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Elementary and Secondary Emergency School Relief (ESSER) Funds Allow for Improved Indoor Air Quality in U.S. Schools

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In 2020, the DOE introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a signature part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help schools improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and return their students back to the classroom. For more information, please visit ActivePure.com or call 888-217-4316.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Involvement includes family participation in school events or activities, while teachers provide learning resources and information about their student’s grades. While teachers can offer advice, families and caregivers also have important information about their child that teachers may not know. Family Engagement = Student Success.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

eSchool News

Among the key findings: High-quality principal preparation and development programs can improve principals’ feelings of preparedness, teacher satisfaction and retention, and student achievement.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Teachers can use this step to encourage students to assess the credibility of their evidence and select information that effectively strengthens their claims. These questions might explore nuances, seek further information, or address potential counterarguments.

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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

See, Think, Wonder Thinking Routine “I see, I think, I wonder” is a simple yet versatile thinking routine that can be used in elementary and secondary classrooms. This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations.

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Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning

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BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy

Catlin Tucker

In the template I created for teachers , there are two additional slides with sentence starters for elementary and secondary students. Ultimately, I wanted my students to actively engage with the texts we were reading so they would understand and retain the information. I explored a few options and decided to make a change.

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