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Peter Greene: The Risk That Families Take When They Choose a Charter School | Diane Ravitch’s blog
In this article that appeared in Forbes, Peter Greene reviews the implications of the Network for Public Education’s report of charter school closures. When parents choose a charter school for their child, they are gambling that the school will be a…
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How To Teach While Wearing A Mask – Smart Classroom Management
At some point, we’ll all be back teaching in person. Only now it will be behind a mask. At first glance, this seems more than just a nuisance, but impossible to do effectively. After all, students need to see your mouth and facial expressions to ful…
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Google Classroom: Do NOT Use Quiz Assignment – Teacher Tech
In Google Classroom on the Classwork tab you can create assignments. One of the choices is “Quiz Assignment.” DO NOT USE THIS! What is the difference between assignment and “Quiz assignment”? They are both assignments. You can edit, score, and reuse.
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Back to school, COVID news for parents on virtual class, hybrid, pods
As students head back to classes this fall – online, in-person or a hybrid of the two – millions of families are walking a tightrope, trying to balance safety with continued academic growth.
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That expertly handled transition—recognizing that the children were stuck and might need a nudge—demonstrates a few important principles about play, according to Carlsson-Paige. First, the teacher did not judge the children’s play or let her own anx…
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Distance Learning 2.0 – Personal Professional Development
Congratulations, you made it to month five of the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve never been so happy to see Spring Break end! There has been a ton of talk, arguing, and anxiety over the reopening of school. And the talkers are not finished.
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10 Essential Google Classroom Tips | PCMag
Start the remote school year right with these simple but important Google Classroom tips for students and parents of younger students. Students everywhere are being thrown into Google Classroom.
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Free Technology for Teachers: What You Need to Know About the Latest Version of Flipgrid
Earlier this week Flipgrid published a slew of updates and had a big online event to hype it up showcase those new features. A lot of the updates were largely cosmetic. From what I’ve seen so far, nothing fundamentally changed with the way that Flip…
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Free Technology for Teachers: A Handy Tool for Picking Accessible Color Schemes
Earlier today I hosted a webinar about tools that teachers can use to improve the accessibility of the slides, documents, and videos that they create for their students.
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Getting Ready for Back-to-School During COVID-19 – CLASSROOM COMPLETE PRESS
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In my current school, teachers have begun to explore ways to promote student agency, increase student choice and integrate student voice. We have also discussed different ways that teachers could (and can) develop the KIS Quality Learning Behaviors …
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Worldwide Shipping, UV-C |Active Ventilation & HEPA – flowerss
100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipping>>Worldwide Express Shipping Available. Handling time>> Ship within 24 hours after payment. —High-density polyethylene casing, which prevents chemicals, saliva droplets, and paints from splashing into the eyes. Thi…
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NPE Releases New Report on Astonishing Charter School Closure Rates | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Today, the Network for Public Education released a new report on the astonishing rate at which charter schools close. The period covered in the report was 1999-2017, using data collected by the U.S. Department of Education. The findings were researc…
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Private Schools Collected Billions from Federal Paycheck Protection Program | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Baptistnews.com reported this important piece of information. Private schools have scored billions from the Paycheck Protection Program. This represents a massive transfer of public funding to private and religious schools. Of course, this fulfills …
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Shut the Front Door (Again)! Updated Differentiation With Google Forms
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How to Conquer Your Blended Learning | The Infused Classroom
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7 Ways | The ISTE Standards for Students Music Video – YouTube
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Establishing Purpose for Yourself and Your Students
” replacing objectives with standards was actually a step backward in education”
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replacing objectives with standards was actually a step backward in education
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We believe that students need to understand the purpose of the lesson at some point during the course of it, but not necessarily at the very beginning. For example, when we read informational texts to our students, we don’t always establish the purpose in advance of the reading. Often, we read parts of the text, invite students to talk with group members, draw connections between the text and their experiences, and then debate the information presented before revealing the purpose behind what we’re doing.
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One of our colleagues, a physics teacher, rarely reveals the purpose in advance of a lab because she wants students to first have experiences that will then make the purpose statement relevant. In many cases, students hypothesize the purpose, asking their physics teacher about it, as they complete the lab.
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As schools around the globe rapidly transitioned to remote learning, it became apparent that it is the responsibility of all teachers to engage students of all ages in a dialogue around responsible digital interactions.
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On Monday I wrote about an email scam that tries to trick people into thinking they have violated a photographer’s copyright and need to add a link to their websites to remedy the problem. Yesterday, I had another sneaky scam attempt land in my inbo…
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Free Technology for Teachers: A New Way to Make Sure People Can View Your Videos in Google Slides
One of the common mistakes that people make when inserting their own videos into a Google Slides presentation is forgetting to change the permissions on the video file itself.
