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Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun

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Education Galaxy supports math, reading, language arts, and science at the elementary level (K-6). If a student gets an answer incorrect, he or she is shown an “Alien Explanation” video, giving specific and step-by-step instruction for solving that question. What makes Education Galaxy so Special? Is it Effective? In Conclusion.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

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In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases? Why is that, indeed?

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The Buck Institute for Education Publishes Videos of Gold Standard PBL Projects

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To help schools and districts visualize what high quality PBL looks like in the classroom, the Buck Institute for Education has published six videos from schools across the country with kids from kindergarten through high school to showcase the Buck Institute’s Gold Standard for Project Based Learning. They are available at [link].

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

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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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How DC Public Schools Uses Student Data to Support Mental Health

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Douglas Gotel For example, we use child-centered play therapy intervention in our elementary schools where kids learn how to solve their problems and work through relational difficulties. Video: The WellCast Channel on YouTube. Case Study: How a Top 10 district tripled service documentation and Medicaid reimbursement with Accelify.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment). Lesson study. Mentoring programs. Grade-level teams.

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Schools are sending more kids to psychiatrists out of fears of campus violence, prompting concern from clinicians

The Hechinger Report

There the child sat, in a chair a bit too big for his small frame, fidgeting as he listened to the psychiatrist over a video call. She had documented the session, anonymizing some details, to share it as a case study with a room full of hundreds of child psychiatrists who faced similar requests.