ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Integrating workstations into the school library is a popular approach. These diverse spaces are often known as the “ library commons.” Want to keep things calmer in the library proper? The STEM lab is another up-and-coming approach.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Tool #2: TimelineJS.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills such as critical thinking, design thinking, and problem solving. Related content: How to transform a library into a makerspace.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Our Student Library Advisory Board collaborated to create advertisements about our library as the heart of the school. Students used peer feedback to create graphics and videos showcasing the many ways the library has impacted them. Magazine covers demonstrating understanding of various social studies topics.

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Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. One study found that children who participated in musical activities had higher overall academic grades than those who did not.[2]. This Musical Jars activity doubles as a great STEM experiment.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. Middle school students in Robert Lane’s STEM class dig through a box of supplies for a class project. Lane the STEM Guy.” CHANTILLY, Va. – This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education. elementary schools, according to Mystery Science co-founder Keith Schact. And as it turns out, edtech companies are attracting a premium from buyers as well.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Elementary Math and Science Khan Academy Kids. Elementary ELA and Social Studies Epic! Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Price: Free for teachers Platforms: iOS, Android, Chrome. Elementary Arts and Creativity Artsonia. Middle School ELA and Social Studies CommonLit.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. Drawing upon USC Shoah Foundation’s vast library of audiovisual testimony from survivors and witnesses of genocides, Teaching with Testimony empowers students to find their voices and take action for a better future. Financial Literacy Lessons.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. I’ve had conversations about how when you, when you talk about STEM subjects, that it is starting to kind of get younger and younger.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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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Turning Learning On Its Head

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

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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techlearning

JULY 31, 2018

The recently-added content empowers educators to create dynamic digital learning environments that support social studies, life and earth sciences, social and emotional learning, and more. Content Exploring the Science of Happiness: Studies show that two out of three American teens are stressed and many don't know how to handle it.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 4, 2022

For those who wonder why we should be incorporating LGBTQ education in early elementary school, there is often an underlying belief that teaching about the LGBTQ community means talking about sex or letting children “choose” their gender. History and Social Studies. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Hope in a Box.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2023

Beginning in the early 2000s, civic education and social studies classes were de-emphasized and defunded as No Child Left Behind focused efforts on improving reading and STEM skills. The result was nearly 30 percent less instructional time in elementary, middle, and high school. Civics is the same.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. The library has over 2,000 individual products inside performance tasks. . Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Lindsey: Our library media specialist knows more about this. You can ask experts.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

With the Common Core, state testing, interventions, and all else that goes on in the elementary day, how would I find time for my students to investigate and inquire into their interests? As I met with my students, many who volunteered to come in at recess, we reworked our classroom library and opened up new areas for the students to work.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. After studying the artwork of pop artist Andy Warhol, fifth and sixth grade students made artwork inspired by his creations. Safari Books.

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techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

New episodes of Science Channel’s Secrets of the Underground are now live in Discovery Education Streaming Plus and the Social Studies Techbook. Exclusive Multilingual STEM Content: Available in English and Arabic, the series Ask Grandpa introduces elementary students to core science concepts through a clever, interactive story. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Next Tuesday, March 29th, 2002, is our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," which will be held online (and for free). Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Reading Eggs Reading Eggs is an award-winning learning program designed by experienced elementary teachers to help children learn to read. BrainPOP JR BrainPOP Jr is another great learning app for kids and elementary students. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2018

MIND Research Institute (MIND) colleagues visited students at John Peterson Elementary in Huntington Beach, CA last week to join their Hour of Code event. Students got to hear from local people about their jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and see their passion and excitement for the work they do.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

The idea for the new program was to organize Khan Academy’s online library of learning videos and problem sets into a game-like software program to help kids practice skills they need to master. The version of the tool launched this fall focused on late elementary and middle school math, with new topics planned for the future.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Purvis Thompson poses for a portrait at the Brooklyn Public Library after taking an anthropology class offered by Bard College on October 16, 2018. Bard College has opened a micro-college, offering associates degrees earned by attending classes at the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates — librarians.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. So we were able to take that unit of study, break it apart, and weave in areas where we can talk to kids about healthy and unhealthy relationships and the influence of technology on both of those things.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Library of Content (free and inexpensive). Scholastic Study Jams. Check out my Booking Page.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Library Streaming and Video Services. Keep in mind that the titles available on these services sometimes come and go as content libraries expand and change –- what you see on there one day might not be there the next. There are film curations available for elementary, middle, and high schools. Grades: 4-8. Grades: K-12.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The school recently built a new center for science and arts outfitted with new, cutting-edge Samsung solutions that provide an ideal space for students to foster STEM skills, such as critical thinking, communication, and creativity. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). Wikipedia: Helpfulness vs. citability across the grade-level cohorts (RSIC Study).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum. between 1900 and 1920.

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techlearning

AUGUST 28, 2018

For teachers implementing an activity centers-based classroom, library, or makerspace, this new guide provides 10 lessons that embed the KIBO philosophy of “Build – Art – Code – Play” in student-directed, discovery-based learning experiences. Students can rotate through the stations, whether independently or in small groups.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The success of home visits has been well documented for infants and has been studied at the elementary and middle school level , but it’s an open question whether these visits make a difference for older students, according to some experts. And those tend to be home visits in reaction to real problems that have come up.”. “And

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