User Generated Education

AUGUST 14, 2022

wondering about the other students, the teacher, and the classroom climate. You might bring the first book you could read by yourself, a letter that you like to read over and over, a special recipe, a favorite trading card, etc. I also use them to decorate my classroom walls. Please try to include a variety of written works.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 2, 2016

My first project of 2016 was to help Kingsley elementary school , a small school in northern Michigan, build an elementary book report machine. Writing reflectively is a key component of the common core standards ( example ). Book reports are meant to be read! But wait, there is more! The merge tags (i.e. )

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

Her favorite books are from “ The Magic Tree House ” series because, “I can imagine I’m in the places they’re talking about,” she says. Esteves, age 10, is a fourth-grader at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark, N.J., Claudia Pinheiro, a fourth-grade teacher at Roberto Clemente Elementary School in Newark.

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wwwatanabe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

I frequently see people use the Internet to look up recipes, movie listings, and news; however, I still don''t see it as a natural source for engaging rigorous learning in the classroom. Those of us who are transitioning to Common Core standards know that text complexity will affect the rigor in our classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Trevor Muir crafts his classroom around a story. He uses the “hero’s journey” to make his classroom more epic. His students make books to celebrate local heroes. The goal is to make his classroom more epic and I think he has succeeded! Book Creator for Chrome. The Epic Classroom Book Giveaway Contest.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Here are some great math apps for iPads and smartphones that add rigor and automaticity to your classroom: AIRR Math –student centered math activities in AIRR Math promote a strong, solid foundation for students’ success throughout their educational experiences. Content is aligned with Common Core Standards. and it’s free!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

In the past few years, the Common Core has significantly altered the landscape in terms of mathematics education. The Common Core has also required more coherence in our curriculum. It also allows us to take a blended learning approach to our Common Core math instruction.

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 19, 2014

BoomWriter’s interactive collaborative writing platform lets teachers deliver a fun and engaging personalized learning experience, while elementary, middle, and high school age students work online to develop their reading, writing, and peer assessment skills. Completed books are then made available for purchase from the BoomWriter Bookstore.

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Education with Technology

JUNE 29, 2014

Here are the ten examples I showed at my English + Common Core + Mobile ISTE 2014 Poster Session: Based on CCSS Anchor Statements: L.2 2 Evaluate audio recording of a book chapter on mobile and predict for next chapter. 6 Present mobile recorded news to two different groups (HS class and elementary class).

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards. Sylvia Majdoch, 9, pictured here during a remote school day at her home in Florida, is the fourth in her family to take on math using the principles of Common Core.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dr. Felicia Durden shares methods behind having a powerful morning meeting in special education classrooms. From routine to celebrations, we talk about how to start the day well in special education classrooms. 5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms. Enhanced Transcript. Friday, October 13, 2017. Felicia: Hi!

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Book: The Latino Education Crisis.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Source: Levered.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. It’s nearly impossible to test different instructional approaches in real classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2017

Today Greetzel Mojica @Mojica_CJUSD talks about how she teaches academic discourse in her sixth-grade classroom. In today’s show, Greetzel Mojica discusses promoting peer review and academic discourse in her ESL classroom: A recent project Greetzel’s sixth graders did with volcanoes. How her students provided peer feedback.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. 35 Resources for the STEAM Classroom… Putting the Arts in STEM by Michael Gorman at [link]. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. My calendar is filling.

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MindShift

APRIL 27, 2015

For states adopting Common Core, the standards apply to kindergarten, laying out what students should be able to do by the end of the grade.* There are many experiences in the classroom that are beneficial for building the foundation for learning to read that will come later.” AN IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

Started in Australia and now popular in the US, it is available in English and Spanish and aligned with both Common Core State Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. 32 Math Apps for a Rigor-infused Classroom. Math Books for Elementary Grades. How to use Stepping Stones.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

Common Core addresses that with their focus on college and career ready, but the huge pushback against these Standards (justified or not, depending upon which side you’re on–we won’t get into those here) may derail their approach. Thanks to Hour of Code , coding has gone mainstream in classrooms across the world.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. When I do an H, I do a straight line down, another straight line down and then I cross in the middle,” Miller said, demonstrating on a projector in a front corner of the classroom. A student works on a writing assignment in Heather Miller’s classroom.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. One of the assignments we were tasked with during the cohort was getting our students involved in redesigning a portion of our classroom.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2018

Each article lists the Common Core Standards it meets, and the grade levels it is appropriate for. How to integrate DOGO News in your classroom: DOGO News is a fantastic resource for you (and students) to find, read, and interact with non-fiction news articles in your classroom. The site is very easy for kids to navigate.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

In deciding what resources you need based on the learners you have, you may first need to determine how your learners learn best, what projects you plan to do, how you can set up a makerspace in your classroom, and much more. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. The Design Thinking Process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Play Good Games, Get Great Results Game based learning in the classroom should not be worksheets with points. Whether students are playing games where they create or go on epic quests, stories are pouring from classrooms everywhere about games that transform learning. 8 Great Ways to Level Up Game Based Learning in the Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. ” In fact, the C-STEM Studio algebra curriculum is fully aligned with Common Core state standards in mathematics. why bother. Why Bother.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. DimensionU is a collection of engaging interactive multiplayer fantasy games for grades 2-10 (some can be played solo) that focus on core skills in mathematics and literacy. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2016

With Common Core’s emphasis on understanding and explaining tasks, screencasts are a great way for both students and teachers to share the required steps in completing a math problem, collaborate on close reading, or pursue any other literacy activity. Provide video evidence of class activities in a flipped classroom.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Vocabulary instruction is sometimes an isolated event in classrooms. As an elementary school teacher, I definitely introduced word lists and spelling tests with vocabulary unrelated to the topics we explored in different parts of the school day. These activities weren’t particularly authentic or relevant to my students.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? Be sure to browse all of our privacy ratings to see how your other classroom tools measure up. Book Creator. But answering this question is the tricky part. Adobe Spark EDU.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 27, 2013

Brøderbund''s Living Books Are Back for the iPad & iPhone Thanks to Wanderful Books ! On Friday I was looking pensively at my boxed sets of the Living Books CD-ROM collection in my school library. would take them off the shelf & and add them to the weeding book cart. Oh and Wanderful Books?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom. Conclusion.

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Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

There has been a rise in AI programs with books and courses exclusively focusing on elementary and high-school students. Alex said that the biggest change he has seen is not in the topics we’re teaching, but rather how it’s been taught and this is now formalized in many of the newer standards which come under the Common Core.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning to read and write don’t have to be independent tasks with a new app called WriteReader , a literacy based learning platform where children from the age of three can create or participate in creating their own books. WriteReader begins by having students create a book and is designed for children to work with adults.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Owl Eyes is a new, simple-but-powerful, and FREE web-app for reading classic books with your students. Owl Eyes does several things for reading literature: You can create a classroom and invite students. Discussions happen inside the book , so as you discuss, you’re literally “all on the same page.”. What Books Are Included?

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

His insights have helped inspire and guide teachers in the effective use of social media in the classroom. In addition, many also post homework assignments, calendars of events, book lists, field trip itineraries, and so forth. Here''s how he does it. I am often asked about how we use "social media" here at PS 10.

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