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Quickwrite Handbook: 100 Mentor Texts

MiddleWeb

You will find 100 teacher and student friendly mentor texts in Linda Rief's The Quickwrite Handbook. Sourced from students, teachers, and authors as well as herself, the texts come with suggestions to get students thinking and writing, says consultant Anne Anderson. Book Reviews Writing Anne Anderson Heinemann Linda Rief mentor texts quickwrites strategies

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Nine Steps to Solve the School Culture Puzzle

MiddleWeb

Book Reviews School Culture Abe Hege Adam Dovico Dave Burgess Consulting handbook Laura Von Staden school culture school leaders stakeholderTeacher leader Laura Von Staden recommends all school administrators, district personnel and school board members read Abe Hege and Adam Dovico’s The Limitless School and use it as a guide to building a strong school culture for learning and growth.

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Learning Revolution - Ed Tech Down Under at OZeLive - Exploring the Learning Process - Student Liberation Handbook

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Student Liberation Handbook: Volume I. The Student Liberation Handbook Volume I is almost here! The Learning Revolution Weekly Update January 28th It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. Albert Einstein Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners.

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Helpful Advice for Math & Other Coaches

MiddleWeb

Pia Hansen's Mathematics Coaching Handbook carefully explores the roles played by coaches, then goes on to describe how to approach and work with teachers. Scott Sharp administration coach coaching roles eye on education handbook mathematics Pia M. Middle grades specialist Scott Sharp also finds the appendix's many templates helpful. Book Reviews Coaching Teachers A. Hensen Routledge teachers

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How MakerBot is Helping Teachers Become Maker Pros

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith The 3D printing company’s new education outreach initiative includes a handbook on adopting the technology in the classroom. Classroom Curriculum Digital Content Hardware

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How to Get Motivated This Monday Morning

The CoolCatTeacher

Also author of The Successful Teacher’s Handbook , this South Carolina teacher has a message of hope and encouragement from her experience in education that will help all of us get motivated this Monday! Blog: [link] Twitter: @ looneyhiker Book: The Successful Teacher’s Handbook.

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A Captivating Dive into Student Self-Motivation

MiddleWeb

The new edition of Debbie Silver’s Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8 is an essential handbook for adults who want to help kids become committed, continuous learners.

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Pipe Insulator Roller Coasters!

Cycles of Learning

Click here for our class handbook with activity specifics and follow up inquiry cycle applications. I am teaching physics for the first time in 21 years!

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Tips for Designing an Online Lesson Using the 5 Es Instructional Model

Catlin Tucker

Lisa Highfill , Kelly Hilton , and Sarah Landis are the authors of The Hyperdoc Handbook and have created a website full of free resources for teachers. Covid 19 has educators and educational institutions worried about and preparing for possible school closures.

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Assistive Technology in Special Education

MiddleWeb

Green's handbook is the resource Carol Willard has long sought. In the 3rd edition of Assistive Technology in Special Education, author Joan Green helps readers navigate the complex topic with a straight forward, organized approach to understanding and effectively implementing AT. Book Reviews Special Needs assistive technology AT Carol Willard communication Joan L. Green learning differences literacy Prufrock Press special education

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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks to Elevate Instruction

Teacher Reboot Camp

I often reference the ideas and research by McIsaac and Gunawardena in the Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar !

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Episode 797 - 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Mastery Learning 101 Jon Bergmann, Author - The Mastery Learning Handbook.

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Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

Fractus Learning

In the Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning, a chapter is dedicated to the fundamental hypothesis underlying the research on Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia learning.

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4 Ways to Use Improv to Teach

The CoolCatTeacher

Mel Paradis on Episode 553 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mel Paradis, author of Teaching Improv: The Essential Handbook , shares four ways to use Improv to teach in the classroom. Her passion for writing, love of teaching and addiction to improv drove her to write the book Teaching Improv: The Essential Handbook.

