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Can ‘Math Therapists’ Make a Dent In America’s Declining Math Performance?

Edsurge

Huinker, who was once Robinsons instructor, argues that math-specific instructional coaches like Robinson are crucial, especially for elementary school students. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker. That experience helps Robinson to empathize with those shes coaching.

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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

The Hechinger Report

In 2006, a state education bill required for the first time that the states eighth graders take Algebra I, starting in the 2010-11 school year. She got As in elementary school math but her grades fell once she hit algebra in eighth grade. Department of Education.) Minnesota legislators took notice. Today its about 1.5

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

4] Even though the technology is likely to change from their early school years to the time they start their first career, teaching digital literacy in elementary school is a great way to get students started. Lessons that involve digital citizenship can help a student use technology responsibly well beyond their elementary school years.

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Screen-free students: How Spokane Public Schools is helping kids engage in real life

eSchool News

Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media usage struggle with mental health issues, and between 2010 and 2020, anxiety among adolescents skyrocketed by 106 percent. The policy prohibits cell phone use in elementary and middle school and limits it to lunch and periods between classes for high school students.

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New Posted Resources 06/04/2010

The Web20Classroom

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Passionate About Second Language Acquisition: Meet Inkeri, English Teacher at 51Talk

EdNews Daily

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

The Web20Classroom

So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. My reflections on 2010, and my thoughts on 2011. I want to be hip. I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. How did I do? So there it is.

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