A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Prioritize growth Attending at least one conference or workshop a year that aligns with a significant school or district initiative and reading one education book and one from another field, such as general leadership strategies or self-help, can yield powerful lessons and ideas. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Using Claim-Evidence-Question at the Elementary Level Literature Analysis: After reading a story or book, students make a claim about a central theme or main character’s motivations, provide evidence from the text, and pose questions about the main idea or character.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

One Class at a Time In secondary, I have found it is best to generate lesson plans one class at a time. Elementary teachers have a different format and prompts below that they can use and refine. Note that I already have rosters in the book, emergency plans, and all troubleshooting items.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

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

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I did all of this twice, the first week with elementary educators and the second week with secondary teachers (so 8 days total). I then facilitated 3 follow-up sessions over the next day and a half, working with elementary, middle, and high school administrators and their building leadership teams. Book club with Solution Tree.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Christie Thompson – Bio as Submitted Christie Thompson, School Counselor A native Arkansan, I relocated to Sherman, Texas, to begin my 20-year teaching career and was awarded New Secondary Teacher of the Year for the district. I then taught English in Plano ISD and earned my Master’s degree in English from SMU.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Also the book Making Thinking Visible can help you with these concepts. The Book: Making Thinking Visible. 02:43 Karen V : Yeah, now I don’t know if I can plug a book here but the…. 02:47 Vicki : Go ahead, plug a book, plug away. Karen Vogelsang has taught elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee for fourteen years.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

See, Think, Wonder Thinking Routine “I see, I think, I wonder” is a simple yet versatile thinking routine that can be used in elementary and secondary classrooms. Using See, Think, Wonder at the Elementary Level Science Exploration: Use this routine during nature walks or while exploring the schoolyard.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. An overview of the framework in the book. Blended Vocabulary Book Giveaway Contest. Listen Now. FlashCard Stash.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Also the book Making Thinking Visible can help you with these concepts. The Book: Making Thinking Visible. Karen Vogelsang has taught elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee for fourteen years.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Then, we’ll share strategies you can use to help your students develop phonological awareness skills—with free rhyming books for classroom read-alouds! Phonological Awareness: Activity Ideas for Elementary Students. 10 Free Rhyming Books to Teach Phonological Awareness Skills. What Is Phonological Awareness? Johnson, K.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

As an English as an additional language (EAL) support teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, I co-teach in four early elementary classrooms, supporting multilingual students who are developing their academic proficiency in English. But we took it one step at a time. It started with coffee.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Today we see a number of dual enrollment programs, for example, and secondary students in P-Tech programs , the Bard Early Colleges , and other initiatives are graduating with college credits. It was fascinating to see some of Karl’s projections from 2006. Today we also see greater skepticism toward Google than many of us had back in 2006.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

For instance, in an elementary science class, a teacher designing a unit focused on ecosystems can empower students by allowing them to choose an ecosystem they are genuinely interested in exploring. Students can choose a book or story that appeals to their interests or curiosity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Episode 388 Digital Resources Mentioned: EVERFI and WORD Force , amazing reading games for reading literacy Wixie one of Debbie's favorite tech tools for young learners Book Creator – students can write their own ebooks. A lot of what I see is for secondary school. So tell us a little bit about your journey.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Using See, Think, Me, We…at the Elementary Level Analyzing a Picture Book See: The teacher shows an illustration from a picture book and asks the children what they see. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Triple E Framework – [link] TARA – today's sponsor Book: Toys to Tools TPACK Seesaw Bernie Dodge about the misuse of webquests (on Women of Web 2 show) TripleE PLN Book Learning First , Technology Second . I actually read in a book recently that the answer to the teacher shortage was VR. Subscribe to the Show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

How Typography Can help us read better Canva Canva Design School Adobe Fonts Sadie’s Design EDU Resources Non-Designers Design Book [link] Sadie’s Design Guide – bit.ly/sadiedesignguide. And then 30% of the time, you use this kind of secondary color, and then 10% when you use neon green or bright colors. sadiedesignguide.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2020

