The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

If pre-K and elementary teachers are going to be better equipped to teach science, they need better training during teacher preparation programs — and that training should be followed by long-term support. Despite having extensive classroom experience, mentor teachers may not necessarily be well-versed in science content, Ferguson said.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The discussion about learning and what constitutes “good learning” is almost always couched in the context of a classroom. Yet today’s students have more access to information and resources beyond the classroom than any prior generation. Is this learning less powerful than the learning that happens in a classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY — June 28, 2021 — Today at ISTE Live 2021, Instructure launched the Canvas for Elementary user experience, a combination of features that make Canvas more user-friendly for elementary students. The report found that hybrid teaching and learning will continue. Subject Cards.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Abbott Elementary is a television series about a fictional elementary school in Philadelphia. After watching the entire season twice , I’d love to share 8 great things about Abbott Elementary. Abbott Elementary was created by and stars Philly-native Quinta Brunson. Warning: There are spoilers in this review!

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2016

With efforts like Rhode Island School of Design’s championing of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, the arts remain at the forefront of dialogue about best practices in elementary education). Arts-based Teaching Models in Elementary Schools. Models can be school-wide or classroom-based. Think spatially.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

There are many advantages to using digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom for schools and districts. But how do you start making the transition to digital and ensure that your learners have high-quality resources? . Learners will read about and discuss rules, decision-making and how to socialize in the classroom.

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Waterford

MAY 12, 2020

As schools adapt to teaching in these new circumstances, many educators are in need of resources to make their lessons accessible online. School and classroom grants can fill in the gaps in school budgets, allowing educators to purchase resources they may otherwise be unable to access.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2022

For years, as educators, we've had to cobble together our own resources. But, now, we have museum-created resources around topics and objects. First, you sign up, then learn how to make collections, and then go to the awesome resource kits! Resource Kits – here's the goldmine. Step 4: Explore the Resources.

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

Then, discover tactics for spotting and preventing toxic stress in your classroom. More students in your classroom may be suffering from toxic stress than you know. In fact, one-fifth of all children report that they worry a lot.[14] 7] And how a teacher reacts to challenges can influence classroom stress, too.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2022

When students returned to the classroom after COVID-19 lockdowns, teachers found themselves in a triple role: instructor, mental health proctor and public health enforcer. There have been plenty of adjustments to the classroom due to continued health precautions, and that has meant differences in what school supplies are needed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom management can be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share twenty-two of my top tips and ideas that have helped me have an awesome classroom. Classroom Management Tip #1: Build a Partnership With Your Students It’s true that you must relate before you can educate. I want them to join Google classroom.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Why should schools care about diversity in the classroom? Schools embrace diversity in the classroom when they acknowledge these differences by prioritizing inclusivity. Diversity is what makes people different from one another. That can translate into hiring or training considerations.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

However, since first participating in the Hour of Code in December of 2018, I’ve tried to include more activities and bring in more resources for my students throughout the year. Read more: Getting started with STEM in your classroom! It has been reported that there will be 3.5 So why do students need to build these skills?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Resources include The Raven, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and The Road Not Taken.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

2] Read on to learn how we got here, why it matters, and how teachers can build media literacy in the classroom. The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. It means embracing the belief that all voices and perspectives are welcome in your classroom,[1] and intentionally providing space for those voices to be heard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

I l ike Felicia Zorn’s summary of how that go-nogo decision really has become ‘get with the program’ Teacher Support in the Digital-Blended Classroom. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? Many online resources do not have to be printed, copied, stapled, or hole-punched.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If you’ve ever seen a third grader struggle to type a web address into the computer or type a book report when they don’t know where the keys are, you know they should have started keyboarding earlier. Is elementary school too early—or too late? when students are expected to use classroom computers. –Type to Learn, 1986.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology is an ideal vehicle for teachers to better blend classroom instruction with learning opportunities occuring outside of the traditional school day — and outside of the brick-and-mortar school building. . There is no doubt that the marriage of online and physical classroom experiences is a boon for K–12 educators and students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2021

And there is no better free resource for educators to use than Everfi. Through interesting, relatable scenarios and real-life simulations around topics like financial literacy and social-emotional learning, teachers can easily bring the real world into their classrooms. Grade level: elementary grades. Everfi sponsored this post.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Resources include The Raven, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and The Road Not Taken. Listen and Read.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

HP Teaching Fellows are part of Reinvent the Classroom , a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel. By sharing what they’ve learned, they advocate for reinventing the classroom and inspire others with their creativity and passion for this work. HP Teaching Fellows Exemplify Powerful Learning. ET / 4 p.m.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2022

I experienced the same in my years in the classroom. Cyberbullying statistics provided by the government from 2019 indicate that sixteen percent of high school students report being cyberbullied. Moreover, it should begin at the elementary level, as many students 8-12 increasingly use social media sites ( Common Sense Census 2021 ).

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2019

About two-and-a-half years ago, staff at the nonprofit crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org began to notice an uptick in teacher requests for resources in which students could “see themselves”—that was the key phrase that kept coming up. classrooms. as they build out more inclusive classrooms for diverse learners.”

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

Strategic Planning for Equity-Driven Edtech Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation A recent report from LearnPlatform showed that during the 2021-2022 school year, school districts accessed an average of 1,417 edtech tools each month.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Seventy percent of high school juniors and seniors believe AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, can be a resource in brainstorming ideas for their college essays or short answer responses. The results are detailed in a new report from EveryLibrary Institute and Book Riot. One state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Teacher Yasmin Kudrolli sat on a low chair and lit a candle to start the morning meeting in her prekindergarten classroom in Oakland. Across town, but in the same school district, teacher Alicia Simba leads 13 students, all 4-year-olds, in a breathing exercise in her classroom. OAKLAND, Calif. She wants to go home.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Credit: Jena Brooker for The Hechinger Report. In a survey , since the start of the pandemic, 50 percent of students reported worsened mental health, 35 percent said their family relationships were worse and a majority reported feeling “lonely” and “anxious.” Credit: Sarah Garland / The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Here’s a look at some of the latest research, thoughts, and strategies, directly from classroom experts and industry veterans: In districts across the country, educators are continuing to support students with post-pandemic learning recovery. Here are 4 simple steps to help educators begin implementing the science of reading.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It can be easy to think of school closures, remote learning and masked classrooms as part of the pandemic past. While new data suggest students are making a “ ‘surprising’ rebound,” findings also show math and reading levels for elementary and middle school students are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels. They must continue this funding.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. On days when SpaRRk Academy students are learning virtually, the classrooms are empty except for teachers and administrators, who come into the office just about every day.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. 30 minutes per week — recommended time students spend on classroom-based Khan Academy tool.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. One of every five requests in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Credit: Trisha Powell Crain/ AL.com Rebecca Dreyfus, with TNTP, a national nonprofit devoted to helping schools improve student learning, helps teachers apply best practices from research to the classroom. Related: The science of reading swept reforms into classrooms. Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A student in an elementary school drops an egg wrapped tightly in paper straws and tape to test whether it can survive a high fall. In another classroom, students construct a “biosphere” using foam balls, fake grass and dollhouses. Next door, students engineer a solar oven out of pizza boxes, construction paper and aluminum foil.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. A wave of new laws across the country is attempting to transform how elementary school children learn to read.

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