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Subscriber Special: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit

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It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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Of course, I provide guidelines. A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely. Let’s evaluate the Common Core Reading Standards and their good fit with games: What Common Core Expects. Again, think Legos. Which they love. Allow me to change that.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Grade-levels below are guidelines. Use yourself as a model of how to perform that activity and ask students for specific directions on how you would complete this task. Click for a video on how to create macros. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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How to get started. If you’re looking for Common Core, a selection of videos and quizzes are specifically designed to supplement Common Core instruction for grades 8-12. These are treated exactly like any other lesson under the Teacher Edition guidelines. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay.

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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

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The goal has nothing to do with who wins the argument but how evidence and ideas are presented. How to use it in your Classroom. For Common Core schools, the Socratic Method prods students to: use text-based evidence to support their ideas. Socratic seminar in a 2nd grade Common Core class.

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What parents should ask teachers about technology

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So it’s a legitimate question: Who teaches students how to use the school’s digital devices and what training do they get to support that responsibility? How does the school handle an unexpected tech need — say, programming for December’s Hour of Code? Who teaches digital citizenship? .

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Grade-levels below are guidelines. Use yourself as a model of how to perform that activity and ask students for specific directions on how you would complete this task. Click for a video on how to create macros. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a

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