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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid her eyes. .— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. A challenging exercise for students using the hashtag concept is to develop a relevant hashtag for a particular event or lesson concept. Utilizing emoji characters for this exercise also enhanced the creative process for the students. .

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The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

Catlin Tucker

That way, students know what station to report to after each transition and where to sit during the independent and student-led collaborative stations. Students at the independent station are directed to log into Google Classroom, put on headphones, and play a breathing exercise/meditation video.

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ChatGPT Teacher Tips Part 3: Personalized Learning

EdTechTeacher

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

Edsurge

After a two-year decline in 2019 and 2020, suicide rates among American youth increased in 2021, according to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And there are increasing reports from adolescents of anxiety, stress and mental health challenges. A study released by the U.S.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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ChatGPT Teacher Tips  Part 4 – Teacher Writing Assistant

EdTechTeacher

[INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. ( Check out our first tip here!

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