A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

During a coaching visit I observed Zaina Hussein , a 4th-grade teacher at Wells Elementary , use this with her students (see image below). A great deal of research reviewed by Lew & Schmidt (2011) in their study suggests the positive impact of reflective writing on cognitive development. Simple reflective prompts can also be used.

Learning 402

Learning LMS Outcomes Strategy 402

Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

6] Whether you’re an elementary school teacher or work with older grades, you have the power to make a difference. With such stark statistics showing a gender gap in STEM, it can feel overwhelming for elementary school teachers to combat it. Economics and Statistics Administration Issue Brief, August 2011, pp. Beede, D.N.,

STEM 334

STEM How To Classroom Elementary 334

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Norwood Elementary School.

How To 459

How To Course Twitter eBook 459

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

In 2011, the Dow Jones News Fund honored Sackstein as a Special Recognition Adviser and 2012 Education Updated recognized her as an outstanding educator. She spent nine years at World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing, NY as a high school English and Journalism teacher where her students run a multi-media news outlet at WJPSnews.com.

Assessment 532

Assessment How To BYOD Twitter 532

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education (published by ISTE in 2008), Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator (published by ISTE in 2011), Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0

Smartphone 384

Smartphone Classroom Mobile Learning Mobility 384

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I was voted Dowell Campus Teacher of the Year in 2011 by my peers and served as a campus leader in various roles, including 504 and RTI Coordinator. I then taught English in Plano ISD and earned my Master’s degree in English from SMU.

How To 444

How To Secondary Twitter Company 444

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

He has been an active member of the Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator program since 2011. In addition to being honored with regional, state, national and international recognition, he has presented at conferences worldwide. Currently, he serves on of the board of CSTA.

Robotics 381

Robotics Microsoft Twitter Conference 381

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

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. Happy New Year!

Tablets 100

Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

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.

Technology 260

Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Education 260

Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

Five-Minute Mindfulness Meditation : This age-appropriate meditation teaches elementary students how to clear their minds and focus on the present. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, January 2011, 5(1), pp. The Elementary School Journal, 2007, 108(2), pp. Sources : Brackett, M.A., Rivers, S.E., and Salovey, P.

Classroom 317

Classroom Examples Training Elementary 317

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Here are some examples of process-oriented learning activities I have done with my students: Design Thinking Activities for Elementary Students. They will instead have the comfortable expectation that it will be continuously necessary to incorporate new and challenging learnings about ever-changing situations. (pp. Weibell, C.

Blended Learning 275

Blended Learning Assessment Strategy Elementary 275

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Norwood Elementary School.

Data 467

Data Meeting Elementary Twitter 467

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

JUNE 13, 2014

Here are some graphs from Statistics Canada: Summary Elementary and Secondary School Indicators for Canada, the Provinces and Territories, 2006/2007 to 2010/2011. How much should a collective ‘WE’ spend on creating the best possible public education for ALL of our children? Catalogue-no-81-595-M-No-099-Statistics-Canada ).

Comparison 168

Comparison Secondary Elementary Data 168

Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. They are also getting higher grades.

How To 215

How To Maker Movement Elementary Robotics 215

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

He also continues to consult for various districts across the country at the elementary, middle, and secondary level training teachers and administrators. He has been a coach, Domain Specialist, and is currently a Facilitator and Ambassador for LearnZillion. Seven steps for adapting technology to the classroom. Retrieved from: [link].

iPad 341

iPad Assessment Moodle Twitter 341

EdNews Daily

JUNE 12, 2017

51Talk was established in 2011, and its official website was launched in November of that year, after receiving an angel investment from Xiaoping Xu, the co-founder of New Oriental. It ‘s main focus is on high-end users.

Industry 183

Industry Company Elementary Education 183

Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. Child & Youth Care Forum, Jan 2011, 40(4), pp. Experiential learning is a strategy that, according to the UC Denver Experiential Learning Center, allows students to develop knowledge and skills in a setting outside of the classroom. Weissberg, R.P.,

Trends 304

Trends Gamification Digital Citizenship Blended Learning 304

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

IBM’s famous Watson computing system—which defeated Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings in 2011—is coming to education, if not quite the classroom. From that focus group they narrowed the list of potential applications to professional development tools and, eventually, settled on a searchable database exclusively for elementary school math.

