Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I See, Think, Me, We Thinking Routine The “See, Think, Me, We” thinking routine promotes deeper understanding and encourages discussion. The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. “Does this person remind you of anyone you know?

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The pandemic has shed light on the need for student agency and inclusion, along with an emphasis on content-rich knowledge to support language learning effectively in literacy, history, social science, and science applications,” said Catherine Cahn, the CEO of Twig Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

As a former social studies educator and current learning specialist, my idea of nirvana is to help grow students who can examine issues from multiple perspectives. Getting them to practice that, however, can be a harrowing experience, particularly when the issues up for discussion are controversial.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2015

at no charge, the 36-page guide includes “7 Tips to Your Collaborative Classroom Makeover,” which discusses how teachers can arrange their classroom to promote more collaborative learning. There are lessons in math, language arts, science, and social studies for three grade ranges encompassing the K-12 spectrum.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

AI— This time last year at ISTE in New Orleans, there was some big-picture discussion about the potential of artificial intelligence, along with a bit of fear-mongering. state standards in science, social studies and English Language Arts. (Want the full eSchool News product roundup? Buckle up and click here.)

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

They often do this by intentionally choosing language that shapes the learning environment. ” At an evocative point in a story (or a point of uncertainty in science or social studies), we ask open questions like: “What are you thinking?” reminds children that through discussion they may come to think differently.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

This professional learning covered one of the most-discussed new technologies of the day: artificial intelligence. Additionally, students can use ChatGPT to learn new languages, receive personalized tutoring, and explore new subjects at their own pace.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

revolution to more recent discussions on rights and liberties, there are lesson plans and activities available for whatever unit your students need. He swears by using children’s books to learn and maintain information, as they are full of pictures and infographics and engaging language that keeps the audience entertained.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Sixth grade social studies teacher, Ashlynn Sandoval provides content by showing a video that has captions. With this in mind, we ask, “How do you share content with your students?”

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Code.org ’s free online courses teach programming languages or how to create games, apps, and websites. Related: 20 ideas for teaching coding in math, science, social studies, and ELA. Milo has also provided us a common language to use with students that we are starting to use throughout the school.”.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2015

The partnership brings the power of public radio to the English Language Arts and Literature classroom with non-fiction stories that connect teaching and learning to what is happening in the real world. Listen Current offers daily current events and lessons for English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science in middle and high schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The 36-page guide includes “7 Tips to Your Collaborative Classroom Makeover,” which discusses how teachers can arrange their classroom to promote more collaborative learning. There are lessons in math, language arts, science, and social studies for three grade ranges encompassing the K-12 spectrum.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

state standards in science, social studies and English Language Arts. Avantis Education , provider of virtual reality technology for K-12 schools, has partnered with the Washington-based EdGate to align its 400+ immersive, virtual reality lessons to U.S.

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Think-Pair-Share is a three-step discussion routine that helps students build confidence in their ideas before they share them with a larger group. These types of questions not only get students thinking but also give them something to discuss. What Is Think-Pair-Share? Think-Pair-Share levels the playing field.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

The ANTON learning app and online learning portal are part of a standards-aligned curriculum available in multiple languages. It covers English, math, science, social studies, languages, and music, following set lessons with exercises in each topic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

AI integration can address diverse learning needs , promote data-driven decision-making , and spur class discussion. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). He also shares how his zesty attitude toward social studies makes lessons on the census—and many other topics—pop for his students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Sixth-grade social studies teacher Ashlynn Sandoval provides content by showing a video that has captions. With this in mind, we ask, “How do you share content with your students?”

