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Finding the Right Technology for Early Elementary Classrooms

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Engaging and Fun Digital learning tools should be interactive and entertaining, capturing children's attention while fostering learning. Look for apps and programs that use bright colors, interesting animations and fun characters to keep students engaged. This is where apps like Khan Academy Kids can be particularly valuable.

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eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading and Math

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Do you have students at many grade levels in your classroom? Do you spend lots of time looking for fun, engaging activities to teach your students? eSpark is a free no-prep solution that teachers of math and reading at the elementary level need to try. Quests are adaptive to the individual student.

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Students Are Busy but Rarely Thinking, Researcher Argues. Do His Teaching Strategies Work Better?

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That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. He argues that that’s why so many students get to college and have to repeat their first-year calculus course. How did that go? Teachers hated it.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

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Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson, an expert on the topic, gives an overview of how to differentiate math instruction with younger students. . eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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How Spending Downtime With My Students Has Dramatically Reshaped My Teaching

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Getting to know my students beyond their academic capabilities and seeing them develop into well-rounded humans is a gift. I grew up surrounded by educators, and I always knew there was a special bond that develops between teachers and students. But I can tell there’s more to know about my students.

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They Started Teaching During the Pandemic Year. Where Are They Now?

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Of those five, one left teaching during her third year, and another will resign next month, at the end of the school year. The other three are still teaching and plan to continue. years of my career at Weehawken High School, where I taught Algebra I (students in grades seven to nine) and AP Calculus (grades 11-12).

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Jennifer Seravallo is dedicated to helping reading teachers improve their teaching methods by providing practical tips and in-depth insights into differentiated reading strategies. book that is new? So what are you waiting for?

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