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3 things I learned from my middle school esports team

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In September 2018, my school district approved the creation of my FH Knights esports team –the first middle school esports team in the country. As students are playing, esports coaches can incorporate leadership, communication, and teamwork training right into practice. Esports is a great way to teach soft skills.

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Simple Articulation Strategy: 5 Ins and 5 Outs

Catlin Tucker

In my role as a blended learning coach, I value clear goals. Click To Tweet In my role as a coach, I had the opportunity to facilitate an articulation day with a group of middle school English language arts teachers.

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The Secret to Preventing Community College Dropouts? Start With Middle School

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Sam Brooks, Personal Learning Coordinator for the district, sat down with EdSurge this week to discuss the program, how his team has translated it into even lower levels (think middle school), and what he recommends other schools and districts do to make their students more college and career-ready. . What's your background?

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The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

Catlin Tucker

She spent eleven years teaching English Language Arts and History at the middle school level. She then worked as an Instructional Coach for seven years, training and coaching secondary teachers in student engagement, standard-based strategies, curriculum development, and blended learning.

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This Middle School Engaged Struggling Students and Gave Them a Voice in a Virtual World

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Kennedy Middle School would pivot to remote learning because of the pandemic. That’s when our reading coach, who came to us from our district’s virtual program, suggested Pear Deck. Assistant Principal Ronda Smith remembers her heart racing when she learned that John F. We didn't have the tools or the training,” explains Smith.

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PBLWorks Announces its 2022 PBL Champions

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This year’s recipient was Rose Moe, a 6th-grade math teacher at Lincoln Middle School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) was selected as District PBL Champion for their commitment to better engage their middle school students. About the Champions.

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UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with virtual career counselor

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Ed Madison, a media professor and researcher at the UOs School of Journalism and Communication , created Sassy, an online career coach thats been officially adopted by the state of Oregon. Knapp plans to integrate Sassy into his future curriculum to help middle school students get a jump-start on career planning.