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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Recently, I had to educate myself on the current trends in helping students who are anxious, depressed, worried, or just need guidance about the future. Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Student Mental Health (Including Anxiety and Depression).

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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Yon used to hold silent reading time in her classroom; students could read whatever they wanted for 20 minutes. What’s causing these trends is no mystery.” A student reading a book in a first grade classroom. Her Dallas elementary school extended its school year in an effort to help students make up for lost time.

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6 EdTech Resources and Strategies to Gain a Deeper Understanding of Students

EdTechTeacher

We know that learner variability exists, and research suggests it is growing in classrooms across the nation. Here are 6 examples demonstrating how emerging educational technologies can help us amplify assessment strategies and gain a deeper understanding of our students. Tool: iReady (Adaptive Math/ELA Assessment & Instruction).

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K-12 Education in the Post-COVID Era

Kitaboo on EdTech

Some classes will get higher priority, such as the lower elementary grade, lab-based subjects. And then we have online learning platforms that are equipped with all the features required for students to fulfill their learning needs. The remote learning trend is expected to continue even after the pandemic subsides.

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

Edsurge

Over the last few years my classroom has gotten a lot of attention. Our classrooms were chaotic—everyone sitting in disarray. Defeat was built into the expectations of the special education classroom, and it was hard for me to see any viable escape. The online program was dated and completely irrelevant to today’s times.

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8 Must-See Hidden Gems from ISTE 2018

techlearning

We scour the sprawling expo with one aim: to find you the most interesting, potentially useful classroom tools out there. Explore Tyto Online. A uniquely ambitious project, Tyto Online is a multiplayer online game focused on science. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction?

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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