The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Desiree Alexander. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show. Related Shows You May Like. Going hybrid or already have? Join the conversation. Equity Programs in New York State. Learn more at www.educatoralexander.com.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. I told them we were at 1 gig in 2013, we went up to 2 gigs in 2015, and now we need 10 gigs,” Phillips says. “We

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 23, 2017

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. In fact, changes can be made that have little to no cost yet make a significant difference.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

K-8 Market (2015-16 School Year). The top line finding is eye-opening: The 2015-16 school year will mark the first time that the majority of state mandated summative testing in U.S. elementary and middle schools will be administered via technology and not in a paper and pencil format.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Family partnerships formed during elementary school years build a strong foundation for future student success and continued engagement.[6] Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.” 2015, John Hopkins University School of Education. Sheldon, S. B., & Jung, S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. In the 2014-2015 school year, our third-graders wanted to improve school lunch. Across Parker-Varney Elementary, teachers focus on what can work rather than on what is not working. students in second to fifth grades.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Today, we are thrilled to announce 16 stellar winners in the 2015 DILAs. And with that, meet the 2015 winners! Avondale Elementary School District, Avondale, AZ. For two years now, October has been an inspiring month for us. In October, we get to share the winners of the Digital Innovation in Learning Awards (DILAs)! Roger Cook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

In January 2015, Mitch co-founded the nonprofit Games4Ed with Larry Cocco. Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. In 2014, Mitch co-founded Edchat Interactive with Tom Whitby and Steve Anderson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Karen was the 2015 Tennessee State Teacher of the Year and I interviewed her at the NNSTOY Conference in DC this summer. She was State Teacher of The Year for 2015. Karen Vogelsang has taught elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee for fourteen years. She is the 2015 Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015. You can see her 2015 acclaimed “TOY Talk” on standards-based grading here: [link]. Blog: [link] Twitter: @NicoleNaditz.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 27, 2019

When I wrote Uncommon Learning back in 2015, the premise was to set the stage as to how we could create schools that work for kids. A good deal of the strategies presented came from what we successfully implemented at New Milford High School where I was the former principal. To get a better gist of the main focus areas check out my TEDx talk.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. Girls Scouts – all girl Lego leagues, Engineering is Elementary – girls are empowered – Flying Monkeys prosthetic device patent! Sioux City CSD – opening a K-5 STEM specialty school in Fall 2015.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2021

In 2015, he was nominated as one of the ‘500 Most Influential People in Britain’ by The Sunday Times as a result of being most influential in the field of education. Ross works with pupils, teachers and school leaders across the world, supporting teaching and learning, workload and mental health.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

My daughter is entering her third year of college, and I have three sons in elementary schools; my youngest starts first grade in a few weeks. But what does that look like? I am a father of four. I often say that I am living the entire education continuum. Last year, our children had amazing teachers who truly went the extra mile.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2017

Karen was the 2015 Tennessee State Teacher of the Year and I interviewed her at the NNSTOY Conference in DC this summer. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. She was State Teacher of The Year for 2015. What are thinking routines?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

She has made the Bammy Awards finals for Secondary High School Educator in 2014 and for blogging in 2015. (You can find all of the books here: [link] ) Sackstein co-moderates #sunchat as well as contributes to #NYedChat.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The early years are vital to a child’s long-term achievement in reading, so teaching vocabulary and content knowledge in preschool and in the elementary grades is essential. 4 Free Downloadable Chapter Books for Elementary Students. September 2015. How to Boost Your Students’ Reading Comprehension. They go hand in hand.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. We are excited to begin the school year with these new resources.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In 2015, a national survey organization ranked Albemarle County Public Schools in the top five of all school divisions in Virginia and among the top two percent of all school divisions in the county. Under her guidance, Albemarle County Public Schools was selected in 2015 for membership in the League of Innovative Schools.,

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2020

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. A 2015 survey found only 20 percent of early-career principals in schools with pre-K classrooms felt “well-versed” in early ed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

I was over in one of the elementary schools the other day, and three years ago we were all in awe and kind of gaga about a high school student who was all in with drones, and sort of building and flying, and learning about aviation and drones with his high school peers. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2017

Paul Solarz has been teaching fifth grade at Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, since 1999. In 2015, he was named a Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey GEMS Global Teacher Prize, and was also named the 2014 Educator of the Year by Illinois Computing Educators. Twitter handle: @PaulSolarz. Blog: [link]. Full Bio As Submitted.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 30, 2016

Last year at this time, I had some words about the treatment of technology in the 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform. And, to be clear, the poll findings should not be taken to generalize to any student population beyond high school (like to elementary or middle school students).

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

Realizing this, during the 2015-2016 school year, the Elizabeth Forward elementary teachers and administrative staff began to discuss the possibility of using micro-credentials and badging for their youngest students. Vernon Elementary Schools, Central Elementary School and William Penn Elementary School respectively.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2024

Since 2015, CS4All has worked diligently to ensure that all public school students in New York City learn computer science, emphasizing students who identify as girls, Black and LatinX. Since spring 2021, our journey has been exciting as we introduce upper elementary educators to the intersection of computer science and Minecraft Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

In 2015, a national survey organization ranked Albemarle County Public Schools in the top five of all school divisions in Virginia and among the top two percent of all school divisions in the county. Under her guidance, Albemarle County Public Schools was selected in 2015 for membership in the League of Innovative Schools.,

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2024

Heidi Rose, an elementary school teacher in Denver, Colorado, knows that all too well. She experienced years of what she describes as “pretty intense” climate anxiety, beginning around 2015, as she watched natural disasters unfold in the news and up close. “I Every day, she admits, her elementary school uses 260 plastic utensils. “We

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Waterford

APRIL 28, 2021

Feather is a beautiful picture book from 2015 Hans Christian Andersen Award-winner Cao Wenxuan. This rhyming book for elementary age children follows a young child help her mother make Bee-bim bop. It beautifully tells the story of a single feather’s journey. Bee-bim Bop !,

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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. SET Journal, 2015, 1, pp. Parent engagement can also be a crucial strategy for preventing the summer slide.[8]

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A Houston lawmaker championed the 2015 law that created the mandatory takeover process, something he saw as a way to hold the district accountable for continually low-performing schools. Her two children, however, were students at one of the targeted schools, Pugh Elementary in the city’s northeastern Denver Harbor neighborhood.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2] The value of choosing intrinsic motivation over its extrinsic counterpart is clear, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. Ferlazzo, L., and Sypnieski, K.H. Education Week, 2019. Ferlazzo, L.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Vicki: Stephen Ritz @ StephenRitz is with us today, a finalist from the 2015 Global Teacher Prize, and just a very excited amazing person who really has a green classroom. Transcript: [link].

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