The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

But one day in February, after refusing to go into her classroom and allegedly cursing at her teachers, the seventh grader was sent home to learn online indefinitely. An afternoon away from the classroom in virtual learning is “almost like a restoration practice, giving them an opportunity to cool down or cool off,” Knight said.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2022

Similar methods include silent lunches and making children stand outside the classroom. School districts nationwide have made recess detention part of their formal discipline policy, which in many cases is included in student handbooks. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Teachers are routinely told they should not stand in the front of the classroom and lecture. Dynamic classrooms get students moving around, working together and engaging in hands-on activities. Fourth grade teacher Milton Bryant works with students in a small group during a blended learning session at Ketcham Elementary School.

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Training Handbook Learning Blended Learning 83

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 12, 2022

When the 2021-2022 school year began, my school returned to in-person learning with everyone wearing masks indoors. I knew I wanted to continue outdoor learning as an ongoing part of my curriculum for many reasons. Outdoor activities help build community and add playfulness to our classroom day.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 5, 2021

As students learn and grow throughout the year, new work is added to their portfolio to showcase their best work or to show growth over time. Student portfolios are great for ANY classroom! This strategy can be implemented in just about any classroom. It also houses information on a student’s skill sets and drivers for learning.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Along with the amazing experience and a newly formed tribe I returned home with a copy of The HyperDoc Handbook by Lisa Highfill , Kelly Hilton , and Sarah Landis. One of the major challenges I faced in the classroom was meeting the varied needs of my students. The HyperDocs Handbook is a great read and resource book.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 17, 2015

Our 3rd-5th graders all have their own personal learning device assigned to them at the beginning of the year. It allows them to collaborate with students and classrooms around the world. Should I go over the list of rules from the student handbook? Students also take this device home.

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Personalized Learning iPad Digital Citizenship Learning 28

MindShift

JANUARY 2, 2018

Learning to be empathetic, however, does require the right conditions — sitting in a row of desks and answering teacher questions doesn’t do it. Empathy is best learned through service or teams in a project-based environment. Continue to Personalize Learning. Get Students Out of the Classroom and into the World.

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Learning Handbook Chromebook Personalized Learning 0

Turning Learning On Its Head

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Note that this blog was first published at Educate AI Online Magazine Imagine having personal tutors alongside each student in your classroom. And though artificial intelligence tutors aren’t fully there yet, they are still helpful in my classroom. But in 2019, I felt the pull back to the classroom.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow.

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eBook Libraries Blended Learning EdTech 64

The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 12, 2022

When the 2021-2022 school year began, my school returned to in-person learning with everyone wearing masks indoors. I knew I wanted to continue outdoor learning as an ongoing part of my curriculum for many reasons. Outdoor activities help build community and add playfulness to our classroom day.

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Handbook Examples Resources Classroom 40

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools, a collection of prevention strategies and implementation tips for safe in-person learning. Use exhaust fans in restrooms and kitchens and put HEPA filters in classrooms. That same month, the U.S.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This series has looked at how Dungeons & Dragons and similar role-playing games (RPGs) have been used for learning. Be it in classrooms or afterschool clubs, D&D has been used to support literacy , s ocial emotional development , interdisciplinary studies and to inspire teachers to structure their classes as games.

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MindShift

MARCH 4, 2021

with first lady Dr. Jill Biden, on a tour of schools meant to push for the return of in-person learning and to send a clear message to the American people — that the Biden Administration is doing all it can to get children back in classrooms. Just one day after being sworn in, Cardona traveled to his hometown of Meriden, Conn.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

You hear a lot of these sorts of proclamations when it comes to “personalized learning,” which is (increasingly) frequently invoked in direct opposition to some imagined or invented version of learning in the present or in the past.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When students of color are disproportionately disciplined, it impacts the time they can spend learning in the classroom and hampers their ability to succeed academically,” Hoffman said. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out. Some teachers are cool with it,” Jalen said.

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