Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Along the way, students juggle rent, gas, groceries, taxes, car payments, and life’s ever-present emergencies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2016

How to Interest the Next Generation of Great Minds to Work in STEM Fields. How to Teach Students to Solve Problems. Math Books for Elementary Grades. Lesson plans about math and tech: How to Achieve Common Core with Tech: the Math Strand. How to Use Khan Academy (free lesson plan).

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Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Success at the Core is a free resource available to teachers and leaders to assist in the successful implementation of the Common Core Standards. The following piece by Deb Gribskov provides a great example of how video can aid teachers in their math instruction. I was the “opening act.” Does the side of it matter?

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Common Core math standards and Next Generation Science Standards were being implemented, and subjects were becoming more interconnected. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use. Last year at.

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MindShift

APRIL 27, 2015

For states adopting Common Core, the standards apply to kindergarten, laying out what students should be able to do by the end of the grade.* While Common Core aligned assessments don’t kick in until third grade, many teachers feel pressure to make sure kids are meeting the specified standards before they move on to first grade.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

Started in Australia and now popular in the US, it is available in English and Spanish and aligned with both Common Core State Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. How to use Stepping Stones. Math Books for Elementary Grades. Origo Education’s award-winning Stepping Stones 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. ” In fact, the C-STEM Studio algebra curriculum is fully aligned with Common Core state standards in mathematics. why bother. Why Bother.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. DimensionU is a collection of engaging interactive multiplayer fantasy games for grades 2-10 (some can be played solo) that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

That’s right out of Common Core writing standards. That includes presenting their information for the varied needs of task, purpose, and audience. That calm, assured presentation is based on a depth of knowledge on the topic being covered, only achieved by close reading of the materials. Practice research skills.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. Feedback from User: The final design is presented to the users for their feedback.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area. As Common Core matured and publishers began providing professional resources the use of OER trickled away. .

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game for grades 1-7 that integrates Common Core or Ontario math into a role-playing game using a Pokemon-style wizardry theme. positive parent reports. encourage independence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Don’t expect to intuit how to use it. There’s a detailed video explaining how to do this. – See more at: [link]. This is a robust tool with a rich learning curve.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

What may look like an arts and crafts activity, or just a bunch of kids playing with Legos, is actually a way to teach about ancient Rome or how to write a persuasive essay. ( [link] ). Presentations to Local Students and Community Members? Use of Social Media? News Coverage? Teaching Others?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

During an edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by ORIGO Education , the presenters offered their key criteria for digital mathematics tools and how they should support teachers and students. To support the problem-solving mindset, the tasks would present multiple paths to the solution to allow for student creativity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

And the climax of the story was where they presented these tools to an actual social work agency that’s now using them in their actual practice. We went to the local library and had these big presentations set up, and we actually published a book with all of their biographies and short stories with the heroes in them. Trevor: Yeah.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. We explored grant writing to learn about how grants are one way to bring new things into a classroom. My honest answer is, “I don’t know.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I LOVELAND, Colo.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

The 20-lesson unit culminated in a presentation before a Pontiac City Council member named Randy Carter, who listened to the kids make their case at a podium with a microphone and PowerPoint slides. They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Steve Rowley, CEO of Acumen Partners, with Michael Campbell, Vice President of Acumen Partners, presented the latest updates on ESSA in the webinar, “ Making Sense of ESSA: What You Need to Know ,” co-hosted by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data. Each state must be aware of how to accurately track their benchmarks. About the Presenters.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. But I try not to do that.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

We were thrilled to catch up with long-time users of Common Sense resources as well as introduce our work to many more of you. In the Common Sense Education meeting rooms, we offered two full days of 15-minute lightning sessions. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The district came to a consensus on the definition of digital literacy skills, what kinds of common core standards included them, and how they were already being taught. Technology proficiency is even included on their teacher evaluation rubric and elementary students standards reports. About the Presenters.

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wwwatanabe

JUNE 26, 2012

The Collaboration Coach training presents an opportunity for Apache Junction Unified School District teachers to explore coaching as an effective model for providing ongoing professional learning with classroom teachers focused on 21st century learning, Common Core, technology integration, and best teaching practices.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2016

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. Teachers and parents around the country have questioned whether any “cookie cutter” test can capture how much an individual student knows.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

From routine to celebrations, we talk about how to start the day well in special education classrooms. But you might also be sharing big books or having writing, so you need the space to be open enough where the kids can not only see you, but see the materials that you ‘re presenting as well.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

When I attend sessions, in addition to taking my own notes, I like to photograph the presenter, enhance the photo, and overlay text on top to make an infopic. Luckily, many generous presenters at Miami Device shared their resources, notes, and handouts digitally. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)?

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

The video below provides an example of how the students created these worlds in Minecraft and then demonstrated their understanding of the history through their video presentations. In the words of Zachary, a 13 year old student in her class, “Sphero made learning how to measure distance fun. Game #2 – Osmo Tangible Play Words.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The fifth annual Global Education Conference is just a few weeks away, and we want to be sure that you have an opportunity to contribute to this year''s conference as a presenter. Everyone is encouraged to submit a presentation proposal, including first-time presenters. Get ideas on how to participate!

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 24, 2015

For the past five years, our K-5 elementary school has focused on the relationship between reading and writing. For two years, we received training in how to teach a variety of text features as readers and writers, such as topic sentences, supporting details, and transitions. The Common Core State Standards were a primary focus.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Our second annual School Leadership Summit is this week, and we hope you will consider joining us for some or many of the 60+ free online presentations and keynote addresses. To see the conference schedule in your own time zone, and for instructions on how to click through and enter a session, please go to our schedule page.

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There is no box

APRIL 22, 2015

Trying to minimize pulling large groups of teachers out on the same day while still being able to bring in outside presenters in an economical manner and allow time for teacher collaboration is getting harder and harder as the qualified sub pool shrinks. However, I strongly believe in giving teachers time to learn and collaborate.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e Also, has an abundance of lesson plans and students can learn how to create their own Minecraft style game. CodeQuest - A fun iOS app that helps teaches students learn how to code in CSS or html, ideal for STEM.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. It is fun to discover how science really works. New York Hall of Science – Wonderful site presents 450 exhibits, demonstrations, workshops and participatory activities that explain science, technology, engineering, and math. Check out my Booking Page.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia). Check out my Booking Page.

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