The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. I do a Substack called The AI School Librarian that gives examples of good tools and how to use them in schools and libraries. Got links for those teachers? Enough of the junk.

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Waterford

AUGUST 18, 2023

For example, if you see a family member with strong leadership skills you could gauge their interest and connect them with your school’s parent-teacher organization. An Analysis of Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem on Secondary School Students in Kieni West Sub-County, Nyeri County, Kenya.” Nokali, N.E.E., Bachman, H.J.,

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Here are a few suggestions: Ask ChatGPT to be a specific character: For example, you could say “ChatGPT, can you be Sherlock Holmes?” For example, “Bonjour, ChatGPT.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

If a student might work more efficiently in a quieter learning environment, for example, you could allow them to complete a project in the school library. And for older students, you can adjust our book-based study guides to offer personalized lessons on books you’re reading as a class. What is Differentiated Instruction?

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. He may prefer to spend time alone, reading books or drawing in his sketchpad, and may have difficulty opening up to his parents about his experiences at school.”

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If you’re looking for elementary or middle school materials, this is a great place to start. While some subjects cover higher education, you can browse the high school section to find math and science textbooks for secondary education. For example, under “Math” you’ll find digital textbooks covering algebra, pre-calculus and calculus.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

This is especially evident in the elementary grades, which on average only teach social studies 30 minutes a week. Secondary students can investigate what factors determined citizenship through historical case studies centered on both national and local narratives. Democracy isn’t a spectator sport.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2018

Many supports are available for ELs (bilingual programs, SIOP, SEI), but the elementary science materials available are disproportionately directed toward grade-level readers. In our work in local districts with high EL populations, we regularly see upper elementary students using K-1 science texts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. An overview of the framework in the book. Blended Vocabulary Book Giveaway Contest. Listen Now. FlashCard Stash.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

To ensure that instructional materials are easily accessible to educators, AAAJ Chicago convened a working group of Asian American educators and community leaders that compiled a database of Asian American history resources that showcases a range of materials from picture books to documentaries and primary sources. It is challenging.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Download the free e-book Strategies and activities to promote social and emotional skills So how can you promote social and emotional development in your classroom? You can start teaching these skills in elementary and continue developing social and emotional skills for high school students. Relationship skills strategies 9.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2016

If students wait to receive formal instruction in secondary grades they may already have too many bad habits engrained ( Bartholome ,1998). Besides, we want our children to communicate with digital effectiveness in elementary school! Utah State University, 2003) is an elementary educator. Dr. William L. Morgan (Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

This is a major shift as the district’s existing preschool program is typically served from one portable classroom at several elementary school sites. When a bookshelf is at eye level, a child can make a choice to grab a book. What a child can reach and have agency over directly impacts their developing sense of independence.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2020

Next are two examples, one primary and one secondary, to show how this structure could be utilized in classrooms, online or in-person. This lesson can be an introduction to a poetry unit for elementary students. Secondary Level. Primary Level.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2020

Students of color are less likely to be given access to accelerated opportunities in secondary schools, and more likely to be placed in remediation when they head to college. Public Schools, I have seen examples of how things can be different. In each case, children of color are cast as the problem.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Susan Neuman, Professor and Chair of Teaching and Learning at New York University, to talk about the benefits of shared book reading programs. Simon explains, “This week we are going to read books and learn about insects. Simon continues, “Today, you’ll listen for three magic words in our book.” She opens the book.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: Give us some examples. After teaching chemistry, physics, and computer science, I became an administrator for the next 30 years with experience at the secondary, central office, and elementary levels. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 17, 2018

See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). There are projects for elementary levels as well as project ideas for middle and high school. Here are more than 30 websites with free PBL examples, guidance, rubrics, and templates. High Tech Elementary – Their high school projects are awesome.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). 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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2019

I said, ‘OK, I’ll try it, but it’s not going to work,’ ” recalled Lopes, who teaches at the William D’Abate Elementary School. In 2017, for example, University of Missouri researchers compared students’ behavior problems and their math and reading scores with their teachers’ self-reported stress levels and coping abilities.

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MindShift

MARCH 18, 2018

While it’s easy to envision using math picture books in elementary school classrooms, literature for older grades poses a bigger challenge. Can reading fit into the curriculum as the books get longer and the math gets more complex? Calculus Book Club. For the rest of the 55-minute period, he reads a new chapter aloud.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

And as of this posting, our state governor has mandated NTI to begin for all secondary Kentucky schools next week and will last until at least the end of the year (and elementary schools until at least December 7). For example: Consider your mission, vision, core values. consistently used? simple to navigate?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Best for elementary (grades K-5). Best for secondary (grades 6-12). I think these are fairly flexible structures and could be adapted to meet various age groups, but I wanted to provide examples for age groups that I knew had been successful. These are quick call outs by the teacher. Variation: Back-to-Back Game.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Elementary. They will read different descriptions of time—for example 5:15, 15 after 5, or a quarter after 5—and try to set a clock to that time. ” Desmos just released some more elementary activities! Alice Keeler’s Templates for Elementary Math. Recommended Books for Math Teachers. Click here to view.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Model expectations As I shared in Digital Leadership , leaders should lead by example and not ask teachers to do anything they wouldn't do themselves, especially regarding technology integration and improving practice. When a teacher struggles with assessments, provide or co-create an example assessment.

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Reading By Example

MARCH 30, 2019

This book would definitely work as a read aloud for upper elementary and invite students to explore more books by Snyder. Definitely a book to have in the secondary classroom library to build diversity and cultural relevance. Love and Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña (picture books).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

A white woman herself, DiAngelo has published widely and just released her third book, “ White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism ,” which debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List. I taught both elementary and secondary education. Most recently, you were a professor. What about in K-12?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). 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.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

To have access to high paying careers in the future requires some type of post-secondary education. That’s why for the past two years we’ve been running a pilot project in four of our elementary schools where we use zSpace’s AR/VR technology to teach science. Here’s an example. a high quality of life? Kids love it.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Brian Bushart is an elementary math curriculum coordinator. I love the way @MrsFyffe_BCE shares a variety of examples in this blog post that illustrate how she purposefully orients students to each others' ideas. In fact, she's writing a whole book about it! Northside ISD Elementary Math Department @NISDElemMath.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

See this document for links to example year long calendars by day (more detailed) or by week (general unit names only). 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Rob Brown, Elementary School Principal Southside Christian School, South Carolina In brief, I realized this important fact: A teacher’s smile is a teacher’s game face. Notice them!

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

In his highly-acclaimed book, Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement , he highlighted 138 different factors that can influence student learning success. For example, one study showed that 65% to 90% of overage children in grade 9 do not persist to graduation. Grade-level retention was [.]

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

Only 47% of secondary students surveyed reported being engaged, enthusiastic and committed to their learning. For example, students can use a blogging tool to post summer book reviews for students, and the librarian can mediate a conversation around their reading and writing. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

For instance, in an elementary science class, a teacher designing a unit focused on ecosystems can empower students by allowing them to choose an ecosystem they are genuinely interested in exploring. Students can choose a book or story that appeals to their interests or curiosity.

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Reading By Example

APRIL 12, 2017

For example, my son was recently assigned a family heritage project. These examples are, by definition, homework. This seems to fly in the face of research, such as John Hattie’s meta-analysis that homework has a negligible effect in elementary school and a significant one at the secondary. I’m torn.

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