A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 18, 2022
With each passing year, I am always amazed that I continue to blog with consistency. It has become much more challenging, which is why I made the decision to move to a bi-monthly writing schedule. In a recent post , I shared my rationale. Basically, I am running out of unique topics and angles to explore so I don’t want to run the risk of becoming redundant.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The list below features some of the best Math YouTube channels to help your students and kids learn math in engaging ways. I was so picky in my selection and I handpicked only those math channels that I believe would provide real educational value to students. Using these channels, students will get to learn complex and abstract mathematical concepts in fun and engaging ways.
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Learning in Hand
DECEMBER 18, 2022
I've been substitute teaching, and it's been WHEELY fun to put my own spin on the lessons. Last week third graders had already been introduced to a list of vocabulary words that would show up in a short story they were about to read. To review the vocabulary words, I entered them on wheels at SpinnerWheel.com. I spun the wheels and invited students to come up with sentences that use both words.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The new year, 2023, is only a few days away. Now is the perfect time to get your new year wishes ready to send to friends and loved ones. This time, though, you don't have to do the work alone. I trawled the web and came up with the list below featuring a wide variety of new year wishes. Use these expressions and phrases to craft your own wishes and enrich your greetings vocabulary.
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EmergingEdTech
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Hobbies and interests are great additions to your resume. They provide potential employers with a fair idea about your personality and help them understand whether you’re the right fit for the position you are applying for. . Hobbies increase your chances of employability by demonstrating your passion and dedication. They help you become more adaptable and reduce stress thereby influencing your performance at school. .
eSchool News
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta , a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Part of a partnership with Sewickley Academy , near Pittsburgh, PA, this donation will foster cross-cultural collaboration between the schools. Sewickley’s 5th-graders, who have experience teaching younger students about robotics through the school’s Big Buddies program, will offer guidance to La Puerta Abierta’s 1st-graders as they work on fun
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The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 18, 2022
“No matter the problem, it seems, a chorus of techno-utopian voices is always at the ready to offer up 'solutions' that, remarkably enough, typically involve the same strategies (and personnel) as those that helped give rise to the crisis in the first place. We can always code our way out, we are assured. We can make, bootstrap, and science the s**t out of this.
SplashLearn
DECEMBER 18, 2022
Math is a dynamic subject that is either enjoyed by kids or loathed, and this impression tends to stick around in the minds of most kids as they grow up. Math riddles for kids can be a great resource to dispel the fear of the subject and introduce them to how interesting it can be […]. The post 40 Best and Fun Math Riddles for Kids with Answers first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 18, 2022
“ Because corporations are not elected, they cannot be voted out, and yet they have become pseudogovernmental by virtue of their wealth, power, and the reach of their technological systems. Their leaders insist that they, and they alone, know what is best for us—from what information we should see to how much privacy we should retain. Increasingly, these companies have placed themselves in the role of determining how we move about in the world, literally and figuratively, and their power to defi
The Principal of Change
DECEMBER 18, 2022
As I was warming up for my run, I started to think about how much I have fallen back in love with the practice. I have had this love/hate relationship with running for years, and even though I am more comfortable doing it over the past few years, every time I get on a treadmill or head out for an outdoor jog, I get a sense of anxiety right before I begin.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
SplashLearn
DECEMBER 18, 2022
The best way to keep a class engaged over time is to introduce the element of humor. School jokes can be incredibly hilarious and can help break the ice when starting a new class, introducing a new subject, or integrating new students. You can pick out your favorite class-appropriate jokes from the list below and […]. The post 70+ Funny School Jokes and Puns for Kids first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 18, 2022
MCPHERSON, Kan. — So polished is the finish of the classic car that, like a mirror, it reflects the reverential faces staring at it. This story also appeared in USA Today. Only 203 of this version of the iconic 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet were ever built. They sold for three times the price of a Cadillac and were snapped up as status symbols by the likes of Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.
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