Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2022

The key to teaching these children is, as with many academic subjects, to inspire a love of learning and get their families involved in their literacy development. Find Books About a Student’s Interests. Introduce Students to “Hi-Lo” Books and Graphic Novels. Many will be happy to help and chat books!

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

When you look at all of the learning environments in which a child lives—the home, the school, the community—we have to figure out ways to stitch those together and capture the concept of everywhere learning. ELW : Across the country, school districts are about to mark one full year of distance learning.

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Waterford

JANUARY 13, 2021

It’s crucial to provide your students with books that explore a diverse breadth of identities and experience for two reasons, both of which tie into equity and access. These 15 children’s books explore diverse themes including culture and heritage, LGBTQ identity, disability, and mental health. Hosea Plays On by Kathleen M.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2022

When high school senior Cameron Samuels started attending school board meetings in the Houston suburb of Katy last year, they were typically one of only a few voices—and at times the only voice—speaking in support of student access to LGBTQ materials. We packed the room full,” Samuels says of the board meeting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

About the book and how (and why) we published it From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It has been exciting to release my first co-authored book that is self-published on Amazon this weekend. Why Write a Book? Our monthly zoom meetings after March 2020 have been encouraging.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2020

If you are using Google Meet for connecting with students then the links below will help you make this a more accessible and engaging experience. If you like these tips, then you might want to register now for my online accredited graduate course, Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ I’ve ordered your book as well. Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

During the summer and throughout the school year, I spend time exploring new ideas and reflecting on the tools that I am using and the choices that I offer for my students to tell their stories and create something that is more meaningful to them what they have learned. Read more: Authentic learning and edtech: A match made in heaven.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

During this time of social isolation and remote learning, these video conferencing tools are lifesavers. They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. 1 Small Group Instruction. one week at a time). GoldenCircleGoal.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

At the start of a new school year, especially with some unknowns when it comes to whether we will be full in-person or shifting between learning environments, having various tools available as educators is necessary. 7 Tools for creating more interactive learning spaces. Book Creator. Gimkit Draw.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

So many important lessons were learned during the pandemic that can be used to not only improve our practice but also to pave the way for a brighter future. One important lesson learned was that face-to-face learning does not meet the needs of every child.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 22, 2019

That’s particularly true when it’s something as big as a book (even a small book). My first book, Different Schools for a Different World , was a collaborative effort with my joyful friend, Dean Shareski. The book is meant to be a very accessible on-ramp into the idea of why we need different schools these days.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 3, 2020

If you are using Google Meet for connecting with students then the links below will help you make this a more accessible and engaging experience. If you like these tips, then you might want to register now for my online accredited graduate course, Online Learning: Best Practices to Leverage the Power of Distance Learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives. Learning isn’t like lining up for a race.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2019

As educators, we understand that our students bring different learner profiles, strengths, challenges, and interests to learning. Meeting student variability and planning differing approaches can be a challenge. Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning.” Apple Books. Learn more at: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter You may be worried that the youngest kids can’t learn at a distance, but Dr. Nancy Frey, co-author of the Distance Learning Playbook comes along side us to help us understand how it can be done. Thanks, Nancy for helping us learn how.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 27, 2021

[To celebrate our upcoming book, Leadership for Deeper Learning , I am publishing an excerpt each day for a week before its release. We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. As you might imagine, we saw some fantastic leading, teaching, and learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2019

As a teacher, I’m always looking for children’s books for my students. Each stage in Matilda’s amazing journey is accompanied with wonderful drawings that show her progress, who she meets, and how she changes. This is a short book. More children’s book. Amazing Matilda. by Bette Stevens.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

I host a podcast called The Balance and wrote a book titled Balance with Blended Learning because I see teachers struggling with balance in every coaching and training session I facilitate. When we design learning experiences with balance in mind, the output of a lesson will feel more balanced too.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

“ Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams How do you make, not find, the time to learn and get better? Like change, learning is a process, not an event. So, what does meaningful professional learning look like? Trust me; I get it.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2021

Little is known, however, about whether and how CT can strengthen early learning in consequential ways. Design activities that purposefully connect home and school learning. How CT can be linked with other STEM subjects promoted in early learning, such as math and science. Parent of child in our field study. get ready for bed).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

33% off right now through February 3, 2024 How to Achieve Common Core with Tech is a four-volume series that focuses on using technology to meet Common Core standards in Language, Writing, Reading, Speaking/Listening (not yet available), and Math. What these books show is how to use technology to teach.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Phonics and Word Families Station : Students learn to build phonemic awareness and understand word families. Alphabet Station : Students learn to recognize and practice letters and sounds. Listening Station : Students learn to develop listening comprehension and focus. Offer poetry books, nursery rhymes, and songbooks.

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Adjusting Course

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

I was in one of those meetings recently where you know you need a big box of Kleenex nearby. It was one of those meetings where you listen and learn about really complex stuff kids should never have to deal with. At the beginning of the meeting I told myself the Kleenexes weren’t for me. But they do. And I was mistaken.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

As I sat in front of my iPad waiting for Jackson to join our second weekly one-to-one Zoom meeting, I wondered what would become the focus of today’s catch up. As a class community, we learned the importance of finding commonalities and building friendships. In his book, Brackett writes that “.how

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I was buried under lesson plans, grades, and parent meetings. Or, if you’re a remote learning school, do your youngers struggle with tech because they didn’t start to learn it early enough (like Kindergarten)? Kindergarten is the perfect time to start (for the reasons listed below–they love it and learn fast).

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

Formative assessments are ongoing assessments embedded throughout the learning process. Teachers collect informal data that helps them design effective lessons and differentiate to meet students’ specific needs. They can reflect on their progress, the effectiveness of their learning strategies, and their growth over time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. assess success at completion. Elementary Math.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. He explicitly stated, “I know that that is what the book says we should do, but these kids are from Brownsville. We tried that, and it hasn’t worked.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 29, 2022

Veteran, award-winning teacher Phil Done (32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny) has knocked it out of the park again with his recently released The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom by Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster. He lives in Budapest, Hungary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. She curated a great list of essential tech-minded books for today’s teachers. I recommend the following eight books which were written with tech-minded teachers in mind. Who Owns the Learning?:

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The learning theories and frameworks below provide useful tips on how to design online instruction and plan digital lessons to help students thrive. Rather than subscribing to one theory, I find that learning about each offers me great insight into what motivates and engages online and digital learners.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Preschool Children’s Books – Read Aloud Books and Picture Books to Celebrate a Happy New Year’s. New Years Books For Kids That Read On Their Own. Meet January. Here is our list of top picks of kids’ New Year’s books for holiday reading and making resolutions for the coming year.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? The short answer is, well, yes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

In an education landscape awash in technology, what impact could something as analog as a coloring book make? The “Black Girls Code the Future” coloring book was created by Nia Asemota, a New York University student and mentor with the nonprofit Black Girls Code. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Teachers Find their Role as Designer of Learning Experiences Cognitively Engaging. In my research on teacher engagement in blended learning environments, the most significant factor impacting cognitive engagement was a teacher’s work as a designer of learning experiences. Teachers as Architects of Learning Experiences.

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