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AI in schools: Here’s how Colorado teachers and students are experimenting - Chalkbeat
Using AI with Elementary Students | Edutopia
A bar chart called "Conference AI Content." It shows the percentage of a conference's session that had to do with AI. Every conference is 5% or below except for ISTE which is at 25%.

AI/ChatGPT

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Here’s how to build a culture of reading to welcome students who are learning a new language, particularly those who come from strong oral storytelling traditions.
Colorado schools commit to protecting students ahead of potential deportation
Teachers can experiment with a variety of strategies to build and assess students’ ability to converse in the target language.

MLL Support

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This four-step process can help teacher teams successfully transition from the planning phase to the action phase.
Autonomy, Accountability, and Professional Learning - Instructional Coaching Group
Podcast: Coaches Supporting Teachers’ Focus on Goals - Steve Barkley

Coaching/PLC

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Visible Thinking in Elementary School | Edutopia
Excessive grading stresses out kids and teachers, stifles innovative teaching, and fails to deliver as a true measurement of learning.
Within these methods you’ll find close to 40 tools and tricks for finding out what your students know while they’re still learning.

Assessment/Feedback/Grading

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Popular devices and software come equipped with text-to-speech and other supports that lower barriers to learning.
Asking students questions like these can help educators and parents craft effective individualized education programs.

Special Ed

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Suddenly, you’re not in the same physical space as your students. We asked teachers to share strategies for maintaining relationships—both peer-to-peer and student-teacher—when everything’s gone remote.
Implementing this method makes dividing a teacher’s time between students in class and those working at home much easier.
It can be a challenge to engage students when they’re at school only a few days a week—station rotations and flipping the classroom can help.

Remote Teaching and Learning

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Guided inquiry based on primary source photographs can deepen young students’ interest in history.
Children’s books and movies can help introduce topics like economic systems and make new material accessible for students.

Social Studies

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By crafting an AI prompt in the target language to create an image, students can get immediate feedback on their communication skills.
How to Use Pear Deck in World Language Classes | Edutopia
4 Activities to Boost Target Language Vocabulary Acquisition | Edutopia

World Language Ideas

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A collection of our popular articles and videos on budget-friendly, research-backed ways to set up your classroom—and how to keep students, spaces, and SEL in mind.
The Architecture of Ideal Learning Environments | Edutopia
An elementary teacher who has been using flexible seating for over a decade responds to the concerns he hears most frequently from other teachers.

Flexible Learning Environments

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Use these insights from educators—and research—to create homework practices that work for everyone.
A small set of problems or even one substantial problem can be enough to supplement classroom instruction.
Math homework is often the worst PR for math education.

Homework

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By creating ways for families to feel welcome and included, administrators can strengthen the relationship between home and school.
Connecting students’ culture and backgrounds to the classroom isn’t just a nice thing to do—it can have a huge impact on keeping them engaged and making learning materials relevant.
When teachers strive for more equity in the classroom, all students can contribute and feel a sense of belonging.

Equity/CRE

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Someone holding a coupon in each hand - one for $20 off and one for 20% off.
By reconsidering your teaching patterns—from how you grade to where students sit—you can remind yourself of the value of flexibility and trying new things.
By shifting away from long lectures, teachers can meet students where they are and boost their confidence in math.

Math

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With a little advance planning and clear expectations, stations can become your—and your students’—favorite activity.
Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.
Re-energize your student readers with these super-smart, tech-savvy learning stations.

Literacy

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Debunking Myths About Gifted Students | Edutopia #CCSDTech

GT

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A district leader shares how taking a more holistic approach to mentoring can help ensure that the experience is productive and rewarding for both mentor and mentee.
These strategies can help overwhelmed teachers prioritize tasks and find a balance between perfectionism and efficiency.
By planning more collaborative and communicative conferences, teachers can foster strong relationships with families that last all year long.

New Teachers/Classroom Management

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When all members of the school, from administrators to students, are part of feedback loops, everyone benefits.
Teacher turnover is at an all-time high, with 10% of teachers leaving their classrooms in the 2021-2022 school year. This blog explores why teachers are leaving, the impact of turnover, and actionable steps districts leaders can take to reduce burnout. Proactive, data-driven leadership can help stabilize the workforce and retain teachers.
Supercharge Your Professional Learning: Strategies to Activate and Engage Adult Learners

Leadership/PD

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Before considering how to integrate tech in lessons, it’s important to ensure that you have clear expectations and routines in place.
Effective Use of a Document Camera | Edutopia
Teachers can use tech tools to make it easier to give students choice about their learning, increasing engagement.

