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.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 1, 2015

My notes from yesterday’s Code.org elementary coding workshop… Ben Schafer , University of Northern Iowa, Facilitator. Iowa workshop schedule. Code.org’s elementary school courses overview [VIDEO]. Code.org elementary curriculum was created in conjunction with Cal-Berkeley. Group breakouts.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 17, 2024

So I’m sitting there in this professional development session, mostly women, mostly elementary school educators. They work in small groups, large groups, and then individually, imagining how they’d do better not for sillier things like test scores, but for authentic student learning experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

It has been exciting and challenging work as I have been mentoring principals, facilitating workshops, and providing teachers feedback where schools are all at different places as they work to create more personal experiences for learners. Snow Horse Elementary was not one of them. First, I have to provide a backstory.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. We had recently implemented a re-rollout of small group guided reading instruction, but it was showing limited results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Jessica Ratliff-Gordon is an elementary educator, author, and doctoral student at Northcentral University. In today’s show, we’ll discuss: 5 cool tools: Wheel Decide, Breakout Facebook groups, challenges, some awesome quizzing tools (see links below). Play Dough – [link]. Jessica Ratliff-Gordon. Born in St.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

toward the end of Writer’s Workshop. As an English as an additional language (EAL) support teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, I co-teach in four early elementary classrooms, supporting multilingual students who are developing their academic proficiency in English. But we took it one step at a time.

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Education Elements

JULY 27, 2016

These include, “engagement; entertainment; ease of access to information and data; group work; humanity; social relevance, and so on. He continues by stating that the advances in digital content for educational purposes involve key elements needed for increased student achievement. In a word they make education easier and more absorbing.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 7, 2017

What follows are the general guidelines I use to plan and structure my professional development workshops. Recently, I facilitated two weekends of math instruction for elementary teachers. I use these workshops as a reference in this discussion. I heard lots of laughter during my workshops. Active and Hands-On.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

Wonder Workshop is dashing towards new markets, especially China. The maker of Dash and Dot has raised a $20 million Series B round led by WI Harper Group and Idea Bulb Ventures with with participation from Learn Capital, Charles River Ventures, Madrona Venture Group and TCL. Dash retails for $150; Dot for $50.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

STEAMbassadors, STEMbassadors, Alpha:Techsperts, The Girls – they go by many names, but they are all groups of students dedicated to learning the newest technology and sharing their knowledge with their peers and their teachers. Currently I am working with a group that call themselves The Alpha: Techsperts.

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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 book is a pre-K reader for younger children that pioneers the topic of cybersecurity to a early elementary youth.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since 2006, the share of California Hispanic 19-year-olds with a high school diploma has increased from 74 percent to 86 percent, according to the Campaign for College Opportunity, a California advocacy group. Counselors routinely invite parents to Spanish-language workshops on college applications and financing.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 18, 2018

Our elementary school creates an opportunity for our fourth and fifth-grade students to take part in Friday afternoon electives where they choose from about 7- 8 choices that teachers lead from their passions. For me, it finally gave me the opportunity to create an elementary tech support team.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2022

For instance, we just know that students spend their days in groups of about 25: not 5, not 50. At elementary schools, we’d have to get rid of the 1 teacher/1 class/5 days equation. Without hiring more teachers, we’d have to abandon the idea that kids spend their entire learning time in groups of 25.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

03:39 Karen V: What I learned… I was privileged to go back for a second time as a study group leader to Project Zero a couple years after my initial experience there. And so, every year we conduct Project Zero workshops where we bring in teachers from all the surrounding areas. I didn’t teach my kids the specific routines.

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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. Thinking of how I might integrate technology with instruction, I gathered a group of bilingual community members and started, “Computer Literacy for English Language Learners, NFP.”

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 2, 2016

In the latest dealmaking news, ed-tech company EverFi has raised $40 million from investors who include Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and Google chairman Eric Schmidt, while children’s robot company Wonder Workshop raised $20 million. The company has raised $61 million to date, according to CrunchBase.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

From that focus group they narrowed the list of potential applications to professional development tools and, eventually, settled on a searchable database exclusively for elementary school math. Since launching the beta late last year, IBM has sought input from a cast of thousands, both online and at in-person workshops.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 8, 2017

CS for All: Teaching CS in Elementary Schools SXSWedu 2017 Workshop As the Computer Science for All initiative jump starts around the world, more students in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to take computer science courses. Have groups of students create a list of steps to accomplish something. (Ex: Agenda : bit.ly/CSforAllinElementary

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

The two-story building also includes a makerspace and comfortable chairs in the library, a large courtyard with a covered patio that can serve as an outdoor class­room, and an Innovation Station that houses a computer lab, 3D printers, a video and audio production ­studio and a workshop where students build things.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Many educational games can also be tailored to different learning styles, skill levels, and age groups. Process: Divide students into pairs or small groups. Check out our first tip here!

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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. Get Your Pass Today!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The family engagement room at Belleaire Elementary School in the suburbs of Omaha is bustling on a late October morning. Omaha’s model draws on that research and looks for systematic ways to link the years before mandatory schooling kicks in with the early elementary school years. BELLEVUE, Neb.—The Credit: Sharon Lurye.

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 22, 2020

A participant at a workshop asked today if you can restrict yourself to say, the USA or important landmarks. No, but that gave me an idea. This game uses Google Street View which is accessible via Google Earth (via Chrome browser or the iPad app, just click on the little person icon and drag onto the map).

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

At my school, we've been teaching coding to our lower-elementary students for the past few years, and have incorporated robots from Wonder Workshop into the activities. This involves discovery-based play using the Wonder Workshop robots (Dash and Dot) and apps. Tools: Wonder Workshop apps and robots or unplugged activities.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

That’s one of the main findings of a new report by Sesame Workshop , which surveyed 6,070 parents of children ages 3 to 12 and 1,046 teachers from preschool to fifth grade. The authors of the Sesame Workshop “Identity Matters” report surveyed 6,070 parents of children. Young kids do notice skin tone, they do notice race groups.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

He has delivered keynotes and workshops in all fifty states, across Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Central America. To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. Recording starts 0:00:00].

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

One solution is to partner with a professional development service provider that offers instructor-led workshops, on-demand training, and job-embedded coaching for teachers. My lifelong career dream became a reality as I proudly entered my classroom, ready to nurture and positively impact young minds.

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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. Group registration discounts available.) We are conducting 13 amazing workshops over six weeks that consist of three live one-hour webinars and a host of helpful resources.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

A working group created to support implementation of the TEAACH Act reached out to schools, districts and regional offices of education to make sure they were aware of the mandate and had a plan in place. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Remake Learning Network, a group of educators and innovators working together to shape the future of learning and teaching in the Greater Pittsburgh region. This 2½ day hands-on workshop introduces the arts as activities that enhance various stages of project-based learning. Studio A: Designing Creative K-12 Project-Based Learning.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Group registration discounts available.) We are conducting 13 amazing workshops over six weeks that consist of three live one-hour webinars and a host of helpful resources.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject. Training and Workshops. This includes videos, free live online training, customized webinars, and onsite workshops.

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