EdTech Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund proved to be a first step (and a game changer) for many schools. Lockdowns revealed that districts were stuck in a 19th century framework, resulting in deep digital divides and leaving some students struggling to complete school assignments outside of the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 23, 2023

billion toward physical and health safety efforts from the federal government’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund — launched to provide K–12 support during the pandemic — in fiscal year 2021. Local education agencies put $2.4 They also have plans to spend an additional $18.5

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 6, 2020

One board for teachers, one for secondary students, and another for elementary students and their parents. Well-being Board for Elementary Students & Their Parents. Well-being Board for Secondary Students. Ultimately, Maria and I created three separate well-being boards. Well-being Board for Teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. Three stimulus bills passed by Congress in 2020 and 2021 provided nearly $190.5 Many district leaders invested extra dollars into devices and connectivity initially, which may leave them searching for a way to allocate remaining funds.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

However, support through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund came with mandates requiring districts to spend three separate rounds of funding by September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2023

With Emergency Connectivity Fund and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds winding down, many schools are returning their focus to the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate discount program for technology budget support.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

Those that used emergency federal funds, such as the Emergency Connectivity Fund and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, should have their typical budgets in place. In most cases, districts won’t be able to refresh all of the devices they purchased two or three years ago at once.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

Now, through the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, KCS was about to receive more than $114 million to spend on a wide range of learning improvement projects. It was the kind of opportunity Knox County Schools couldn’t afford to miss.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. My question: Why haven’t we started this conversation sooner?

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds allocated in the pandemic relief stimulus packages total about $190 billion. K–12 districts have received numerous rounds of federal funding by way of state governments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. Elementary Esports in the Blueberry Capital of the World.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Since March 2020, the federal government has provided roughly $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11 marks the third designation of federal funding K–12 schools have seen during the pandemic.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 18, 2021

Over the course of many years, my work with Wells Elementary School provided a foundation that I pull from to this very day. With station rotation or centers as it is often referred to at the elementary level, the overreaching goal is to use valuable class time more effectively. However, I most commonly see three or four.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

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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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. What web-based tools that can be accessed through a browser would you add to this list?

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark “The greatest obstacle to discovery is the illusion of knowledge” –Roger Stark The Illogical Logic of Title I Funding Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was intended to narrow the educational achievement gap for children from families with low socio-economic status (SES).

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 5, 2022

Workshop 3 (elementary teachers / instructional coaches) = redesigning elementary lessons for deeper learning. Workshop 4 (secondary teachers / instructional coaches) = redesigning secondary lessons for deeper learning. Workshop 2 (leadership teams) = leadership challenges related to deeper learning.

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techlearning

JANUARY 11, 2021

Get the best laptop for students to use in class and for remote learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2019

The opportunity had come up to serve as principal at Lake Park Elementary, a Title 1 school where just one quarter of students were proficient in literacy and the school was on the state’s list of the 300 lowest-performing schools—the need for an elementary school turnaround was clear. Driving an elementary school turnaround.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education[2]. Family partnerships formed during elementary school years build a strong foundation for future student success and continued engagement.[6] Analysis of Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem on Secondary School Students in Kieni West Sub-County, Nyeri County, Kenya.”

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Using Claim-Evidence-Question at the Elementary Level Literature Analysis: After reading a story or book, students make a claim about a central theme or main character’s motivations, provide evidence from the text, and pose questions about the main idea or character.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 22, 2024

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund has emerged as a crucial resource for K-12 districts. These funds help support districts as they navigate through challenges and ultimately ensure that every student has access to high-quality education.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Secondary Teaching track – April 17 and 24; May 1. Elementary Teaching track – May 8, 15, and 22. Here are the details: Instructional Coaching track – February 13, 20, and 27. Middle School Teaching track – March 6, 20, and 27. Leadership for Deeper Learning track – April 3 and 10.

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

By Dr. Todd Wirt The Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund or ESSER, is an unprecedented opportunity to jumpstart innovation in K-12 education nationwide.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2019

There is a renewed focus on CTE amid broader debates about the value of college and the student debt crisis as well as the need for viable post-secondary alternatives. Demand for Post-Secondary Options Drives CTE Investment. Department of Education, supporting instruction for elementary and secondary students as well as adults.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One Class at a Time In secondary, I have found it is best to generate lesson plans one class at a time. Elementary teachers have a different format and prompts below that they can use and refine. If I try more than one class, total confusion ensues inside AI, and sometimes AI will even change the template format.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Conversations around the benefits of esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, but recently, the conversation has expanded to include elementary esports, too. Here are 6 tips to start an elementary program. How can schools create esports programs and teams? Where are esports tournaments held?

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

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. Using See, Think, Wonder at the Elementary Level Science Exploration: Use this routine during nature walks or while exploring the schoolyard.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2020

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Morningside College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. in Secondary Education from Ball State University.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

But the ESSER “funding cliff” — the fall deadline for districts to allocate money from the final disbursement of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants — isn’t a singular culprit behind the staff cuts that are rolling out around the country. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 15, 2022

Project Name: IQ Interschool Challenge TV Program to Public Secondary School in Mwanza. Essential Question: How can we support public secondary schools using English as a medium of instruction? Site: Ngora Girls Secondary School, Soroti City, Teso Region, Uganda. Site: Desert Horizon Elementary School , Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

On the other side of this tension are secondary teachers with 150+ students. Most secondary teachers are still employing a teacher-centric approach to their jobs. I wrote this book primarily for secondary teachers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds , which include grants to support student mental health, they were able to bring it down to 1:250. In 2015, the district changed course, hiring a counselor for each of the three elementary schools and allotting two counselors, including Lopez, to the middle school.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 4, 2021

With the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, Congress has made money available to school districts to tackle the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are some more thoughts from Kyra. At ICLE, we have developed comprehensive learning recovery through acceleration solutions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Our students are spread across 31 elementary schools, two pre-K schools, and seven secondary schools. With 30 elementary buildings and six secondary buildings that I oversee, linking teachers across the district can be a struggle. It’s no exaggeration to say that computational thinking plays a part in all of them.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

We sat down and decided that those would be the first schools to get the upgraded media centers, and we’d tackle the high schools next (the elementary schools would be last because we needed to secure some supplemental funding before we could actually finish those).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 19, 2024

This hour-long online event is free for ALL secondary educators to attend, whether you’ve never heard of Finding Flow Solutions, just have the free unit, or your school has purchased the entire curriculum bundle. Angela P.S. Elementary teachers: resources for your students are going to begin releasing this spring!

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