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15 Real-World Lessons You Can Teach Kids NOW

The CoolCatTeacher

The result is a learning experience that builds healthy financial habits and encourages students to apply a variety of financial skills to many connected decisions.”. Students create budgets, shopping plans, and comparison shopping while learning about the effective use of credit. Grade level: elementary grades.

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ST Math: The Gaming Software Changing Online Learning

MIND Research Institute

Their research also found that a comparison group, whose ST Math usage remained constant, had lower math gains within the same time period compared to the group that increased ST Math usage. Kathryn Kahler-Rickman Elementary School Math Teacher, LAUSD. Their math problem-solving skills and math practice are much stronger.

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Much ado about NAEP

Dangerously Irrelevant

If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. Designating NAEP proficient as the achievement benchmark for accountability systems is certainly not cautious use. emphasis added]. On the surface, this does seem awful.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

Take an online course. There are a number of excellent online learning opportunities designed specifically for educators. See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Some favorites (all free!) include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). Start a club.

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Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. Free on the web; fee for the app.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. 16] It encompasses skills like internet safety, setting healthy screen time habits, and communicating with others online.

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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.