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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much? Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones.

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5 Ways to Step Back from Teacher Burnout

The CoolCatTeacher

In today’s show, we talk about recognizing teacher burnout, how to get help, and steps to tackle it when it happens. As a former elementary teacher, she knows how challenging the education profession can be and offers support for teachers struggling with burnout through her podcast, website, and free Facebook Group.

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5 Simple Ways to Gamify Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Sixth-grade teacher Jessica Gordon@ 1337teach gives us tips, ideas, and links for how to gamify our classrooms now. FAQ Guide and Reflective Journal for New Teachers ” is currently available in eBook and paperback through Amazon Kindle. Breakout Classroom Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakoutedu/.

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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. When it comes to integrating technology into the classroom for these types of students, ebooks and interactive whiteboards are good choices. It should be no surprise that studies show engaged students retain more of what they have learned.

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How Teachers Can Just Work 40 Hours a Week?

The CoolCatTeacher

When the year is up, they will never be charged again and will have continued access to the Facebook group and all club materials. Angela Watson: It’s not about working a 40 hour week–members choose their OWN target number and determine how to allot those hours throughout the week. How does this program work?

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

Edsurge

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. I want to figure out how to do it.”. It’s a struggle for us,” Boyle says.

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What Does Mathematical Rigor Mean?

MIND Research Institute

Educators from several facebook groups replied, including Youcubed , How to Learn Math , STEM Teacher Tribe and MIND Research Institute. Here’s how they responded. Read the full analysis in the ebook on math rigor by MIND Research Institute. Mathematical Rigor Involves Novel Applications. Ashley Pereira, MS. “In