Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

Technology is present in kids’ worlds now more than ever before. I am currently a fifth grade teacher and Digital Learning Coach at Oak Grove Elementary School in Lexington, South Carolina. Being in an elementary classroom, it is hard to help students understand how their digital habits affect themselves and others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Elementary School Students. Create a show about kindness and present it to elementary schools (e.g. Include someone who looks alone in a group. That can be sports, tutoring, or in this case, how to use technology. Do whatever works for your group. Do a chore without being reminded. High School Students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Julie is an Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) coach and has coached elementary, middle, and high school teams of teachers on how to use the framework in order to increase the level of intellectual demand as well as the authenticity of the work that students are asked to do.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a practitioner I am always looking to learn how to better assist educators at all grade levels. Image credit: [link] The other day I had the unique challenge and opportunity of working with elementary teachers in the Spotswood School District. Due to the intuitive nature and ease of use, this did not take much time at all.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Elementary School – Interactive Learning Apps Picture your elementary school classroom filled with excited young learners, their eyes glued to their screens as they explore new ideas and grasp essential skills through educational apps.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

These let the teacher: View all student experiences in one place Edit and View Experiences in one place Share Student Experiences as a group Metaverse is free for teachers and students to create as many AR experiences as you want. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

This story also appeared in The 19th Yuli Paez-Naranjo, a Working on Womanhood counselor, sported a purple WOW T-shirt as she led the group in a discussion about how values can inform decisions. “Do How about fighting?” The only positive outcome is you may find out how strong you are,” said Deanna Palacio, one of the girls.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Figjam is a cool, flexible, fun, collaborative space for student projects, presentations, and collaborations. So let's tell everybody how to get that, because if you go in there, you might go, Oh, well, I can't use this. 00;01;56;29 – 00;01;58;18 Vicki Davis How do you set up that education account?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

I love how my students can edit together but can also view live changes on their smartphones using a QR code demo that is still private just to them and me. Their site is full of every presentation, rubric, and even a full curricuulm to teach design thinking and app building. And it's not a stagnant process. It's this ongoing process.

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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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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 18, 2020

In February, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of elementary educators from Nauset Schools on Cape Cod. – For projects that result in an oral or written presentation, consider alternative methods for sharing. This post includes updated content from a previous blog post on Tom Driscoll EDU.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Like last year, the presenters and I sat down and discussed the most important topics that teachers seem to be talking about and compiled them into the presentation. Last year, when the world shut down for learning, these presenters and I worked together for a presentation: 10 Essential Best Practices for Online Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Ushering in a new model.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 12, 2023

I’ve discussed offering electives to my gifted elementary students. My group of 2nd/3rd graders chose space. Speaking/ listening Anchor 5) Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. This is an example of one group’s creation.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Find some way, some moment to connect—especially with elementary students, but all your students really—because they’re challenged,” he says. We’re using a variety of methods to provide access to the content and then also in how they’re able to express their understanding in a variety of ways. They don’t know what tomorrow holds.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Learn some thinking routines and how to apply these valuable techniques in your classroom. How to Teach Thinking Routines in the Classroom. So thanks to NNSTOY for having me to present but also letting me talk to so many amazing teachers. Well, maybe we’re not teaching them how to think. Listen Now. Enhanced Transcript.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

A fascinating study published in the Journal of School Health indicates that when elementary-age children’s lessons incorporated physical activity, their focus improved more than 70 percent. Yet children may not understand how to make the most of those breaks. Motivate children to learn by doing and presenting.

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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. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

My role was to provide then direct feedback on all the evidence shared while also engaging the group to do the same. One of the key points I tried to make was how important it is to do the same with teachers. We chunked the areas and worked on them in small groups. The result was “Feedback Fridays.”

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

During my time in the district this week, I saw first-hand how job-embedded, on-going, and targeted support leads to amazing changes in practice. Snow Horse Elementary was not one of them. After the session was completed, a team of second-grade teachers stayed after to begin planning on how to implement what they learned immediately.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Age group: Middle school. Age group: middle and high school. 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-. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Age group: high school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Over the decades I have added both Educational Technology and TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) endorsements to my elementary teaching certificate. One evening a man from another culture asked me how to spell a specific word. The final project was to build a presentation, to demonstrate the names of all 50 United States.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. To join the celebration, tune into the Twitter chat with me, fellow teachers, and the CME Group’s chief economist on April 26th at noon Eastern Time, using #PowerofEcon. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2020

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. If you’re doing PowerPoints, use the last few weeks for presentations. If you never serve food in your lab, do it for these presentations. Group Discussion. Presentation Boards. Change your approach. Networking.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We’re great at reading on our Kindles and our iPhones and all that jazz, but do children know how to type, can they actually create something with their own ideas?” A 5-minute clip on how to open a Google Doc is much more useful than an hour on the Google ecosystem.” It’s a social justice issue.”

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2019

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. It’s useful to break learning styles into three broad categories and to see how technology can benefit each group: Auditory learners respond best to spoken rather than written words. This often presents a challenge for them and their teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Radcliffe was beginning to think more intentionally about the brain and to explicitly teach her students about how it functions. Counselors at our school began using specific names of brain structures, such as the amygdala and hippocampus, when teaching learners how to self-regulate. She wasn’t the only one. It started with coffee.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use. Small group interaction, made easier by smath. The first space is a 50-student “lecture hall” where we hold whole-group mini-lessons, complete with projectors.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 1, 2019

Other programs include AFA CyberCamps, an elementary school cyber education initiative, a children’s literature series, and CyberGenerations –a cyber safety initiative geared toward keeping senior citizens safe online. The modules, which are available for download at no cost, can be presented in a classroom setting or at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2015

More simply, it’s: …an extended group of knowledgeable people you reach out to for answers, and trust to guide your learning. How to build a PLN. Now that you’re convinced you need a PLN, how do you build one? Join a professional group like ISTE or CSTA. Keep your professional social media pure.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 17, 2023

English learners (ELs) are students—enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary or secondary school—who primarily speak a language other than English. English learners make up one out of every 10 students and are the fastest-growing group in public school classrooms. In total, ELs in U.S. In total, ELs in U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Note: These are for mixed age groups so preview them first and select those that work for your students: BrainPOP Human Body video. An easier version — and well-suited to elementary age students — is Find My Body Parts. Each is three-five minutes and aimed at elementary age students. Click to view slideshow.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 7, 2020

Ruben Montoya, director of edtech systems at the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, agrees. She suggests trying tools like Nearpod or Pear Deck , which allow for building in student engagement and interaction to presentations. Let's take care of ourselves, too.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Sixth-grade teacher Jessica Gordon@ 1337teach gives us tips, ideas, and links for how to gamify our classrooms now. Jessica Ratliff-Gordon is an elementary educator, author, and doctoral student at Northcentral University. Breakout Classroom Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakoutedu/.

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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. Along the way, students juggle rent, gas, groceries, taxes, car payments, and life’s ever-present emergencies.

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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. Sometimes, their lack of confidence is why they go into early ed in the first place.

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