3] But providing books and other media on holidays would be a fun way of encouraging your students all to learn about diverse celebrations. Add books to your classroom library that feature different winter holiday celebrations around the world. Make sleds out of candy canes and popsicle sticks. Sources: U.S. Department of Education.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Culturally responsive teaching encompasses little steps like adding diverse books in your classroom library , as well as larger ones like adjusting your curriculum to include voices from marginalized communities. 15 Children’s Books about Diversity to Promote a Multicultural Classroom. What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2024

But the ESSER “funding cliff” — the fall deadline for districts to allocate money from the final disbursement of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants — isn’t a singular culprit behind the staff cuts that are rolling out around the country. In many cases, that means educator layoffs are coming.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

Generative AI in the Classroom with Steve Dembo Donnie Piercey, AI and Math Donnia Piercey @ mrpiercEy is sharing how to integrate AI into Math instruction and is hosting an upcoming seminar with the National Council of Math Teachers on a deep dive on AI in math instruction for elementary grades. Highly recommend — Gail Donahue, Ph.D.

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

And for older students, you can adjust our book-based study guides to offer personalized lessons on books you’re reading as a class. Students can also select independent reading books from our online library. Guidelines to assist the implementation of differentiated learning activities in South African secondary schools.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Yet, by the time students graduate, he said, the goal at the secondary school is that they have “reading levels ready for college.” Many students struggle at the secondary level with decoding, typically multisyllabic words, so those longer words that they’re encountering in science text, for example, or in social studies text,” Wexler said.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2024

He is the co-author of the book, The Energy Bus for Schools, with Jon Gordon. Now, as this is being released, Jim, you have a new book called The Energy Bus and you're president of the Energy Bus for schools, but your expertise is improving the culture of a school. Maybe you're going to do a book study. That's awesome.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University. Tim Greene talk about taking teaching to the next level with #supermuch. Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2024

According to the analysis, only 31 percent of messages sent by educators and parents of secondary school students met those guidelines. At the elementary level, it was 19 percent. Those conversations should be centered on learning, generally keep a positive tone and start early in the year.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Download their free Hands-On AI Project Guides for the Classroom guides for elementary, secondary, elective, and computer science teachers here. “It These programs are modeled on medical residencies and place teachers in practice for an entire year—much longer than pre-service prep programs at traditional colleges of education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

This is especially evident in the elementary grades, which on average only teach social studies 30 minutes a week. Secondary students can investigate what factors determined citizenship through historical case studies centered on both national and local narratives. Democracy isn’t a spectator sport.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean’s book is Teaching over Testing. Enter the contest to win a copy of the book. Something I talk about in my first book is something that concerns me — especially with standardized assessments — is that we try to boil schools, students, teachers down to one test result. Meet Next Generation Science Standards.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. For example, my students read a variety of books about education to learn more about challenges and solutions in the field.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Few had early learning experiences prior to starting school, she adds, and even concepts like which direction to turn the pages in a book are foreign to many of them. Across the country, elementary school teachers and leaders report that children are entering kindergarten worse off than their peers of the past.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Stacie Sanders Evans, president and CEO of Young Audiences / Arts for Learning, notes that most of the students her organization serves are Black or brown, and that fact helps inform the kinds of books they’ll be reading and art they’re creating.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

After teaching chemistry, physics, and computer science, I became an administrator for the next 30 years with experience at the secondary, central office, and elementary levels. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2016

If students wait to receive formal instruction in secondary grades they may already have too many bad habits engrained ( Bartholome ,1998). Besides, we want our children to communicate with digital effectiveness in elementary school! Utah State University, 2003) is an elementary educator. Dr. William L. Morgan (Ph.D.,

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The Thinking Stick

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Barrett to dive deeper into his book: Social Justice in Schools A Framework for Equity in Education Our conversation explores: Ensuring equitable access to key opportunities Centering Relationships Reflecting on how to build community Find your copy: Via this link Learn about our special guest Charles A.

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