The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers need personal professional development. In today’s blog post and podcast episode, we’re sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to improve their classroom and earn professional development credit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew Farber on episode 268 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game-based learning might not be what you think. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. Listen Now.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. This year, Digital Promise has proposed a record 15 (!) Let’s use VR for good.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Episode 89 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. How it applies in middle and high school. Blog: [link]. Book: Who Owns the Learning? Alan’s most recent book “ Who Owns the Learning? ” Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. by Alan November.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2015

I have a list of over 20 websites I use to support this theme for K-8. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. This web tool applies well to space units as well as research requirements addressing outer space. Cost: Free.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 30, 2021

As controversies about the pandemic, climate change, and social justice continue to make headlines, these same topics also provide opportunities for students to learn and apply media literacy skills that will help them with their course work, personal lives, and civic engagement. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2019

From K-12 classrooms to professional sales training, many entrepreneurs would say that learning is better together, with peers and instructors. That also applies to “bootcamp” models of online learning, which made up half of the six edtech graduates. How long will this bootcamp take?

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. It’s a natural fit for a school community whose mission includes cultivating and cherishing “an environment that supports the academic, social-emotional, creative and civic learning” of all students. By Chloe, Age 6. By Maylin, Age 5.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

” This statement by Amy McCooe, CEO of Level Up Village, during a recent edWebinar hit home with her two co-presenters, Esra Murray, Fifth Grade Teacher at International School Dundee, CT, and Fran Kompar, Director Instructional Technology and Digital Learning at Wilton Public Schools, CT. .” The Four As. Global STEM Education.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Research continues to show the benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), especially with elementary-age students. But as SEL gains ground, educators need to think about best practices for adding it to their classroom. A growth mindset is especially valuable for working on SEL with young children.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 5, 2016

Choosito is designed to support K12 learning and information literacy. Researcher Eleni Miltsakaki shares: What I am trying to build is a digital librarian for personalized learning, a tool that will help in the the same way and answers the question, “How can I find things to help me.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

According to Learning in the 21st Century: the 2019 Digital Promise LVP Survey , 83% of teachers think students are capable of high achievement, but just 26% think students are reaching those levels today. In education, though, if we’re designing for and teaching to the average, we are leaving out too many students.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning Culture. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead – Brene Brown. The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything – Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica. There are a LOT of great books for teachers out there. Now all of these are exceptional reads.

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MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

We’ve found several benefits to incorporating opportunities for students to present to their peers in a positive and safe classroom environment. Excerpted from “ The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students ,” by Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski, with permission from the authors.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

Classroom management skills is the topic of our blog post today! Classroom management is an art and a science that lies at the heart of effective teaching. It’s the invisible thread that weaves together student engagement, academic success, and the overall harmony of the classroom environment. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D.,

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2020

How will college admissions be affected? How will learning continue while kids are stuck indoors for weeks? Some districts have sent kids home with a provisional two weeks worth of homework , while others have followed universities like Stanford and Berkeley and pivoted to remote learning in a bid to salvage the year.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CIRCUITRY Name: Circuit Scribe Maker Classroom Kit Made by: Electroninks Writeables, Inc. Website: circuitscribe.com/ Cost: Classroom bundle of 10 Maker Kits for $899.99 Some of the additional content explains how users can combine Circuit Scribe with other makerspace products for additional inspiration.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 28, 2019

I’m also an only child — not as a conscious choice made by my parents, but that’s how life turned out for our family. This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Let me tell you a story about a disengaged student who later became a teacher. But I’ll skip the drama and tell you upfront. Yes, that student was me. Elementary school.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? The thread on this tweet has the details.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

It involves understanding how -- and why -- a media message is constructed as well as its impact on the world. All agree, however, that media literacy is an important component of learning -- whether as its own focus or a cross-curricular literacy woven deeply into every classroom. Creating Media and Media Production.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Each of these leaders is working in thoughtful and creative ways on the frontlines of some of today’s most pressing issues—from the way we think about learning, AI, and innovation to gun control, refugees, and student privacy. Knowing how to utilize this technology has allowed me to level the playing field.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

Carr, 21, began tutoring the rising fifth grader in mid-June, shortly after wrapping up his junior year at Middle Tennessee State University. Zachary Carr hadn’t known Victor for long. But Carr had spent enough one-on-one time with Victor to discern that the boy was unusually fidgety during their latest morning session.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

.” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. I’ve been thinking about the history of the language of “choice” and how “choice” and the lack of “choice” has been intertwined segregation and discrimination.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. The Consortium for School Networking, CoSN, has taken up the mantle for the K-12 version. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019.

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