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Panel Presentations: Connect Students with a Real Audience

Catlin Tucker

I realize presenting for an actual audience is a daunting task, but it is also a crucial life skill. I find it interesting that most teachers at the secondary level do not ask parents to come into the classroom to help out. It was interesting to see them prepare for this presentation. So, instead of waiting for an offer, I ask!

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National STEM Day Nov. 8th

Ask a Tech Teacher

While STEM topics seem a natural fit in high schools and post-secondary curriculum, education experts are promoting a focus on STEM subjects for younger and younger children. Together the STEM subjects represent some of the fastest-growing and most in-demand fields in the United States.

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RTI and MTSS: A Powerful Blueprint To Help Every Student Thrive

The CoolCatTeacher

Subscribe to the Show Watch the Show on YouTube (Video) Mike Mattos – Bio as Submitted Mike Mattos, co-creator of the RTI at Work Framework Mike Mattos is an internationally recognized author, presenter, and practitioner. He co-created the RTI at Work approach to systematic interventions.

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What Do Today’s K–12 Schools Look Like After Help from ESSER?

EdTech Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic presented the United States with a public education emergency. However, support through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund came with mandates requiring districts to spend three separate rounds of funding by September 2022, September 2023 and September 2024.

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The ESSER Funding Cliff: Sustaining IT Upgrades After 2024

EdTech Magazine

Distributions from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund helped schools acquire much-needed technologies. The ESSER funding cliff presents risks. With that winding down in 2024, K–12 school leaders are worried about how they will sustain the essential IT upgrades they’ve made.

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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

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A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. –images credit Deposit Photo Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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How Parents Can Help Kids with Math: 5 Tips that Work

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon Orr – bio as submitted Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom.

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