posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Growing and learning as educators is a message that Iowa’s 2011 Teacher of Year, Molly Boyle, wants to get across to teachers. “Our world is continually changing, and education needs to do its best to keep up with these changes,” said Mrs. Boyle. “If teachers aren’t willing to grow and adapt, then they will fall behind.”
These words should not be taken lightly.
Mrs. Boyle has spent eight of her 15 years in education as an instructional coach, helping other teachers further succeed in their endeavors. Then two years ago, she decided to go back into the classroom to teach 3rd grade students at Brookview Elementary School in West Des Moines, part of the Waukee Community School...
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Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
What does online education mean? Is it a solitary experience where students sit in front of their computers and complete the tasks asked of them? Is it a student in Clarinda who is taking a virtual course at a distance? Or is it something else?
At least 48 of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, offer some form of supplemental or full-time online learning to students within their boundaries. In Iowa, as some schools grow and others continue to shrink, the opportunities students have in relation to where they live are diverging greatly. In this sense, online courses can provide some students the opportunity to take classes that were otherwise unavailable. Moreover, distance education can help meet the needs of specific groups of learners from Advanced Placement students to those seeking alternative...
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Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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posted on August 19, 2011 at 12:00 AM
During my student teaching semester last fall, one of the scariest moments was the last five minutes of class. That point when I wrapped up a super great lesson, where all the students seemed to “get it,” but there wasn’t enough time to have them start something new. I did not need them to take a quiz, and I absolutely didn’t want them to just sit idly by, passing time, waiting for the bell to ring with the possibility of my principal walking by and wondering why the students were not doing...
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Posted on August 19, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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posted on August 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Our top resources for language and literacy educators.
Posted on August 1, 2011 at 4:47 PM
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posted on July 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
The following printable resources provide parents, child care providers and educators with information about how they can use PBS KIDS programming and resources to help children learn. There are also tips and ideas about incorporating learning opportunities into everyday experiences. Please feel free to print and share them with someone you know today!
Ideas to Go / Ideas para el...
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Posted on July 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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posted on February 11, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Electric Racer is a new, intergenerational digital game designed for 6 to 9-year-olds to play with their parents, caregivers, or other adult family members to help build reading skills in a fun and engaging way.
Using The Electric Company’s vibrant characters and themes, Electric Racer is a fast-paced driving game that encourages active involvement from the adult player in scaffolding children’s literacy learning, while both players work cooperatively to score points by collecting phonemic sounds and unscrambling...
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Posted on February 11, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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posted on August 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM
PBS KIDS Island offers free reading games and activities for preschoolers, along with resources and literacy activities for parents and teachers. Geared toward emerging readers ages 2-5, the research-based site guides children through eight different literacy-building levels, including rhyming, letter identification, alliteration, phonics, letter sequencing, phonemic awareness, and reading/vocabulary. Take an island tour...
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Posted on August 19, 2010 at 11:24 AM
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