The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

Today, I interviewed Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and host of the Teacher Burnout Podcast and the Less Stressed Principal Podcast. Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and seasoned educator life coach, brings 14 years of invaluable experience in education. Oh my goodness.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2017

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. The free SPRK education program (which can be used with both Sphero and Ollie) has series of lab exercises to teach kids programming and robotics concepts. For example, play Mario with a Play-Doh keyboard, or piano with fruit!

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

I often post assignments for either in-class exercises or vacation homework. Using a blog hits many important curriculum areas, such as differentiating instruction as well as meeting many Common Core Standards (see here & here for examples). Blogs - Teachers have blogs for student writing.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On average, it was taking both high and low achievers about seven to eight practice exercises to learn a new concept, a rather tiny increment of learning that the researchers call a “knowledge component.” Some students earn As algebra, an example mentioned in the paper, and they appear to have learned faster than peers who get Cs.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

For example, Ms. Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. Unplugged activities introduce students to programming through exercises that can be done offline.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. ChatGPT can create an interactive lesson that teaches multiplication using real-world examples, such as grouping items in sets or counting equal groups of objects.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

For example, Ms. Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. Unplugged activities introduce students to programming through exercises that can be done offline.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Tara Bova is a second grade teacher at Barbara Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She provides a clear example of how educators can easily incorporate SEL into their daily teaching practices.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math. The exercises benefited their own math skills, too.

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ProfHacker

JUNE 18, 2015

Here are a few exercises that provide playful starting points to making interactive narratives: Interactive Fiction Party Game: Emily Short recently shared the ruleset for a brilliant Interactive Fiction “party game” she created for a game designer picnic, LudoLunch. .”) Share your tips in the comments. [

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

An example of a classroom routine could be creating a morning ritual with students, like going over the rules at the start of class or giving students a job to do like greeting each other at the door each day, said Dewdney, who teaches at an elementary school in Baltimore.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. For example, if you want ChatGPT to create a rubric for an assignment, provide ChatGPT with a list of any criteria you want included in the rubric. Check out our first tip here!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

You need to exercise. And exercise doesn't mean being a state champion track athlete. 00:05:31:17 – 00:05:59:11 Brian What kinds of specific strategies can you use like a retrieval boxes as an example. But at the same time, you move at your own pace and there's reading material support it.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Students in older grades, for example, will be ready to discuss topics at a more complex level than students in early elementary school. You could, for example, have students submit comments beforehand or allow them to write out their thoughts and bring them to you for sharing. Your goals will help keep the discussion focused.

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Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

According to Yale psychologist and social-emotional expert Peter Salovey, the five main examples of emotional intelligence are:[15]. For example, a student can be academically gifted but lack social skills.[6] 15] This means that one of the best ways you can promote emotional intelligence in your students is by setting a good example.[3]

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Typical solutions in a flexible classroom might include: Unconventional chairs: Adding contemporary seating — such as beanbag chairs, scoop chairs or exercise balls — makes it easy for students to move around the classroom. After Kelly Almer, an elementary school teacher for Littleton (Colo.) Photo: Nick Hagen.

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Classroom EdTech Elementary Exercises 352

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. For example, the modeling clay and other crafts were used as part of a stop-motion animation project in his classroom. CHANTILLY, Va. – This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Elementary Policies STEM Exercises 135

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Third grade language arts – “Native American Stories” This elementary digital textbook has ten 80-minute lessons, which can be broken up to fit shorter class sessions. Aligned to NGSS and other state standards, it includes multimedia, interactive features and real-world examples.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering prepare to drop a paper bag with an egg inside off a railing at the school during engineering week. . — The brown paper bag hit the ground with a smack. The third graders at A.J.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Congress passed the CARES and ARP Acts, which created and added to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Program ( ESSER ). For example, districts should evaluate the structure of their central office, as well as their holistic district staffing model.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For example, it can figure out what each student needs help with and give them special lessons just for them. It can assist in practicing vocabulary, sentence construction, grammar rules, or even engage in conversational exercises. Give four real world examples for each. In education, AI can be helpful.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

In a simulation exercise across nearly 100 large school districts, the academics were able to redraw elementary school boundaries to reduce racial segregation by 12 percent while cutting almost one minute off of students’ average commuting time. That’s nearly every district in the nation that has more than one elementary school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

This is especially evident in the elementary grades, which on average only teach social studies 30 minutes a week. If we want an active, informed and engaged republic, then commitment to those goals must begin in elementary school—if not earlier—and build momentum and depth throughout a student’s career.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

They found 144 studies involving nearly 80,000 students, from elementary school through university. Students who have a strong sense of competence are likely to think that they’ll get better grades if they study or they’ll succeed if they do an exercise. Two conclusions jumped out.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2020

For example, as we stretch our fingers to play an octave, from “middle C” up or down to the next C, we count both C keys and the six in between. Words that sound the same might change spelling in context; for example, “to, too, or too” and “their, there or they’re.” When editing we can also run-on sentences by adding punctuation.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The teachers were first assessed on how they how they approached teaching potentially hot-button topics like climate change and evolution (for example, in some cases teachers might avoid conflict, try to take a middle ground and let kids come to their own conclusions, or avoid a controversial topic altogether).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

This is just one example of the many articles that warn us of the latest shocking discoveries about the dangers of technology. For example, teachers should be aware of how to create a balance between using devices in the classroom and engaging in offline activities. That seems plausible, right? This is far from the truth.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Classroom activities like reflective writing in journals is a great way to teach communication skills to PreK, elementary, or secondary students. Everyday class assignments and creative writing exercises , like sentence starters, are another effective entry point to teaching written communication.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Doug Worthen guided his small class of ninth graders at Middlesex School through an exercise designed to focus their attention. In one study in Chicago of almost 200 elementary public school students, listening to 10 minutes of audio-recorded mindfulness daily for eight weeks improved students’ grades in reading and science.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To illustrate to educators that they’re already taking these first core steps, a collaborative team from Michigan State University and New York City’s Hunter College School of Education ran a professional development workshop in July 2019 with NYC elementary school teachers based on a tour guide activity grounded in the New York subway system.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In this 2015 photo, fifth graders collaborated on a Rube Goldberg machine in a Pennsylvania elementary school. For example, the United States ranked 39th in math on the 2015 PISA test. For example, between two boys with the same math scores, the boy who didn’t play video games tended to score higher on the collaboration test.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. A first grader works on a math exercise during a summer program aimed at improving math and reading outcomes.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. For example, a 2019 study found that social media use doesn’t harm adolescent well-being.

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Waterford

AUGUST 9, 2022

You could send a weekly newsletter email, for example, or reminder texts can be helpful. 7] You could, for example, schedule math and reading lessons during the same time each day or plan a recurring activity for your students (like freewriting or a class read-aloud) every morning. Parent Communication and Involvement. by Harry Allard.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Many educators, especially early childhood and elementary teachers, do not have a STEM background so the task of integrating those subjects into daily classroom lessons can feel overwhelming. The typical elementary teacher does not have a STEM background, which can create a level of anxiety. They call it their Monday Morning Circle.

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