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How to Teach Phonics and Decoding Skills to Elementary Students

Waterford

In this article, you’ll learn more about why phonics skills are so important for literacy development, then discover helpful strategies for teaching elementary students—with five free downloadable teacher resources from Waterford.org! Scientific Studies of Reading, 2014, 18(1), pp. What role does phonics play in reading development?

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The best part is the conversations that I get to have with learners, especially at the elementary level. Downing Elementary School with principal Marcos Lopez as part of some broader work in Ector County ISD. Add more recess not just in elementary, but in middle school as well. Case in point. Browning C., Aslan-Tutak F.

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What Educational Leadership Looks Like Today with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo

The CoolCatTeacher

Joe holds a BA in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from St. He was also a school counselor and high school coach prior to taking on an elementary principal position in 2005. Joe Sanfelippo is the Superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Fall Creek, WI. Joe has taught Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, and 5th Grade.

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Supporting this notion, a research study out of the University of Salford Manchester (UK), followed 3,766 students in 153 elementary classrooms from 27 different schools over a three-year period, analyzing classroom design elements along the way. Understanding how the learning space itself can affect the way students learn is key. Cheryan, S.,

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Childhood is Expendable to Some Education Reformers

A Principal's Reflections

Three was enough time dedicated to learning during my elementary years, but also ample time for play, exploration, competition, and leisure. Unfortunately this has now become reality for our youngest students in 2014 and the near future in the name of education reform. This is not even the worst of it though.

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Esports Clubs Expand Learning Opportunities for K–12 Players

EdTech Magazine

colleges and universities with varsity esports programs — up from just a single program in 2014 — many of which offer scholarships for players. . He spent two years as an elementary teacher, two years as an educational trainer, 10 years as a director of technology and six years as a school superintendent. by Curtiss Strietelmeier.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. In District 36, “We have makerspaces in the resource centers of each elementary school, that’s where the robotics activities are happening,” Miller says. “We

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