article thumbnail

How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs , shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their learning.

article thumbnail

Navigating Your Journey to Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

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.

LMS 518
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

3 Products from Logitech to Help Reach Every Student

The CoolCatTeacher

Our school is a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) school and we allow iPads if they have a keyboard case. Having used this keyboard myself, it meets these requirements as well. Pair it with the Logitech Crayon and you have everything you need for a versatile technology device for every project you can create!

iPad 405
article thumbnail

Leading the Digital Transformation in Rural Districts During Crisis and Beyond

edWeb.net

Marczak was the assistant superintendent in Oak Ridge Schools in Tennessee, a district lead principal with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, an elementary principal, and an elementary teacher with Wilson County Schools and Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. ClassLink Analytics gives decision makers the usage data they need.

BYOD 55
article thumbnail

The Key Role of Tech in Accessibility for All

edWeb.net

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. Kelley is superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, a PreK–8 public school system in Oak Park, IL, with 6,150 students. Dr. Carol L.

article thumbnail

Gale launches Research In Context for middle school research

eSchool News

Mobile-responsive resource supports BYOD and one-to-one initiatives. Designed to bridge the gap between elementary resources and more advanced high school databases, Research In Context meets the need for an engaging, modern experience for the middle school researcher.

BYOD 40
article thumbnail

Being Trauma Responsive: Building Resilience in Challenging Times

edWeb.net

Small positive interactions—like greeting a student in the hall, starting a conversation about the sports team they joined or the art they produce in class, or sharing favorite websites—are not insignificant, explained Laurie Nociar, a seventh-grade teacher in Bear Creek Elementary School in Surrey, B.C.,

BYOD 87