Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain
The feeling that I get observing students learning for themselves and assuming ownership of their experience is pure joy.
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A Conversion Chart For Reading Level Measurement Tools
Reading level measurements aren’t perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it’s a handy tool to keep around.
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36 iPad Apps For Struggling Readers & Writers
Here, are a few amazing iPad apps for struggling readers and writers to help them see school as fun and engaging, not a struggle.
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100 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child
There are many ways to encourage a child but persistent, well-timed, positive messages are among the most powerful.
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10 Video Games To Get Started With Game-Based Learning
Games can serve as platforms for lessons in math, science or just about anything — even if they weren’t designed to be educational.
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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment
Reinforcing the idea that exercise equals punishment promotes negative feelings towards physical activity.
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12 iPad Apps To Teach Elementary Reading
With these 12 apps that teach reading, children can learn how to write letters, improve phonics fluency, and even write their own books.
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50 Writing Prompts For Elementary Students
What do you like more, reading or writing? Why? What do you like most about yourself? What superpower do you wish you had?
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20 Of The Best Learning Apps For Elementary Students
This is a diverse collection of apps, from games to digital media software to math and literacy apps.
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Sight Word Literacy Activities And Assessments For Elementary Students
How can we help students who are reading below grade level? How can we help struggling mathematicians?
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Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why
Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.
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12 Of The Best Math Apps For Kids [Updated]
Whether you’re introducing students to concepts (e.g., Pi) or skills (e.g., dividing fractions), here are 12 of the best math apps for kids.
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15 Apps & Websites For Teaching Math Online [Updated]
From Desmos and Khan Academy and Numberphile, here are some of the best apps and websites for teaching math online.
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4 Whole-Child Strategies To Engage Students In Your Classroom
Instead, schools that are working at implementing whole-child strategies should do so within the context of everyday teaching and learning.
