ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

While shows like Abbott Elementary – which I especially love as a graduate of Philly Public Schools – try to show teachers as real, dynamic people with complexities and contradictions, few educators get to narrate the true power of the relationships we’ve been able to cultivate with our students. This is her third year in the profession.

Learning 276

Learning Publication Academic Standards Elementary 276

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In 1998, I began my journey as an elementary teacher under the tutelage of my aunt and revered educator, Marva N. Their commitment and passion for teaching were the reasons why I chose this profession. Next door, there was a halfway house filled with young men, some of whom were fathers to the students I would be teaching.

Academic Standards 244

Academic Standards Energy Teaching Elementary 244

ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. In this situation, the teacher has made an effort to know each and every student, the math knowledge they bring to the lesson and how that knowledge can be used to advance learning more complex math.

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Achievement Math Mathematics Academic Standards 276

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

When teaching about the human body, start with a tool students are familiar with: the fill-in-the-blank worksheet. Besides learning about their bodies, this integrates technology transparently into student learning, as a process rather than a product — as a tool used to complete their project. Click to view slideshow.

Teaching 251

Teaching Academic Standards Elementary Curriculum 251

Carly and Adam

MARCH 29, 2022

These examples are just some of the ways that STEM can be implemented in the elementary classroom. These projects don’t often have connections to content areas, and they may not reinforce any academic standards. STEM learning is the combination of science, technology, engineering, and math. Messy learning is fun learning!

STEM 95

STEM Elementary Construction Academic Standards 95

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

The internet and the rapid technological improvement are making the world a little bit smaller and are eliminating barriers to learning. However, if they are from a different country try to find out if that country’s educational system and academic standard is the same or at par with your own country.

Communications 151

Communications Academic Standards Architecture Chemistry 151

STEMx

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A: About a dozen years ago, we learned a hard lesson about being overly reliant on a single source of funding. That said, we work collaboratively with the state Department of Education to review and revise academic standards, promote computer science, support connections between STEM and career and technical education and more.

Mathematics 98

Mathematics Science Sciences STEM 98