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It’s expensive to become a teacher in California. This bill would pay those who try

Cal Matters

Each year, about 28,000 people in California work for free for about a year as teachers or classroom aides while they complete the requirements for their teaching credentials. That year without pay can be a dire hardship for many aspiring teachers, even deterring them from pursuing the profession.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

It provides teachers with invaluable formative assessment data, allowing them to informally assess student understanding and identify misconceptions, gaps, and areas that need additional instruction and support. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ?

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

Edsurge

But where in the conversation are the people implementing those tools: the teachers? In a survey released earlier this year, the edtech company Clever found that 85 percent of administrators say teachers are involved in choosing tools. And how much say do they—or should they—have in edtech decisions? So what explains the disconnect?

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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

Catlin Tucker

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Geography and Culture Connect: After studying a foreign country, ask students to find similarities between their own community and the one they studied.

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7 Tech Tools for PE Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Technology is a natural education fit in everything from math to Spanish to literacy. The one corner of K-12 learning that is not so obvious is PE — Physical Education. In that class, we think of physical stuff — not digital — like running and exercising. But kids love technology’s apps and software.

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Using technology to support learning through movement

eSchool News

Some colleges and universities encourage using standing or treadmill desks while studying, as well as taking breaks to exercise. The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside. Teachers loved it.

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4 things innovative districts do to improve graduation rates

eSchool News

All students that take online courses have a teacher that guides their progress and keeps them on track. Early exposure to higher learning is key to inspiring first-generation college students who may not view postsecondary education as an option. Early college access for later success. Blue Valley Public Schools (Kans.)