eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. They work on any project they want, such as robotics. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. For its part, St.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Then, they made way for the next group of students, who were eager to drop their own bag from the staircase in hope of a different result. The third graders at A.J. Justin Middaugh, an engineer from Michelin, watches as students at A.J.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. And ChatGPT provides human-like writing, so what it creates won’t sound robotic. Learn more about the course and sign up for our summer learning pass today! Check out our first tip here!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Coral Zayas Coral Zayas is the new elementary instructional support specialist for science in Crowley ISD’s iNetwork of schools. All of the ISTE groups have phenomenal educators. Then, they can develop their interest in taking other STEM courses as they continue in middle school and high school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

And the group found that in the fall of 2020-21, 20 percent of undergraduate teacher-education programs had seen enrollment drops of 11 percent or more because of the pandemic. Such outreach might be especially important to draw teachers from groups that are underrepresented in teaching. “As So how are teacher prep programs responding?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2019

Recently during a coaching visit at Sandshore Elementary School, a part of the Mt. When I inquired as to what it was, Nicole Musarra, the principal, told me that it was a VGo robotic telepresence for a student who was unable to attend school for health reasons.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Aperture was on hand to demonstrate its scalable SEL solution for K-12 that grows with students and staff, from teacher-based ratings and strategies at the elementary level, to student- and teacher-facing assessment and strategy software for high school students and staff.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I did all of this twice, the first week with elementary educators and the second week with secondary teachers (so 8 days total). I then facilitated 3 follow-up sessions over the next day and a half, working with elementary, middle, and high school administrators and their building leadership teams.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 8, 2017

CS for All: Teaching CS in Elementary Schools SXSWedu 2017 Workshop As the Computer Science for All initiative jump starts around the world, more students in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to take computer science courses. Have groups of students create a list of steps to accomplish something. (Ex: Agenda : bit.ly/CSforAllinElementary

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The program trains educators at K-12 schools whose students include Native children on different ways they can introduce young people to programming, robotics and coding. Even when the instruction is available, courses often lack cultural relevance that would allow Native students to authentically engage with the material, the report says.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. “These tools also gather actionable insights and information about a student’s progress and report the data back to the teacher.”. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Create a Digital Textbook – Get students work in pairs or small groups to design a digital version of the curriculum. Find more coding apps and web tools for any age group here!

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

You do not need to get a master's degree or spend $10,000 on an online course. So, when I look at that, I think every elementary, middle and high school should have an esports team. . EDTECH: As an education technology consultant and speaker, what is your main message? Photo: Courtesy of Premiere Speaker's Bureau.

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2018

(Dallas, TX) June 20, 2018 — RoboKind , the creators of robots4autism and Milo , today introduced Jett , the coding and programming robot, along with the robots4STEM curriculum designed to teach all students, including those with disabilities, the skills they need to ignite a lasting interest in STEM.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Of course, Redlands Unified isn't alone in their belief in the power of play. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. Examples of microaggression can be scheduling major deadlines on important cultural event dates or making inappropriate and insensitive jokes about a particular group of students.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For example, Heather’s team at Buffalo Trail Public Schools used robotics and coding to teach the learning outcomes. Therefore, the goal was not just to build a robot or code an activity. They were excited to learn new concepts using robotics and coding as the conduits. They could also get feedback from peers and their teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. About a dozen fourth and fifth grade students sat at scattered tables in Bethel Elementary School’s media center, trying to build bridges out of toothpicks and tape. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

STEM/STEAM experiences are vertically aligned for all K–12 scholars beginning with elementary school exploratory learning opportunities, middle school introductory college-preparatory courses, and high school college-preparatory, industry aligned courses that prepare scholars for post-graduate trade school, college, and beyond.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Remake Learning Network, a group of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of learning and teaching in the Greater Pittsburgh region. The institute offers courses for educators on programming, maker projects, computational thinking, personalize learning and more.

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My Paperless Classroom

MAY 29, 2014

We are in our second year of a 1:2 iPad program in the middle school, this is our first year of having a cart of iPads available for elementary, and this is our last year of having 2 labs of PC''s for the students to use, next year we will only have one lab. The commands are also grouped into color coded families.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

Makenzie, Mariah and Makayla are triplets who, by the age of 13, have created websites, programmed a handheld Raspberry Pi computer and given orders to a small, white robot called Sphero. Nationwide, girls who take classes in computer science are a minority , and black girls, proportionately, make up an even smaller group.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Students at Barwell Road Elementary School Photo: Alex Granados/EducationNC. Her school, Haw River Elementary in Alamance County, was offering students after-school clubs once a week. Her friends wanted to try robotics, so she tagged along. Walnut Creek Elementary (Wake County). Rollins Elementary (Vance County).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

This thread of inequity continues through other groups of students such as English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities. Examples of microaggression can be scheduling major deadlines on important cultural event dates or making inappropriate and insensitive jokes about a particular group of students.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools. Living digital equity involves thinking of each child and their individual and communal needs and actively seeking to provide access, resources, opportunity, standards, and support to all children, “especially groups that are and have been historically marginalized.” Amesse Elementary.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout for 20% off any course. Vicki: Okay, so you’ve moved off of the private group. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2020

Another research-based approach is the use of one-on-one or small group tutoring. Ideally, Noguera said, kids would also have access to after school programming providing enrichment activities like art or robotics to balance out ramped-up instruction. All these interventions, of course, are dependent on funding. Ramp up rigor.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

I'm a technology integrationist and I'm part of an educator group called MidMN , named for our location in central Minnesota. We started by posing the following questions to small groups of students for them to reflect on and discuss: What can I currently do in school that I think is awesome and want to tell other students about?

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

At Dayton Hall Elementary School in Charleston, South Carolina, kindergarten teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator, Kristi Meeuwse, chose to pilot Tangible Play by Osmo because it is hands on and manipulative in nature. Game #4 – Sphero the Robot. empathy and role-play) bring authentic meaning to past events.”. The faculty at the A.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 8, 2018

These little ball robots have opened up so many possibilities. And the beauty is you can use this little robot in any lesson, in any subject, and with any age. Our thought was to use the robot to create recycling videos for our school. Students then coded the robot through their challenges. You can use. Laurie Guyon.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 9, 2019

Bonner Elementary in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Of course, we’ll also dig into technology! 19:39] – Camden shares her thoughts on the benefits of working with her friends on group projects. Enrollment for Kasey’s three Google Certification courses opens on May 21st for a limited time! Bonner Elementary.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Dan Meyer’s Google Doc full of 3 Act lesson plans: [link] ) VICKI: So we will link to a previous episode, Felicia Casto and her amazing elementary math classroom [link] who just raved and raved about the transformation power about 3 Act math lessons. So take us through what are 3 Act math lessons? It’s palpable, and really fun.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. Of course it was.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

don’t pursue STEM courses because they find the subjects too difficult. But now with mobile phones, tablets, and laptops being a part of school education, it is much easier to deliver STEM courses on these devices, making the courses more interactive, accessible and engaging. Encourages Teamwork. Interaction fosters engagement.

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