The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Advancement Courses sponsors this webinar. Remember to use the code COOL20 for 20% off a course with Advancement Courses. I’ll be taking a course with them this summer for my PD. How Do We Leverage Pre-Assessment Skills Meaningfully? Instructional Designer @ Advancement Courses. Dawn Stansbury.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The program, available 24/7, is designed to support all upper elementary and middle school educators, including content area teachers, classroom teachers, interventionists, speech pathologists and English language arts educators. Dr. Akbar also praised the rubrics and assessments in the courses of study.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2018

Elementary Math can be exciting. 5 Ideas to level up Elementary Math with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kelly Gary, a first-grade teacher in Pennsylvania, about five ideas for improving elementary math with technology. Of course you have to use it effectively. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Huinker, who was once Robinsons instructor, argues that math-specific instructional coaches like Robinson are crucial, especially for elementary school students. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker. For instance, college preparation courses heavily lean toward literacy.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Over the course of the year, I have seen some much growth and improvement since the work began in August. I loved this activity for so many reasons.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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! Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties by David Kilpatrick.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. assess success at completion. Elementary Math. You can watch the video, rewatch, submit assignments and assessments when you’re ready. course requirements. How to get started.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

No matter if we’re talking about kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools or colleges and universities, the need for a learning platform that offers personalized learning experiences for each student is all too real. Assessments. Educational institutions need to keep up. Let’s explore each of these aspects: Learning goals.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

In a previous post , I shared how members of the 4th-grade team at Red Cliffs Elementary School in the Juab School district collaborated to create a personalized experience that combined choice and data to differentiate. District 205 has given us the opportunity to have an instructional coach at each elementary building.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

It warmed my heart when Amy Rhodes, the principal of Bevins Elementary, shared what she had recently implemented in regard to feedback. I noticed that my teachers worked very hard at making their virtual classrooms presentable and designing their Canvas courses so they were easy to navigate. The result was “Feedback Fridays.”

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

Many schools across the United States are starting to include personal finance courses as part of high school graduation requirements. In my school, students are required to take Personal Finance and some also enroll in a course called “Entrepreneurship and Business Management.” How do I get my students into Financial Literacy? .

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students. Find more ideas here. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 17, 2021

I teach graduate courses in education and counseling. I am a seminar facilitator for student teachers, and I teach gifted education at three Title 1 elementary schools. For the graduate courses, I still am the grader-in-chief. I wear many hats as an educator. I have said for decades that I love teaching but I hate grading.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

An active advocate of the Next Generation Science Standards, (NGSS), she eventually became Vermont’s Science Assessment Supervisor and has served as an NGSS curriculum reviewer and president of the board of the NSFs Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees. She also has every student write in a science notebook.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Over the course of the year, I am on-site in the role of coach to provide ongoing and job-embedded feedback to show efficacy. While I saw many amazing examples of innovative practices at scale, I was very impressed with East Jackson Elementary School. No matter the path chosen, the key is to get it right.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Along with teaching these gifted elementary students (who I teach for multiple years), I teach graduate courses for Walden University. One of the courses is Innovative Curriculum. Of course, I went a little crazy as my elementary students just finished their sustainable city model.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 13, 2021

Nowadays, of course, podcasts are ubiquitous. For students from elementary to high school, We Are Teachers offer suggestions. In addition, there should be multiple points for assessment and reflection along the way. Perhaps even more importantly, many educators did not see a way to integrate them into their lessons.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Read on for digital citizenship activities you can use in elementary, middle school or high school. What Is Digital Citizenship?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course. If your school doesn’t teach a course about personal economics, there are many online sites that address the topic as mini-lessons. Age group: Upper elementary.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Now serving Grades Pre-K through six, the administration and faculty of Duquesne Elementary, the district’s sole remaining school, are determined to provide each student with the best educational experience possible. It is obvious that students agree with Detweiler’s assessment. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2019

Recently I observed a great example of this during a coaching visit with Kay’s Creek Elementary School in Farmington, UT. A unifying focus bridges curriculum, instruction, and assessment to a school’s vision and mission. Wells Elementary School in Texas is a great example of how a unifying focus becomes a reality.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2024

Assessing Experience and Subject Matter Expertise Experience matters, with a McKinsey study showing that skills secured on the job account for 46% of the value professionals deliver over the course of their careers. Success Stories : Look for tutors who can provide testimonials or case studies showcasing past successes.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

But American K-12 education still underemphasizes data science and data literacy skills — including the ability to understand qualitative and quantitative data, assess claims based on data and make data-driven predictions. It’s time to chart a course that connects classroom learning to the lives of students. How do we know?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 1, 2025

Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report There was a logic behind that: In a traditional course sequence, finishing calculus is easier if students take Algebra I by eighth grade since they can continue on to geometry, Algebra II, precalculus or trigonometry, and then calculus their senior year. And there could be a downside.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sponsor: It’s a new year and time to plan your professional development with Advancement Courses. They offer over 280 online graduate-level PD courses in 20 subject areas. And right now, you can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20 — that’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

This works particularly well for a series of stations designed to help students review key vocabulary, concepts, or skills before an assessment. Teachers may also use formative assessment data to identify a “must-do” station for each student and ask them to start the rotation at their “must-do” station.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 20, 2020

You may also want to take this opportunity to learn some more relevant than ever computer skills in your spare hours, like making educational videos, pre-recording lessons and creating self-marking assessments using tools like Google Forms! Therefore, prepare both a course syllabus and lesson plans activities with this in mind.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

The role of elementary teachers has never been more important, especially as kindergarten through fifth grade students today are facing more change than ever before–from the effects of the pandemic to social media and stressful current events being right at their fingertips. According to The Annie E.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

Hypnotic conditions: Are they present in the elementary classroom? I taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. And of course, Carol Dweck did all her work since then, 20-25 years later and says, You know what? link] Rousell, M. 2019, June 14). How a Single Comment Can Craft or Slay a Growth Mindset.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

And so that's the big idea of mastery learning, is that if a student fails a test, right, so summative assessment, then they take it again until they reach mastery. What does mastery look like in one of those courses, both of which we know are tough? Jon Bergmann - Bio as Submitted. But if you fail it, you take it again.

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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. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

There is an increased movement towards personalizing the educational experience, practiced with student agency and choice on assessments. Adopting successful models of technology integration such as those utilized at George Mason University’s Elementary Education Program is a start. Moreover, the general use of technology has changed.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 25, 2019

This year’s conference highlighted so many ways to use Google to engage learners and make grading, assessment, feedback, pbl, gamification, student engagement, collaboration, student choice, and student voice easy to do! Currently, I am the Computer and Technology teacher of over 400 elementary students.

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