The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Teachers don’t have to be experts or “geeks” to use coding to improve literacy, use higher order thinking skills, and excite students in their classrooms. Elementary and primary students can learn to code. How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson. Why code in the elementary grades?

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Elementary How To iPad Exercises 247

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom. Ideas about teaching are changing, and classrooms are starting to change along with them. New K–12 pedagogies that focus on collaborative work and learner-centered education require schools to redesign their classrooms with the aim of encouraging these new curricula.

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Classroom EdTech Elementary Exercises 363

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But this fall, everyone at Viewmont Elementary School is in masks, so she has to listen more intently than usual. Some teachers in Hickory Public Schools, where Viewmont Elementary is located, have been focusing more on the science of reading in recent years, spurred in part by the influence of a local education college.

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Elementary Report Training Advocacy 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid her eyes. In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Two kindergarten students at Hilltop Elementary in Aston, Pennsylvania.,

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Elementary Instructional Materials Report Data 145

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

This is a great show for teachers to see balance and encouragement so they can be their best in the classroom. Today, I interviewed Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and host of the Teacher Burnout Podcast and the Less Stressed Principal Podcast. Stream by clicking here. With a Ph.D. Contact us if you find mistakes!

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Education Elementary Exercises Classroom 307

Waterford

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Students in older grades, for example, will be ready to discuss topics at a more complex level than students in early elementary school. If a student uses unsympathetic language or interrupts another student while discussing the topic, remind them that your classroom is a community and that it is not okay to treat another student unkindly.

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Classroom Examples Exercises Elementary 279

Waterford

JANUARY 30, 2020

13] If you can teach your students how to recognize and regulate their emotions, they’ll be better prepared to focus and reach their potential both inside and outside the classroom. On a whole-class level, teaching your students to develop emotional intelligence can significantly improve your classroom environment.[3]

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Additionally, when you add physical exercise to the mix, you’ve got an excellent brain break for your classroom which is much more than just a break. . WORD workouts connect common emotional words, physical movement, and reflection to help students have a brain break and an experience that matters in the classroom. Words Matter.

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Exercises Learning Libraries Elementary 310

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need.

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Exercises Elementary Report Study 105

Waterford

MAY 3, 2021

Field day means time to unwind and have fun as a class, and it can be a defining memory for many children long after they move on from your classroom. Half are appropriate for in-person and hybrid classrooms depending on local guidelines, and half are great for distance learning classrooms. Having a field day soon?

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Exercises Guidelines Elementary Classroom 246

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2019

A Look Inside Amanda’s Library at Meadow View Elementary Amanda Johnson – Bio As Submitted Amanda Johnson is the media specialist at Meadow View Elementary in Henry County, Virginia. As a lifelong learner, every day is an adventure for Amanda and her 670 elementary school students!

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Libraries How To Elementary Exercises 294

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A few classrooms down, Baselice’s colleague Jonathan Nardolilli teaches middle school mathematics using a board game he created himself to instruct students about the different angles created by parallel lines intersecting a transversal. The benefits of playing in the classroom are becoming more obvious.

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Classroom Outcomes STEM Groups 200

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

The amount of time we spend on devices outside of the classroom further exacerbates this challenge. The amount of time we spend on devices outside of the classroom further exacerbates this challenge. hours per day on screens (excluding time in the classroom). Christie Elementary in Plano, Texas has done a remarkable job of this.

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Outcomes Digital Learning Chromebook Collaborative Learning 104

eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2023

As such, integrating robotics and coding supplemented the standards-based instruction that was already occurring in my classroom and enabled students to apply the content. Grounded in STEM, these exercises help kids develop computational thinking and technical ability, which improves their real-world problem-solving skills.

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Robotics Gamification STEM Elementary 123

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

There are many advantages to using digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom for schools and districts. Learners will read about and discuss rules, decision-making and how to socialize in the classroom. Their focus is digital textbooks for the K-12 classroom. What’s not to love? Kindergarten – “Myself and Others”.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2019

About a year and a half into that regular exercise routine, I was sitting at my desk writing a grant and this thought went through my mind, ‘Writing is going well!’ That observation prompted her to explore what exercise was doing to her brain. “My She also teaches a class at NYU called “ Can Exercise Change your Brain?

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Exercises Learning Guidelines Outcomes 53

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When teachers grade these exercises, it creates anxiety among students still grappling with new concepts or skills. In the example below, elementary students working on a narrative are encouraged to look at their rough draft and evaluate where they believe they are in relation to specific criteria.

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Assessment Strategy Exercises Groups 415

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

During debate exercises, there’s been a “consolidation” around points of view that are more left-leaning, he says, and a reluctance to make the case for extreme right-leaning positions. “I And this seeps into the college culture within the context of a classroom. To me, that's a problem from a pedagogical perspective.”

