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6 ways to create engaging elementary learning spaces

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Our goal is to shift pedagogy toward a “culture of thinking” that supports more student agency and more effective use of the learning space itself. As part of that mission, we knew we needed innovative furnishings for the learning environments, which would go hand-in-hand with that work. Create spaces specific to grade levels.

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This school groups students by ability, not grade level

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Wisconsin school puts focus on personalized learning, student choice, and open learning spaces. It’s after lunch in a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class at Walker Elementary School, and students are working on equivalent fractions. Children here are grouped by ability rather than grade level.

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4 tips for creating an elementary esports program

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These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools. To ensure the development of a successful elementary esports program, here are four helpful tips: 1.

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Does the classroom of the future look more like a coffee shop?

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Peek inside Brittany Horning’s second-grade class at L’Ouverture Elementary School, and you’ll see kids sprawled on large ottomans, perched atop bouncy seats, lying back on gamer-style recliners and using footstools as makeshift desks. This spring, the other 16 classrooms at L’Ouverture will undergo similar transformations.

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The 5 components of a future-proofed technology initiative

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As students move through different phases of their education, the shape of their learning spaces changes. Young students see brightly-colored bookshelves and reading areas, where middle school students have lab tablets and desktop computers. How does a school future-proof its classroom technology?

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3 simple ways to use interactive whiteboards in preschool classrooms

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As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. References: Get the Facts: Movement Breaks in the Classroom Grades K-5. Using the interactive whiteboard has made transitions easier and has reduced chaos and stress in the classroom.

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4 ways forward-thinking districts are inspiring more students to code

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San Francisco Unified School District aims to incorporate CS into the core curriculum for all students in grades pre-K-8, in order to increase access for underrepresented student populations, specifically African-American and Latino students and girls. Currently, Piedmont City School District offers CS as a mathematics core class.

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