EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

Since March 2020, the federal government has provided roughly $190 billion to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. The passing of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11 marks the third designation of federal funding K–12 schools have seen during the pandemic.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 23, 2023

billion toward physical and health safety efforts from the federal government’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund — launched to provide K–12 support during the pandemic — in fiscal year 2021. Local education agencies put $2.4 They also have plans to spend an additional $18.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2021

Sponsor: Join me at the upcoming insightful online conference, Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity! I’ll be sharing my 50+ ways to use technology in the classroom updated with new tools and tips for the challenges of teaching in 2021. Engage 2021 is a must-attend online event for educators. Stream by clicking here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2022

In a 2021 study by McAfee, the cyber security software company, over three-quarters of American parents wished schools would do more to educate their children about online safety. Moreover, it should begin at the elementary level, as many students 8-12 increasingly use social media sites ( Common Sense Census 2021 ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Some awesome changes have happened with Google Apps over summer 2021. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. Summer 2021: Farmcraft Summer Camp. Enter NASEF’s Farmcraft 2021.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 18, 2021

Recently, I shared 21 Hot Topics for Teacher Professional Development for Summer 2021. No, change never stops and great teachers always work to be relevant to the kids in their classroom. This is episode. Sponsor: Advancement Courses. If you have accreditation or learning requirements as I do, take the opportunity to look at this post.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Leaders had been broken up into four different cohorts (elementary, middle, high school, and district supervisors). Recently I was facilitating some longitudinal coaching work with administrators from Paterson Public Schools in NJ. Her goal was, and is, to create a fantastic experience for kids during this difficult time.

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Education Elements

APRIL 23, 2024

As soon as you enter Vogel Elementary School, you are greeted with large smiles. In the 2021-2022 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) identified Vogel Elementary as a campus that qualified for a school action. The reason? These results made them eligible for the School Action Fund (SAF) Cycle 6 grants.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on creating an elementary esports program. Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. Summer 2021: Farmcraft Summer Camp.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2021

Written by “Karen Weaver a 3rd grade elementary school teacher and author of the upcoming children’s book “The Magic Pencil”, it covers all the basics. Here’s a great article on a topic I don’t talk about enough–proper posture at the computer. Author’s Bio.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

Strategic Planning for Equity-Driven Edtech Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation A recent report from LearnPlatform showed that during the 2021-2022 school year, school districts accessed an average of 1,417 edtech tools each month.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2021

While I’m appreciative that my ancestors were wary folks, in 2021, I often saw myself and others trapped in this negative mindset, always tallying the losses and waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Thus began my journey to strengthen my gratitude muscle to help push back negative thoughts and make space for joy in 2021.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

I understood this was a problem throughout our time doing remote learning from March, 2020 through the end of the 2021 school year. I understand and believe in value of learning through board games, and have incorporated them into my classrooms – both elementary and higher education – throughout my decades long teaching career.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m one of several at the elementary level holding this job description in my district where 1:1 devices are now the norm. Elementary students aren’t perfect writers grammatically, structurally, or logically, but they certainly aren’t short on imagination.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Phonological Awareness: Activity Ideas for Elementary Students. Waterford.org, April 2021. Massachusett Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. June 29, 2021. Poor phonological awareness skills are linked to overall reading difficulties, including dyslexia.[3] Sources : Christensen, J. Phonological Awareness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

When we say fall, we’re talking Fall 2021, which is a little bit different than previous falls, isn’t it, Dawn? And probably not as much at the middle school and high school level but at elementary certainly they want to know who their teachers are. VICKI: 00:41. DAWN 00:56. Yeah, it definitely is. VICKI: 00:59.

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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. Waterford.org, April 2021. How to Boost Your Students’ Reading Comprehension. Sources: 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Norwood Elementary School. And so with that in mind, the challenge unique to to my district has been that at our elementary and intermediate campuses in particular, we're involved in school improvement work because we are attempting to improve academic performance away from improvement required type dynamics with our state agency.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in FutureScot , on October 5, 2021. Even Ancient Romans associated the concept of elementary school ( ludus ) with play ( ludere ). Life is all about learning, no matter how young or old you are.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2022

PHARR, TEXAS — In the entryway of Graciela Garcia Elementary, visitors are greeted twice. All that is made explicit because Garcia Elementary is a dual-language school. Just a couple days after Thanksgiving break 2021, its teachers aren’t just trying to get students caught up on multiplication tables or grammar.

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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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Waterford

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

These statistics can be disheartening, but consider this: Because a child’s early elementary years are so crucial to lifelong success, you can make a big difference in your students’ lives.You can do this by staying current on literacy development research and using these findings to inform your instruction. Waterford.org, April 2021.

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Waterford

MAY 31, 2022

Put together this foldable book Opposites (Spanish: Opuestos ) with your class to teach early elementary students print awareness skills. Inicio de oraciones ) is perfect for teaching elementary students how to share their ideas through writing. Waterford.org, April 2021. 4 Activities for Building Language Comprehension Skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This Social Emotional Learning (SEL) focused episode is relevant for Fall 2021 as students and teachers return to school. Today’s sponsor is NaliniKIDS , creator of wordworkouts.org , a fantastic free SEL resource that will bring reflection and movement to your classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2024

By 2021, 91 percent of schools in New York City offered computer science (up from 76 percent in 2019). 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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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s the little things, like crayons, says Christine Slayton, a bilingual first grade teacher at Frank Del Olmo Elementary School in Los Angeles. Perhaps unsurprisingly, health and wellness requests were up for both years of the pandemic, with 18,361 such requests from 2021-2022. No more sharing Crayolas—or markers or playdough.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

5 Reading Fluency Activities for Elementary Students. Waterford.org, April 2021. If a student is having trouble reading a sentence or text, encourage them to slow down or practice reading fluently with a less challenging passage. You can use these free resources from Waterford.org to foster reading fluency and reading comprehension.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) February 20, 2021. If you have been doing hybrid teaching, with students in classroom & online at same time, what is the one most important piece of advice you would offer to those of us who are likely to be starting this for first time in coming months?

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Waterford

MARCH 10, 2022

Read alouds can be useful for teaching communication skills to elementary students. Name writing practice (Spanish: Escritura de nombre ): This worksheet helps early elementary students practice writing their name. Waterford.org, April 2021. 8] Encourage families to read aloud both picture and chapter books at home, too.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In 2021, Stateline, the news arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts , reported that the number of cases of mental health struggles, behavioral outbursts, and mild-to-extreme forms of self-harm has been on the rise with some numbers jumping over 31 percent. Just this month, a highly anticipated review of U.S. That’s the bad news. The good news?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many students came with their parents, and they were so excited to receive a shiny new iPad,” said DeAnza Baker, principal at Sunset Vista Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona, which begins its first year in the program. Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 school year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

But as her youngest child’s school district sought to return to in-person learning in 2021, Butterworth felt something of a call to service. By fall of 2021, Butterworth was hired as a general education paraeducator at Farmland Elementary in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools, a large district just outside of Washington, D.C.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Kathy Neumann’s third graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, Maryland, struggled to understand fractions during this pandemic-disrupted school year. Administrators are crafting plans for the 2021-22 school year to help children catch up on what they may have missed in math during the pandemic.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2020

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). An average-sized district of 3,659 students will have to spend nearly $1.8 It includes a $30.75

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 23, 2020

million to comply with recommended health and safety guidelines in 2020-2021, according to estimates from the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). An average-sized district of 3,659 students will have to spend nearly $1.8 It includes a $30.75

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S.

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