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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. How To Get Young Girls Excited About A Career In STEM. Barratt, B. Paterson, J.

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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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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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Behind the findings of the Tennessee pre-K study that found negative effects for graduates

The Hechinger Report

Judging from the emails, calls and tweets I’ve received in the last week, there are few early education studies with more hated results than the multi-year study from Vanderbilt University researchers, which tracks outcomes for children who attended Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program more than a decade ago.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. Studies found that removing barriers like transportation makes parents more likely to attend meetings.[9]. Avoid using educational jargon, which can confuse parents who aren’t as familiar with elementary teaching terms.[7]. Markström, A. Machen, S.M., Wilson, J.D.,

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Online PD helps teachers respond to bullying

eSchool News

While the online curriculum has recently been successfully received and implemented by 200 elementary school teachers in a pilot study in the southeastern region of the United States, the researchers hope that, with additional federal funding, the online curriculum can be soon accessed by teachers nationwide. Graves, Rachel A.

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

Edsurge

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 We chose to go big.