edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

She has been a member of various consortiums such as Web Access Initiative (WAI), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and Open eBook Forum. Before that, Sheela was Director of Technology at CAST, where she spearheaded numerous technical products including CAST eReader and Thinking Reader.

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Instructional Materials Professional Learning Pearson Common Core 74

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools.

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Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 96

edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

High-quality instructional materials are now in the hands of every teacher and student, and the district is focused on making sure every child has equal access to learning opportunities with a skillful teacher every day. Balderas has been an educator for 30 years.

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Elementary Professional Learning Program Evaluation Instructional Materials 98

ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Meanwhile, North Carolina elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades at all. Review current instructional materials for alignment to state standards and for meeting the criteria for high-quality instructional materials.

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Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Strategy 69

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, Principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK, shared the story of how Arthur Elementary School transitioned from having one computer per classroom to having a 1:1 iPad program. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. She earned a B.S.

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Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 40

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , presenters from Idaho and Pennsylvania discussed how state and district leadership support digital learning opportunities and implement digital materials. According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Elementary students can participate with activities that track and map noise levels across schools, or predict and study migration patterns of animals. Middle and high school students can engage using exercises to explore Darwin’s observations on the Galapagos islands, or learn more about the battles fought during the Civil War.

Learning 40

Learning Exercises Policies Software 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. Common Lit – It is the mission of Common Lit to provide a collection of high quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades five through twelve.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

MDR reports a “surge,” with 1:1 schools most likely to be high schools (41 percent), then middle schools (37 percent) and finally elementary (22 percent). One key finding in the report and the full survey : Teachers’ instructional materials didn’t necessarily change to meet the needs of remote instruction. Accelerated?

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EdTech LMS Survey Classroom 177

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructional materials marker. Regarding the digital shift, ELA and literacy materials are still mainly print with digital supplements. Adoptions, non-adoptions, civics, SEL, career-ready education, and the possible recession.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 40

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I want to preface again that my context is different from many of the writers of teacher blogs because I work at a private Christian international school with an American curriculum in Asia. By the end of one lower elementary year, I had fallen behind in reading speed and stamina. May you take what you need and may it be useful to you.

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Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2019

As a former elementary teacher with a passion for accessibility, games, and technology, she brings a unique perspective to training events and online courses within the Microsoft Educator Community. Beth Dudycha is the senior manager of content development for insight2execution.

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Classroom 45

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shift 1: Moving to Transferable and Conceptual Teaching A 2022 University of Texas study analyzed more than 200 word problems from the PARCC assessment and the Smarter Balanced math test in elementary and middle school. Including high-quality instructional materials—lesson plans, pacing guides, assessments, and rubrics—is essential.

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