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The Evolution of Seesaw From Digital Portfolio to a Learning Experience
Seesaw stands out as a transformative force in EdTech, reshaping elementary education through innovation and technology designed specifically for elementary learners.
Originating as a digital portfolio, Seesaw has evolved into a learning experience platform, expanding its offerings to encompass various tools, features, and curricula designed to empower teachers and students, elevate instructional practices, and facilitate effective communication with families.
4 Fun and Easy-to-Use Positive Behavior Apps For Your Classroom
Less than half of students reported that they were engaged with school in 2021. Sometimes, it takes a little extra motivation to fully grab students’ attention. This inevitably puts a lot of responsibility on the teacher to do everything he or she can to reel the kids in.
Take a look at these awesome positive behavior apps/websites that will motivate your class to be the best that they can be.
5 Positive Student Behavior Apps Changing How We Regulate Actions and Emotions
While we look at new and more appropriate solutions to classroom behavior, teachers are turning to EdTech for actionable support.
These tools are changing how we act on social emotional learning (SEL) and student behavior in ways that help children prosper, without the humiliation and feeling of falling behind that other methods might induce.
5 Grading Tools Every Teacher Should Use
If one thing you’re dreading for back to school is grading, these EdTech tools for grading are here to save you (and your precious time).
As a former teacher, I remember the days when I would leave school with a bag full of essays, math papers, and projects to grade. I was determined to grade them while I watched TV after my kids went to bed at night, but by the time I got home after picking up the kids from daycare, made dinner, decompressed with my husband, bath time, and bedtime stories, the last thing I wanted to do was grade papers.
Setting the Bar on Student Expectations: Why is it a struggle every day in the classroom?
Before the pandemic, being a teacher was met with a sense of respect and support. There were administrative and parent disagreements, but for the most part, we all were on the same side…the side of what’s best for the student. In March of 2019, all that changed.
Students were kept home, behind computer screens, with teachers trying desperately to keep some sort of normalcy intact. We tried establishing and maintaining a new normal, one in which we were told to Grade with Grace and Remember what the students are going through.
Strategies for Student Defiance with Miss Behavior
All behavior is communication. We know this; we hear it a LOT. Knowing this important fact isn’t enough, though, and doesn’t magically give us a toolbox or a skill set to support students through tough moments.
When students are defiant, it’s hard on us, AND it’s hard on them. How do we handle student defiance? I’ve got nine tips for you that require some mindset shifting but are tangible ways to help lessen the stress and stay focused on learning.