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How student posture can affect their learning outcomes

Neo LMS

This means that sitting still for long periods of time — let alone concentrating in that period — is harder today for youngsters than ever, and also perhaps a contributor to such high rates of ADHD diagnoses. An incorrect seated posture can quickly lead to fatigue, neck and back strains and consequently a decline in focus and comfort.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Toxic Stress in the Classroom

Waterford

5] If you notice a student who seems to struggle with stress more than others, you can offer them additional SEL exercises to practice on their own. The link between classroom teacher burnout and morning cortisol in elementary school students. Refer students with severe stress or ACEs to a counselor or school specialist, if possible.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

K., & Bruegmann, E. A Smile is the Teacher’s Game Face This summer, I met Rob Brown , elementary school principal at Southside Christian School in South Carolina. Progress through the teacher pipeline: 1992–93 college graduates and elementary/ secondary school teaching as of 1997. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Showing Movies and Videos in the Classroom

Graphite Blog

Keep in mind that these recommendations are aimed at parents and families -- not teachers -- but the age rating and content grid in each review can serve as a useful guide. There are film curations available for elementary, middle, and high schools. Streaming and Video Services for Classrooms. Grades: K-12. Price: Free. SchoolTube.

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When fourth-grade problems include gunfire

The Hechinger Report

During writing exercises, her fourth-grade teacher, Joe Alberti, lets his students sit and work wherever they’d like. The poems these students at Samuel Powel Elementary School are writing mark the latest phase in their year-long project on gun violence. Photo: Dave Londres for The Trace. Kenya has a choice. Destroy the Guns!!!!”

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. They need the power to exercise their skill sets. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. They need the power to exercise their skill sets. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects.

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