A Principal's Reflections

JULY 18, 2021

As I transitioned from the principalship to supporting districts and schools, I learned that blended learning was a powerful pedagogical strategy that could unleash students' potential while meeting their diverse needs. Over the course of many years, my work with Wells Elementary School provided a foundation that I pull from to this very day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. During my years of working in elementary education, I spent time as a classroom teacher as well as a school leader, all with the Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, Iowa.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. Driving Question What do students, teachers, and leaders do in ‘deeper learning’ elementary and middle schools that is different from their traditional peers? However, with some exceptions (e.g.,

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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. That experience helps Robinson to empathize with those shes coaching.

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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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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Immersive Reader , it also promotes accessibility by providing more than 100 languages, which help to meet the language needs of students and families. Elementari. Elementari is a great option for having students create an interactive story by remixing the stories available.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

/PRNewswire/ — IXL, the award-winning personalized learning platform used by 16 million students, has been named a High Quality Evidence-Based Instructional Material for Early Literacy by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Given my experiential education background, I’ve always been fond of and have used group team building and problem-solving activities with all of the age groups I teach – for example, see Team-Building with Elementary Students. Recently I went to a workshop on virtual improv activities. Object Improv. Energy Ball.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Choose tools that offer customizable settings, allowing teachers to adjust the difficulty level and content to meet the needs of their students. Look for apps and programs that cover key concepts and skills taught in early elementary grades, such as phonics , early literacy , basic math skills and foundational science concepts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

And then also how was I going to work on goal setting and guidance for the teachers and for the students and also working with parents in helping the students to meet their goals as well. And the great thing about goals is that if you meet them and you want to add more, you can certainly do that. VICKI: 01:58.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Whether teachers or students are out of school, modern video devices can help classrooms meet in the virtual space. . At New Jersey’s Woodland Elementary School , one student’s determination to continue her education while she was sick transformed the way the school used videoconferencing tools in the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Frequently, the media center is also the most public space for the community , where school meetings, board meetings and PTO meetings are held. Offering flexible seating, such as movable chairs and desks, and even floor mats, allows students and faculty to change a space to best meet their educational needs. .

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

Making Black Lives Matter in Our Schools What We Don’t Learn About the Black Panther Party–but Should Black Muslim Meet-and-Greet: Rethinking Islamophobia Collection of articles (e.g., “A Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin and “Black is Beautiful” by Kara Hinderlie).

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

In order to prepare, we need to consider how this experience may have changed our students: How have elementary learners grown through this experience, and how do we as educators adapt to meet their new needs? Many parents at my elementary school have shared that their child uses technology better than they do.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Managing budgets, developing memos, attending meetings, responding to emails and phone calls, and other tasks also consumed a significant portion of my time. For learning, consider curating data weekly and present at an upcoming staff meeting. For example, elementary will conduct walks in secondary to provide feedback and vice versa.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

So now students in elementary and middle schools have to keep devices off and put away during the school day, though high school students can use their smartphones or watches between classes and at lunch. This year, though, the vibe has changed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2019

Their flexible, self-paced courses are available for graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or for continuing education units that meet your state requirements. He is a National Board Certified STEM educator at the elementary level, with a Master Degree in K-8 Education with a K-8 math endorsement.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 21, 2024

While sound instruction will always be needed in some form, meeting the needs of learners relies on other pedagogical pathways that veer away from all students consistently doing the same thing, at the same time, the same way. Personalization, where all students get what they need, and when and where they need it to learn, is the solution.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Finally, we get the feedback that we need on apps for young children and meet content standards. iPads to Differentiate Instruction in Early Elementary Education. I was blown away when I took a recent tour and saw that you can customize a playlist of games for each student based on standards and the personal needs of each student.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Teachers are relying on parents to foster consistent home learning environments.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

You can click on the links below to watch the recordings at any time, on any device. You can click on the links below to watch the recordings at any time, on any device.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

While this basic level of access is an important starting place, it’s time to move towards a more intentional—and equitable—system for selecting the right tools to meet student needs. Schools often think about digital equity in terms of access to devices, the internet, and tools.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

You can encourage families to join your school’s family-teacher association or arrange virtual family-teacher meetings for families with transportation issues. Family partnerships formed during elementary school years build a strong foundation for future student success and continued engagement.[6] Family Engagement = Student Success.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2025

Researchers could identify the particular needs AI is addressing in schools and–potentially–guide the development of AI products that better meet those needs. For instance, close to 40 percent of ELA or science teachers said they use AI, compared to 20 percent of general elementary education or math teachers.

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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. Of course, I went a little crazy given that my elementary students just finished their sustainable city model. One of the courses is Innovative Curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

At North Elementary School in Birch Run Area Schools, Michigan, students and educators work together as a close-knit community, driven by a powerful mantra: “We’ve got grit and we don’t quit.” ST Math is giving North Elementary’s students the tools to take ownership and thrive in ways that go beyond traditional math education.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

GORTON: Vision One91 is our blueprint for redesigning the district, to meet the needs of today’s student and to reimagine what modernized education looks like. Each of our 10 elementary schools has a digital learning specialist. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how modern learning environments offer K–12 educators new teaching opportunities!

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

Today, we have a gigabit wireless network deployed at our elementary, middle and high schools , and starting this fall, we expect to have deployed more than 3,000 Chromebooks to our students, teachers and administrators. Given today’s realities, going digital was the clear choice. Focus on Establishing Infrastructure.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 17, 2019

The goal was to make the learning experience more personal for our students while better meeting their individual needs in the process. Herein lies the impetus of the work at Wells Elementary schoo l the past two years. For the purposes of this post, I am going to highlight strategies, elements, models, and supports (tools).

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Thanks to being in different schools each week, I have been able to curate so many artifacts that are then used to help others see how a strategy or idea has been implemented successfully (especially from Wells Elementary ). By the end of the day, six different videos were reviewed by the teachers during grade-level meetings.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Below is an overview of the benefits of using choice boards and the various types of boards you can design to meet a range of different objectives. Elementary teachers may use their board to encourage a deep dive into a holiday, season, or weather pattern. The Benefits of Choice Boards. Choice is a powerful motivator.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. Morning meeting: My primary tool for our morning meetings is the interactive whiteboard. Incorporating technology into your morning meetings can be simple; you do not need to be tech-savvy.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

The kids could remain on Google Meet while they played and discussed multiplayer games such as Among Us, Fortnite Creative mode (I couldn’t ethically agree to violent games in a classroom setting), Roblox, and Rocket League. During that time, I built in a gaming club whereby for a long, 2-hour lunch one day a week we had a gaming club.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The first couple minutes of every lesson is critical to its success, and a pedagogically sound anticipatory set that meets the criteria outlined in the picture above is well worth the time when it comes to planning lessons. I get the fact that some educators might question the validity of this strategy that dates back to the 1960s.

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