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

Waterford

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. If one-on-one mentors aren’t possible, group mentors can also be effective.[14].

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

5] You can then continue to send messages through text or social media groups, too. For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7]. How to Keep Family Engagement Strong After Parent-Teacher Conferences.

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

The Cornerstone for Teachers

On the other hand, Alisa, an elementary school teacher from Massachusetts, says that building outdoor learning spaces in her school lead to a stronger community as everyone came together to make it happen for the kids. Case Study #1: Jain, McCallum High School, Austin, Texas. Classrooms are just loud, tight spaces often.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Miller’s first graders are a case study in the scale, depth and unevenness of learning loss during the pandemic.

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After Early Results, Personalized Learning Is 'Quickly Becoming District-Wide' in Dallas

Edsurge

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

Mark says , “The project is a week-long experience with eighth-graders who try to solve a real-world global problem basically in four days, present their solution to an outside group of adults who then judge their performance. The winning teams get to Skype their solutions to real experts in the field the following day.”

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Designing Classrooms Fit for Early Learners

Edsurge

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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