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24 of the Best Children’s Books by Age

Waterford

Knowing a book’s recommended grade level can help you find books that best fit children where they are in their literacy development. Not all children in a classroom will read at the same level. But suggested grade levels can help you find books that will strengthen specific reading skills. Then, you can assign books that fit individual or group needs.

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Teacher Engagement Part I: Understanging Cognitive Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? What causes teachers to invest their mental energy and time resources in a task? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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2021 Reflections: Looking Back and Harnessing Powerful Possibilities

Digital Promise

In the report “Healing, Community, and Humanity: How Students and Teachers Want to Reinvent Schools Post-COVID,” Justin Reich and Jal Mehta consider that one of education’s biggest challenges in the years ahead will be to harness “the experience and urgency for change” and apply that energy to the sustained improvement of schools. In other words, how do we take the energy and creativity that we found in moments of crisis and maintain that momentum in humane and sustainable ways?

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Drawing Slides

Teacher Tech

What are Drawing Slides? How to get drawing into Google Slides. The post Drawing Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Brad and Jenn's Best Book's of 2021!

Adjusting Course

Big news from the co-hosts of Read This Now !! Ever since we started the show, we’ve been sharing two books we think you might enjoy. We don’t booktalk every book we read, but we try to make sure your TBR piles are bursting with awesome titles. To make sure you don’t miss some of our favorite books from 2021, we’re sharing a “ Best of” show. Jenn and I are each selecting five of the books we shared this year and awarding them a prestigious “Nowski” award.

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3 ways COVID actually made education better

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on the unanticipated benefits COVID had on learning. As millions more Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are now wondering what society will look like in a post-COVID world.

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Latest NWEA Research Shows K12 Educational Gaps Still Wide, but Show Signs of Stabilizing

eSchool News

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — NWEA — a not-for-profit, research and educational services provider serving K-12 students — today released new research that illustrates the scale and disproportionate nature of the disruption in student learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, Learning during COVID-19: An update on student achievement and growth at the start of the 2021-22 school year , is the third in a series of research briefs by NWEA focused on unde

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4 Tips to Head Off Email Bandits at the Pass

MiddleWeb

Frank Buck revisits the Wild West movie days in his quest to help educators defy the daily deluge of unsolicited or redundant email that steals their time. Get the details on how to circle the wagons, energize the pony express, and deny those emails entry to your inbox. The post 4 Tips to Head Off Email Bandits at the Pass first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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How to bundle education device management

eSchool News

Technology has opened up endless possibilities in classrooms around the world. For one, access to education has been significantly broadened, facilitating a wide range of teaching strategies and learning styles. The pandemic accelerated the adoption rates of educational technology solutions. In some cases, demand far outstripped supply, leading to backlogs of requests for laptops, tablets, Chromebooks, and other school-issued devices.

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2021 Year in Review

Buncee

2021 is coming to a close! It’s been a year full of exciting new changes, and we’re so looking forward to a bright future in the new year. We are so thankful for you, our Buncee community , for all your support, and we want to celebrate what we’ve created together! Join us as we look back on the highlights of 2021 , and look forward as we take our next steps into the future together!

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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Extron NAV & Streaming Systems Serve the Chef for St. Helena High’s Culinary Program

eSchool News

Anaheim, California (December 22, 2021) – St. Helena High School is a top-ranked institute of learning in California’s Napa Valley wine region. The county is filled with luxury hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants, such as The French Laundry. Because of this wealth of fine dining and high-end accommodations, the high school’s culinary classroom received a new AV system that enhances instruction on-site as well as for students attending from home.

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How can you Simplify Recruitment in 2021 with an Online Assessment Platform?

Think Exam

For an entrepreneur, it is challenging to find the right human resource and skilled personnel to fill the crucial position in the organization. After the covid-19 pandemic, many organizations faced problems due to social distancing and they were extra cautious about hiring. In this scenario, remotely proctored exam are preferred by every type of company.

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Advancing education together: The impact of Turnitin’s strategic partnerships

Turnitin

At Turnitin, we believe that strategic collaboration unlocks the most potential for our users.

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From Connected Educator to Connected BTS Fan

RafranzDavis.com

Prior to early 2018, my twitter timeline was 100% and without question dedicated to my career as an educator/edtech leader…or whatever people thought of me back then. It was the source of my “disruptor of ridiculousness” jabs at the status quo of edtech, education and everything in between. When I traveled and met people, it was through the camaraderie of twitter that we built relationships, partnerships and collaborations to be shared with fellow connected educators worldwide.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Surgeon General Issues Public Health Advisory: 6,600+ Youth Died by Suicide in 2020

Gaggle Speaks

Back in October, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has now weighed in on the issue, releasing a public health advisory on the mental health challenges confronting today’s youth.

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The Best Kids Craft Table & Kids Art Table In 2021

Fractus Learning

Table of Contents What Makes A Stool Great For Your Classroom Best Classroom Chairs For Fidgety Kids: ECRA4Kids ACE Active Core Engagement Wobble Stool For Kids Best Flexible Seating Options For Active Kids: Learniture Active Learning Chair Best Flexible Floor Seating For Soft Seating: SoftScape 15 Inch Round Floor Cushions With Handles Best Flexible Seating Options For Good Posture: Gaiam Kids Stay-N-Play Children's Balance Ball Best Classroom Stool For Versatility: ECR4Kids ELR-15331 Sit

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Galaxy Next Generation’s G2 Secure Recognized in Three Distinguished Education Award Programs

eSchool News

TOCCOA, GA. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 22, 2021 — Galaxy Next Generation, Inc. (OTCQB:GAXY) (“Galaxy” or the “Company”), a technology provider enabling seamless environments for school communities, announces G2 Secure was recognized in three distinguished education award programs. Leading education industry media brands T.H.E. Journal and Campus Technology honored G2 Secure in their New Product Award programs, while Christian School Products named G2 Secure a 2021–2022 Top Product

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Do Your Teachers Know What Good Teaching Looks Like? (eSchool News)

Edthena

When teachers want to improve their practice but are busy all day, how can they see what effective teaching looks like in other classrooms and schools in their district? The answer: Video libraries. This eSchool News article, from Edthena founder and CEO Adam Geller, names four important ways video libraries help school districts share their best practices across buildings.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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How can you Simplify Recruitment in 2021 with an Online Assessment Platform?

Think Exam

For an entrepreneur, it is challenging to find the right human resource and skilled personnel to fill the crucial position in the organization. After the covid-19 pandemic, many organizations faced problems due to social distancing and they were extra cautious about hiring. In this scenario, remotely proctored exam are preferred by every type of company.

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How to Teach Phonics and Decoding Skills to Elementary Students

Waterford

Want More Science of Reading? Check out our seven-part Science of Reading webinar series. Explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. Download previous recordings or register for our next session here. We’d love to see you there! Let’s explore phonics! Phonics refers to the ability to match letters and letter-sounds, which can help your students “break the reading code.

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Educators Are Tired. It’s Time to Dream New Possibilities Into Our Schools.

Edsurge

I am exhausted. I’m in my 12th year as a public school educator, and I cannot recall a time in my career when I felt this much fatigue. The compounding realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and the onslaught of police brutality and anti-Blackness in the wake of the Trump presidency have made being a teacher tiring in many ways. I feel like I have been teaching like my life depends on it for the last two years.

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