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3 ways families can support students’ learning at home

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At Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School, we recognize that part of supporting students’ success is supporting families. This is a wonderful way for parents to reinforce what their child is learning in the classroom into their daily after-school routine. It is hard to keep up–especially if you don’t have the resources to do so.

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Time Is the Greatest Challenge to Teaching STEM. Families Can Help.

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For 14 years, Julia Moak, a fifth grade science teacher in Miami, has switched on the lights in her classroom at the start of every school day. A generator then converts it into electrical energy, which rapidly moves through power lines and into her classroom, converting to light energy. An unnoticeable moment, you might think, but Ms.

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Empowering Superintendents to Connect Technology and Learning

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The Five Imperatives of Technology Leadership , the presenters explored how they have shifted their approaches to integrating edtech in the classroom. Technology allows teachers to expand their lessons outside of the classroom and make connections beyond their communities. Imperative 1: Strengthen District Leadership and Communication.

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Five Steps to Ensure Accessibility for All

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The goal is to determine where there are gaps and inequities, and the school needs to understand what’s happening outside of the classroom. She serves on the board of PowerMyLearning Los Angeles and on the advisory board of Project Tomorrow. Educators should also talk to the parents and find out their views on accessibility.

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Essential Elements for Moving to a 1:1 Environment

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Of course, part of the reason most schools switch to 1:1 is because they want the classroom to reflect the real world—and anticipate what jobs could be when the kindergartners graduate. This gives them time to familiarize themselves with it, take advantage of PD, work with their planning teams, and prepare themselves for their new classroom.