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AUGUST 26, 2020

Linewize, a growing education technology company, today announced its partnership with Gaggle as a part of its expanding cyber safety offering. Gaggle is the pioneer in helping K-12 districts manage student safety on school-provided technology.

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Intelligence Internet Classroom Management Culture 146

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JUNE 15, 2022

Many say they feel less effective when they’re stressed , which research shows can negatively impact the quality of their instruction, classroom management and relationships with students suffer. The educational climate is rapidly deteriorating, the ripples of which we have yet to fully feel.

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Teachers Culture Testing Classroom Management 203

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APRIL 9, 2019

Good classroom management is another essential component of a device rollout. Research shows that the cornerstone of good classroom management is the quality of teacher-student relationships. It maximizes classroom structure, predictability and expectations while engaging students in the type of activity that they love.

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Gamification Classroom Management Student Engagement Study 163

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

But if you’re like me, your K-12 experience focused more on educational standards than creative exploration. Education is complicated. Schools and districts are tasked with many challenges—from classroom management and test scores to student safety and emotional well-being.

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Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 217

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Isaacs teaches a video game design course, which seems ideal for trying out Classcraft’s classroom management platform, which can turn classes into a live action video game or a scholastic version of Dungeons and Dragons. A free version of the platform is available with basic classroom management tools. Starting Oct.

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Textbooks Classroom Management Social Studies History 165

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Most often, it is my ethnic identity that is imposed on me by the majority culture, and usually at the expense of my identity as a disabled person. One cultural trait that has persisted through the generations, however, is the propensity to react to adversity by suffering in silence, having a stiff upper lip and pretending that all is well.

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Disabilities Culture Students Beliefs 144

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? For no reason other than I wanted a change of scenery, I found myself in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

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Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 166

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Within my own culture, circles are often used symbolically and literally for their ability to promote equity, interconnection and holism. I also recognize that is not the case for the majority of educators in classrooms.

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Beliefs Motivation Classroom Management Culture 192

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Otus , which he describes as a student performance platform—a learning management system that also spans classroom management, curriculum, and assessment. In my classroom, I try to build a culture of honesty, respect, and persistence. He teaches 7th grade social studies in Highland Park, Illinois.

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Failure Motivation Writing Culture 159

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Although I had been selected as a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, my district did not yet have TED-Ed Clubs so I dashed to submit the application and waited anxiously to hear back. It’s about changing the culture and mindset of a school. This can be a real shift in school culture, and that can be daunting for an educator.

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Students Participation Essay Culture 166

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Unfortunately, many teachers are hesitant to give students a voice or share their authority, particularly in classroom management. But using STEM Ed Innovator’s Democratic STEM Teaching framework , we might ask the students to create the classroom’s culture.

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Coaching Students STEM Distance Learning 180

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JUNE 28, 2016

One: Classroom Management. The NPR piece painted a harsh picture of Rocketship’s classroom management when it comes to allowing students to have bathroom breaks and enforcing “silent time.” Every educator knows that setting clear classroom rules and school wide policies for practices such as bathroom breaks is standard.

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Questions Classroom Management Culture Coaching 94

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

When working with students, I start from a place of compassion, empathy and understanding, rather than fear, anger and frustration Research on intrinsic motivation focuses on the importance of autonomy, competency and relatedness in classroom and school culture. Last year I visited a middle school twice in the span of six months.

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Motivation Students Mobile Devices Middle School 167

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The personalized academic and classroom management practices involved in this approach are no small feat, especially for teachers coming from traditional backgrounds, but in order to really know their students and determine which approaches will work best for each, this staff is committed to the hard work set out for them.

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Learning Elementary School Elementary School Curriculum Design 142

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Read more tips for classroom management and creating a positive classroom culture. These case studies highlight how other educators are using Minecraft to drive learning. The ultimate resource is the Official Minecraft Wiki. Looking for help understanding the keyboard controls?

