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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). A Pew Research Study found that “ about half of teens use Snapchat and Instagram daily ,” which involve text-based interactions. Handbook of Writing Research , 2, 194-207.

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

Hapara

Learners will study geography and contributions of both civilizations, while also reading poems and folktales. 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.

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Improving Student Outcomes Through Work-Based Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

To help all students, including those with special needs, achieve one of those four goals, the district starts providing a variety of E-related opportunities in elementary school and continues them through high school. This is done in a variety of ways, including coding and robotics camps and the use of virtual reality headsets.

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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

EdTechTeacher

The Brookings Institute did a study and found that math and reading scores dropped significantly and that this disproportionately impacted students from marginalized communities. . The pandemic has been hard on schools, students, and yes us teachers. In my high preforming school I have noticed significant gaps in student preparation.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

Edsurge

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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Are Your Students as Far Behind as Mine?

Turning Learning On Its Head

The Brookings Institute did a study and found that math and reading scores dropped significantly and that this disproportionately impacted students from marginalized communities. The pandemic has been hard on schools, students, and, yes us teachers. In my high performing school, I have noticed significant gaps in student preparation.

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TinyBop Schools' Interactive Models

SpeechTechie

In teletherapy these would provide for great interactions especially if you are sharing cursor (remote) control Each model comes with a handbook. They have ported them to web form as TinyBop Schools and made them free for the next several months, so I would highly recommend checking them out.

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