EdTech/Instructional Tech

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I am not just a teacher but an entertainer.
At school, students get a taste of what it means to be part of society.
How to Help Introverted Kids Feel More Comfortable in Their Own Skin

Introvert Students/Teachers

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When students begin to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning, they develop self-regulation and can set more ambitious goals.
A teacher shares her strategies for creating a culture and routines that foster students’ sense of involvement in the classroom.
Moving from competitive to cooperative activities at recess provides students with the ability to engage in more creative forms of play.

Best Practices and Such

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Best practices for making positive phone calls home a manageable, sustainable routine.
Using Language That Parents of K-12 Students Understand | Edutopia

Parent Communication

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A district leader shares how taking a more holistic approach to mentoring can help ensure that the experience is productive and rewarding for both mentor and mentee.
Tips for Mentoring New Teachers
A district leader shares how taking a more holistic approach to mentoring can help ensure that the experience is productive and rewarding for both mentor and mentee.
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Study Project
Learning Technology
Technology Integration
Professional Learning
Project Based Learning
Perfectionism
Being Good
Doing the Best You Can With the Time You Have
These strategies can help overwhelmed teachers prioritize tasks and find a balance between perfectionism and efficiency.
By planning more collaborative and communicative conferences, teachers can foster strong relationships with families that last all year long.
A Primer on Parent-Teacher Conferences for New Teachers
By planning more collaborative and communicative conferences, teachers can foster strong relationships with families that last all year long.
When all members of the school, from administrators to students, are part of feedback loops, everyone benefits.
Establishing a School Culture of Collaboration and Growth
When all members of the school, from administrators to students, are part of feedback loops, everyone benefits.
Someone holding a coupon in each hand - one for $20 off and one for 20% off.
Someone holding a coupon in each hand - one for $20 off and one for 20% off.
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4 Old Habits I Pruned From My Teaching Routine
By reconsidering your teaching patterns—from how you grade to where students sit—you can remind yourself of the value of flexibility and trying new things.
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Motivating Students
High School Science Teacher
Middle School Math Teacher
Simple Past Tense
Summative Assessment
Science Tools
Instructional Coaching
Math Homework
5 Ways to Make Homework More Meaningful
Use these insights from educators—and research—to create homework practices that work for everyone.
Here’s how to build a culture of reading to welcome students who are learning a new language, particularly those who come from strong oral storytelling traditions.
Helping English Language Learners Develop a Love of Reading
Here’s how to build a culture of reading to welcome students who are learning a new language, particularly those who come from strong oral storytelling traditions.
a woman teaching children how to write on a whiteboard
Easy Lesson Plans
Infinity Cube
Water Experiments
Teaching Addition
Subtraction Strategies
Easy Lessons
Math Intervention
Math Jokes
Back To School Hacks
A Lesson Plan to Engage and Challenge Students in Math Class
By shifting away from long lectures, teachers can meet students where they are and boost their confidence in math.
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Collaborative Classroom
Brain Based Learning
Effective Teaching
Instructional Strategies
Levels Of Understanding
Seo Keywords
Learning Goals
Learning Strategies
How to Get Students Thinking About Their Own Learning
When students begin to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning, they develop self-regulation and can set more ambitious goals.
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Teacher turnover is at an all-time high, with 10% of teachers leaving their classrooms in the 2021-2022 school year. This blog explores why teachers are leaving, the impact of turnover, and actionable steps districts leaders can take to reduce burnout. Proactive, data-driven leadership can help stabilize the workforce and retain teachers.
Why Are Teachers Leaving? What K-12 Leaders Can Do to Keep Them
Teacher turnover is at an all-time high, with 10% of teachers leaving their classrooms in the 2021-2022 school year. This blog explores why teachers are leaving, the impact of turnover, and actionable steps districts leaders can take to reduce burnout. Proactive, data-driven leadership can help stabilize the workforce and retain teachers.
This four-step process can help teacher teams successfully transition from the planning phase to the action phase.
How Teacher Leaders Can Tangibly Improve Their PLCs
This four-step process can help teacher teams successfully transition from the planning phase to the action phase.
Before considering how to integrate tech in lessons, it’s important to ensure that you have clear expectations and routines in place.
Classroom Management in the Tech Era
Before considering how to integrate tech in lessons, it’s important to ensure that you have clear expectations and routines in place.
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing. Math Is Everywhere, High School Math Teacher, Math Coach, High School Math, Student Motivation, Math Class
Math Is Everywhere
High School Math Teacher
Math Coach
High School Math
Student Motivation
Math Class
7 Ways to Balance Joy With Rigor in Math Class
A few straightforward shifts and strategies can help create math classrooms where even the most reticent learners find their footing.
a woman sitting at a table with a laptop and pen in front of her, while two other people stand behind her
Promoting Active Engagement in Middle School
A teacher shares her strategies for creating a culture and routines that foster students’ sense of involvement in the classroom.