If you were to picture athletics in small-town rural Alabama, what would you see? Would you see a Friday Night Lights-Esque drama? Or would it be a small community gathering during the week to support their local athletes? I
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What do pickle parties, Taki nachos, and dodgeball have in common? Stone County Middle School, that’s what. But why, you ask? Because they are middle schoolers and if something is …
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LEARNERS: HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, HERE’S HOW
by Betsy Hill10 minutes readAccording to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to students, educators, and parents. Children already coping with mental health conditions have been especially vulnerable to the changes, and now we are learning about the broad impacts on students as a result of schools being closed, physically distancing guidelines and isolation, and other unexpected changes to their lives.”
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In Math Class, Rigor Equals Fun
5 minutes readPeter Meyerhoff, PhD examines how math needs to be much more challenging, focused, and rigorous while also letting kids play.
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Evolution of a Tangible Letter Learning Game Through Design- Based...
3 minutes readAn OSMO reference document hosted on edCircuit with permission from Osmo. Written by: Heidy Maldonado, Tangible Play, heidy@tangibleplay.comAriel Zekelman, Tangible Play, ariel@tangibleplay.com Abstract: Inspired by Fröbel and Montessori manipulatives, we …
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How to Support Your Students as They Navigate Digital Spaces
4 minutes readDr. Monica Burns shares strategy ideas on navigating digital learning spaces that can be customized to specific environments.
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5 Teachers Share New Strategies for 2021-22
6 minutes readAs back-to-school time begins across the U.S., many teachers are reflecting on instructional strategies and considering how they can sustain these practices.
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Teachers Reflect on Pandemic Instructional Successes
5 minutes readAs we reflect on practices that have worked well, and take an opportunity to celebrate the successes that so many educators have experienced with their students, we asked some of the teachers named Extraordinary Educators by Curriculum Associates if they had a notable classroom success to share
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Osmo: Toy or Learning System Identifying a Road to Success
1 minutes readIn the early 2010s, Google launched its file-sharing program for teachers, Reminder launched an app that allowed teachers to message students and Kahoot safely!