The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter NGSS Science Standards lessons require a high level of excellence. Sign up for a Free Account Propello has NGSS science standards aligned differentiated lessons in their amazing website. Sign up for an Account and Get Started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2021

3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons. Dear Otto: I need year-long assessments. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

But when you're sick, it can be hard to write great lesson plans. One of the most useful things for AI is to help me convert my regular lesson plans into substitute lesson plans quickly. That said, the Microsoft Copilot has a down button that will take the lesson plan straight to Microsoft Word. That is pretty cool.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2022

Kiddom is an all-in-one education platform for remote or in-person learning or a hybrid of the two that provides a high-quality digital curriculum capable of integrating curriculum management, instruction, assessment, and communication tools into one location. Kiddom’s newest feature, Lesson Launch , does it again.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Barbara also shares her website, which offers over 100 free educational resources.(Included So we're talking about rigor, and I'm a classroom teacher and I want to put more rigor into my lesson plans. Does that mean a more detailed lesson plan? So in a good lesson plan, you're really goingn to have the support.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2022

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. The 18-page two-lesson plan bundle to teach about Martin Luther King (click for more information) in preparation for MLK Day January 17, 2022. Lesson plans include: an Event Chain of Dr. King’s impact on American history.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The more formative assessment data a teacher collects, the more effective they’ll be in differentiating learning experiences to meet a diverse group of students’ needs.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In this second post, Michigan Virtual outlines how they successfully created resources by crowdsourcing ideas on how to address shared challenges among educators. Using the process outlined in this article, we were able to organize our work and create crowdsourced resources through KeepMichiganLearning.org. You have to prioritize.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Schools have taken big steps towards using online resources and tools, but we can expect online learning to have a more important role in students’ education due to the pandemic. It can also vary from using some online resources to equally mixing face to face instruction with online learning. Technology is part of our daily lives.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Here are factors I consider when I’m posting grades for my tech students: Does s/he remember skills from prior lessons as they complete current lessons? She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 11, 2024

Post by EdTechTeacher CEO Tom Driscoll Of all the challenges that AI tools can help teachers address, differentiation and lesson design is at (or at least near) the top of the list! If you are new to AI prompts to help with lesson design, this is a great place to start. Add the grade level and subject area. 5) and the format. (Ex.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a coaching session last week, it became clear that teachers could use basic templates to help them conceptualize how to take strategies they have used in the past to create lessons that will work in a concurrent classroom (or in an online learning scenario). The lesson template below has five sections. ” Exit Ticket.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

I update these suggestions every few years to remind teachers there are easy ways to techify your lessons even on a tight schedule. It’s become clear that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Nothing more; nothing less.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2021

Until January 18th: Free Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plans. Two lesson plans to prepare for Martin Luther King Day in January: 1) Students research events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s impact on American history and share them with an Event Chain organized visually, including pictures and thought bubbles. Subscriber Special.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. The latter measures student achievement of a particular set of lesson knowledge while the former measures student achievement of the broader class goals.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2020

As educators continue to grapple with these challenges, lessons have materialized that can pave the way for needed change. If the pandemic has taught us one major lesson, it’s that the system has not worked for many learners. Below are some topics where vital lessons have been learned.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Summative vs formative assessment is the topic of our blog post today! Navigating the realm of educational assessments can feel like a tightrope walk. On one side, we have formative assessments—those ongoing checks that help us tweak our teaching and help students steer their learning.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

Creating effective lesson plans is the cornerstone of successful teaching and learning. Well-planned, creative lessons increase student achievement and help teachers create a more manageable classroom. Well-planned, creative lessons increase student achievement and help teachers create a more manageable classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 6, 2020

I have never been a big fan of drastic new year resolutions, but this year I began to think about how teachers can trim the metaphorical fat on their lessons. What changes could educators make this year that would improve their lessons and maximize their time with students? 3 The Lesson Overview. 1 The Whole Group Welcome.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Key points: To personalize learning, teachers need actionable data more frequently A new partnership in Montana will support student achievement in just this manner See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? Parents and caregivers can also view their students’ learning growth through a family dashboard.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Video Lessons and Quizzes. Edpuzzle and PlayPosit are two of the most popular educational tools for creating video quizzes and assessments. Both offer free versions for instructors with features for quick grading and assessment. Access a variety of ready m ade lesson plans.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2023

This lesson plan (#103 in the lesson plan book noted below) includes three pages. Page 2 is an assessment you can either print out and have students fill in or push out to students to be completed online. Page 2 is an assessment you can either print out and have students fill in or push out to students to be completed online.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 2, 2018

I have recently been looking for new ways to end lessons. I also wanted something to stick in the books, that children could self or peer assess work on, so I created this: *Click here for the high-quality, printable PDF. These lesson reflection sheets work really well – have a go, and let me know how you get on.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this strategy could be done independently or collaboratively, online or offline, I preferred having students work offline with a partner as a maker space activity during a station rotation lesson. These were usually key terms and phrases related to the unit that they were explicitly introduced to during previous lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

You can blend Classcraft activities into your existing lesson plans or use those available on the website. It will make your social studies lessons run smoother, make them more responsive to needs, and keep students focused on the lesson. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2023

They must design and deliver effective lessons, assess student learning, manage classroom behavior, and build relationships with students and families. Teachers simply don’t have the time or resources to dedicate to this endeavor. In conventional K-12 education, teachers are expected to wear many hats.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

Innovative assessments The changing formats and contexts of assignments have necessitated a corresponding evolution in assessment methods. With the online environment's openness and the integration of game elements and real-time feedback, a wide range of assessment options have materialized. To learn more, check out this post.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2019

What is slow to adjust is the venerable lesson plan. Here are seventeen concepts you may not think about—but should–as you prepare lesson plans: About a third of high school graduates go to work rather than college so they must be prepared for what they’ll face in the job market. Lesson plans must reflect those skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. ” In today’s show on formative assessment, Monica will discuss: What is successful formative assessment. .” What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment. Listen Now.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Lesson plans like this ESL lesson plan.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

September 23, 2021— To further support Spanish-speaking students in dual-language or transitional-bilingual programs, Curriculum Associates recently added new lessons and assessments to its award-winning i-Ready program. Based on students’ results from this assessment, teachers are provided with high-quality instructional resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2019

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. Resources include not only videos but study tools, guides, quizzes, and more. related lessons. instructions.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2018

My second post examined a number of useful resources for how to create shortcuts in your lesson planning, without sacrificing quality or outcomes. The bottom line is that teachers across the country are expected to assess students according to a range of standards, without reducing teaching to merely “teaching to test”.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

As I work with teachers, I stress the importance of balancing the various elements within the design of a lesson. When we design learning experiences with balance in mind, the output of a lesson will feel more balanced too. First, I do not want the teacher to do the lion’s share of the work in the lesson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2023

Authentic experiences are now made possible with the valuable free resource Research Quest , from the Natural History Museum of Utah. In this post, I’ll share an overview of the ResearchQuest resources for teachers and five ways you can use these now in your classroom. This is such a valuable resource for teachers! We know this.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 3, 2021

They should be able to ask questions and find class resources whenever they need them. As teachers, we need to be able to check in with students to see how they are doing, first and foremost, and to assess their progress in our class. How do I assess students ? There are many other modes for playing Gimkit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2019

Until January 18th: Free Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plans. Two lesson plans to prepare for Martin Luther King Day in January: 1) Students research events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King’s impact on American history and share them with an Event Chain organized visually, including pictures and thought bubbles. Subscriber Special.

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