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Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology

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I’m reposting this article for my readers. I was buried under lesson plans, grades, and parent meetings. I remember suggesting to my principal that he ease my schedule by eliminating tech for kindergartners. I remember suggesting to my principal that he ease my schedule by eliminating tech for kindergartners.

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22 Ways to Add Rigor to Your Class

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It is NOT : lots of homework lots of projects lots of resources lots of rules When those are used to define rigor, the teacher is flailing–thinking quantity is quality. Ask questions: Is this approach going to meet expectations, solve problems, achieve desired results? And it will often move them outside their comfort zone.

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My four rules for meetings

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

It's Spring Break right now for us, and so there's a relative lull in the number of meetings I am attending. I say this tongue-in-cheek, but actually I do have some rules for meetings, and it's important to me to abide by those rules if I set up and run one. But the rules are top of mind nonetheless.

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Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?

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During his yearslong quest for a bachelor’s degree, José Del Real Viramontes encountered trials at four different California community colleges. It’s ironic,” Del Real Viramontes says, “because I remember going to UC Riverside, where I work now, visiting, and never in my wildest dreams did I think I was gonna be back as a professor.”

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Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology

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If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. I was buried under lesson plans, grades, and parent meetings. I remember suggesting to my principal that he ease my schedule by eliminating tech for kindergartners.

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An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes

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Many students don’t learn well in a traditional school due to classmates, the environment, rules, time limitations, or a different reason. If virtual meetings are required (which more and more online classes do), these may be new technology to you and intimidating to try. Each year, the classes grow in size.

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How Magnolia ISD ‘leveled the playing field’ for students in math

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Instead of simply memorizing an abstract rule such as “less than five, round down; five or more, round up,” students can actually visualize what that means. by Dennis Pierce. Like many U.S. school systems, the Magnolia Independent School District in Texas serves a diverse student population. girl holding a touchpad tablet.

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