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81. WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY FOR CHILDREN
September 25, 2015
In the 2014-2015 school year, students across the country will be taking new standardized tests. Of the 45 states that will make this transition, students will either take the PARCC Assessment, or the SMARTER Balanced Asessment: both will be aligned with the Common Core Standards.
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82. HELPING YOUR KIDS NAVIGATE INTERNET-BASED LEARNING
September 20, 2015
Using the internet for learning is not a new phenomenon, not in this day and age. Our children have
grown up with technology and are quite adept at using it. In many cases, they are more comfortable
than us and very often, they teach the adults how to use it. So, if they are the ‘exp...
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83. Vocabulary Builder Mobile Apps for Children
September 19, 2015
Define the word, “lexicon.” Can’t? It’s a fancy way of saying, “a person’s vocabulary.” Give it to you in a sentence? Okay…If I had the word, lexicon, as part of my lexicon, I wouldn’t need to look it up in a dictionary. Dictionaries are so boring though!
Why not play vocabulary games, or tr...
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84. Mobile Apps for Middle School Students
September 19, 2015
Intermediate level between elementary and high school, typically includes grade five to eight. Middle School is for student’s age between 10-13 years and sometimes called Junior high school. Students have large opportunities in middle school compared to elementary level, they even learn new things; ...
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85. Mobile Apps related to Area and Perimeter
September 19, 2015
Draw any shape you want on a piece of paper. No matter if it’s a circle, rectangle, or a polygon. Now imagine you are an ant and have been made to walk the entire distance around this shape starting and stopping at the same spot. Guess what? That’s perimeter! Simply put, perimeter is the total dista...
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86. 7 EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR TEACHER EVALUATIONS
September 10, 2015
School administrators have to balance their effectiveness in multiple, and equally important areas within the scope of their roles as leaders. Managing the day to day operation of a school, including dealing with unforeseen issues, often leaves very little time for an administrator to develop his or...
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87. PARCC Infrastructure Trials
September 08, 2015
An information trial by the PARCC provides an opportunity for the students, schools, as well as LEAs for providing preparation material for the PARCC testing based on computers. This information trial has been conducted as well as will be carried out in the schools of at least five of the PARCC stat...
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88. Ways to Reduce Standardized Testing Stress and Anxiety and Position Your Child for Success
September 05, 2015
In the 2014-2015 school year, students across the country will be taking new standardized tests. Of the 45 states that will make this transition, students will either take the PARCC Assessment, or the SMARTER Balanced Asessment: both will be aligned with the Common Core Standards.
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89. Spring and Summer Professional Development Opportunities for ELA
September 05, 2015
With all of the changes that the Common Core has ushered in, keeping up professionally has been extremely difficult for most teachers during the school year. However, many teachers use the summer months for professional reading, reflecting on past practices, and planning new and improved lessons and...
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90. How to beat summer learning loss!
September 04, 2015
Summer Learning loss is defined as “a loss of knowledge and skills . . . most commonly due to . . . . extended breaks [during the summertime] ” (from edglossary.org/learning-loss). Many teachers have certainly had the experience of taking the first month of...
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