User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2017

I absolutely love all of the new robotics toys that have been coming out for elementary age learners. https://colleengraves.org/2016/04/28/makey-makey-hacked-poetry-month/. I have been using them for my summer maker camp, with my gifted education classes, and for my upcoming Saturday morning program. The Task: A Small Group Project.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Apple Teacher 2016, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert. Desiree Alexander. Stream by clicking here. Subscribe to the Show.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When you enter Parker-Varney Elementary School, you are immediately struck by the relaxed atmosphere. Our second grade students in our 2/3 Band went from 29% proficient in September 2016 to 77% proficient in June 2017 on i-Ready reading assessments. Multi-age classrooms also help boost students academic performance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Listen to Elizabeth Iwaszewicz on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Hear Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s top iPad apps for the elementary classroom. Creating Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw. What you should do with the data from formative assessment so that it improves learning. I hope you enjoy this episode with Monica! Want to hear another Tech Tool Tuesday? Blog: [link]. Spark Post.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we have a gigabit wireless network deployed at our elementary, middle and high schools , and starting this fall, we expect to have deployed more than 3,000 Chromebooks to our students, teachers and administrators. The district had already rolled out G Suite in the spring of 2016, so going with the Chromebooks was a natural fit.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

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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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Family partnerships formed during elementary school years build a strong foundation for future student success and continued engagement.[6] Journal of Education and Practice, November 2016, 7, 82-98. Parent Involvement and Children’s Academic and Social Development in Elementary School.” Sheldon, S. B., & Jung, S.

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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). 2016) found that video made the reflection experience more authentic and meaningful for both student and teacher. It can also be used as a form of closure. In their research, Rose et al.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

But in the first multi-state effort to measure textbook efficacy since the implementation of the Common Core, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University saw no difference in the average fourth- and fifth-grade math achievement gains of schools using different elementary math textbooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017). She is a webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2020

He has also been recognized as the 2016 VAESP School Bell Award and ASCD Virginia Impact Award. Under his leadership – his elementary school was recognized as a Nationally Distinguished Title 1 School, and Hamish has since gone on to turn around one of the toughest middle schools in the state of Virginia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2019

Today Darrian Tanner, the Florida State High Impact Teacher award winner for 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 talks about how to help teachers improve their classroom management skills. She has been awarded the Florida State High Impact Teacher Award for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school year.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 12, 2017

In May, 2016, 51Talk issued its prospectus, and on June 10 was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol COE, becoming the first Chinese online English brand to be listed on the NYSE. In 2016 consumer spending escalated further as online education became more widely accepted.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Read on to learn more about the average attention span for elementary school students based on current research. What Is the Average Attention Span for Elementary Students? Students in older elementary grades will have longer attention spans than younger students. August 29, 2016. Strategies to Maintain Student Attention.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

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. Games4Ed facilitates collaborations between educators, researchers, game developers, publishers, and policymakers to further the use of games and other immersive strategies in schools.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

At Slackwood Elementary School in New Jersey, AI assistants helped bolster first-grade students, a majority of whom were struggling to achieve high test scores in science, technology, engineering and math courses. percent by 2016. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Norwood Elementary School. Furthermore, he was the parody writer and voice of Burleson ISD's school year launch videos from 2016 to 2019. He has been featured on the Teach Better, Aspire Lead, Teachers On Fire, and Many Voices of Grit podcasts. Chris and his wife, Heidi, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on July 25, 2022.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

Most recently, Sackstein was named one of ASCD’s Emerging leaders class of 2016, in addition to presenting a TedxTalk about throwing out grades. In speaking engagements, Sackstein speaks about blogging, journalism education, throwing out grades and BYOD, helping people see technology doesn’t have to be feared.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

You can join now through July 6, 2016. (Will open again December 26 – January 4.). We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. There is a group for elementary (K-5) and one for secondary. Remember, this enrollment is only through July 6th, 2016.

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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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User Generated Education

JUNE 18, 2017

It is invigorating ( Adam Savage’s 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire Talk ). Given the elementary age level, I cut out the shields and sword handles for them. Here is a link to my blog post that includes the cardboard challenge projects from summer, 2016: [link]. Making is important; it’s empowering. I got this idea from [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

I earned my Masters in Special Education in 2016. Contact us about this show by emailing vicki@coolcatteacher.com. Justine MacKinnon – Bio as Submitted. am a 4th-grade educator in Massachusetts. I have been teaching for three years. Blog: www.missmackinnonweststreet.weebly.com. Twitter: @missmackinnon4.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Loveless noted in 2016 that: Equating NAEP proficiency with grade level is bogus. If middle and elementary school students are forced to repeat grades because they fall short of a standard anchored to NAEP proficient, vast numbers will repeat grades. It’s significantly above that. ” Does that result surprise anyone? emphasis added].

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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 15, 2022

Norwood Elementary School. Furthermore, he was the parody writer and voice of Burleson ISD's school year launch videos from 2016 to 2019. He has been featured on the Teach Better, Aspire Lead, Teachers On Fire, and Many Voices of Grit podcasts. Chris and his wife, Heidi, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on July 25, 2022.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 16, 2017

My degree is actually in Deaf Education and Elementary Education. I have worked with 51Talk since August of 2016. My degree is in Deaf and Elementary Education. Kelly, please tell us about your education background. Did you teach in public school first? If so, please tell me about the transition.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

She was selected as the STEM Scout of the Year in 2016-2017 and was selected as one of the 12 delegates to Report to the Nation in the year 2017-2018. She conducts workshops in elementary schools and hopes to educate children about kindness when they are still young.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited. Interactive Learning Environments, April 2016, 24(6), 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. Buckley, P.,

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2020

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That idea required changing an existing system. How will we train the teachers to use the new technology?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 1, 2020

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That idea required changing an existing system. How will we train the teachers to use the new technology?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That idea required changing an existing system. How will we train the teachers to use the new technology?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That idea required changing an existing system. How will we train the teachers to use the new technology?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

In 2016, Anderson Elementary School in Bristol, Tenn., started a journey from a traditional school and library to a place of wonder and innovation, inspired by the idea of creating makerspaces. That idea required changing an existing system. How will we train the teachers to use the new technology?

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