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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of should catch the attention of teachers. This follows Common Sense Media’s seal of approval. Let’s evaluate the Common Core Reading Standards and their good fit with games: What Common Core Expects.

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Beginning the School Year with “Who I Am” Projects

User Generated Education

The blog post, Fake Instagram Template with Google Slides (FREE) , describes the process for doing this. In addition to markers and paper plates (or mask DIY which like Colorations® Cardstock Masks ), old magazines are especially useful for this activity because students can cut out words and images. Fake Instagram Account.

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What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it?

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It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. These are filtered by topic, grade, length, reading level, keyword, or standards (i.e.,

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Read Across America Day

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First Site Words (fee)–focuses on the core vocabulary your children will need throughout their lives. Kindle –read ebooks, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on an easy-to-use interface. More reading resources: Common Core Reading lesson plans. Free Books –download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read.

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Flipping the elementary school classroom? YES!

Neo LMS

Near the end of the blog I will also explore some of the valuable resources for the professional development of elementary school teachers. Zearn offers its core content to teachers for free, with the option of a school-based paid account. appeared first on NEO BLOG. K12reader.com. Color in Colorado. Motion Math: Zoom.

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6 Tech Best Practices for New Teachers

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Think how often keyboarding is part of student work–entering website addresses, adding comments to blogs, typing docs into GAFE, and taking online assessments. An important part of succeeding in core classes is understanding the language. Common Core has three levels of vocabulary: basic. Vocabulary.

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

The facilitator of the blog is employed by the New Technology Network of Schools. As stated in the blog, “interesting math problem/project can come in the form of a picture, a video, a tweet, something your child says, etc”. This blog really does attempt to use all of the preceding ideas, plus more! Another plus… it is free.

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