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Don’t Waste the First Day of School

Catlin Tucker

This year as I was preparing for my own first day, I realized…my 9th and 10th grade students are perfectly capable of reading, so why would I spent 20 minutes of this precious first day reading to them? Then they fold the index cards in half and write their names on the front so I can begin learning them. So, I didn’t.

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Quieter classrooms: How classroom design promotes effective learning

eSchool News

For example, implementing a pod layout in education projects can create collaboration among the different grade levels. Using colors to designate specific grades or areas of the building enables students to know where they should be and subconsciously signals their behavioral expectations.

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We need a new approach to student assessment

eSchool News

Unfortunately, those tests will be locked away until they’re graded at some point this summer, with parents and educators not learning results until late in the summer, or in some cases, after students start school next year. There is no question that assessments provide useful data.

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Facing Fourth Grade: Tips for Parents Dealing with Academic and Social Challenges

Ask a Tech Teacher

Dealing with academic and social challenges in fourth grade can be challenging for parents. Here are ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Facing Fourth Grade: Tips for Parents Dealing with Academic and Social Challenges As our kids step into fourth grade, it’s a big deal!

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

eSchool News

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. The idea: Flexible seating arrangements better reflect modern, 21st-century learning styles.

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5 positive ways students can use AI

eSchool News

Imagine AI systems that curate lesson plans tailored to each student’s learning style and needs. They don’t have to wait for papers to get graded; AI tells them what they did wrong, and they can correct it on the spot. This level of engagement was unheard of before now.

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With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

eSchool News

Gaps in foundational knowledge, especially in early grades and exacerbated by continued pandemic-related learning loss, can make advanced topics more difficult to grasp later on. Some students may feel disengaged if the curriculum does not connect to their interests or learning styles.

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