The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Heather Wolpert-Gawron talks about current research From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Heather Wolpert-Gawron surveyed over two thousand students from every US state and type of school to find out what engages them in learning. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2019

December 9-15th, 2019, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code –a one-hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. How Students Can Build Their Own Apps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

December 3-9th, 2018, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. 10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

Teachers can choose from various rubrics for oral presentations, research, writing, science, work skills, products, math, art, music, or reading. Rubric Maker. Rubric Maker is a tool that assists teachers in the assessment process, helping them articulate their expectations and how the students will be evaluated.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Virtual reality (VR) in the classroom isn’t just a headset you grab and start using. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into Instructional Technology. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Roadmap p 18) This report also says that the pandemic negatively impacted math and widened achievement gaps. From now until March 20, choose which mischief-maker you’d rather teach and submit your bracket in order to play. Department of Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jaime Donally talks about all the ways kids can create and make inside Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the classroom. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into Instructional Technology.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2017

As maker-centered learning gains traction in schools around the country, district leaders in the League of Innovative Schools are pioneering best practices for implementing new programs. What does research have to say about maker learning? How do we measure and show the impact of these programs?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Copur-Gencturk and colleagues (2019) explored the impact of teachers’ biases on their perceptions of students’ math abilities. No matter the decision-maker, curriculum is a powerful lever that can cultivate identity, criticality, intellect, skills, and joy within students (Muhammad, 2020). 2016; Harmon et al.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

Jaime Donally on episode 552 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Virtual Reality is improving for use in the classroom. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into Instructional Technology.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. The content, which is available for Grades K-8 for both reading and math, comes in both English and Spanish. Download our free SAM Space app and get started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

It’s designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core Math Standards. Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because it surprises them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

December 4-10, 2017, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one-hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator.

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

Rather than the maker experiences being an after school program, an add on activity, or an activity that is implemented when students have done their regular lessons work, it should be part of the regular, day-to-day curriculum. To do this, though, the educator needs to approach his or her curriculum and lessons with a maker mindset.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ideas to help you spark creativity in your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creativity is something that we have to nurture as teachers. In this blog post and episode, I share some of the ways I believe nurture creativity in students. Sponsor: The U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She began her career as a math teacher and later moved into Instructional Technology. Her latest adventures include the launch of Global Maker Day and the #ARVRinEDU community. But what do the mean? How are they being used in the classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2017

Engage and Organize from Day 1 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is sponsored by Staples. Stock your maker space with a variety of tapes, coloring books, and art supplies. 7 – Stock Your Maker Space. Great teaching starts on the first day.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

I also found that many educators supervising the spaces have no confidence in themselves as makers. Would you hire a math teacher who proclaimed he or she didn’t know multiplication? Ashley Cross, manager of membership and member services for the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

It’s designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core math Standards. Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because it surprises them.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

This post is dedicated to Math. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Math STEM Resources. While STEM incorporates so many disciplines, I thought you might enjoy looking at some the best sites I could find in the area of Math.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is my answer. Many students see science, history, literature, technology, and math as totally different subjects without understanding the connections. We let kids work problems in math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2018

The poster child for a cutting-edge classroom over the years has included computers (back in your mom’s schooldays), iPads (a surprisingly long time ago), 3D printing, Maker Space, and G Suite. By now, those have all been mainstreamed, with savvy parents asking, “What else do you offer?” How to use it.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Education expert Matthew Lynch notes on his blog “The Tech Edvocate,” that data analytics tools in the classroom will also be increasingly used as a way for students to track their own achievement. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2017

If you have a website, blog, virtual learning site or messaging system like Remind to connect with your learners then you can motivate your students to continue the learning with photo and video challenges. Students are surrounded by science, math, geography, history, and literacy. Video slideshows with Kizoa , Photopeach or Magisto.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

When kids first join the Maker Foundations program at Digital Harbor Foundation , a technology-focused out-of-school organization in Baltimore, they are given a pile of everyday items such as an electric toothbrush, a plastic cup, a few markers and some rubber bands. DreamYard Maker Jam, 2016. I can't say the blog did it,” says Kolos.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

It’s designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. Coding is a great tie-in to Common Core math Standards. Any time I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because it surprises them.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

I, myself, have even struggled with some of the modern methods of basic math taught in the elementary school. Some resources that support student-driven learning include Maker Learning Pedagogies and Practices , Teams , OneNote , and Pear Deck. Students are sharing what they need in order to be successful.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Below are some free resources to inspire students to enhance their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and also for Social and Emotional Learning. The content, which is available for Grades K-8 for both reading and math, comes in both English and Spanish. Download our free SAM Space app and get started.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Welcome to a post that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. STEM, STEAM, Makers: Connecting Project Based Learning (PBL). STEM (or STEAM) includes those all-important content standards from the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 14, 2018

the public school system wanted to boost math scores. Using that information, administrators chose to integrate DreamBox , a software solution designed to help math teachers teach and assess students. Many schools find barriers when trying to introduce new programs, which can create more frustration and bring change to a grinding halt.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

100,000 Pyramid: Maker Research Edition. Interested in the latest research in maker education, but don’t want to sit through a boring panel? Come and have fun with the $100,000 Pyramid Game: Maker Research Edition. We will team up to guess research trends and key findings in maker education. Let’s use VR for good.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Teachers across all subject areas incorporate technology projects into their daily lessons, from 3D printing game pieces based on their own character traits to animating designs to building treasure hunts based on math problems. Even a year later, Coles says, it’s still always a treat for the students to go to the lab.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Note: G Suite is the new name for Google Drive From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, when one of the original add-on makers that I mentioned in the first article (Texthelp – now called Read&Write ) reached out, I told them I’d love to update the list. Math teachers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 16, 2019

First, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. Math in Basketball – This is a wonderful learning interactive from PBS Learning Media.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! National STEM Video Game Challenge – You and your students will enjoy this site inspired by the Educate to Innovate Campaign to promote a renewed focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2018

States are required to test students in reading and maths in Grades 3 to 8, and then once during their high-school years. Before we begin on the tech, try some of these tips that I spotted in an interesting blog recently. It also has a rubric maker that aligns entirely with the Common Core standards, which is very handy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. NASA updates a “teachable moments” blog on their site and has an excellent overview of the teachable moments that will come with the Perseverance Rover Landing. Dig into the “Teachable Moments” from NASA. Resource: [link].

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