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2015

They then can choose to read that child’s story, select “tell me about yourself” to engage in a dialogue, learn phrases or count to 10 in the child’s native language, or read more facts about the child’s hometown. Cons : Some kids talk very quickly in the story sections; high price tag may be prohibitive.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

To get you started, I’ve provided you with information about what you’ll need to get started, and a few ideas on how to bring green screen technology into STEM, language arts, history, performance, and physical education spaces. Incorporate famous tourist destinations and cultural practices for additional social studies coverage!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Add in the fact that I had several English language learners in my class, and my lessons on mitochondria and tetrahedrons largely started with basic vocabulary and sentence flow instruction. It’s not just the Language Arts or Reading teacher’s sole responsibility to teach literacy. But looking back, I shouldn’t have been surprised.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. The NEA examined the research on STAR students and focused on the long-term results from the follow-up studies. While some still argue that class size doesn’t make a noticeable difference in the quality of education, research has shown that is not the case.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2021

In a statement, our state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction argued that the bill’s intention is to “ provide reasonable expectations ” of civil discourse in classroom discussion. This language has led to conservative backlash and accusations that the new social studies curriculum is promoting an anti-American agenda.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. The program is designed by educators for educators to provide targeted, assessment-driven instruction, reinforcement, and support in math, reading, and language arts.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2016

And for a number of years, Scratch, a popular block based programming language—explains CT with a discussion on computational concepts, practices, and perspectives. While some may argue that the answer is definitely yes, others discuss how it is more about solving the problem, and not necessarily about designing and implementing code.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

In her 2003 book “ The Language Police ,” education historian Diane Ravitch contends that “every textbook has a point of view, despite a facade of neutrality.” Instead, she suggests that each teacher create curated lists of materials they’ve vetted—“primary sources and secondary sources that hit particular themes that we discuss.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

language usage. Once resources have been collected, present to the group for discussion. Start with a discussion on 1) the difference between an amateur and professional writer, 2) what it means to be ‘published’, and 3) publication options. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a high-functioning ereader for ELA, social studies, and science students in grades 2-12. They can look up words they don’t understand and translate the text into a long list of languages that may be their native or a secondary language they are learning. for foreign language classes.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Top priority activities include things like class discussions, group collaboration on projects, feedback on higher-order thinking, and targeted instruction to address misconceptions. Educators typically reserve face-to-face time for activities that deepen students’ understanding, strengthen relationships, and make learning meaningful.

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Blended Learning Learning Schools Quizzes 216

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Imagine sending a teenage driver onto a highway in an unfamiliar area, where road signs are in a foreign language, lanes change direction without warning, fog and rain obscure visibility, the car has faulty brakes, and the passengers are giving bad directions. Madness, right? In art class, they see how an image’s meaning can be manipulated.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Language is an important vehicle to help children understand and learn. The study, published in the journal Computers & Education in February, found that guided questions improved learning, and that having smart speakers do the asking was just as helpful for kids’ story comprehension. We saw huge benefits.”

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

How much teachers care about their kids Charlie Mirus, eighth grade English/language arts teacher at Loveland Middle School in Loveland, Ohio: “There’s so much that has changed about schooling in the past month, with much being focused on how teachers deliver their content and how students will adapt to a new style of instruction.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Founded in 2000, Achieve3000 offers online literacy tools for a range of students, from English language learners in schools to working adults. Actively Learn’s library includes 30,000 digital texts on subjects covering topics across English language arts, science and social studies subjects.

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Active Learning Activities Learning English 154

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

She also discussed the importance of deeper learning and the challenges of facilitating it, and the necessity of making learning visible in order to see if and how students are processing information. English, social studies and science are our highest users. We also have a good handful of world language teachers who utilize it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

But ThinkCERCA is more than just a traditional framework; the online program provides a lesson library with texts related to literature, math, science, and social studies. The schema-building activities proved highly stimulating: during the discussion, 13 of the 17 students participated over 30 times.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

On the second day of his current job, as principal of nearby Lexington Middle School, he discovered that a social studies teacher was also using the game. Fractions Multiplication Math Figurative language Animals Order of operations Equivalent fractions Adjectivies Division Grammar. He happily obliged.

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