of-its-kind professional development institute for NYC public elementary school teachers who want to teach climate change in any subject. The four day workshop covered the science of climate change, environmental justice, and ways how to incorporate climate lessons into subjects across the curriculum.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 26, 2018

This time around, we’re talking about how to manage differentiation. Each roundtable member will share how they differentiate instruction, and then move into how we can make differentiation more scalable. I’m wondering how we can make differentiation more scalable.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Quiz now features: 200 new ready-to-use formative assessments created by Discovery Education perfectly aligned to content. Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Consider how students might use a podcast as an assessment tool. Students were able to Google directions for how to get them up and running. Teachers are excited to start their elementary students recording their voices. . Up next for Jen is a virtual PD workshop through Kent State University. Take a listen! .

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

During the last school year, only 40 percent of fourth-graders nationwide scored at a proficient level in a nationwide math assessment. That was the district’s first year taking the PARCC assessment, a college- and career-readiness test mandated by the state of Illinois, and the results were dismal, though not exactly surprising.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Northwood Elementary School, Napa, Calif. They don’t have to think in terms of ‘I can’t go on my vacation this summer because I have to attend face-to-face PD workshops.’ Ebony Lee, director of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, Clayton County (GA) Public Schools. It’s giving teachers a break.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? 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.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2020

He also believes the arts are especially important in a district like Mount Vernon because many of the students turned out to be “twice gifted,” despite having received standardized assessment scores that did not reflect their proficiencies. And, this sort of culturally relevant approach extends beyond the students themselves.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2020

After leading a handful of conferences and workshops for public school teachers over the last couple years, Acera is in the first year of a three-year, whole-school partnership with the Joseph G. Teachers in Lowell have studied new science topics to bring into their classroom and how to introduce these topics with new projects.

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STEM System Report Assessment 97

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Olin does think, however, that the five-paragraph essay format is useful for elementary students, adding that fourth grade is when the state of Texas starts assessing students’ writing in standardized tests. Croix Falls Elementary School in St. The students can then develop ideas in a writing workshop.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Download and examine Ed Elements’ three models for elementary schools and its three models for secondary schools. It helps schools and districts assess their needs, recognize their strengths and how to work with those, and map out a plan. The framework is strong and has many success stories associated with it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2017

Today Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman gives our writing workshop a makeover. The author of Make Writing , Angela is passionate about creating writing workshop experiences that are relevant to today’s learners and accessible to even the most resistant writers. 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 16, 2017

Erin and Ross are passionate about inquiry-based learning and have supported countless teachers in implementing it, through not only their school-based work but also through the PD and workshops they conduct. But it’s not always simple to plan, and manage, and assess, so we’re going to talk about some practical teaching strategies today.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 1: I almost always (except on assessment days) start with a number sense routine in math. Example 2: My reading or writing workshop starts with a mini lesson on the carpet. Consider a weekly or biweekly pattern.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my PBL and Technology Integration Workshop. Click link for what you might need: Elementary…Middle School…High School. Netzsmarts Workshop.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I know in one workshop, this was a tip that really changed the world of one of the teachers and one of her students because she said, “Oh! You just have to know how to “reveal” them by kind of trial and error. Vicki: So how do we know what happens, or what is going to be on there? I mean, it’s their name! Tony: Yeah!

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

In Hebron Public Schools in Hebron, Connecticut, students get leadership training as early as elementary school, and Timothy Van Tasel, the superintendent, sees it as an education in civic-mindedness – and one that is particularly relevant now. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. The program then builds on these strengths.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. November suggests Stratosphere which talks about how to evaluate technology projects. Have you thought about.

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