Neo LMS

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Most parents and educators strive to find the right balance in education between the ability to cooperate and independence. Let’s see how you can use it in the classroom! How does 3 Before Me work? The core of the method is a growth mindset. Read more: What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 29, 2021

Even though it is difficult, if not impossible, to predict the future, we can examine current trends and societal forces to determine the competencies that learners need to thrive. While some will remain the same, others will evolve or change completely depending on the disruption at the moment.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. This diversity of thought and experience should ensure that you’re getting a realistic sampling from across the education spectrum.

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Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2021

Innovation in education is a must if we want to keep up with technology and global advancements. There has to be a paradigm shift in our approach to education. It aims to educate students for their future careers and civic lives. How can schools do that? Read more: How to enhance students’ work-ready skills.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Teachers use reflective practice on themselves to help improve their skills and enhance their understanding of how they impact learners. Evaluating – How well did I do? Building on these questions, teachers can help students reflect upon their learning and understand their strengths and weaknesses.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

This month’s top blog posts here on the Cool Cat Teacher blog are a reflection of all of you beautiful, wonderful teachers out there. Thank you so much to all of you who read my blog and share these posts with others. Top 10 Posts on the Cool Cat Teacher Blog – October 2015 Edition. I’m here to help.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 2, 2020

Many schools around the world are facilitating remote learning for the remainder of this academic year and possibly longer, and we can take this as an opportunity to try new ideas. Read more: What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset? We have so many options available to use when it comes to technology and teaching strategies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today I’m writing a blog post about the E4Effort app. According to Angela Duckworth, of all the factors that we can measure in a classroom, effort has the strongest link to achievement. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.

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Neo LMS

MAY 13, 2021

They have seen traditional education methods turned upside down with school closures. However, the available technology has enabled students to thrive and continue learning despite the changes in dynamics and challenges. Change is a challenge for all of us, not least young people.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 9, 2020

Design Thinking: The phrase has become ubiquitous at education conferences and during professional development. With the rebellion against standardized tests and “one-size-fits-all” schools, design thinking has become, for some, the antidote to the industrialization of education. Read more: Thinking about design thinking in education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Are we developing lifelong learners or simply kids who can’t wait to graduate? Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. What is Growth Mindset?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2018

How Student Goal Setting and Reflection Can Be Game-Changing in the Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sown to Grow nurtures a growth mindset. As a result, students get better at learning, build a growth mindset, and achieve stronger academic outcomes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Math posters for classroom are the topic of our blog post today f you’re like me, you know how game-changing a well-placed poster can be for engaging students and reinforcing key concepts. But with a deluge of educational posters flooding the market, how do you pick the ones that truly enrich your teaching space?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

This week’s top blog posts also have a 2013 post with lesson plans and ideas for teaching gratitude that I’ve updated. We specifically focused on how to de-escalate a situation to keep it from being another horrible Spring Valley incident (where the child was literally slung from her desk.) The time change always gets me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial intelligence is the top conversation among educators everywhere. It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 3, 2020

Each month on the MIND blog, we share stories of how our organization, our partners, and educators across the country are advancing the mission to mathematically equip all students to solve the world’s most challenging problems. Welcome to the MIND Blog Rewind! And things have only heated up from there!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter. Who is Dr. Katie Ritter?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Based on results from state testing during the 2018-19 school year, Chilhowee and Copper Basin achieved the highest possible growth score, Level 5. Moreover, Chilhowee was named a Tennessee Reward School for being among the top five percent of growth in the state. Technology extends the classroom beyond the school walls.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

However, that same 9th-grade English class also planted the seeds of debilitating habits and mindsets in my writing process. The ticking clock and the weight of a looming grade forced me into a mindset where every sentence had to be near-perfect in my desperation to maintain my academic record.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It is a mindset — a way of thinking used to guide learners. Constructivism teaches students not the bullet points of a curriculum but how to learn by engaging in problem-solving, higher-order thinking, and collaboration. Education applications. Constructivism is not a pedagogy or a theory. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

It’s incredible to look back at where I started as a new teacher and see how much my pedagogy and practice have changed since then. One of the biggest reasons for my growth as an educator has been competency-based learning. Learn more about how micro-credentials are supporting other educators here.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Why Students Develop an Aversion to Mathematics — and How Teachers Can Help Change Their Minds. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. And more important, how can teachers help every student feel prepared and excited to tackle new concepts in mathematics?

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JULY 19, 2016

Ever since Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success came out in 2006, terms like fixed and growth mindsets have become staple buzzwords in education. Dweck explains how a growth mindset has been conflated with another buzzword: grit.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many of the micro-credentials we launched in 2021 focus on topics such as learner variability, digital fluency, STEM, flexible mindsets, early literacy, and more. BB2C fosters student, business, and civic relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education. Delaware Department of Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2015

The books and best practices that change everything in your classroom Teachers who are leaders change the world one student at a time. Teacher Leader Tip #1: Leadership is often neglected in teacher education courses. Educating yourself on what teacher leadership looks like comes first. Growth mindset people learn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

How does it work. These can be 1) measured against what is expected (called “benchmarks”), or 2) measured against prior assessments. CBAs are typically designed by the educator but in some cases are available for download from the curriculum provider for free or fee.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. We have to relate to educate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2023

Are you anxious that your child isn't living up to their potential, but you're not sure how to support them? Do you worry that your child fell behind during COVID, but you don't know how to help them catch up? Please forward where appropriate! Are you tired of nagging and hovering, but worried that if you stop, your child will fail?

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The question is, how can we better prepare our students for their future jobs, so that when they get hired, they already possess the basic set of skills needed to perform their job? How to enhance students’ work-ready skills. The world of work is constantly changing and evolving. Machine learning engineer. Programming.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Few of us can argue that the internet and its connected technology has changed the global educational landscape for the better. More students than ever before now have access to a quality education, no matter where they live. Lesson plans can be tailored to meet the learning needs of individual students.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 5, 2020

The big idea is simple enough: Reflection leads to growth–well, accurate, well-framed, and intentional reflection can lead to growth. Here are 30 reflection prompts for teachers to use as reflective tools for growth. How have you grown as a person since becoming a teacher? How has it changed and why?

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE). How did the goals of the micro-credential stack support your work? Know that you can do this. Flexibility is also important.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

If you’ve spent time instituting Stanford professor Carol Dweck’s work on mindsets in your classroom, you know that having a growth mindset is all about embracing the power of “yet.” We’ve put a lot of thought into how best to define personalized learning. So, how exactly does personalized learning fit into the equation?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. I think educators should refuse to subscribe to this idea.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In this week’s episode of the podcast, I discuss why it is imperative to move beyond a growth mindset; to create something meaningful with what we know. This podcast is loosely based on the November 2018 blog post “ Moving Beyond a Growth Mindset.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Using student data to guide instruction is not only an effective way to increase student achievement, but it can also help educators grow professionally as they continue to analyze new data, discuss its implications, and explore solutions. Improving Instruction. Increasing Capacity.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 24, 2021

Being a learner is paramount to being an educator, and the minute we stop learning is when we should stop teaching. But this commitment to growth should not be exclusive to a professional capacity. Here are some things I think are worth considering as an educator. Are you willing to grow personally as well?

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