OER 167

OER Elementary Video Tools 167

Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2] Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011. The value of choosing intrinsic motivation over its extrinsic counterpart is clear, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. Williams, K.,

Strategy 275

Strategy Gamification Blended Learning Examples 275

Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

8] Before school gets out for the summer, connect parents with guided reading activities and summer learning programs for elementary students. Limiting the Academic Summer Slide for Urban Elementary School Students. National Teacher Education Journal, Spring 2011, 4(2), pp. Green, A.M., Feldman, P., Baggett, P., Simpson, J.,

How To 294

How To Education E-rate Analysis 294

Education Elements

JULY 27, 2016

Learning and life become more seamless” (Fullan, May 2011). These include, “engagement; entertainment; ease of access to information and data; group work; humanity; social relevance, and so on. In a word they make education easier and more absorbing.

Personalized Learning 100

Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Data 100

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

Only 58 percent of middle schools and 25 percent of elementary schools offer a foreign language in 2008, according to a 2017 report by the Commission on Language Learning, which was formed in response to a request by Congress to look deeper into foreign language learning in the United States. Most students in the U.S.

Study 244

Study STEM Meeting Report 244

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 ).

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

Waterford

APRIL 23, 2021

Whether you’re a preschool or elementary school teacher, you’re sure to find the ideas you need to help your students learn through play. Education Journal, June 2011, 39(3), pp. Provide Time and Space for Play. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Early Childhood Education and Importance of Play. January 2019. and Sandberg, A.

Classroom 264

Classroom Elementary Strategy Study 264

Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Classroom activities like reflective writing in journals is a great way to teach communication skills to PreK, elementary, or secondary students. Child Development, 82 (1), (March 2011), pp. Younger students can start by expressing their ideas through drawing and early attempts at writing, and explain those ideas to others.

How To 246

How To Learning Secondary Exercises 246

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. Mystery Science had raised just $4.5 million in outside capital.)

IXL Learning 203

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 203

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

This week’s podcast sponsor is Emporia State University’s online Elementary Education program: designed for career changers interested in becoming elementary teachers. Know anyone who might be a good fit? Let us know here.

Video 161

Video Education Course Elementary 161

User Generated Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

I have since become a teacher educator (with some teaching of elementary gifted students at a few Title 1 schools thrown in). Hopeful middle school students have better grades in core subjects (Marques, Pais-Ribeiro, & Lopez, 2011) and on achievement tests (Snyder, Hoza, et al., 2002) have higher overall grade point averages.

Education 225

Education Guidelines Strategy Elementary 225

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2020

Like most elementary teachers I know, I’m responsible for teaching all subject areas. In Connecticut, where I teach in a public grade school, we’ve had Common Core since 2011. Then I’d search online, where I’d inevitably find an avalanche of teaching resources, including loads of useless resources.

Resources 110

Resources Common Core Exercises Elementary 110

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Bellow was honored by ISTE in 2010 as an emerging leader and then again in 2011 when he was named Outstanding Young Educator of the year. Listen to the interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about their favorite iPad apps for elementary classrooms. ” Want to learn about another technology? Adam Bellow [link] [link].

Classroom 150

Classroom Twitter Social Media Training 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2011 $100,000,000 (President Obama’s request: $0).

Policies 150

Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Through a five-year radical book-weeding process from 2011- 2016, the NCHS library had eliminated all of the library’s free-standing bookshelves. “Making learning more real for students allows them to learn better in a much more energized school,” said Luhtala. A multi-year redesign.

Libraries 110

Libraries STEM Elementary Strategy 110

EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? Having taught 17+ years as an elementary school teacher, my perspective regarding the use/overuse of accommodations shifts back and forth. As defined in 2011, Fidget Toys are self-regulation tools to help with focus, attention, calming & active listening.

Elementary 189

Elementary Facebook Groups Secondary 189

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

When Ashley Park was converted from an elementary school to a K-8 a decade ago, over the objections of the community, it was the bus ride, with its noisy, chaotic comingling of kids, that many parents feared the most. They worried that their younger children might be corrupted, bullied or worse. They said, ‘don’t do this to us again.

Elementary 130

Elementary Report Secondary Study 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Educational customers listed on the company website include Mercury Mine Elementary School in Phoenix, Oakland Academy in Portage, Mich., He co-founded SPB Software, a Russian mobile app developer that sold to Yandex, another of his investors, in 2011 for reportedly about $38 million. and Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Okla.

STEM 162

STEM Company Software Report 162

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

elementary and middle schools. Since its launch in August 2011, ClassDojo has held firm to its commitment to never charge teachers and schools. ClassDojo boasts extraordinary numbers, claiming that there is at least one teacher using the tool in 95 percent of U.S. Even more, it says one in six U.S.

Exercises 156

Exercises Company Video Elementary 156

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem. who started kindergarten in 2011.

Study 145

Study Elementary Analysis Report 145