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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Many people think of school nurses as the people in a school building responsible for patching up a scraped knee, confirming a fever and checking students for lice. It’s that those tasks are only a very small part of what Eva Stone views as a significant role within a school. The school often can step in and help. “We

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Defunding Higher Education Tuition at four-year state schools from the 1960s to the ‘80s stayed pretty flat, reflecting a national narrative that college is not only good for forming smart, well-informed citizens, but also for building a prosperous economy.

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APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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MAY 9, 2022

Last spring, we looked to summer with hopes that the 2021-2022 school year would be different, easier, better. Students returned to their school buildings, we had months of lower COVID rates and some of kids’ favorite learning strategies—like group projects, stations and flexible seating—came back. In many ways it was.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas, and 17 more wounded, in the sanctuary of an elementary school. A natural human reaction is to defend, to protect and to guard—which translates into “hardening” schools. School safety is a complex and emotional societal issue. Some 95 percent of U.S.

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MAY 31, 2023

The goal of inclusive education is to ensure that every student, regardless of their background or abilities, has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed. Chris Bugaj , an assistive technology specialist for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, is quick to advise teachers new to UDL to provide options to their students.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By incorporating tools designed to support their unique challenges, you empower them to access learning more independently and effectively. Consider how screen readers can open up digital content for visually impaired students or how hearing aids and FM systems enhance auditory access in the classroom for those with hearing impairments.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

I teach at the only all-girls school in the state of Minnesota. To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. Unfortunately, teaching women’s studies is still seen as antithetical to Catholicism in our wider school community.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Literacy Read Rosemary Well’s acclaimed book, Emily’s First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. If you prefer, read The Night Before the 100th Day of School about one boy’s struggle to find 100 of anything to bring to class for the 100th Day project.

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MAY 6, 2024

School lore probably says they can drop a pin through a straw without touching the sides. In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices.

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JUNE 15, 2022

My school, however, purchased a subscription to Peardeck, so I had to switch and get used to a new program. The use of edtech also assumes a classroom has tech access In an ideal world, every classroom in the world would have access to computers and technology to take advantage of the added opportunities of edtech.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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JULY 12, 2021

Once it was determined by my school district that we were continuing with distance learning when the school year started in 2020, there was a flurry of activity from our district in an attempt to create some type of training for teachers, many who were winging it in the Spring 2020 semester. What did one do? And this gets to my point.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Create the five-year vision for your school. It could even be something more abstract but equally important, such as steadily increasing student satisfaction with school. Schools were created for students, not for adults. Okay, now you know where you want your school to be in five years. Prioritize student voice.

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MARCH 14, 2022

Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” Nancy Frey has researched Acceleration Research along with Douglas Fisher and shared their results in Rebound: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Sponsor: Advancement Courses. Nancy Frey.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Tony Lam, head of mathematics at Marymount Primary School in Hong Kong, recognized the mindset change required to create a student-centered coding experience. EdSurge: How would you describe the CoolThink curriculum adoption for your school? EDUHK held regular workshops to update teachers on any developments and changes in the program.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

. — On a Friday morning in March, students and teachers gathered at a hip hotel here to reimagine what their high schools could be. The delegation from Calvin Coolidge High School was thinking big — as in, global. When I first came to this school, I felt as if student voices didn’t matter. Although the verb keeps changing, D.C.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Across the United States, an estimated two-thirds of preschool programs are segregated — a reality that may directly contradict the widely held belief that preschool, and all high-quality early learning experiences, is a great equalizer. It doesn't make sense to go to this school on that side of town. Or job loss. You know what I mean?

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

This has also led to high prices because it is something that schools have to have manufacturers of these products can effectively charge higher fees. While doing this I discovered that most typing programmes have been rated from an individual or family perspective and finding a rating for school usage is quite difficult.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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MARCH 21, 2024

While it’s true that young people are increasingly struggling with mental health issues at the same time social media usage is ballooning, today’s available research simply hasn’t found one of those to be the driving force behind the other — in sum, correlation does not equal causation. While the U.S.

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MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. The first step is to consider the idea of school culture and how it underpins the related concept of assessment culture.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers. Mahajan shares, “Rocket Learning’s mission is to make quality education and learning accessible to every child from the earliest stage possible.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Beneylu is a K-8 online learning platform that puts critical classroom applications, resources, activities, and games in a secure online universe that is accessible to parents, teachers, and students. What is Beneylu School ? Or you’re an American school in Kenya, you can offer activities in English.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this book, she speaks of the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address presented aloud to school children. Many independent schools like mine have “ Portraits of a Graduate ”, an outcomes-oriented document that outlines the academic and life skills every graduating student is expected to master.

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MARCH 19, 2020

Tools to prepare for school closures –suggested by Common Sense. Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope With Corona virus –from EdSurge. Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Advice for new Online Teachers –from EdSurge. What do I do?

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OCTOBER 3, 2021

One student even said at the end of the day, “This was the best day I ever had at school,” and this came from a student who absolutely loves and excels at school. I have a lot of craft and STEM materials accessible in my classroom. The pride I saw in him was what prompted me to write this post. ”

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. York was hooked, in part because she says her school administration simply doesn’t have the time to observe teachers while tending to several other pressing concerns. “I

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MARCH 9, 2022

In the last two years, while schools experienced more disruption and strain than in almost any other time in recent memory, education leaders have been broadcasting one message, loud and clear and often: Education cannot go back to normal. Yet, too often, educators don’t ask students what they need or want from their schools.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Students can complete it anytime during the school day.

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JULY 31, 2019

as we discuss Back to School Tips! A general transcript: What would you say the purpose of Back-to-School Night is? . It’s a way of easing everyone back into the education journey after a long summer break and is arguably one of the most impactful days in the school year. Expect a preview of the upcoming school year.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’ve changed into online treasure hubs to help kids access education. The digital library has introduced an approach connecting students to personalized methods to access their courses. As long as you have access to a screen and internet, you can open millions of books and the whole world’s information.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So I think we need to bring some of that early education spirit of having the body be part of learning into middle school, high school, college, all of that, because we are embodied creatures. So I think it's useful for teachers and others to look around and see, ‘What are my kids seeing when they enter their classroom or their school?’

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Students can complete it anytime during the school day.

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