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How to Encourage Girls in Your Classroom to Get Involved in STEM

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6] Whether you’re an elementary school teacher or work with older grades, you have the power to make a difference. Women’s History Month is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to re-evaluate how you approach STEM in your school. How Teachers Can Support Girls in STEM in the Classroom.

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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

In a series of blogs, I’ll be exploring each thinking routine and providing suggestions for how teachers across grade levels can harness the power of these thinking routines with students. Using See, Think, Wonder at the Elementary Level Science Exploration: Use this routine during nature walks or while exploring the schoolyard.

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Designing Classrooms Fit for Early Learners

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This is a major shift as the district’s existing preschool program is typically served from one portable classroom at several elementary school sites. We collaborated with the district over the course of a year to outline their needs and vision for how they’d like to serve their community.

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How to Use the Dual Capacity-Building Framework to Strengthen Family Empowerment

Waterford

2] The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) in a case study on the dual capacity-building framework found that when the family-teacher connection was prioritized, reading and math scores improved by 9% and 18%, respectively.[5]. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

The earlier you bring parents into the classroom, the more comfortable they’ll feel coming to you with questions. For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. Classroom behavior feedback [17]. Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7].

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Bring back joy by teaching outdoors: A how-to guide

The Cornerstone for Teachers

How teachers are benefitting from teaching outdoors: Jain, a high school teacher from Texas, experienced an immediate effect on her physical health and forced her to take advantage of her lunch break while her laptop finishes charging. Classroom on a ferry, NY, 1915. So how can we make it more accessible to all students?

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Better Edtech Budgeting: How Yuma Elementary District Makes The Most of Its Money

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This case study was featured in Chapter 4 of EdSurge's "State of Edtech" report. To the other 13 school/district case studies, click here. But figuring out how to educate all types of students with online content is challenging when working within a district budget. “In Out of the portion of the bond ($4.5