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4 Reading Comprehension Strategies for Your Secondary Students

American Consortium for Equity in Education

The science of reading looks a little different for older students The science of reading is everywhere nowadays in classrooms and policy, and rightfully so. It is grounded in what we know about cognitive science.

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TCEA 2024: Planning and Administrator Support Are Necessary to Sustain Devices

EdTech Magazine

The last bucket of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding expires in September. To support learning, K–12 decision-makers bought everything from classroom displays to one-to-one student devices using ESSER funds. The funding cliff is looming over K–12 school districts this year.

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What is classroom culture? How do I create classroom culture?

The CoolCatTeacher

Classroom culture defines your classroom. You can feel a classroom culture, but what is a classroom culture? How do you build a positive classroom culture? In this show, Andrew Sharos, author of Finding Lifelifes: A Practical Tale about Teacher and Mentors , shares how to create a thriving classroom culture.

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22 Classroom-Focused Resources on AI from Teachers Everywhere

The CoolCatTeacher

The Tweet That Started it I get weary of AI hype auto-generated by *gasp* ChatGPT without any real applicability to the classroom. I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. (The human intelligence part is so important!) Got links for those teachers?

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: What is a backchannel in your classroom? This video is from a series I taught for school districts. What are some options you might use?

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PBL, Special Needs, and the Secondary Classroom

Battelle for Kids

Driving Question: How can we secondary teachers design PBL instruction so that ALL learners succeed? The visitors take a tour through our classrooms and witness students working on all phases of their projects, including presenting their projects to some type of audience. Volume 2, Issue 10, Number 3.

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Without Supplemental Pandemic Funding, Digital Divide Risks Increase

EdTech Magazine

Lockdowns revealed that districts were stuck in a 19th century framework, resulting in deep digital divides and leaving some students struggling to complete school assignments outside of the classroom. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund proved to be a first step (and a game changer) for many schools.