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Improve Student Behavior Now!

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Darrian Tanner, the Florida State High Impact Teacher award winner for 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 talks about how to help teachers improve their classroom management skills. Listen to Darrian Tanner talk about how we can improve our classroom management Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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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? A lot of what I see is for secondary school. And especially with littles, the time should be limited.

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Building Connections Between Home and School through Family-Teacher Partnerships

Waterford

How to Create Opportunities for Family-Teacher Partnerships The importance of partnering with families in schools is clear. Click here for more ideas on how to build family and community engagement in your school, from homework and after-school clubs to onsite family resource centers and more. Wairimu, M.J., Macharia, S.M.,

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

Because of the lack of strong national guidance and support, some schools used their Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to adopt a curriculum that purports to be the “science of reading.” The Reading League predicted this, and outlined it ahead of time in our free ebook, Science of Reading: Defining Guide.

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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.”. For some of them, the school really is their family,” he says. “So

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How Teachers Can Just Work 40 Hours a Week?

The CoolCatTeacher

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? There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. Will this work for me in that case?

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It’s NOT About Google (Part 2) – SULS045

Shake Up Learning

Students can create eBooks, individually or collaboratively. How to Create Drag and Drop Activities with Google Slides. In fact, there’s a fantastic lesson from my book by Sylvia Duckworth, where she shares step-by-step how to do this. Google Books is a great companion tool for secondary student research.

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