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7 Digital Learning Theories and Models You Should Know

Teacher Reboot Camp

The Peeragogy Handbook with founder Howard Rheingold. While pursuing our teaching degrees we were introduced to various learning theorists and their insights about how people learn best. Some familiar names, included Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, and Gardner. Although understanding these theories is still important, we also need to become familiar with theories, models, and approaches, which provide us insight on how technology, social media, and the Internet impact our learning.

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Edupreneurs Share Top Side Career Tips

MiddleWeb

In The Edupreneur’s Side Hustle Handbook Lisa Dunnigan, Tosha Wright and eight other educators relate how they've followed their passions, traveled a more challenging path, and developed profitable side gigs with success.

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Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

K-8 Keyboard Curriculum (four options plus one)–teacher handbook, student workbooks, companion videos, and help for homeschoolers.

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Hyperdocs & Self-Paced Learning

Catlin Tucker

“Hyperdocs” (interactive Google Doc) is a word coined by Lisa Highfill , Kelly Hilton , and Sarah Landis , who joined forces to write The HyperDoc Handbook: Digital Lesson Design Using Google Apps. As I read through their handbook, I began thinking about the value of using hyperdocs not just for stations but for all kinds of lessons to allow my students more opportunities to control the pace of their learning.

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5 Things About Effective Digital Citizenship You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

He is currently co-authoring a new ISTE book with Marty Park titled The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders: Fostering Positive Interactions Online. Mike Ribble on episode 460 of the 10-Minute Teacher Mike Ribble, a digital citizenship expert, shares five important things every educator should know about digital citizenship. Today’s show is sponsored by NetRef.

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

Handbook of self-regulation (pp. “Students don’t do the asynchronous work.” ” “Students don’t work unless I am monitoring them.” ” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.” ” I hear statements like this every week.

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A Great Resource from Google to Help Teachers Professional Growth

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

December 6, 2015 Google for Education has this excellent free handbook to help teachers and educators with their professional growth. It provides interesting resources and materials designed.read more. professional development

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Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

edWeb.net

Found here , the ED COVID-19 Handbook provides a detailed path for how to distribute funding in order to comply with federal regulations and to ensure that all students are participating in career-readiness programs in an equitable manner. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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Setting Expectations for Positive Behavior

MiddleWeb

The newly revised and resource-rich PBIS Team Handbook does an excellent job of breaking down what PBIS is, what it means to schools, and how effective it can be when implemented properly. The authors make a convincing case for Tier 1 implementation, says Christina Williams. Book Reviews PBIS behavior Beth Parker Char Ryan Christina Williams data Free Spirit Publishing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports staff buy-in Tier 1

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TinyBop Schools' Interactive Models

SpeechTechie

In teletherapy these would provide for great interactions especially if you are sharing cursor (remote) control Each model comes with a handbook. I have long been a fan of the TinyBop interactive apps for iPad.

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How to Manage Student Devices for Remote Learning

Digital Promise

Review the Staff Responsible Use policy in your employee handbook and remember that the policy still applies to working from home.

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Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

K-8 Keyboard Curriculum (four options plus one)–teacher handbook, student workbooks, companion videos, and help for homeschoolers. I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do.

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3 Before Me: A Teaching method that boosts student independence and raises team players

Neo LMS

An LMS can also include learning apps and can be synchronized to encyclopedias, compendiums, handbooks, and textbooks with all the necessary information for a certain subject.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Lisa Highfill

Catlin Tucker

In this episode of The Balance , I talk with Lisa Highfill , a mother, educator, instructional coach, and co-author of The HyperDoc Handbook. Lisa describes herself as a thinker, philosopher, debater, and geek.

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Using Teacher Portfolios for Evaluation and PD

MiddleWeb

In Handbook on Teacher Portfolios, longtime education researchers Tucker, Stronge, and Gareis present a comprehensive case for using teacher portfolios for teacher evaluation and professional learning. Highly recommended by writing project director Diana Grady. Book Reviews Teacher Portfolios Christopher R. Gareis Diana Grady evaluation eye on education James H. Stronge Pamela D. Tucker professional development Routledge

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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks For Future Ready Classrooms

Teacher Reboot Camp

The Peeragogy Handbook with founder Howard Rheingold. Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology impacts every aspect of our students’ lives and will continue to play an important role in their lives.