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How To Classroom Study Secondary 127

Waterford

MARCH 5, 2020

Read on to learn all about makerspaces and why they may be the key to revolutionizing your classroom. If you’ve heard about makerspaces but are not sure whether they’re right for your classroom, a good place to start is a quick rundown on what makerspaces are. Why create a makerspace for the children in your classroom?

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Classroom STEM Digital Citizenship Case Study 227

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

The best part is the conversations that I get to have with learners, especially at the elementary level. Downing Elementary School with principal Marcos Lopez as part of some broader work in Ector County ISD. Numerous studies have found that without breaks students have higher instances of inappropriate classroom behavior.

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Learning Elementary Outcomes Blended Learning 419

Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2020

Then, discover tactics for spotting and preventing toxic stress in your classroom. More students in your classroom may be suffering from toxic stress than you know. 14] Regardless of the grade you teach, it’s likely that at least one student in your classroom deals with chronic stress. What Is Toxic Stress, Anyway?

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Classroom E-rate Advocacy Report 239

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 1, 2015

My notes from yesterday’s Code.org elementary coding workshop… Ben Schafer , University of Northern Iowa, Facilitator. Code.org’s elementary school courses overview [VIDEO]. Producer of online courses in 30,000 classrooms. Code.org elementary curriculum was created in conjunction with Cal-Berkeley. Images. . .

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Elementary Training Handbook Course 100

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Educators are incorporating social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies and activities in their classrooms by creating routines, forming positive relationships, and building resilience. Tara Bova is a second grade teacher at Barbara Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. and Canada.

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Learning Microsoft Exercises Classroom 295

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them.

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eBook Libraries Mobility Tablets 362

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Doug Worthen guided his small class of ninth graders at Middlesex School through an exercise designed to focus their attention. Megan Sweet is the senior director of program and impact at Mindful Schools, a nonprofit organization that trains educators to teach mindfulness in the classroom. Credit: Jena Brooker for The Hechinger Report.

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Classroom Exercises Survey Elementary 145

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

But amid a rush of new and emerging classroom solutions promising gains in student mental health and well-being, it’s becoming increasingly clear that not all K-12 SEL solutions are created equal. Yet just 22 percent said they felt “very prepared” to teach SEL in classrooms. That’s the bad news. The good news? The research is clear.

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Learning Outcomes Exercises Survey 392

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

CHICAGO — In July, in a packed classroom in downtown Chicago, a group composed mostly of early elementary teachers and child care workers read a story about “Wendi,” a fictional preschool teacher who loves reading but struggles in math. Several educators in the classroom identified with Wendi, and that was the point.

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Elementary Report Conference Exercises 128

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Open Library.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 469

Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

2] Read on to learn how we got here, why it matters, and how teachers can build media literacy in the classroom. The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media.

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Social Media Elementary Resources Smartphone 260

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: The first few weeks in a classroom can help set the tone for the rest of the school year. Dewdney uses breathing exercises in the classroom as one way to foster a sense of calm.

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Education Exercises Trends Report 126

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I think most teachers can agree with me when I say: It’s a super complex process to establish a positive classroom culture. Whether it’s where we live, in our classrooms, or even in our own home, we all have a desire to feel safe and heard. I spent most of that year figuring out how to create a positive classroom culture.

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Classroom Exercises Google Social Media 130

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On average, it was taking both high and low achievers about seven to eight practice exercises to learn a new concept, a rather tiny increment of learning that the researchers call a “knowledge component.” The software guided students through practice problems and exercises.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

So teachers settled in—or at least tried—to their newly-virtual classrooms and made their home arrangements more manageable for the longer term. Her new classroom—limited to a window on a computer screen—feels very restrictive. Speaking to a Zoom classroom can feel both strangely chaotic and isolating.

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Classroom Education Laptops Meeting 184

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.

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Common Core Elementary Outcomes Report 286

ProfHacker

JUNE 18, 2015

When we think about bringing interactive fiction into the classroom we often focus on the technology. ”) I can definitely see playing a game like this with my students, and it’s easy to build on as a creative exercise by having students generate their own premises and constraints. Share your tips in the comments. [

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Exercises Software Outcomes Elementary 40

Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

This gives teachers the flexibility to engage all learning styles in the classroom. Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. For example, Ms. About Christine.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

This gives teachers the flexibility to engage all learning styles in the classroom. Bersani , a STEAM teacher at Blue Academy Elementary School, used the Codelicious computer science curriculum to teach her fourth-grade students how to write their initials in binary code using beads and bracelets. For example, Ms. About Christine.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195