A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Getting in classrooms more, taking a critical lens to our work, and working towards a Return on Instruction (ROI) helped us take the needed steps to raise the learning bar while expecting more from our students. The GRASPS model (Wiggins & McTighe, 2004) can greatly assist educators in the construction of quality performance tasks.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 13, 2011

When I came to New Milford High School in 2004 there were many amazing programs in place. This authentic learning experience cannot be reproduced in the classroom. One was the Holocaust Study Tour. For detailed information on the program please visit The New Milford Holocaust Project.

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Waterford

MARCH 31, 2020

Because approximately 1 in 59 students are diagnosed with autism, learning how to help students with this disorder in the classroom is so important.[1] If you have children with autism in your class, fill a drawer in your classroom with toys that could help neutralize overwhelming emotions. The Bureau for At-Risk Youth, 2004.[3].

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

When he realized I was willing to listen, we began to trust each other, and life in the classroom began to click for us. Since those years in the classroom, my role at the Friday Institute has centered on providing all students with the learning environments they need to be successful. Respond to their needs. Citations: Mitra, D.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A survey of educators found that the majority lack enough information and classroom management strategies for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and that they don’t feel capable to help them.[2] Then, we’ll discuss classroom management strategies and a few quick tips for supporting these students as a teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

However, it also means that anything you do to stay on top of educational science and bring it to the classroom contributes to the use of brain-based learning with your students. Once you discover a new brain-based learning strategy, test it out with your students to see whether it works for your classroom.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2019

In my nearly 15 years of teaching in Philadelphia, I have seen technology introduced into schools and classrooms in myriad ways. When I first started teaching in Philadelphia in 2004, teachers were lucky if they had one desktop computer in their room for students to use, and students attended weekly computer lab classes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The activities in the book can be used effectively in classrooms, at career fairs, and during KidWind Challenges, the ultimate clean energy learning experience, to help bring energy to life. Since 2004, KidWind has held more than eight hundred training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

How Digital Natives Process Information in the Classroom. Using Technology in the Classroom to Teach Digital Natives. Integrating technology into the classroom is a necessity.[1] 7 smart ways to use technology in classrooms.” Technology in the classroom: steps toward a new vision.” How to Integrate Technology.”

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Writing for Districtadministration.com , Morris notes that successful family engagement begins by centering on families and their needs, just like teachers center children in their classrooms. Including families in the planning of these events can help them be invested in the classroom. Family Volunteering Have a field trip coming up?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. So Each May Soar: The Principles & Practices of Learner-Centered Classrooms (2021) Everybody’s Classroom: Differentiating for the Shared and Unique Needs of Diverse Learners (2022) eSpark.

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Ditch That Textbook

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

When I started teaching in 2004, there was one computer in [.]. And I know there’s a chance that the term “21st Century” might rub you the wrong way. But we’re here, and teaching and learning look very different. At least they have the potential to.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2014

As a classroom teacher I felt that my impact was limited based on the number of students I had contact with on a daily basis. Due to the influence of my father and a passion to help as many students as possible succeed, I ventured into the world of educational administration in 2004. Obviously my journey continues.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2015

Teachers who experience close relationships with students reported that their students were less likely to avoid school, appeared more self-directed, more cooperative and more engaged in learning (Birch & Ladd, 1997; Decker, Dona, & Christenson, 2007; Klem & Connell, 2004).” How do we do it?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 14, 2019

Today’s schools include a diverse student population who bring varied experiences and abilities to the classroom. Powerful learning practices are attuned to the variability of individual learners and ensure that learning is accessible to all. Learning sciences research shows that these differences matter for learning. Science, 331, 1447–1451.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 5, 2015

At our official site, 30Goals.com , find all the goals, participant reflections, badges, and get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Classroom workbook. Bio- Maria Theologidou has been working as an EFL teacher and translator since 2004. Click here to discover all the 2015 goals !

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EdNews Daily

MAY 12, 2017

Courses frequently touch on starting businesses both within and outside the classroom. Similarly, Mark Zuckerberg completely changed the way people interact with friends and family by launching Facebook in 2004. Most entrepreneurship students expect to learn how to become their own bosses during the course of their studies.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 20, 2019

Few school systems currently have powerful technology integration as a core competency for classroom teaching staff. Until this changes, meaningful and authentic uses of multimedia technologies in P-12 classrooms will continue to be isolated aberrations rather than routine observances.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 23, 2016

Models can be school-wide or classroom-based. Rooney (2004) reports that arts-based teaching and learning at the community level improves relationships leading to better “cooperation and more creative problem solving” (p. Why Arts-based Teaching? President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. PCAH) (2011). and Pilecki, T.

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User Generated Education

MAY 23, 2016

Consequently, compared to less engaged peers, engaged students demonstrate more effort, experience more positive emotions and pay more attention in the classroom (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004). Given a growth and flexible mindset, educators can easily implement these ideas within their own classrooms.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Public libraries, school libraries and classrooms can tackle the problem head-on through thoughtful collection development. Krashen 2004. While important, these issues make little impact on igniting the minds of K-12 students with quality, relevant, and engaging books and content—the critical component for creating lifelong readers.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 10, 2017

We ran a FIRST team for years, and recognized that our robotics kids came to us and they were engaged – they worked harder on robotics than in the classroom, and actually cared about what they were doing. When students are engaged and present in the classroom, they become almost partners with the teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

In a 2004 paper, economist Jonah Rockoff, now at Columbia Business School, tracked how teachers improved over their careers and noticed that teachers were getting better at their jobs by leaps and bounds at first, as measured by their ability to raise their students’ achievement test scores.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Self-training apps on the iPad allow students to practice outside of the classroom and increased the amount of time students spend practicing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

I love hearing from colleagues about tools they discover that make a difference in their classroom. This online video making tool is a great solution for incorporating mixed media into lessons as well as supporting the flipped classrooms ideology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school. Prior to my lessons, I log-in to the 51Talk Teaching Platform “Air Class,” check my internet connection, and enter the classroom in a punctual fashion. I’m up by 4:30 or 5:00 and am typically teaching by 5:30.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Classrooms in the United States are more diverse—culturally and linguistically—than ever before.[15] Culturally responsive teaching encompasses little steps like adding diverse books in your classroom library , as well as larger ones like adjusting your curriculum to include voices from marginalized communities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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Digital Promise

MAY 18, 2017

They suggest that, while reading activities are often part of a family’s daily life, parents and kids don’t usually think about math outside the classroom. It’s important to find strategies that fit into busy schedules to reduce the summer slide and substantial classroom loss. Reviews before and after vacation. 3] Duffet, A.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. Working closely with partners, I spent the years from 1993 to 2004 starting and leading a handful of technology startups. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Internet ubiquity in the classroom led teachers to adopt email and experiment with other technologies. Not yet convinced?

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2023

“This effort will support educators as they learn to incorporate renewable energy activities in their classrooms.” The workshops will include background on renewable energy and experience with curriculum and activities educators can use in the classroom to engage students in dynamic, hands-on learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ” They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

We should care about this troubling shift because many researchers say that children learn best in integrated classrooms. The long-term assessment format changed in 2004, which is why you’ll notice some spikes or kinks for that year in the graphs below.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Beginning teachers’ practice is enhanced further when their mentors also receive formal training and are released from some of their own classroom duties to provide one-to-one observation and coaching in the classroom, so they can demonstrate effective methods and help new teachers solve problems of practice.(33) 32) Ingersoll, R.

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