A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 6, 2022

A great deal has changed since I was in school. I vividly remember getting a TANDY laptop from my parents when I graduated high school. It was a considerable upgrade from the Apple IIe that we all shared in the guest room. I was mesmerized by the black screen with orange text, the fact that I didn’t have to toil over an electric typewriter anymore. Simplistic games were also available that I could now play without being tied to a desktop monitor or television set.

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Waterford

MARCH 6, 2022

Want More Science of Reading? Check out our seven-part Science of Reading webinar series. Download sessions here to explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. In this article, you’ll discover the essentials of instruction in language concepts, a set of skills that support the development of reading comprehension.

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Education Elements

MARCH 6, 2022

As we write this, we are thinking back to the last “normal” month in 2020 before COVID-19 arrived in full force. A sampling of headlines from Education Weekly in February 2020 highlight social and emotional learning , the role of technology in education, and the importance of effective school leadership. With the benefit of hindsight, we can reflections of what we faced then, pre-COVID, in the complex challenges facing school leaders now.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 6, 2022

Consider flipping your teaching so students work on some parts of the project offline and use online time for coaching and support. The post Blended PBL: 20 Digital Project-Based Learning Teaching Strategies appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

BOCA RATON, Fla. — With no one to support him after leaving foster care when he turned 18, Hasan Dickinson held down two jobs during his first semester at a large state university, running for the bus to work as soon as class was over. This story also appeared in NBC News. Those outside time commitments took such a toll on his grades that he was stripped of his financial aid, blocked from registering for any more classes and he risked being kicked out of the dorm that was his only place to live.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

MARCH 6, 2022

You can use a Google Form to have students rank their top 3 choices from a list of choices. Let them Choose 3 Options from the question. The post Google Forms: Choose 3 Options appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 6, 2022

To what things do we as teachers in classrooms tend to be blind? Where should we look to better understand what is happening in our class? The post 11 Smart Strategies For Improving Your Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

MARCH 6, 2022

I was asked how to use Google Forms to allow students to choose 3 options from a list of choices. You can use Google Forms to have students rank their choices. Cargando…. Grid Question. The trick to allowing students to choose a selection out of a larger list is to use the GRID style question. Select “Multiple choice grid.” This will allow you to create a grid of rows and columns.

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MiddleWeb

MARCH 6, 2022

How can teachers be more intentional about teaching vocabulary words given the limited instructional time available? Megan Kelly shares ways she has begun to add more vocabulary instruction into small pockets of class time using focus words, drawing, GIFs, and Spot It cards. The post Low Prep and No Prep Vocabulary Activities first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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