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JUNE 2, 2022

June 4th-8th: Buy a K-8 School License. Usually, you get one desk copy for each grade level included in your school license. What is a school license? As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License. provide an overarching curriculum map for using technology in your school.

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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. Planning an episode.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Students as young as kindergarten can begin reaping the positives just as easily as those in high school. This is because STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math — education does more than teach specific school subjects. STEM education benefits students of all ages. STEM encourages students to solve problems.

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MARCH 24, 2023

We feel this with each school shooting we endure. As the founder of an organization that provides social-emotional learning (SEL) experiences for preK-12 students, educators and families, and a mother of three, I spend a great deal of time considering what this crisis means for schools and communities. Enough is enough.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

For 50 ninth graders, showing up to school this fall meant taking part in an experiment. Khan’s new project is a fully online school with a mix of self-paced online learning and group activities. Khan’s new project is a fully online school with a mix of self-paced online learning and group activities.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to reinforce Drivers Ed in High School courses: Crash Test Simulator. Driver Education and Training Videos. Edriving –driving simulations. Operation Lifesaver. Simulated driving (fee). Driving and Texting. It can wait — video showing simulation of driver distracted by texting.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Use the National Schools’ Observatory! About the National Schools Observatory: “We use the wonders of space to inspire the next generation of scientists. Learning about space? Looking for things to do? More than 80 free resources, all made by space professionals. View the resources!

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If this is the 100th day of school, here are resources for that: Geography. 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. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2023

School district leaders have taken note, developing multi-year adoption plans for their schools. When schools reopened in 2021, Burkiett and her team decided to roll out the program across the district for students in kindergarten to third grade. So we were pretty happy with Amira,” Burkiett says.

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All About STEM

MARCH 21, 2023

The Rolls-Royce Schools Prize is open to all schools in the UK and helps teachers increase science, mathematics and technology engagement in their schools and colleges. The Schools Prize supports teacher CPD through a partnership with STEM Learning and Project ENTHUSE.

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MAY 12, 2022

I posted this a few years ago, skipped the topic with all the craziness of the pandemic, and am updating it this year in articles about how to wrap up your school year.: Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. Here’s a list. Back up your files.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

The purpose of this post is to share with you this helpful collection of back to school resources to use with your students in class. I tried to cover as much ground as possible and offer you the best educational technology tools to help you optimize your teaching and enhance students learning throughout the whole new school year.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

The lab starts filling up after school lets out. Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.”

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JULY 26, 2022

How to Teach Venn Diagrams to Elementary School Students. We’ve come up with a few ways you can teach elementary school students Venn diagrams that will make your lessons dynamic and fun. Another great way to teach Venn diagrams to elementary school students is to use some arts and crafts to make it interactive. Get Crafty.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

He said, ‘Mom, do you remember when the shooter came to my school?’” But the second grader had gone through an active-shooter drill at his school, where he was instructed to curl up in a ball on the classroom floor. she recalls. There hadn’t been a shooting. And that’s something more parents are asking for as well.

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MARCH 29, 2023

In some ways, middle school is very much the same as it was a decade ago. In my own classroom, I recognize some of the hallmarks of the middle school years — changing voices, students spurting up three inches by the time May rolls around, and the awkwardness of being surrounded by so many developmental stages at once.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Public high school in America was the product of the time of its invention, which was way back in 1821. But in this era of rapid technological change marked by artificial intelligence and robots moving into more aspects of work and social life, maybe the way teaching is done in high school needs a reboot.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

24, 2022, I was facilitating a meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia for education and youth development leaders when I got word that my 15-year-old godson had been shot at his high school in St. She suggested that after I spoke to my children myself, I should call the administration at each school and ask them to handle my kids with care.

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2022

If you ask middle school and high school students these days the most important skills they’re learning, they’re likely to name something they picked up on their own, outside of normal school hours. Evans says these students’ eyes light up when they talk about the self-directed learning they’re doing.

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ED Surge

JULY 13, 2022

School isn’t just about academics. To be a place where students learn, schools also must support the social and emotional health of the kids sitting in desks. And only half of students in remote or in-person learning said they felt connected to peers or adults at school.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The ratio of students to school counselors in the United States continues to narrow, with data released this month showing it has reached the lowest point since 1986, the year the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) began tracking student-to-counselor ratios. Absolutely, there is cause for celebration.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Unlike mythical unicorns, though, some of these school privacy officers actually exist. Well, yes and no. But mostly no.

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JULY 27, 2020

It’s hard to imagine school is back in a few weeks. I’ve collected a series of back-to-school tips that are suited for in-person or remote learning. Pick those that work for you: Great Back to School Activities. Back to School: A Bundle of Lesson Plans at a Great Price. It’s Time to go Back to School.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Specifically, researchers at Opportunity Insights found that relationships with higher-income students dramatically improved low-income students’ chances of upward mobility in adulthood, even more than traditional success metrics like school quality. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind. Who’s in your community?

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2023

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. It is not often that we see an overhaul of the furniture in our public school classrooms, let alone in the middle of the school year.

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All About STEM

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On the 19th of December 2022, the National Schools’ Observatory and Astrophysicists from Liverpool John Moores University broadcast their third festive space-themed event for children aged 7 – 11.

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ED Surge

JUNE 15, 2022

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social media and other channels. Madrigal spearheaded the research project and interviewed numerous school IT leaders for it.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There’s a greater appetite to try new educational models as schools try to adjust to the social and emotional needs of students returning from periods of pandemic lockdowns and other disruptions of the past few years. But before schools can try out new models, schools have to know what’s out there.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

#ISTE had an interesting discussion on how to foster digital citizenship in schools. Here’s a peak at their conversation and then a link to the rest: 3 Ways To Foster Digital Citizenship in Schools. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to weave digital citizenship into the school day and for parents to reinforce it at home.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2023

That means those students are missing 10 percent of a school year—or more. Why kids don’t show up to school is a thorny problem, Chang says. Chang agreed to hop on a call to school EdSurge on some of the complexities of K-12 absenteeism across the country. The big takeaway? It’s about meaningful relationships.

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Educators Technology

AUGUST 17, 2022

It's about time of the year we, teachers and educators, start getting ready for the start of a new school year. To help make this return as smooth as possible, I am sharing with you this collection of back to school worksheets and printables to use with your students in class. There is an individual membership which costs $24.95

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JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. Pick an approach that is 1) different from how you teach during the school year, and 2) fits your student group. Let your summer school students experience this motivator.

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ED Surge

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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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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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

class of the school year, actually their last P.E. class as a middle school student, Esme had pursued Eduardo across campus with a set of classroom scissors, sharp end out. teacher to allow—quickly descended into a breach of each and every tenet of our school’s Core Values. The day before, during what would be the last P.E.

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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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JANUARY 10, 2022

Run A Forest School Session. Forrest school is a fantastic way to connect the children with nature and increase their appreciation of the great outdoors. Have them wrap up warm and head outside to learn about the trees, nature, and wildlife right in their school year. Are you excited to start a new school term?

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