Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2015

March 23rd - April 6th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Friday, March 27th at 3pm Starting to Homeschool Webinar Series: The Elementary-School Years , How do I start homeschooling? More information here.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Those are just a few examples of how the coronavirus pandemic has transformed school buildings and inspired new “Covid classrooms” this fall, as illustrated by photographs and videos readers submitted to The Hechinger Report. You can find directions here for how to submit your images and videos. Credit: Eileen Wood.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Now serving Grades Pre-K through six, the administration and faculty of Duquesne Elementary, the district’s sole remaining school, are determined to provide each student with the best educational experience possible. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit. professional learning and new learning experiences.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2018

You may want to begin your explorations of the Collection by identifying with one of five personas developed to help library staff connect with resources that reflect their own computational thinking (CT) experiences, communities, goals, and interests. The club planned for one day each week became a three day a week event.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Related: A padlocked drinking fountain, tree stump seats and a caution-taped library: See how the coronavirus has transformed schools. She was in sixth grade at Lakewood Elementary School in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, when the pandemic began in the spring. “The Credit: Corinne Livingston. It’s due on this day.’”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

And when you’re ready, consider how to bring your passions (and your students’) into the classroom with passion projects and student interest projects. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom. Learn how to bring those in for students. PD Connection. PD Connection. PD Connection.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

School Psychologist Dani Roquett greets Anne and James Hutt with their daughters, Ellison, 5, and Quinn, 10 months, at the “Zone Check-In” at the GET Together family educational event in January. Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 10, 2019

You could, for example, teach students how to recognize different emotions or what to do when they are sad or angry. Reading is connected to empathy, and reading books about bullying can help students understand how to treat their classmates and what to do if they’re being bullied.[13] How to Prevent Cyberbullying in Schools.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

September is National Library Card Signup Month. I’ve always dreamed that every student in our school would have a library card, but each year it seems to slip off my plate. This evolved into all of the 14 elementary schools signing up for a night to encourage families to visit the library.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

While students are looking forward to the summer vacation, the NEO team are looking forward to this year’s edition of the most comprehensive ed tech event in the world: ISTE Conference and Expo. This event attracts thousands of attendees from all over the world and their number is constantly growing. Third time’s a charm.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

I had the privilege of being one of the advance readers and I see this as the missing link which will help teachers learn the in’s and outs of how to actually impelment a mastery/competency-based curriculum one lesson at a time. It is working in classrooms around the world. ” Change is not hard but it takes work.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Many suggestions have been made as to how to catch students up. Since I have a library of instructional videos and text documents for students to get the initial learning from, I have time-shifted myself and now students can learn the “next” thing asynchronously without my doing direct instruction to the whole class at the same time. .

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Turning Learning On Its Head

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Many suggestions have been made as to how to catch students up. I will be keynoting this EdTechTeacher event along with other experts in the mastery learning movement, offering strands specific for STEM teachers, humanities teachers, elementary teachers, administrators & coaches. But is there another way?

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you are unable to connect with a local expert, supplemental material by science of reading experts—like books, conference recordings, or on-demand webinars—can help you structure your event. That way, they can keep track of what’s working with their students and ask for guidance from colleagues on how to work through areas of growth.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

In normal times when students come to my classroom (I provide pull-out services for gifted elementary level kids), I get them doing hands-on activities within minutes of entering into my classroom. Teachers can create their own quizzes but the libraries of these two websites are so extensive that teachers can find quizzes on most any topic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Some are narrative; others games. Here are some I like.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Wonder Workshop is a STEM-based interactive early learning experience that introduces coding to K-5 learners and provides everything teachers require to teach coding and robotics (see below under How to Use Dash in Your Classroom ). Plus, it includes a one-year subscription to Wonder’s Digital Activities Library for more project ideas.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. Credit: Michelle Majdoch.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. Leverage Partnerships. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. Out-of-School Access Chart. About the Presenters.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2015

March 20th - March 30th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Friday, March 27th at 3pm Starting to Homeschool Webinar Series: The Elementary-School Years , How do I start homeschooling? More information here.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

It would not be a complete piece about the history of iBeacon technology without mention of Paul Hamilton, Head of Learning Technologies at the elementary level within Mathew Flinders Anglican College. The iBeacon technology helps to welcome visitors to the school and parents to events. Brand of iBeacon Used – Estimote.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 6, 2022

"Handling Complaints or Protests About Content: Service, Security, and Training for All Staff and Library Leaders" Part of the Library 2.0 in our library? This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 and ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Summit will be a “how-to” event populated with 30-minute presentations, interviews, and bonus materials, and centered around supporting learning, especially when it is home-based. I have run online conferences in the education and library worlds for ten years, and have hosted over 100 specific events.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

From the experiences we provide (iPads, cutting-edge digital library, nationally-ranked Robotics program) to the inter-district professional learning we support (top-ranked VrainWaves podcast), at the core of our program is a belief in technology as a catalyst for learning at all levels. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. Drawing upon USC Shoah Foundation’s vast library of audiovisual testimony from survivors and witnesses of genocides, Teaching with Testimony empowers students to find their voices and take action for a better future. Financial Literacy Lessons.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve come along way since then, moving from traditional library programming into the 21st century, with coding and robotics to match. During the event, my kids were challenged and totally engaged. Robots in the library. I knew nothing about the subject, but I thought it was important to try something new and see what happened.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. We went to the local library and had these big presentations set up, and we actually published a book with all of their biographies and short stories with the heroes in them.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2021

So what happens to young children when “stranger danger” becomes a health mandate, schools and libraries close and anxious parents desperately try to juggle work-life balance? For some children, these events create toxic stress that adds to the anxieties of their everyday lives poverty, high density, food insecurity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2016

Students at DCPS’ Burrville Elementary School complete an Hour of Code session. DCPS K-12 teachers and technology coaches were invited to a training session at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center in DC, where Microsoft volunteers provided guidance on how to facilitate a coding session in the classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Investor pitch events are a dime a dozen, but no one does it with the flair and furor of Y Combinator. And neither is elementary-grade science. with teachers using its materials on a monthly basis in 20 percent of elementary schools. Elementary school is often a forgotten place but it’s the most critical.”

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Research shows third grade is a pivotal point for acquiring reading skills, and non-fiction titles for elementary schools are always in high demand,” said Sean P. Big Universe provides schools with an affordable, comprehensive literacy solution featuring a readymade library of thousands of leveled eBooks from well-known publishers.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. They learned how to manipulate various Photoshop Elements tools to crop, select, paint and fill select areas of their work with contrast colors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

She is in Seattle, Washington, and she and I have actually spent some time together when I was out there at an event. I mean, how could you even say that? They’re learning how to be global citizens. You can’t be a citizen in this world without learning how to get along with others. This is such a great project.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 30, 2018

That year, the teachers and I participated in virtual professional learning with the Library of Congress. We engaged students in centers to explore primary documents from Barrow’s past, how to use laptops and microphones to record, interview etiquette, and how to craft the best interview questions to spark conversation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2017

In today’s show, Connie Hamilton gives us 5 ways to win the hearts of our students before we start school in the fall: How to connect over the summer. How to get to know students now as we plan. As a teacher, Connie taught various elementary grades and 8th grade ELA. Or, hey, we have this event that’s coming up.

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