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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

The CoolCatTeacher

Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. Reading expert, Laura Robb breaks down excellent reading instruction from kindergarten through fifth grade. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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Instructor Spotlight: Shawn O’Neill!

EdTechTeacher

She has spent over 24 years teaching in the elementary-level classroom and is currently a professor at Bridgewater State University, teaching in the Elementary Education Department. Shawn provides training and workshop services on the following topics: Adobe Express, Google Workspace, Formative, Newsela, and more!

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Artificial Intelligence and Teacher/Educator Productivity with ChatGPT… 10 Real World Ideas!

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Seek book recommendations for advanced readers in elementary school. Professional development guidance: Real-world examples: Ask Chat GPT for recommendations on educational conferences or workshops. Differentiation techniques: Real-world examples: Ask Chat GPT for ideas on adapting a lesson for students with visual impairments.

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Rosetta Stone Announces Winners of the Emergent Bilingual Educators of the Year Award Program

eSchool News

McGrath is a K-5 ELL teacher at West View Elementary School, a small inner-city school in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Valdez is a kindergarten teacher at Minnie Mars Jamieson Elementary at Chicago Public Schools. The two runners-up are Timothy McGrath and Virginia Valdez. Stephanie Holcombe, an ELL teacher at Henry C.

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Transforming Schools and Outcomes by Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum

edWeb.net

Vernon has achieved widespread involvement in interactive parent workshops, which have been online since last spring, by focusing on relevant topics such as understanding teenage language and behavior, and how to support virtual learning. And, this sort of culturally relevant approach extends beyond the students themselves.

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Part 1: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Reading

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Part 1: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Reading. I have done 100’s of workshops and presentations.

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Tapping into Creativity with Student Choice

eSpark

He argues that rather than planning lectures or presenting one lesson to a class of students with diverse abilities, interests, and learning styles, educators should invest time in differentiating instruction and plan projects that use choice to encourage the creative application of knowledge. Classroom Environment.