The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Click here to find hundreds of apps and tools to meet your distance learning coding needs. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Code.org has different activities for elementary students to adults. Coding Tools and Resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Resources: The Hour of Code website has tons of ready to go online activities that get students to write code that results in a number of cool outcomes. Coding Resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2021

Pamela is the author of the book, “ Like No Other School Year: 2020, COVID-19 and the Growth of Online Learning. They offer over 280 online graduate-level PD courses in 20 subject areas. ” Sponsor: It’s a new year and time to plan your professional development with Advancement Courses.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Book Creator – Web, iOS and Android app to create and publish digital books with personal photos, audio, video, and more. Elementari – Create a free class account for up to 30 students.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I did all of this twice, the first week with elementary educators and the second week with secondary teachers (so 8 days total). They asked me to do a short keynote highlighting some possibilities for hands-on, active student learning. During the second week we alternated between synchronous and asynchronous learning together.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Homeschooling groups: Find some local and online homeschooling groups they can join. Find out how they provide learning for students. Library: Go to the library and have your child pick out lots of books.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 26, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Discover more ways to design engaging distance learning experiences by taking my new accredited graduate course , Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2020

We are now picking themes of the day: a color, number, letter, shape, and animal that we can learn about each day through 1:1 discussion, apps, videos, outdoor observations, and books. Despite all of the daily chaos and what I was viewing as an epic fail of homeschooling, Lucas is definitely learning something.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. Moreover, sending teachers into the workforce without adequate training is equivalent to sending doctors out to practice without learning to treat specific ailments. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Discover more ways to design engaging distance learning experiences by taking my new accredited graduate course , Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning.

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Google Online Learning Course Elementary 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Elementary to high school students love these tools that provide teachers with lesson plans and a standards-aligned curriculum. Free Game Design Tools. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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STEM Android Course Digital Learning 195

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

It is important to note that teachers and schools offered from March through May was, in most cases, not best practice online learning. It was emergency do-the-best-we-can-with-no-notice learning. Public libraries offer an incredible array of tools, supports, and resources—far beyond (but also including) the books.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students. Find more ideas here. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Free Virtual Learning Environments. Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Take the course, Designing for Online Learning which is free. Learn more here. Book Creator is giving 90 days free so you can collaborate together writing books. This is bigger than any of us so we need to work together and help each other. Today it is free. See this site.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! This is one of the student digital missions in my book, Hacking Digital Learning with Missions. I love the ideas in this blog, 10 Kindness Activities for Elementary Students !

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They have a huge catalog of K-12 education training classes that are offered online, on open schedules, and at affordable rates. Enrollment includes all required materials–no extra charges for books or subscriptions–as well as templates that can be immediately applied to your teaching. Elementary Math.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Online learning. Online learning is an all-encompassing strategy that doesn’t consist of only one tool. They are patient and unbiased. First of all, cloud storage eliminates the need for physical textbooks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2021

As a coordinator of elementary schools and instructional technology at Talladega County Schools in Alabama, I play an interesting dual role for the district. My two-part purpose has provided a firsthand look at traditional learning methods merging with newer technology. Options are useful when it comes to education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. a Book (or Two). If I want to push my re ading, I sign up with my local library’s reading club, but other times I set a goal of a book or two a month in the summertime and make time to sit and read.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. Read a book, blog, or magazine. Stuck in the Shallow End by Jane Margolis & colleagues (a book that will deepen your understanding of racial equity in CS education). Some favorites (all free!) middle school curricula.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

When it comes to the classroom, there are a few strategies that you can use to make sure your students are interested in your class material and ready to learn. Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2]

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. securingGreen ).

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I had the chance to chat with Dr. Jared Scherz, the founder of TeacherCoach , and a former elementary school guidance counselor who became a clinical psychologist in New Jersey. TC is a virtual training medium, providing personal growth and professional development through online learning, coaching, and webinars.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. At most of these institutions, the deficiency is not about a lack of sufficient credit hours.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

Many districts scrambled to integrate technology for teachers and students to experience a new normal of online learning. Elementary students need to learn how to engage with the digital world. As Young notes, students need to learn about their digital footprint before they create one.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To help her along, the teacher at her Bay Area elementary school has been showing her the right way to hold a pencil. And for many, kindergarten simply is no longer the assumed first step in a child’s formal education, another sign of the way the pandemic and online learning upended the U.S. It’s harder. school system.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

Others, like genius hour and bite-sized learning, are recently arrived educational trends that may have a helpful place in your classroom. This year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to adjust their curriculum, many teachers, students, and parents gained new appreciation for the value of self-care.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

Thank you to Keith McCray for sharing his thoughts on the new Blended Learning with Google book on Twitter. Megan says that there are a lot of differences between online learning and face-to-face, but that many things do remain the same. Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Learning Expectations.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

We talked with Neil Selwyn, a research professor at Monash University in Australia and author of the provocative book "Should Robots Replace Teachers?" Changes are coming to higher education, and those changes will be bigger and more disruptive than many college leaders and experts realize as online learning grows.

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Robotics STEM EdTech Elementary 101

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

For this bonus episode of the EdSurge Podcast, we posed that question to Simon Rodberg, a former charter school principal and author of a forthcoming book from ACSD, “What If I’m Wrong? I mean he's learning math right now. He's getting it through Khan Academy, through some online work and through meeting with a tutor once a week.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

According to findings from the Scholastic Teacher & Principal School Report , educators overwhelmingly agree (99%) that reading books for fun supports students’ academic success. Meade School to receive the grand prize, which is designed to help increase book access and create a lasting culture of literacy. As the Richard M.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The post Blended Learning Best Practices (with Catlin Tucker) – SULS085 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This week, I’m chatting about Blended Learning best practices with the blended learning guru, Dr. Catlin Tucker. Losing the Benefits of Online Learning. Blended Learning Models to Try Now.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2015

MyON is a personalized digital literacy platform that encourages reading skill growth with digital books. It provides unlimited access to more than 8,000 enhanced digital books with multimedia supports, real-time assessments, and reading tools. Need for focus on teaching elementary math topics. Graphite • Twitter.

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