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Flip Your Back-to-School Night

Catlin Tucker

Back-to-School Night is the one evening each year when I have the opportunity to connect face-to-face with my students’ parents. Unfortunately, not all parents can attend Back-to-School Night. So, three years ago I began flipping my Back-to-School Night presentation in the hopes of reaching more of my parents.

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3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

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My teaching philosophy is that the content is no longer the commodity. When I was in school, I had to go to school every day because my teachers had all the information and I had to get it from them somehow.

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3 tips for finding the best teacher-helpful edtech

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My role as a school technology coordinator in San Diego is to make the edtech integration process easy and manageable for our teachers. This was especially true when we decided to implement the blended learning teaching philosophy. Align edtech with school mission.

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Friday 5: Personalized learning

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Key points: Personalized learning is a strong classroom strategy for achievement Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice 3 simple strategies to supercharge student growth For more news on personalization, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub A one-size-fits-all classroom is a thing of the past.

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‘Press Play’ Isn’t a Teaching Strategy: Why Educators Need New Methods for Video

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My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. the Extra-Terrestrial, or a school-wide showing of a “ Stranger Danger ” PSA? As a teacher or a student, you may remember a holiday-week screening of E.T.

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Thinking Outside the Music Box: Using Digital Tools to Teach Music and More

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During my 20 years as a music teacher and band director at Far Hills Country Day School, a Pre-K through 8 independent school in Far Hills, New Jersey, I have had wonderful success integrating music across multiple curriculums, including history, math, science, writing, PE, art and world languages. But what about the other 80 percent?

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Tired of the Same Old Professional Development? Let Students Lead.

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The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. It is also frustrating when pre-packaged PD sessions are disconnected from your specific school context and student population. Wait, we can DO that?”