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Teaching Critical Thinking Essay Discussions 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. These benefits are salient when working together and appreciating different perspectives and cultures. Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing. Doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2017.7.4.885.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 113

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Here were the tips that the mock board members, comprised of education technology investors and founders, had to offer. If fast growth and lean operations are the goals, then they need to limit their labor creating content and instead work to repurpose existing educational resources.

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Counselling Quizzes Essay Beliefs 114

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JULY 24, 2023

Du Bois, the need to prove that Black people are capable of the heights of cultural excellence was a large part of the reason for the focus on education. Board, part of the reason that actually eroded the system was a cultural rejection of Black excellence in education by at least part of the establishment.

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Teachers History Culture Attention 29

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JANUARY 14, 2021

In this path, the authors compare the current CDA to a “driver’s permit,” which would allow educators to serve as assistant teachers, while the CDP would act as a driver’s license that would enable them to serve as lead teachers. Pieces of this idea are already in place in certain parts of the country, Kornack says.

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Education Disabilities Language Languages 155

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning benefits students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. These benefits are salient when working together and appreciating different perspectives and cultures. Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing. Doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2017.7.4.885.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 103

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I’ve taught in a few districts with unique missions and priorities, but one thing that has remained constant is the fact that to make sure that learning remains engaging and relevant for the modern learner, risk-taking in the classroom is a necessity. The more I learned about flipping my classroom, the more fears that developed.

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Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 141

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MAY 19, 2017

Some popular options on needs assessments are classroom management, data aggregation, technology integration, cultural responsive pedagogy, or having teachers suggest their own needs. Personalized PD is all about knowing what your faculty needs and offering it to them in the format that’s best for them.

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Evaluation Feedback Classroom Management Culture 107

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AUGUST 1, 2016

Last school year, I made drastic changes in my classroom management system. To foster a culture of growth mindset, I combined both explicit and implicit teaching through literature, science and history—and list technologies that I’ve used to push growth mindset even further.

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Science Failure Teachers History 113

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The good news is educational technology is making it far easier to not just improve academic outcomes, but to help students thrive through what should be one of the most formative experiences many of us will have in our lifetimes. It might seem counterintuitive, but a rich backchannel can make individuals more inclined to speak up.

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The good news is educational technology is making it far easier to not just improve academic outcomes, but to help students thrive through what should be one of the most formative experiences many of us will have in our lifetimes. It might seem counterintuitive, but a rich backchannel can make individuals more inclined to speak up.

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 110

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Building a culture of mutual trust between teachers and administrators can improve relationships and even happiness. And schools that commit to achieving racial and social justice see less turnover and dissatisfaction from educators of color. Some remedies are self-evident, if difficult to implement quickly.

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Teachers Local Government Ethics Fairness 209

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JULY 29, 2020

The team established a partnership with a local housing project where some of their chronically absent students live and coordinated attendance outreach activities, which included workshops to educate teachers, staff and guardians on the consequences of missing school. Video subjects ranged from reading stories to health to dance to origami.

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Distance Learning Learning Participation Coaching 208

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MARCH 26, 2019

He looks back at a time when he felt regret as a parent because his son didn't get the right support, and how that fed into broader cultural patterns of believing a teacher over a student. My story is really about care and how much of an impact we as teachers—or educators, or principals—have on students.

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Coaching English Students Teaching Philosophy 144

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Whether my own kids are “good at school” or not, how do I make sure that the culture of academic pressure and urgency in school doesn’t negatively impact their self-worth? This controlled chaos felt at odds with expectations of strict classroom management, and I had to shift gears quickly. I don’t know.

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Elementary School Elementary School Schools Testing 148

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AUGUST 28, 2018

To make room in the crowded school day for this daily practice, SEL needs to be woven into the culture and curriculum of a school. Vendors are taking note: In April, Newsela —a platform that tailors news articles for classroom instruction—announced an SEL collection. And, can technology alone teach what are essentially people skills?

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Schools History Social Studies Study 122