eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on creating an online elementary program. But it doesn’t have to be.

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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. We not only want students engaged, but also want to see evidence of learning aligned to high standards as well as the development and application of essential skill sets.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In this classroom-focused episode, join us as we explore seven innovative strategies to breathe new life into worksheets, turning them into powerful vehicles for learning and student engagement. flash card game, group contest, and scavenger hunt can make worksheets more exciting. Group contest 09:41 7. Let's get started.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

He served on the Working Group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. Takeaways: You will learn about the importance of active learning over passive studying methods, and how helping students engage directly with the material can significantly improve retention and understanding.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 23, 2018

Recently, we interviewed three 5th grade teachers who shared more about the transformational role technology plays in student engagement at PWCS. Because of the way things have changed over the last 25 years, I had no choice [but to learn how to use technology] if I wanted to stay in the profession.

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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. As a teacher myself, I share common goals with my fellow educators: better classroom management, better student engagement, and improved learning.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Set up a private group, using your school's email address. Set up a private group, using your school's email address. Designate group administrators and moderators. Set the group rules.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Still, teachers are tirelessly putting in their best effort to make distance learning work for their students. Through a large-scale, multi-year, federal project focusing on early literacy, we were able to gather feedback from educators on how instruction has been going this school year. We sent cheat sheets to parents.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2020

Next are two examples, one primary and one secondary, to show how this structure could be utilized in classrooms, online or in-person. This lesson can be an introduction to a poetry unit for elementary students. Then gradually release the students to write their own poetry via shared demonstration. Primary Level.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 7, 2020

During the pandemic, the upheaval in families' and students' lives affects all of these basic needs, and school leaders and teachers must do their best to focus on well-being and positive relationships -- even more than usual. "Just having students turn in assignments on Google Classroom isn't going to cut it."

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Students who had chosen in-person instruction, like Sophia, were split into two groups that alternated the days they learned on site. “I There are chances where we can do small-group activities, but they’re only 20 minutes, 15 minutes, and that’s not enough time. I like to stay engaged in class.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In most classrooms today, students are seen working together in small groups, perhaps in learning stations in the classroom, and taking a more active role in learning. After researching student engagement and motivation, mostly because I was having some challenges in my classroom two years ago, I decided to try new ideas.

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MindSpark

JUNE 7, 2022

When I became a teacher, I knew I wanted to create engaging, creative, and rigorous learning experiences for my students but it wasn’t until I read Doctor Adeyemi Stembridge’s Culturally Responsive Education that I felt I knew EXACTLY how to do it. Why should you read this book?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?” Track your play: Get your student(s) involved to see how much progress you’re making with a Color-By-Number template and “Learning in Progress” poster. ©2023 The LEGO Group.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 16, 2020

This leaves teachers and schools scrambling to figure out how to keep kids learning at home during this time. So many variables will determine your specific needs -- from your students' ages and access to technology, to the goals and expectations your school district has outlined for you.

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Neo LMS

JULY 19, 2022

But technology can be an incredibly useful educational tool for students of all ages, even young elementary-level learners. Students shouldn’t spend their entire day interacting with technology. While technology is useful, it can be abused, or some students might simply not understand how to use it correctly without guidance. .

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Let’s teach our students to steer through the online ocean of data to be both effective researchers and responsible digital citizens. In an AI-driven world, how can students maintain their own voices? But that’s only a risk if schools and teachers hold a low bar for what they expect of their students.

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Waterford

JANUARY 19, 2021

Read on for an overview of what Black History Month is and how to celebrate it with your students. Black History Month Background for Your Students. Your students may have some common questions about Black History Month, especially in light of recent social justice movements. Slavery and the Civil War. Ruby Bridges.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Keep reading to discover how this educator keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic. Nick Baskwill works with hundreds of elementary, middle, and high schools across Nova Scotia to drive technology integration and the adoption of innovative tools for tech and computer science education. Nominee : Nick Baskwill.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

These features are intended as scaffolds, bolstering strengths and mitigating challenges that students may face based on the key learner factors underlying reading success. I use these (product) features to differentiate learning for students. My class is a diverse group with a reading level range of Grade 3 to 8.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With interactive whiteboards, students and teachers manipulate content directly on the surface of the screen. Student engagement increased and classroom collaboration was set to skyrocket. You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. “I just stand back, and the kids are engaged.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2022

The influential education economist Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, argues that good teachers raise their students’ achievement. Teachers are expected to impart so many things, from how to study and take notes to how to share and take turns.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

When Destiny Reyes started elementary school, she felt highly motivated. Destiny, 18, is like most students in the United States. Surveys reveal a steady decline in student engagement throughout middle and high school, a trend that Gallup deemed the “school engagement cliff.” PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Salas, who attends Roosevelt Elementary School in San Leandro, California, is not alone in feeling the effects of heat on her schoolyard. Across the country, climbing temperatures have led schools to cancel classes and outdoor activities to protect students from the harmful effects of the heat. “We We can learn from a textbook.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Monica loves getting students connected on a global scale and loves to use digital tools like Lumio to create interactive lessons to engage her students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Monica Williams remembers the late May day she and first grade teacher Lizette Gutierrez reconnected with the four young siblings from Cable Elementary. No teachers from the San Antonio elementary had heard from the children since schools closed abruptly in March due to the pandemic. We don’t have eyes on our students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Wheeler: One reason we chose MidSchoolMath is that the middle grades represent the critical time in a student’s academic career. We thought about elementary, middle and high school. This time, we chose something different for the middle grades because middle school students are kind of a different band of learners.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

To prepare students for that last chance to take the test, the museum, in partnership with Jackson Public Schools, held a Read to Succeed summer reading camp this June — the eighth time it has held the now-annual event. During the camp, she uses all of her teaching skills to keep the students focused. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Summer Camp – Fun online courses that provide more hands-on, personalized learning through small group classes that are taught by experienced tutors. Also, many students are ready to reconnect with other students. Splash Summer Camps are organized in small personalized groups conducted by hand-picked tutors.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Many educators aren’t motivated to use digital resources in class, often because they’re unsure how to use them effectively or are unaware of the benefits.[1] Higher classroom participation and student engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“I tell them not to read at the same pace that your neighbors are reading, not too loud that we’re distracting someone, but just enough that you can practice your reading voice,” the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School said. “So For low-income Hispanic students, that number was a dismal 39 percent.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. We knew we needed to do something to support all students, especially English learners and students with disabilities.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. The anxiety it created for parents and students—and even teachers, because it was something new—was awful. It was phenomenal to see!”

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

See details for how to redeem this code at the bottom of this post.) We selected some kits to get students excited about matter and also sustainability and water. Clearing the Water Kit : In this kit, students design a water filtration kit. ” This also includes enough for 15 lab groups. What Kits Did We Test?

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