The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom? The books literally are broken into text message-sized chunks making reading easier, plus Literal has classroom management features for teachers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Let’s take a look at some important resources to help classroom strategies support student learning goals: Why is it important to involve students in learning? Education doesn’t have to mean students do all of their important learning in classrooms. How do you ensure student learning in your classroom?

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

There are various models within blended learning, including station rotation, whole group rotation, flipped classroom, and playlist models, each providing varying levels of autonomy for students. The goal of blended learning is to place students at the core of the learning experience.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Check out the following websites to find textbooks for your school, district or classroom. While some subjects cover higher education, you can browse the high school section to find math and science textbooks for secondary education. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). Core Knowledge.

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Waterford

MARCH 26, 2021

Let’s look at what the two-generation approach to learning is and how to put it to work in your classroom. 1] We can look to them for a glimpse of a successfully run two-generation strategy. In your classroom, you might not have the same resources available, but you can take steps to establish a healthy two-generation approach.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2021

billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding into our education system. Below are two powerful, locally empowering strategies that states, regional service centers, and districts could use to focus their 2.8 We also saw many communities embracing local innovation because they had to.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

If you’ve ever found yourself in Baltimore and walked into Katie Dell’s classroom, you would see students personalizing their learning experience by choosing from an array of activities that are designed to help them work toward their learning goals. In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. Katie Dell.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Educators are rethinking the layout of classrooms and other learning spaces in terms of optimizing use of those spaces for student wellbeing and study. This means users can configure them into arrangements that allow for social distancing as needed,” said Dr. Christina Counts, Vice President Strategy & Development for MiEN Company. “Of

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 28, 2020

They introduce the new strategies with which professionals now communicate, collaborate and share in business settings. I can easily imagine its use in virtual planning sessions, collaborations among secondary students, and project brainstorming and reviewing. It will also enhance interactivity in face-to-face classrooms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments. E-books and online libraries provide instant access to an extensive range of reading materials, fostering literacy in digital formats. What are technology tools for teaching and learning?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Throughout the school year, students work on design thinking strategies and building a skillset so they can develop their own prototypes. Another team created their own game testing protocol and got feedback from a local game library. Although this unit occurs at the end of the school year, my teammate, Karen Schaeffer.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

Coach / Library Media Specialist Relationship. The ability to speak at a variety of altitudes is a vital skill that will set the tone not only for the coach, but for how the school district will be able to utilize the Instructional Coaching position both in and out of the classroom. The Library Media Specialist / Coach Relationship.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

All agree, however, that media literacy is an important component of learning -- whether as its own focus or a cross-curricular literacy woven deeply into every classroom. You'll need to pay for each course, but once you do it'll be in your library forever. Note: The template is linked near the bottom of the article.)

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When it comes time for a bit of library refreshing, in the form of posters and bulletin boards, there are so many wonderful shared options. Also on Pinterest, Renée Stewart has collected more than 200 vintage library posters. The BusyTeacher shares an array of 287 free Classroom Posters. Social media inspiration.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 15, 2018

But, don’t confuse deconstructing the room with closing out your classroom. Avoid the trap of closing up your classroom library, centers, packing up textbooks, and so on a full month in advance. Then on the second-to-last day of school, turn your full attention to overseeing classroom deconstruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But getting your degree at an Ivy League college means mostly sitting in a classroom. The Ivies are all risk-averse,” says Peggy McCready, former associate vice provost for technology and digital initiatives at UPenn Libraries. Virtual instruction continues to whiz across the country, racing recently with unprecedented gains.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2024

He obtained a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, with emphases in Archives Management and Digital Curation, from Indiana University. She is a professor in English and Technical Writing at the University of Central Oklahoma who has been exploring the impact of generative AI on writing classrooms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S. Yet despite my success using reenactments and roleplaying, students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

The ability to speak at a variety of altitudes is a vital skill that will set the tone not only for the coach, but for how the school district will be able to utilize the Instructional Coaching position both in and out of the classroom. The Coaches job in these situations is to support the curricular needs of the teacher.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

This works for the “average” reader, but teachers know that classrooms do not merely comprise grade-level readers. While I would personally say the task of curating a classroom library has been easier as a 2nd-grade teacher, I still have students spanning kindergarten-4th grade reading levels. I love my classroom library.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. It is incredibly powerful when the classroom is flipped and students have an opportunity to share their passions and expertise with their teacher.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2020

LaVonna taught at the elementary and secondary levels and is the author of 8 books. WEDNESDAY'S SHOWS (August 5th) : 10:00 AM - The Connected Classroom with Rusty May - "Taking Care of Teachers" with Matthew Ventresca Principal Highland Park Elementary Lewistown Montana. She has presented in the U.S., See you "online!"

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ready to move the learning in your classroom from static, one-and-done activities, to more dynamic learning—Dynamic Learning with G Suite? BONUS : Get the Dynamic Learning with Google Toolkit to help you find the best tool to support Dynamic Learning in your classroom. We all have stories to tell in the classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2020

He also has experience in teaching secondary English and coaching football and baseball. WEDNESDAY'S SHOWS (July 15) : 10:00 AM - The Connected Classroom with Rusty May - "Teachers Are More Important Than Ever Before" with special guests Kristi Borge and Dawn Larson. This will complete his third year at Pine Tree ISD. See you "online!"

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 6, 2020

Farmer, Professor of Library Media || Interested to learn new ways to communicate, collaborate, and connect? Loertscher | Pippa Davies || Build Your Own Virtual Library Learning Commons: Session 2 of 3 with Anita Brooks Kirkland, Chair | Professor David V.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

At least once per month, they also get printable resources to use in the classroom. They get an email when new content is added to the membership library. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. How can I connect and learn from other teachers?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. What if I get audited? What is E-rate?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 15, 2018

But, don’t confuse deconstructing the room with closing out your classroom. Avoid the trap of closing up your classroom library, centers, packing up textbooks, and so on a full month in advance. Then on the second-to-last day of school, turn your full attention to overseeing classroom deconstruction.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 21, 2017

I’ve seen teachers close up their classroom libraries, centers, and so on a full month in advance so that they don’t feel overwhelmed with cleaning, organizing, and packing up the room during the last week. Don’t confuse deconstructing the room with closing out your classroom. Yes, really!

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? You can now find out. But wait, there’s more! .

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). And it just may have found a key piece to make that strategy click. More than 90 percent of its users are in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Odd as his presence may have seemed, it was not out of the ordinary for the Church, which first devised a social media strategy around 2010. In secondary school in Ireland, he pursued science, thinking he was heading for a career in medicine. that we have to have a SMART board in every classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As an integral part of learning today, educators and students deserve new and improved ways to display and interact with classroom content, but to be successful, these tools need to be flexible and user-friendly. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

COVID’s impact on schools was so substantial that Congress established the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). Reinventing spaces—designing flexible classroom spaces and turning a library into a learning commons with flexible seating and mobile bookshelves. Upgrading HVAC systems and roofs and windows.

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