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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Tools Learning Elementary Adobe 535

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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Resources Advocacy Strategy Elementary 521

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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Learning Meeting Groups Elementary 413

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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Khan Academy Elementary Technology Classroom 182

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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Personal Learning Network Strategy Conference Assessment 542

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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How To Lenovo Libraries Future Ready 374

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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Elementary Course STEM Meeting 438

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

He uses it when he meets with each member of his team to exchange feedback at the mid-point and end of the calendar year. principal about staff meetings, kids about their helpfulness around the house) using the keep, start, stop strategy. Both he and his team members think about and provide feedback through this lens.

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Strategy Secondary Examples Meeting 524

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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Survey Elementary Policies Microsoft 355

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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Data Differentiated Instruction Adaptive Learning Secondary 360

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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Assessment Groups Differentiated Instruction Meeting 399

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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Secondary Elementary Strategy Analysis 359

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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Elementary Course Groups Meeting 264

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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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 519

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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Professional Learning Learning Elementary Strategy 417

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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EdTech Secondary System Meeting 333

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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Blended Learning Strategy Assessment Examples 546

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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Classroom Analysis Meeting Outcomes 404

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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Strategy Elementary Examples Meeting 381

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 26, 2021

As we have learned in previous chapters, principal Michelle Schmitz brought a new vision of elementary education to the plains of Western Missouri. The entire vision for EPiC Elementary was created by tapping into the wisdom of others. We also talked about equipping learners , meeting students where they are.

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Learning Elementary Meeting Examples 303

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02. Parents and staff complained about slow, spotty performance.

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E-rate Comparison Elementary EdTech 352

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Synchronous instruction : Live lessons, extra help, remediation, or question and answer sessions hosted live and in real-time using a video conference tool (Google Hangouts/Meet, Zoom, Blue Jeans, etc.).

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Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 545

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. We meet in PLCs every Wednesday and were able to use this time to discuss and have teachers share out their Canvas pages and virtual lessons. The result was “Feedback Fridays.”

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Assessment Outcomes Examples Elementary 545

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2021

At the end of each week, she sets up online meetings for the campers to attend if they want to share what they’ve created, what they’ve learned, or even just to talk about what they’ve been doing. This is her first volunteering initiative and she has enjoyed creating activities for and meeting with the campers.

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Meeting Twitter Examples Learning 483

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2023

I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : Choice is the great differentiator that helps meet the needs of all learners. I also encourage you to check out these posts from Wells Elementary (TX), Snow Horse Elementary (UT), Juab School District (UT), and the Corinth School District (MS).

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Learning Elementary Strategy Examples 344

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Recently, I was asked by some Kindergarten teachers at Howell Elementary School in Tennessee during one-on-one coaching sessions about ELA-specific stations that would be great for young learners. Stations allow young learners to explore and practice these skills at their developmental level through purposeful play and hands-on activities.

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Tablets Adaptive Learning Groups Data 406

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Asynchronous learning provides much-needed flexibility that better meets the needs of both students and teachers by relinquishing the familiar rigidity of school. To create empowering opportunities for all kids that involve more ownership over their learning requires us to think beyond synchronous learning that is just online.

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Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Educreations 545

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 23, 2020

We will meet online at 2:00pm Eastern (USA) for 45 minutes every Tuesday between August 4 and August 25. 41-45; elementary). Solution Tree is hosting a series of webinars this summer. My co-author, Julie Graber, and I are delighted that we were selected to do a FREE 4-week book study on Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning !

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Study Technology Learning Secondary 300

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 Education STEM Elementary 374

Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2020

Carly Chillmon (Pre-K and Elementary School Parent): My kids are active, very active. DeLisha Sylvester (Pre-K and Elementary School Parent): I am the mother of two children who are six and a half years apart. Vic Vuchic (Elementary and Middle School Parent): My son is in third grade and my daughter is in sixth grade.

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Learning Elementary Video Training 404

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 5, 2022

Workshop 3 (elementary teachers / instructional coaches) = redesigning elementary lessons for deeper learning. Here’s what my schedule looked like: Workshop 1 (all teachers and administrators) = reconciling competency-based education and deeper learning. Workshop 2 (leadership teams) = leadership challenges related to deeper learning.

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Secondary Elementary STEM Meeting 297

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about the roles educators play in meeting the demand for cybersecurity experts. Department of Education, supporting instruction for elementary and secondary students as well as adults. Demand for Post-Secondary Options Drives CTE Investment. With the reauthorization last year of the Carl D.

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Secondary STEM Industry Microsoft 394

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

International Educator Shared Resources Google Doc Google has given Google Hangouts meet premium through July 1 which gives you a way to meet with your students and add video. Join the Facebook group Temporary School Closure Support – many helpful conversations are in there. Learn more here. See this site.

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Resources Adobe Social Media Blended Learning 546

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I’m one of several at the elementary level holding this job description in my district where 1:1 devices are now the norm. Running two short events during the summer, and a full-fledged 50-thousand-word writing sprint in November, writers find themselves bound by their own honor to write more-or-less every day in order to meet their goals.

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eBook Elementary Chromebook Libraries 385

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Experience tells us there are three key features that, taken together, contribute to successful SEL and whole-child outcomes in elementary and middle school. As you think about where and how to invest your SEL dollars this school year, every solution you consider should meet, at minimum, these three criteria. #1 The research is clear.

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Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 448

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

Our youngest learners will need some help and guidance, especially if their elementary schools have not been 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Digital leadership compels all of us to meet our stakeholders where they are and engage in two-way communication when possible.

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LMS Learning Schoology BYOD 544

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Kubo coding is a good program for starting with elementary students, specifically grades K through 5. Having more choices available makes it easier to offer learning that meets students’ specific interests or needs and promotes engagement while sparking curiosity for learning. Hopscotch offers a free account for teachers. Kubo coding.

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Tools STEM Robotics iPhone 540