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Arduino Camp Day 1: The Microbit

Cycles of Learning

Click here to see all modules via our leaderboard, and click here to see the handbook that contains links to all activities. Campers spent day 1 using the Microbit to learn the basics of interfacing physical hardware with coding. Campers worked through a series of modules, leading to their own invention that they will showcase on our final day. A few images from today are shown below. Arduino Programming Robotics Science Camp

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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences. How can research help everyone who is working to improve education, including teachers, educational leaders, designers, technologists, and policy makers?

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Tech Ed Resources–K-8 Keyboard Curriculum

Ask a Tech Teacher

K-8 Keyboard Curriculum (four options plus one)–teacher handbook, student workbooks, companion videos, and help for homeschoolers.

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MakerBot launches 3D printing classroom guide

eSchool News

MakerBot Handbook is intended to help educators and students get started with lesson plans and hands-on 3D design. To fill that gap, MakerBot has published a handbook designed to provide educators with a wide variety of ideas, activities and projects to get started with 3D printing. Next page: What the 3D printing handbook contains for teachers and students. Thousands of educators throughout the U.S.

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Digital Learning Theories and Frameworks For Future Ready Classrooms

Teacher Reboot Camp

The Peeragogy Handbook with founder Howard Rheingold. Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Technology impacts every aspect of our students’ lives and will continue to play an important role in their lives.

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How to move your schools from AUPs to RUPs

eSchool News

Often hidden in the back of student handbooks, the AUP lists the do’s and don’ts of technology as a contract to be followed by students and staff.

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New Research Compendium Addresses Productivity & Transformation When Applying Technology in Learning Math

Digital Promise

Recently, the 60,000-member National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) released a new “Research Compendium,” a handbook with 38 chapters , each summarizing the best research on an important aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. As my mentor Jim Kaput vividly wrote in a 1992 NCTM research handbook “anyone who presumes to describe the roles of technology in mathematics education faces challenges akin to describing a newly active volcano.”

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Helping Kids Be Healthy and Whole While Learning from Home

The CoolCatTeacher

Roeser) published by Springer Press in 2016 titled “Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research Into Practice.”

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15 Ways to Get More Motivated This Week

The CoolCatTeacher

Finally, he is the co-author of The New Science Teacher’s Handbook: What You Didn’t Learn From Student Teaching , and was a featured columnist in English Journal. Mike Roberts on episode 461 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast If you’re struggling and need some encouragement, today’s show is for you. Mike Roberts, author of Chasing Greatness: 26.2 Ways Teaching is Like Running a Marathon , shares fifteen ways to get motivated this week.

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Teaching Writing in MS: A Plan for the New Teacher

MiddleWeb

Anna Roseboro’s Teaching Writing in the Middle School can serve as a practical handbook to support the work of beginning English Language Arts teachers. Literacy coach Cynthia McKenzie says those new teachers will find many helpful ideas in the year-long guide. Book Reviews Writing Anna J. Small Roseboro classroom management Cynthia McKenzie E/LA English language arts feedback grading guide middle school new teacher Rowman & Littlefield Education writing year-long plan

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7 Reasons Why HR Software is Important in the Educational Sector

EdTech4Beginners

It makes onboarding and offboarding smooth and easy With onboarding and offboarding software, you can easily perform onboarding tasks like signing documents, filling out forms, and sharing security policies and handbooks.

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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

Occupational Outlook Handbook: High School Teachers. Because teaching is such an intensive job, educators can greatly benefit from learning about and practicing self-care.

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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

Algorithms are “precise step-by-step plans or procedures to meet an end goal or to solve a problem” (Shuchi Grover in Computer Science in K-12: An A-To-Z Handbook on Teaching Programming ). How can K-8 teachers integrate computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into classrooms?

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