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AUGUST 9, 2022

For over two years, many schools, parents, students, and teachers have struggled with how to teach remotely, and then–when can we go back to in-person learning. For hundreds of years, that’s how it’s been done, but done right, remote learning is a winner. Creative Options for Remote Learning.

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JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. To achieve this, Carrozza's district is streamlining platforms, tools and curriculum choices to develop a unified digital learning ecosystem.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100. jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Decide what the winner gets.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

How to incorporate podcasting into your curriculum this school year. School is almost back in session and educators are busy working on curriculum for the upcoming school year that will challenge students, improve their communication skills and provide a platform to express their thoughts and interests. Why podcasting?

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MARCH 27, 2024

“The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MAY 10, 2023

Crafting a science curriculum that engages students isn’t always easy. While there are plenty of examples of instructional strategies out there, when focusing on a discipline that lends itself easily to hands-on learning, you may want to consider a project-based learning approach.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Content and curriculum quality vary considerably. Over the course of my career, I’ve learned what makes a good ESL program (and a bad one). I learned quickly what the recruiter meant. For one thing, the curriculum I was expected to teach asserted that learning English is a matter of memorization.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

CT curriculum is not just about coding but rather a pedagogy and mindset. Fung has adopted the award-winning curriculum CoolThink@JC to teach CT to his students and fellow teachers. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Fung about how he uses this curriculum to guide students through a new approach to learning and thinking.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. It’s an instructional approach where students learn by actively engaging in real-world, meaningful problems.

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MAY 24, 2023

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act was signed into law in July 2021 with wide bipartisan support, amending the state’s school code to ensure that all Illinois public school students learn about the contributions Asian Americans have made to the United States. Passing Legislation Is One Thing.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. CBAs are useful not only to measure student learning within a unit but over time toward larger goals. How does it work.

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JUNE 15, 2020

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: K-8 Keyboard Curriculum. Student Videos.

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JUNE 22, 2021

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: K-8 Keyboard Curriculum.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Here’s a thoughtful addition to that conversation: Should Coding be a Part of the Modern School’s Curriculum? As the name suggests, these activities only take one hour and give kids an excellent opportunity to learn necessary computer programming skills. Why Should Students Learn Computer Science?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Or, if you’re a remote learning school, do your youngers struggle with tech because they didn’t start to learn it early enough (like Kindergarten)? Kindergarten is the perfect time to start (for the reasons listed below–they love it and learn fast). Kindergartners learn technology fast.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

The British Science Association & CREST Awards offer a comprehensive guide to primary CREST which maps projects with the curriculum. While CREST activities are often used as enrichment tools to encourage extra-curricular student engagement with STEM subjects, many directly support learning within the science.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Purpose Driven Learning (or PDL) is a concept coined by Michael Matera and Adam Moreno to summarize the philosophy that each learner’s inner strengths can be unlocked by focusing with purpose and drive. The Goal of PDL In a phrase: … the goal of Purpose Driven Learning is NOT about a curriculum that lasts a year.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

While there are opportunities to do this within the academic curriculum, my Black students’ cultural identity is often reflected in how they wear and style their hair. Exploring, researching, learning and crafting together was a hallmark of this experience. In Black hair, we find art, creativity, history and connection.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Learning about alternate teaching strategies is always exciting, especially when they can demonstrate proven results to engage students better. After the excitement wanes, the challenge is figuring out how to integrate this strategy into your existing curriculum and/or rewrite it completely.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

It’s always interesting to find out what new teachers learned in their early teaching that affected their later years. Every teacher has a dream of having a classroom with respectful kids having fun activities and love while learning. There was one thing consistent; learning. However, my first years were not like that.

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MARCH 7, 2022

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

With schools closed for in-person learning and many children being educated at home, parents are scrambling for quality alternatives that work in a home environment. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors has some ideas you may not have thought of: How to Make Remote Learning Work For Your Children. Online Learning Portals.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The idea of a play-based curriculum may sound counterintuitive. Play” suggests giving children free rein to explore and discover based on their own interests and curiosities. Some teachers may use it as a natural brain break in their classrooms and brief pause to academic instruction.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Remote learning used to be for snow days or virtual schools–alternatives to the traditional. Now, all public schools are coming up with remote learning plans. Here’s a great article in K-12 Dive on that subject: Geography, socioeconomics created significant variation in pandemic learning plans. But they vary.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This is true regarding your students’ behavior, their style, and even how they learn. Even though learning styles may differ, your ability to meet students where they’re at, to get them interested in what you’re teaching, is always possible.

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JULY 26, 2021

At a time when coding careers continue to flourish – despite the Covid19 pandemic and its adverse effect on the world economy – it is not surprising to see kids learning programming at an early age. So what is Python and why should kids learn it? This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python.

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MARCH 4, 2022

This month: Learning. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here.

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JULY 15, 2021

Learning Styles inventories –several. VARK Questionnaire –how do you best learn? She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The curriculum mapping process ensures comprehensive education over time. In this article, Jay McTighe proposes a new process for curriculum mapping, emphasizing authentic performance tasks over content input.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. assess success at completion. Elementary Math.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Jackie Gerstein Recently, EdSurge spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms: Dr. Jackie Gerstein, Dr. Brandon Taylor and Dr. Stacy George. Gerstein: I taught machine learning activities to the students with ISTE standards using Google's Teachable Machine as the tool.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

NEW YORK — Loyal Harmoni Harris travels every day to Bronx Regional High School, where she learns emotional, motor and language skills. Loyal’s mother, Honesti Melendez, is 16 and attends high school in the same building where her daughter learns. Experienced educators help students learn parenting skills. LYFE isn’t new.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Can you share some of the obstacles you’ve faced promoting game-based learning? Recommended Content.

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MARCH 24, 2023

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JULY 8, 2019

Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. There is also a section with math games for those who learn best by challenging themselves. Interactivate.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Tract is a peer-to-peer, on-demand, project-based learning platform designed for grades 3-12. It doesn’t focus on state or international standards (though it does meet them–just don’t look for that in the learning path detail). Students learn through peers, often a group they will listen to more closely than adults.

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MAY 22, 2023

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.

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