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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. This Music Monsters activity is great for teaching older elementary students a quick lesson on composition. This Musical Jars activity doubles as a great STEM experiment. Sociology of Education, 2002, 75(1), pp.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. You know, Charlottesville is the center of Albemarle County. You go to Henrico County?

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Students with disabilities often left out of popular ‘dual-language’ programs

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in The Boston Globe Mejía and her husband, Spanish-speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, only later learned that Joangel, now 7, would have been an ideal candidate for one of the four elementary schools in Boston that teach students in both English and Spanish, Joangel’s first language.

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7 Great Science Posters for Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As a fellow educator and researcher in the field, I’ve seen firsthand how visual elements can stimulate interest and understanding across various subject areas and grades, from elementary school all the way to higher education. ″x39″ banners that boast bold colors and brightness. Journal of Education and Practice.

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Building better early grade math teachers: Milwaukee goes back to an old playbook

The Hechinger Report

The elementary teachers in the room solved the problem quickly. But early-childhood and elementary teachers have the daunting task of introducing abstraction to their students: What is a number? Hedges oversees all things math for the Milwaukee district’s elementary and middle schools. I went to the store to buy some fruit.

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First Lady Jill Biden Welcomes Students Across America to the Nation’s Capital in Discovery Education’s City of U.S. Virtual Field Trip to Washington, D.C.

eSchool News

SILVER SPRING, MD (Friday, May 14, 2021) —For many American elementary and middle school students, a field trip to Washington, D.C. is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that opens their eyes to an exciting world beyond their classroom. To ensure all students can experience Washington, D.C. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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To Leverage Tech in Writing Instruction, This Superintendent Channeled Justin Bieber

Edsurge

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. A robust, district-wide writing initiative requires an enormous investment.

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