Reading By Example

MAY 5, 2016

My last three posts have addressed the opportunity gap and student engagement in schools. It’s too long (~3500 words) to submit to a magazine or journal for possible publication. To read each post in chronological order, click here , here , and then here.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

She speaks both nationally and internationally about discipline reform, equity, student engagement, and many other topics. Department of Education) and Parents magazine. The post Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching appeared first on edWeb.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A version of this post about teacher collaboration originally appeared in the February 2023 edition of Language Magazine. What’s happening for students in one classroom is interconnected with what’s happening for students in other classrooms. Perhaps students will use academic vocabulary twice as often in their writing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. Students are still acquiring knowledge from digital devices, but there are complexities in reading paperback or hardcover books that today’s children are missing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2017

Educators know that when they find a way to engage students by making lessons relevant to students’ real-world lives, they’ve scored a win. Bringing popular culture into the classroom is one of those winning strategies. “All media involve writing.”

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 7, 2011

In an article for SEEN Magazine Dr. Daggett provides some nice working definitions for these two terms: Rigor - Academic rigor refers to learning in which students demonstrate a thorough in-depth mastery of challenging tasks to develop cognitive skills through reflective thought, analysis, problem solving, evaluation or creativity.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Some struggled to keep students engaged with online activities, while others had students who were unable to participate because they lacked access to devices or an internet connection. But teaching online is hard, especially if educators don’t have the training and support to do it.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) in your classroom is a transformative step towards an engaging, real-world educational experience for your students. Create Groups and Assign Roles Group formation and role assignment are pivotal in PBL as they structure the collaboration and ensure that each student is actively involved.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

While IoT deployments are relatively new to education, industry observers expect the technology to make a big impact thanks to its potential to reduce costs, improve security and boost student engagement. But will current K–12 networks be ready to carry the onslaught of additional traffic?

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

All of these Internet of Things devices can make schools safer, improve student engagement and save schools and school districts significant money , according to a 2017 survey of K–12 professionals by CDW. CDW VV2 Strategy. Engagement. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Teacher Professional Development: Increased investment in teacher professional development to enhance instructional strategies, technology integration, and adaptability to changing educational landscapes. Subscribe to journals, magazines, and online platforms that focus on education. How do you keep up with current trends in education?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Todd Rogers, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and Chief Scientist at EveryDay Labs, have tirelessly worked with school districts to identify, develop and implement strategies to reduce absenteeism at scale. Focusing on how to engage students more fully has the potential to reduce chronic absenteeism significantly.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

26, 2018 – Students are not engaged in the classroom like they should be, and educators are searching for ways to bridge this gap to create the best learning environment for each of their students. November's most recent book, Who Owns the Learning? made the education New York Times bestseller list.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2018

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Her goal was to enhance student engagement, and the results from that experiment were encouraging. CDW VV2 Strategy. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. CDW Segment. Twitter.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Embrace the flipped classroom: Videoconferencing is a great tool to facilitate a flipped classroom, increasing student engagement. Once a speaker is scheduled, the teacher should think through strategies to ensure students are prepared for a robust conversation. In that situation, the audio-only connection worked well.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 22, 2019

I am convinced that the key to student engagement is the ownership of inquiry. When not providing Services for BIE (PBLWorks), Discovery Education, Wilkes, FETC, Alan November Consulting, and Tech and Learning Magazine… I provide independent consultation and professional development across the country.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

Gwinnett County Public Schools launched Brightspace in the 2014-15 school year to transform the instruction of its more than 172,000 students through the use of blended learning both in and out of the classroom.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The educators from Black Gold Regional School Division share tons of creative templates for students to create magazines, newspapers, and more! The Instructional Tech Talk blog has several templates, including awesome infographic templates for students. Flippity has tons of templates for Google Sheets!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

Libraries of all kinds serve as formal and informal creative classrooms, supporting learners by employing emerging strategies in learning and engagement. She helps run the Internet Archive's Open Library project and writes a column for Computers in Libraries magazine.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In recent years, schools have recognized the need to attend to students’ social-emotional needs as well their academic ones. During a recent edWebinar , sponsored by Scholastic Magazines+ , the presenters offered strategies for helping students ease back into the classroom and get engaged in learning again.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

It began exploding about a decade ago, thanks in large part to the enthusiastic audience of Make magazine and the popularity of public events such as Maker Faires (the most well-known of which was hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014.) Physical spaces where the girls have experienced a prior sense of belonging.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The educators from Black Gold Regional School Division share tons of creative templates for students to create magazines, newspapers, and more! The Instructional Tech Talk blog has several templates, including awesome infographic templates for students. Flippity has tons of templates for Google Sheets!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2019

Miller and Keeler share parent and teacher insights and provide data analysis that you can apply to your unique student group. Ultimately, they build a convincing case for ditching or minimizing homework with strategies for improving learning through differentiation and student agency. A Handbook for Beginning Teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 31, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 31, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 30, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here I will share effective assessment strategies I have used in my elementary classrooms. These strategies allow for students to demonstrate their understanding while using creativity, problem solving, and inquiry skills. They are challenging and compelling to students and informative to me. . The Brain Dump.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here I will share effective assessment strategies I have used in my elementary classrooms. These strategies allow for students to demonstrate their understanding while using creativity, problem solving, and inquiry skills. They are challenging and compelling to students and informative to me. . The Brain Dump.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

When schools across the country rapidly shifted to remote learning, educators were concerned about how they would keep students engaged outside a classroom setting.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 13, 2019

Eighty-one percent of the educators in PwC’s survey said they’d like to have the flexibility to be released from traditional classroom duties to attend training , a strategy that research suggests could increase the effectiveness of in-person instruction.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Here I will share effective assessment strategies I have used in my elementary classrooms. These strategies allow for students to demonstrate their understanding while using creativity, problem solving, and inquiry skills. They are challenging and compelling to students and informative to me. The Brain Dump.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

“I can do a check for understanding on the fly, and hear from every single one of my students,” she said. Clark also uses Socrative , a cloud-based student response system where teachers can quickly put together quizzes, for student engagement. CDW VV2 Strategy. Engagement. You haven’t.”. Content Subtype.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

There is another approach to assessment that supports students’ individuality and provides teachers with effective information about their learning. Here are some strategies to help not only assess, but communicate learning that values inquiry, discovery, and creativity. Assessment strategies that allow for student individuality.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

Their strategy—which included using Pear Deck’s platform —was supportive and engaging. Even the quietest students participated. Working in a separate room, Nesler’s co-teacher couldn’t see students' responses to assessments and questions on Pear Deck’s teacher dashboard. Rethinking Schools magazine.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Student engagement suffered. Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021. Logged On but Logged Out: Are Students Engaged? If they are logged in, are they engaged?

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