The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Episode 388 Digital Resources Mentioned: EVERFI and WORD Force , amazing reading games for reading literacy Wixie one of Debbie's favorite tech tools for young learners Book Creator – students can write their own ebooks. A lot of what I see is for secondary school. So tell us a little bit about your journey.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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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.

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Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 151

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2019

“You have teachers who give everything for children — sometimes spending more time than parents — but society doesn’t respect or pay teachers what they are worth,” Michelle Santos told the Hechinger Report. Approximately 77 percent of the more than 3,827,000 teachers in public elementary and secondary schools in the U.S.

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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. When I was principal of a diverse, dual-language elementary school, we confronted a persistent gap in outcomes for African American students.

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Outcomes Comparison Elementary Secondary 121

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2021

Principal Margot Zahner’s vision for summer enrichment at Waterman Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia, grows clearer every week. Margot Zahner, the principal of Waterman Elementary in Harrisonburg, Va., million through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. We made a conscious decision to make the sixth-grade experience one where we expose children to everything,” said Rick Doss, the district’s director of secondary education. A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. On the day I visited Northview, K.C.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Book Trailers for Readers has an instructional video, tips, and links. Start nominating!

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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. Teaching ranks among the most stressful professions, according to Gallup research from 2014, in which about half of teachers reported high daily stress at work, tying medical professionals for the most-stressful jobs.

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Training Elementary Report Exercises 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

A recent article in The Hechinger Report ( Latino college students are falling behind whites and blacks, new research shows by Meredith Kolodner) invites a discussion of what this solution does, and does not, entail. But teaching can be simplified so that the most elementary beginner can acquire the basics. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Secondary Elementary Report Training 51

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 22, 2016

Priority will be given to programs that include book distribution and literacy activities with clear strategies for measuring success Proposals must be submitted by May 9, 2016 for grants that will be awarded in July. Show citation box.

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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. That extra year is a killer – literally – when it comes to retained students’ secondary school completion rates.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

MobyMax also includes “Power Tools” acting like a clicker, monitoring behavior, messaging, a social wall for students, a parent portal, manipulatives and time reports. Students can earn prizes and badges as they work through MobyMax and can set their own daily goals. Wonder how we individualize learning every day at Anastasis?

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Tablets Differentiated Instruction Android Common Core 65

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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Assessment ePortfolio Learning Secondary 56

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. 33) Bartell, C.

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Policies Groups Elementary Study 239

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Missed signals: The effect of ACT college-readiness measures on post-secondary decisions. STEM in Iowa’s Re-Envisioned Economic Development Roadmap (2014 Battelle Report) , Kathryn Kunert & Carrie Rankin. STEM in Iowa’s Re-Envisioned Economic Development Roadmap (2014 Battelle Report) , Kathryn Kunert & Carrie Rankin.

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STEM Wiki Training Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Students are hitting the books again on college campuses this fall, with fresh possibilities ahead of them. Higher education has found itself under increasing pressure to change that, just as has happened in elementary and secondary schools, where a battery of standardized tests constantly check in on what students know.

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Learning Outcomes Survey Assessment 104

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. “We Laster’s presentation, based on 2010 data, reported that 28 percent of Louisiana students did not make it to fourth grade on time. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. Bryant expects a similar proportion this year.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 122

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2017

Project-based learning, in which students embark on long research or art projects, science experiments or even writing books , is one of the hottest trends in high school reform. Preschools and elementary schools across the U.S But it turned into weeks of struggling through this book so slowly,” Kleinman said.

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Personalized Learning Laptops Elementary Groups 93

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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Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. This split was almost reinforced physically, in a way. Perhaps that’s a sign of where the dollars and funders are gravitating these days.

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Pearson Microsoft Company EdTech 71

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Despite my best efforts, I couldn't visit classrooms as frequently as I would have liked, and the feedback I provided in written reports could have done more to enhance teaching and learning both inside and outside the classroom. For example, elementary will conduct walks in secondary to provide feedback and vice versa.

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Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference Assessment 503

MindShift

MAY 14, 2018

30, 2016 was a big day for Lake Canyon Elementary. Lake Canyon Elementary School ceremony assigning students to a house. In addition to allowing for “much more individualized responses,” he said, the house system helps replicate the coherence of the elementary experience. Katie Fewell Photography). Samantha Shanahan/KQED).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

National data show that almost 70 percent of eighth graders are not considered proficient in reading based on 2022 test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s Report Card. One effective approach to achieving this goal is by implementing Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

. — This fall, students at Enterprise Attendance Center in the small city of Brookhaven may get to draw, paint and make crafts in an elementary art class — the first the school has had in 12 years. billion on elementary and secondary education. But the opportunity comes at a cost: larger class sizes for third-graders.

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Elementary Advocacy E-rate Accessibility 57

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through the end of December and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. YouTube has devised an interactive curriculum aimed to support teachers of secondary students (approximately ages 13-17).

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Digital Citizenship Resources Classroom STEM 60

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Previously , I wrote about the tension surrounding book choice in schools from four main parties: parents, teachers, students, and admin. Guiding students in book choices is not an administrator’s role, as I understand it; we trust the mentors directly speaking into students’ lives for that. Maybe you’re angry about book bans.

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Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. Note the binary approach. So and she told me it’s not really a good site.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Photo: Karen Salomon for The Hechinger Report. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. He’d talk to his professor about not having the book. Adam Salomon at his high school graduation.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 85

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts commissioner of elementary and secondary education, was the first to suggest combining MCAS and PARCC into MCAS 2.0. (AP

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Common Core Assessment Report Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

There was please-let-me-help Milena, who always wanted to sweep, pass out papers or put books away. (I Although Francisco was 12 or 13 years old, he read and wrote at an early elementary level. The largest share, 42 percent, only reached the lowest reading level, known as “Below NAEP Basic,” on The Nation’s Report Card.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

When Ashley Park was converted from an elementary school to a K-8 a decade ago, over the objections of the community, it was the bus ride, with its noisy, chaotic comingling of kids, that many parents feared the most. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

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Elementary Report Secondary Study 113

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2022

My kid read a whole book at three,” a dad says, beaming. This strategy allows more kids to start mid-elementary school with the reading skills they need to succeed and creates a more positive reading culture, with fewer students needing extra support and feeling stigmatized after teachers and parents label them as “behind.”.

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Elementary Secondary Strategy Trends 106

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

National data show that almost 70 percent of eighth graders are not considered proficient in reading based on 2022 test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s Report Card. One effective approach to achieving this goal is by implementing Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Emily Hanford | APM Reports. This story was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. The problem is that many American elementary schools aren’t doing that. ” But this research hasn’t made its way into many elementary school classrooms. Emily Hanford | APM Reports.

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Training Elementary Report Study 112

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

How Typography Can help us read better Canva Canva Design School Adobe Fonts Sadie’s Design EDU Resources Non-Designers Design Book [link] Sadie’s Design Guide – bit.ly/sadiedesignguide. And then 30% of the time, you use this kind of secondary color, and then 10% when you use neon green or bright colors. sadiedesignguide.

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