Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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Khan Academy Secondary Blended Learning Facebook 218

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2022

Tampa, FL – July 14, 2022 – The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has partnered with Vector Solutions to provide all school districts in the state with free access to Vector’s library of Student Safety & Wellness Courses. Helpful discussion questions, lesson plans, activities, and assessments, are included with each module.

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Software Libraries Training Industry 71

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

When the year is up, they will never be charged again and will have continued access to the Facebook group and all club materials. They get an email when new content is added to the membership library. Angela Watson: The private Facebook group is where they can get help adapting the club ideas for their unique teaching contexts.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As a result, performance has increased: standardized test scores, AP enrollment and achievement, graduation rates across all demographics, student attendance, and engagement, and post-secondary concurrent enrollment. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX. South Pittsburg Elementary School, South Pittsburg, TN.

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Survey Elementary Software System 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2020

Join Angela Maiers and Steve Hargadon as we talk with Derrick Conley's, who is in his 25th year in education, his 10th as a principal, and his 1st year as Executive Principal for Birch Elementary and Parkway Elementary. He also has experience in teaching secondary English and coaching football and baseball. McGraw, Jr.

Classroom 36

Classroom Conference Elementary Industry 36

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. What if I get audited? What is E-rate?

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Professional learning communities (PLCs) or networks (PLNs) are groups of teachers that share and critically interrogate their practices in an ongoing, reflective, collaborative, inclusive, learning-oriented, and growth-promoting way to mutually enhance teacher and student learning ( Stoll, Bolam, McMahon, Wallace, and Thomas, 2006 ).

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. This could include an anticipatory set, number sense routine, read aloud, mini lesson, work period, small groups, stations, etc. Do the same task with each small group but do fewer problems with some groups and more with another.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 87

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. Activities library: Just as Kahoot!

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. This could include an anticipatory set, number sense routine, read aloud, mini lesson, work period, small groups, stations, etc. Do the same task with each small group but do fewer problems with some groups and more with another.

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Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 64

The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you teach elementary, you’ll likely have different structures for different content areas as well. This could include an anticipatory set, number sense routine, read aloud, mini lesson, work period, small groups, stations, etc. Do the same task with each small group but do fewer problems with some groups and more with another.

Groups 61

Groups Conference Assessment Strategy 61

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These types of arrangements require effective partnering with unions and community groups, in order to identify solutions and reach agreements while dealing with budget shortfalls. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 97

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. And since MAPLE launched last December as a partnership between the LearnLaunch Institute and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, it hasn’t advocated for that.

Personalized Learning 69

Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Secondary 69

Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

Their team consisted of a high school student, a teacher, a library media specialist, and the technology team. The group collectively discussed how they wanted to evaluate their current edtech tools and actively involved everyone in the process.

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EdTech Learning System Groups 258

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Plus, the student said, “kids in friend groups that don’t go to college tend not to go to college.”. Texas got rootEd’s attention, she said, because a new education finance law , HB3, includes funding to encourage post-secondary enrollment that could help support their efforts there. Changing such mindsets is not easy.

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How To Education Report Accessibility 140

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2015

In fact, it could start with just a couple of teachers — either art and math specialists or a grade level teacher at the elementary level along with their grade’s planning team. And in math, fractions and ratios can inspire lessons on mixing paints to create warm and cool secondary colors. Use technology in whole-group settings.

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Kaplan STEM Software Secondary 40

The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

but then ask them to either email you or drop by the library and put their name on the list. “I Maybe this is just for the secondary level, middle or high school but I've seen teachers counting - crash and burn -- BAD. Also, with middle school kids - it just feels so elementary and childish. Work in small groups.

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Future Ready Libraries Twitter Elementary 50

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! In fall 2019, Michelle became the Content Lead for CRCSD’s 32 school libraries. At that time, the average age of all library collections in the district exceeded 15 years in age, with some exceeding as many as 20 years in age.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 95

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. STEM opportunities are on the rise for young learners as elementary and early childhood programs increase exposure to STEM activities and careers.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Conference Libraries Learning Trends 80

MindShift

OCTOBER 20, 2015

But on her first day, she says, “my mentor teacher, she came in, we talked for a few minutes, and she was like, ‘OK, I’ll be in the library from now on.’ I would cry three times a week after my third period, which was my most challenging group of students. Bankhead was expecting to learn a lot when she did her student teaching.

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Training Elementary Secondary Analysis 28

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. STEM opportunities are on the rise for young learners as elementary and early childhood programs increase exposure to STEM activities and careers.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

iLearn Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

This challenge would be an excellent addition to your classroom library. You might want a few copies so that students can read together and work through the game and missions together in a book group. The video game component will be available on iOS, Android, and online here. Take a look!

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Conference Android Learning Video 28

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It will address a group I left out last time instead: librarians. I will structure this post similarly to the aforementioned article with suggestions for action and research embedded for each group so that you could, feasibly, only read the section referring to you and be enabled to face your context.

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Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The system is a little weird, since you can''t see all of the proposals in one area (they are categorized into primary, secondary, and tertiary blocks based on arbitrary ordering of session submissions by one individual), but here are direct links to panel proposals I made: "School 2.0: November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Next Tuesday, March 29th, 2002, is our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," which will be held online (and for free). Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future.

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Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

EdNews Daily

JANUARY 29, 2020

Provide a comprehensive mix of experiences, both mental and physical, that encompass individual, small group, large group, and cyber learning. Create single study centers as well as small and large group study/collaboration centers. This will ensure highest and best practices for an ever-evolving knowledge base.

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Education Study System Secondary 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

or to carry on a discussion of topics important to your member group … EVO is a long-standing project of TESOL's CALL-IS, and we have joined forces in our coordination and moderation teams with IATEFL and national Teaching Associations to offer sessions that relate to IATEFL's special interest groups (SIGs) and the IATEFL conventions and webinars.'

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Secondary Conference Survey STEM 73

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

He received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in elementary education. Dr. Dillon has taught in elementary and junior high schools and coached on the high school level. He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. He received his M.Ed.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 9, 2016

There is no grocery store, no movie theater, no bowling ally, no public library. A group of Hays-Lodge Pole High School students play a game of pick-up basketball outside the school after lunch on an unseasonably warm February day. The undulating plains, dotted with herds of horses and hidden canyons of red rock, are breathtaking.

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Resources Report System Training 40

edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Dr. Levett began her career in Savannah as a speech and language pathologist and moved to positions in leadership including Secondary Principal, Chief Academic Officer, Deputy Superintendent, and interim Superintendent. Ann Levett was appointed Superintendent of Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia effective June 2017.

EdTech 61

EdTech BYOD Training Advocacy 61

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Stay tuned, because the second group of finalists will be featured on eSchool News next week! Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma. As a result, Alexander has seen significant growth in her students.

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Education Learning EdTech Data 114

MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If you do a Google image search for “classroom,” you’ll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks , with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. Khan Academy has recently introduced more assessments, so that more of the exercises in their free library can be used in this way.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Learning Software 34

The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2019

She spent 10 years in public schools as an elementary teacher and a literacy coach and has spent the last 7 years as a full-time curriculum developer and professional developer. This is most commonly done in grades 1-5 but kindergarten can also follow the model and it works well at the secondary level. That’s correct, yes.

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