User Generated Education
MARCH 5, 2023
See Offering Electives to Elementary Students for more about why and how I offer electives to them. Common Core and Next Generation Science in the Garden ) Standards-Based Learning in a Garden [link] Connecting the school garden to curriculum standards [link] From Seed to Plant [link]
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 1, 2014
Three was enough time dedicated to learning during my elementary years, but also ample time for play, exploration, competition, and leisure. A recent story from an elementary school in Long Island, NY should make the dire predicament we are in very clear. These experiences definitely helped mold me into the adult I have become today.
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A Principal's Reflections
JANUARY 2, 2014
As students work to master the complex reading and writing standards demanded by the Common Core, Mrs. Montecuollo and Mrs. Westbrook collaborated to create writing scaffolds that address the diverse academic needs of their 9th grade students. These teachers believe that differentiation is about access points.
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.
Edsurge
JANUARY 23, 2025
Though they may not usually call themselves therapists, its relatively common for instructional coaches to think about their work in this way, according to DeAnn Huinker, a professor of mathematics education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker.
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 24, 2021
If you’re ready to help elementary-aged children understand financial literacy, Vault is the perfect course for you. Grade level: elementary grades. Designed for grades 7-10, it is also linked with Math and ELA Common Core standards. Grade Level: Elementary School. Grade Level: 9-12. Idea #3: Vault. Early Literacy.
User Generated Education
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
My primary job is that of educating pre and in-service teachers with a bit of teaching elementary students along the way. What follows is a specific lesson for upper elementary and middle school students. It combines geometry concepts with a language arts activity while addressing several common core standards.
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