EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Online class growth has been consistent for the past 13 years, and more than a quarter of higher education students (or 28%) are enrolled in at least one online course. Also, Imo Education predicts that by 2019 at least 50% of all classes will be delivered online. Online courses deliver many advantages for students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s take a look at some of the latest online learning trends: Is online learning really effective? Flexible, hybrid learning is key to student success. Schools should reimagine the learning processes and leverage in-person and hybrid learning to help students achieve the best possible results.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

In 2020, the DOE introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a signature part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help schools improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and return their students back to the classroom. “We Department of Education (DOE). Studies have shown ActivePure to be over 99.9%

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 26, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Below are the resources, examples, and the instructions. She used her Bitmoji avatar and embedded an audio file to act as a guide. For more information about this class, click here.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Teachers are relying on parents to foster consistent home learning environments.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Below are the resources, examples, and the instructions. She used her Bitmoji avatar and embedded an audio file to act as a guide. For more information about this class, click here.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability. Next, teachers must organize the learning experience. The fifth slide provides a range of strategies students can choose from to demonstrate their learning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2022

While West-MEC provides career training programs to high school students, it also supports elementary school district members through innovative career literacy initiatives. Each year, West-MEC allocates a significant amount of money to our two elementary school districts. Our summer camps have sprung back to life following a pause.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Intrinsic motivation occurs when students are engaged because of internal rewards, like a love of learning or interest in a subject.[3] 3] These students learn to value learning for its own merits, regardless of any external factors. Extrinsic motivation, however, is learning because of external factors.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I did all of this twice, the first week with elementary educators and the second week with secondary teachers (so 8 days total). I then facilitated 3 follow-up sessions over the next day and a half, working with elementary, middle, and high school administrators and their building leadership teams. All of this work was virtual.

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Student Engagement Elementary Strategy Secondary 355

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

According to psychology experts at the BestEssayTips agency, the point is to make the learning process more exciting through healthy competition: “When students have a quantifiable objective in front of them, they are more willing to give their best and outperform other colleagues. Online learning. They are patient and unbiased.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. The adjustment has been difficult for our teachers too.

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Professional Learning Elementary Meeting Survey 202

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For example: Micro-credentials were the catalyst for 18 elementary school educators who collaborated to create a school-based program that promoted families as partners in education. In light of the racial unrest in the U.S., micro-credentials sparked this teacher’s motivation to ensure equitable representation in her classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. In 2021, VHS Learning received a $1.4 Statewide Partnerships.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Elementary Math. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Here are two examples. Student-led Classroom Management. Writing Prompts. Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs. Bloom’s Taxonomy. Effective Writing Prompts for All Students.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

The developmentally appropriate lessons come in response to demand from elementary schools nationwide and the U.S. Elementary school students have more information at their fingertips than ever before,” said Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute. “The world is changing, and so are our students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! This gives teachers the flexibility to engage all learning styles in the classroom. For example, Ms.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

A Kindness Tree Project by PBS – The class creates a tree on one wall with examples, drawings, and photos of how people have been kind to them. I love the ideas in this blog, 10 Kindness Activities for Elementary Students ! Subscribe for FREE to receive regular updates!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

It is important to note that teachers and schools offered from March through May was, in most cases, not best practice online learning. It was emergency do-the-best-we-can-with-no-notice learning. Math (everything from elementary school arithmetic to calculus and statistics). Science (Even physics!

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

You may not be able to take your students to one of NASA’s space centers to witness a rocket launch, for example, but you can teach them all about rockets using resources on NASA’s website. 17] If you’re unable to go on a field trip, for example, you can access plenty of virtual field trips at no cost.[16]

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

Others, like genius hour and bite-sized learning, are recently arrived educational trends that may have a helpful place in your classroom. This year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to adjust their curriculum, many teachers, students, and parents gained new appreciation for the value of self-care.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. With remote learning, they couldn’t do their usual classroom activity of cutting strips of construction paper into halves, quarters and thirds.

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Strategy Elementary Groups Personalized Learning 144

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2017

His suggestion is logical and pragmatic: using guided discovery, a mix of direct instruction and hands-on activity, rather than pure discovery, he concludes, In many ways, guided discovery appears to offer the best method for promoting constructivist learning. A better environment for constructivist learning?

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

I had the chance to chat with Dr. Jared Scherz, the founder of TeacherCoach , and a former elementary school guidance counselor who became a clinical psychologist in New Jersey. TC is a virtual training medium, providing personal growth and professional development through online learning, coaching, and webinars.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2024

And a report from a federal watchdog agency on the challenges English learners faced offered, as an example, a district that mailed a workbook home to students in English and Spanish, intending to help Spanish-speakers access the online learning curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

What schools need to do, he said, is provide teachers with a better understanding of what AI is and share examples of how to use it. Not only does it break down the various types of AI technologies, it provides examples of tools that can be used in schools. Don’t try to make a policy. Don’t try to make a decision.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

For example, when teachers post their video conferencing links publicly on social media, they are unknowingly allowing unwanted attendees to enter their online classrooms. 4 – UDL – Universal Design for Learning Inaccessibility is still a major downfall of some online learning implementations.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2023

The series will explore the challenges schools face in helping kids make progress in math, a pre-pandemic problem that has snowballed into an education crisis, and highlight examples of success. On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind Dearborn Park International School.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That is why STEM education is so important in elementary and middle school. When students can see how the skills they’re learning in the classroom apply to various careers, this helps them answer the all-important question: “Why do I have to learn this?” For example, think about learning about X, Y, and Z in math classes.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Plus, the tablets are cost-effective for schools concerned about their 1:1 investment; their Star G640 tablet, for example, is priced at $39.99 Integrations, for example, are crucial for any use-case. Ways To Use The XP-Pen For Learning. and Chromebook-compatible. What Is The Best Drawing Tablet?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

But teachers were heroic during the pandemic, and data shows that students continued to strive toward meaningful learning, even with many forms of chaos erupting all around them. California, for example, had more school closures than any other state and some of the smallest declines in math achievement.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The science of learning and development, enabled by technology, can help us support teachers’ efforts to address their students’ unique learning needs. For example, Quill , which focuses on improving writing skills, is already using AI to deliver true personalization in the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

During the pandemic, elementary and high school students have still been getting access to quality music education in some cases, as their teachers learn to adapt. Related: OPINION — With many schools choosing online learning, how can we keep the music alive? Music and music education have been critical to my life.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

For districts in need of additional technologies to make hybrid classrooms successful, here's a closer look at the new funding available and how to secure it: ESSER Funds and How to Use Them The original CARES Act included an education stabilization fund called Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER).

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