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I am amazed by the ease of DOGOnews, coverage of current events, rigor of articles and vocabulary, the short videos, vibrant pictures, and well written questions. After implementing DOGOnews, my class saw an increase in overall state assessment scor…
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Parlay Ideas | The Future of Classroom Discussions
Browse our growing library of discussion topics created by teachers like you. Learn about the mission, research, and pedagogies that drive our work.
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Ted Appel, our school’s former – and great – principal, talked about the importance of looking at teacher “input” instead of student “output” when considering if a teacher is doing good work.
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How to Help Elementary Students Get Used to Masks | Edutopia
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But What If They Get Addicted To Your Gamified System? – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert
Amazingly the question “But what if people get addicted to the solution and stop working” has come up in more than one conversation with clients over the years. It’s an interesting question, that is worth thinking about. At first, it is easy to dism…
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Breakout Rooms: Best Practices
Break out rooms provide a great way for students to work in small groups. Here are some best practices to ensure the success of breakout rooms. Discuss with students what the norms of breakout rooms will be.
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Getting to Know You Survey with Google Forms – Mari Venturino
I always start my school year with a student survey. In my first few years of teaching, this was a paper survey. Later, this turned into a Google Form. A couple years ago, I blogged about my getting to know you survey. (Here’s the original post.
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4 Ideas for Building Relationships During Remote Learning – George Couros
In my newly released, self-paced course, “Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning,” I discuss the importance of building relationships in any environment, whether it is online or offline, and provide som…
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4. 1-2-3: Use numbers to drive students through your lessons. For me, the first item listed was always attendance, and after that, I listed content for the lesson, relevant documents, and links for submissions.
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Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: 6 Ways To Build Community…Even From A Distance
Feedback is one of the best ways to support student learning. According to John Hattie , Feedback has an effect size of .64 and is often …
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A Principal’s Reflections: Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading
Over the past two years, I have been blessed to partner with District 205 in Elmhurst, IL.
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What is the difference between MTSS Tiers 2 and 3?
Multi-leveled systems for support (MTSS) consists of three different tiers that are used to identify and support students who need varying levels of intervention. Tier 1 consists of students who do well academically in a traditional classroom enviro…
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How K-12 Teachers Can Plan When They Don’t Know What to Plan For | Edutopia
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Kirk Gallegos is a single father of four. He works construction in Barstow, Calif. Prudence Carter is a single mother of one. She’s the dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Stream Multiple Sources at Once With OBS Studio
Last week I got an email from a reader who was looking for a means to stream or broadcast from multiple sources. Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams can do that if you use screensharing.
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How many times have you uttered that same word in these past few months? Pause for a moment. How often has the word “enough” emerged as an emotion or direction toward your children? To your spouse or partner? To your neighbor? To your social media f…
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Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: Gimkit
Gimkit is an excellent game based learning solution that makes it easy for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction. This is done through fun educational games that even students can help create and use for self paced learning.
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Updates to the Classcraft universe for Back-to-School 2020 – Classcraft Blog
Starting this week, we’ll begin rolling out changes to the Classcraft universe — the vast world of characters, locations, pets, powers, and more that make Classcraft such a rich experience for students.
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Flexible resilience: My manifesto for the coming school year
You know up until this point, if you’re subscribed to my email list or if you follow me on social media, that I’ve been advocating for teachers to use this first part of your summer break to rest and recuperate.
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How Culturally Responsive Lessons Teach Critical Thinking | Teaching Tolerance
In the following excerpt from the 2019 collection Democratic Discord in Schools: Cases and Commentaries in Educational Ethics, Clint Smith responds to a case study titled “Bending Toward—or Away From—Racial Justice?” The study follows an instruction…
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Cameras in the Classroom: What to Do Instead | Tech & Learning
Some school districts have the short-sighted idea to put cameras in the classroom this fall so that students learning remotely have access to the classroom. Not only is this a bad idea, it is a colossal waste of money. Here’s why:
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Larry Cuban: The Best Post on Dilemmas of Reopening | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Larry Cuban reposts here the best summary of the dilemmas of reopening the schools during a pandemic. Trump and DeVos think that they can sit in D.C. and order the schools to open up for in-person instruction or lose funding.
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Get Students Talking with Ongoing Conversations | Cult of Pedagogy
In our dreamiest of teacher dreams, some of us might imagine days when our students spontaneously erupt into complex, nuanced conversations about the things they’re learning in our classes.
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10 Strategies Designed to Engage Elementary Students Online |
A few weeks ago, I published a blog titled “8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online.” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners.
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A Principal’s Reflections: 5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning
There is a lot to consider as schools either begin the school year or reassess where they currently are based upon the current COVID19 situation.
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