Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

They teach students how to think critically and solve evidence-based problems. How to get started. Play around with it to see how the sensor works and how changing the position affects the appearance of the graph. How to use PASCO devices in your classroom. Training and Workshops. the concept of slope.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 2, 2023

During the edLeader Panel, “ Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives ,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

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STEM Handbook Guidelines Elementary 91

Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

The countdown has begun and we can hardly contain our enthusiasm at the thought of meeting once again so many beautiful people who, before anything else, are interested in how to leverage technology in order to do more for student learning. Why are we so excited about ISTE, you may wonder? Reasons abound. Third time’s a charm.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

One area we rarely discuss in the education ecosystem is how to support teachers’ mental, physical health and well-being. 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.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2016

Excitement about school makerspaces has been in the air, but many educators eager to create hands-on learning spaces in their schools still aren’t sure how to get started or why it’s worth the effort. Luhtala is blessed with a big library, but for most of her career it has been dominated by large bookshelves. GETTING RID OF BOOKS.

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MindShift

MAY 17, 2021

This school year, kindergarteners learned how to turn on and off their web cameras and mute buttons alongside spelling and reading fundamentals. Courtney Miller’s son is in kindergarten at Glen Cove Elementary in Vallejo, California. Parents told her they appreciated the online library provided by the collected videos. “It

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I personally have used FlipSnack as a way of creating more interesting workshops instead of a powerpoint or Google Slides. Parents couldn’t really look at it unless they were in the library for parent-teacher conferences or whatever. It was a more authentic way to showcase the student work than just having it one spot in the library.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. In January, adults could attend two 30-minute workshops on everything from how to set limits to understanding trauma — topics the parents had suggested themselves. “I LOVELAND, Colo.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative, a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel, Digital Promise is supporting innovative elementary and secondary school teachers through the HP Teaching Fellows. Library Media Specialist, Suffield Middle School, Suffield, CT. Practicing Reflection.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

I’ve come along way since then, moving from traditional library programming into the 21st century, with coding and robotics to match. Robots in the library. Wonder Workshop offers a free competition so my club signed up, along with 5,300 teams from around the world. But I didn’t want to leave out the pre-K kids either.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Download and examine Ed Elements’ three models for elementary schools and its three models for secondary schools. It helps schools and districts assess their needs, recognize their strengths and how to work with those, and map out a plan. The framework is strong and has many success stories associated with it. But It’s also flexible.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my PBL and Technology Integration Workshop. Common Sense Media Student Video Library. So how should you handle it? Netzsmarts Workshop.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I know in one workshop, this was a tip that really changed the world of one of the teachers and one of her students because she said, “Oh! You just have to know how to “reveal” them by kind of trial and error. Vicki: So how do we know what happens, or what is going to be on there? I mean, it’s their name! Tony: Yeah!

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2016

Students at DCPS’ Burrville Elementary School complete an Hour of Code session. DCPS K-12 teachers and technology coaches were invited to a training session at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center in DC, where Microsoft volunteers provided guidance on how to facilitate a coding session in the classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The TechXpert program at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois targets student interest in emerging technology while making the most of young people’s natural inclination to transform into leaders when granted responsibility. Implementation. Research & Evidence.

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Technology Personalized Learning EdTech Robotics 92

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. November suggests Stratosphere which talks about how to evaluate technology projects. Moves the camera to follow presenter around the room.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. NSDL – The National Science Digital Library has some outstanding resources that include numerous links to some great STEM programs and organizations.

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Turning Learning On Its Head

MAY 29, 2016

It is possible that your school may o ffer a workshop. There are two FlipCon conferences this summer, and I am leading an all-day workshop in Illinois. ASCD One-Day Workshop : July 15 in Naperville, Illinois. Flipped Learning for Elementary Instruction (Bergmann, Sams). I will be leading this event. Flipping 2.0:

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Up to 300 educators attended the workshops, which ran every day and sometimes on weekends.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 2: My reading or writing workshop starts with a mini lesson on the carpet. See this document for example lesson plans for primary, upper elementary, and secondary using the following templates/structures.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

On the other hand, one-shot, “drive-by,” or fragmented, “spray-and-pray” workshops lasting 14 hours or less show no statistically significant effect on student learning ( Darling-Hammond, Wei, Andree, Richardson, and Orphanos, 2009 ). educators, and Catherine Lewis, who conducts academic research on lesson study.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Jen Bengel explains the workshop model, how to create mini-lessons, and how to get students excited about books. So in this episode, we’re talking about the workshop model. You can use the workshop model with ANY age of students and ANY subject area. Yes, absolutely.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2020

These words capture the path that LaVonna Roth uses to challenge others in finding out how to ignite the S.H.I.N.E. As a learning specialist, author, keynote speaker and consultant, LaVonna bridges her passion for how the brain learns with education and helping every individual realize the value they bring. Exceptional.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2015

Adam Welcome , elementary school principal and Remind Advisory Board member from Martinez, California, will share best practices for Chat as well as tips for using Remind''s Scheduled Messages, Attachments, Stamps, and more! What are my state’s requirements for homeschooling and how do I meet and report them? More information here.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 2: My reading or writing workshop starts with a mini lesson on the carpet. See this document for example lesson plans for primary, upper elementary, and secondary using the following templates/structures.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 64

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. Example 2: My reading or writing workshop starts with a mini lesson on the carpet. See this document for example lesson plans for primary, upper elementary, and secondary using the following templates/structures.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 61

EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Since creating our school’s makerspace in November 2013, I’ve seen a small revolution start to grow within our elementary school and also across our district. Our makerspace is a small room off of our library that was once an office and storage space. Technology in Elementary Classrooms. Getting Started. MakerFaire.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Free tutors, workshops, and cold hard cash gets more parents involved in Guilford County. Now, parents know that if their child is having trouble with algebra homework at 9 o’clock at night, and they don’t know how to help, they can get an instant response. They know how to reach out to other parents in ways we don’t think of.”.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

It seems like no matter how many strategies you implement, how much time you allow for brain breaks and meditation, how many fidgets you allow, how many times you email parents, how much you discuss in class meetings how to meet expectations, and how much energy you put into solutions … it’s never enough.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Students participate in morning workshops in advance of national May 1 “Day Without Immigrants” rallies, learning also about the labor rights history of May Day rallies worldwide. While Muñiz is its only dual-language high school, the district has four Spanish-English dual-language programs in elementary and K-8 schools. and abroad.

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Learning Dropout Report Elementary 111

EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2015

Several summers ago, I wrote 10 Ideas for Creating Literacy Centers in response to a request from a Summer Workshop participant. How To Writing. Meghan’s How To Writing & App Smashing. Animoto includes the ability to upload images from a computer/Chromebook as well as a built-in image, video, and music library.

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

Samuels also teaches students how to dictate on Google Drive, which integrates with Lucy Calkins’ Teachers College Reading and Writing Project “Writing in the Air” (rehearsing what you want to write by saying it out loud). In the primary and intermediate grades, says principal Tim Riff, teachers employ the Writer’s Workshop model.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In our interactive session for “ Makerspace in the Library: What it means for your Classroom ,” we really let our participants drive the learning. Other Workshop Leaders: Buffy Hamilton , Title I Writing teacher, former librarian; Atlanta, GA. Zach Duensing, Nashville Public Library.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2022

This is one of many multisensory activities Welch uses in her reading intervention class, a 30-minute pull-out session that meets daily at the elementary school. Related: Retraining an entire state’s elementary teachers in the science of reading. teachers were trained this year in a new writer’s workshop model.

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