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Early Elementary: Differentiate Reading Practice

Catlin Tucker

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. In one online learning station, students listen to books/stories with an audio recording.

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Read Across America Day

Ask a Tech Teacher

Open Library. Stories to read—International Library. Try these 25 apps for iPads: Action Words– learn action words with amazing pictures. First Site Words (fee)–focuses on the core vocabulary your children will need throughout their lives. Tappy Alphabet –fun app to learn letters; available on Google Play.

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A new kids app on the block: Khan Academy Kids launching learning fun for little learners

NeverEndingSearch

In collaboration with experts from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and children’s book authors, and in partnership with Super Simple Songs, Bellwether Media and National Geographic Magazine , the new app is designed to inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery with our free, fun educational program for children ages two through five.

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How Genrefication Makes School Libraries More Like Bookstores

MindShift

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Leigh Collazo, otherwise known as “Mrs.

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Desmos – Their mission is to help every student learn math and love learning math. These projects promote cooperative learning, problem-solving and the use of technology. NZ Math – These rich learning Math ideas come from New Zealand. We accomplish that goal by building products and partnerships.

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Are you using popular culture in class? Why you should be

eSchool News

It seems that students are always on their smartphones or tablets, and often, educators are told to use the topics and technologies students prefer in order to make learning more meaningful. It makes sense, then, to combine things that interest students, such as music and movies, with relevant classroom lessons.

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Discovering the “Ultimate Classroom”: A Student Led Project Based Learning Inquiry

EdTechTeam

I never imagined that the final course on learning space design would launch my students and I into the most exciting and rewarding project based learning experience of my career. As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work.