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What You Can Do to Bring Emotional Intelligence Lessons into the Classroom

Waterford

Additionally, emotional intelligence involves using your emotions to plan and meet your goals.[5] Five-Minute Mindfulness Meditation : This age-appropriate meditation teaches elementary students how to clear their minds and focus on the present. 2005, Child Development, 76(5), pp. The Elementary School Journal, 2007, 108(2), pp.

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Supporting Multilingual Learners in Early Elementary Education

Waterford

When hosting parent conferences, family engagement activities, or concerts, consider requesting an interpreter to meet the language needs of your school,” suggests Candra Morris, VP of Professional Learning at Waterford.org, in her book Why Every Child Needs a Village For Academic Success.

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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. And neither is elementary-grade science. with teachers using its materials on a monthly basis in 20 percent of elementary schools. Elementary school is often a forgotten place but it’s the most critical.” million in revenues this year and $1.5

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How Parent Empowerment Can Change Your Classroom for the Better

Waterford

Schedule a meeting with each family as early as possible in the school year to discuss their hopes for their child’s education and how they would like to be involved in school. Teachers College Record, October 2005, 107(10), pp. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.

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Launching SchoolLibraryNJ (and some models beyond)

NeverEndingSearch

High School Crediting Sources Administrators Research Tools Librarians Book Awards & Lists Elementary Home Middle School Newsroom. Right now, we are building the following daisy-chained Guides: Home Elementary Middle School High School Educators Librarians Adminstrators Parents. But must we all begin from scratch?

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

If you’re a parent preparing for the conference season, we’ve also included a list of tips to make the most out of meeting with your child’s teacher. Whether this is your first or your fortieth parent-teacher conference, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of these meetings. Classroom behavior feedback [17].

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Alabama aims for huge pre-K enrollment boost by 2025, despite pandemic setback

The Hechinger Report

Alabama is one of only a handful of states to reach all 10 benchmarks by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University—an organization that annually ranks state preschool programs—and it’s the only state to meet the standards 15 years in a row.

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