The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 18, 2015

Would you like to triple your teachers’ quality of life? Most people need basic math, reading, and writing. Trish Cloud uses Minecraft with Common Core Standards. Monica Evon uses apps aligned with Common Core. Tinashe Blanchet used filmmaking to teach math. Scott Allen teaches math with sports.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

This is why Common Sense Education, with the help of our Privacy Program and its more than 250 district partners, provides privacy ratings on the learning review pages of hundreds of popular edtech products. DreamBox Learning Math. But answering this question is the tricky part. Khan Academy. LearnZillion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

This time, I’ll discuss some of the great online sites that help students prepare for the math and reading portions. quantity and quality of available prep materials — materials are both in-depth and in a variety of formats (written, online, video, live/chat) with explanations of answers.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Structure for teaching through problem solving : Rather than just telling students to solve the problem, an effective tool will help students break down the task into pieces and provide prompts to help the students as they master both math and problem-solving skills. Stacey Pusey is an education communications consultant and writer.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Bottom line: Practice core subject skills with fun games at school or at home. DreamBox Learning Math. Individualized, game-based math adapts to kids' needs. Bottom line: This is a pretty nice all-in-one solution for extra math support and practice with solid adaptive tech, but students might need help with the interface.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

That contrarian streak is core to Dunce Capital, a $3.5 That sentiment about education is common—and by now even cliché—among typical Silicon Valley techie-types with a predisposition toward “disrupting” the establishment. He penned a series of blog posts discouraging edtech startups from that approach. And that’s fine.”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

What a wonderful place for educators to find quality teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and best of all… it’s free! They include a large selection of simulations in biology, earth science, physics, chemistry, and math. Math STEM Resources. There are wonderfullesson plans for K-8 students.

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wwwatanabe

MAY 19, 2012

Water quality in Mrs. Goucher''s and Mrs. Martinez'' 4th grade classes This was a collaborative project between two classrooms, capitalizing on each teacher''s strengths while differentiating for the learners. Consequently, two of the posters submitted won prizes: Melissa"s/Jacob''s and Nick''s/Rudy''s ).

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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.” Best of all, they are free and contain quality resources. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ).

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Tons of options, though pesky ads can annoy without a subscription Bottom line: Practice core subject skills with fun games at school or at home. DreamBox Learning Math. Imagine Math. Flexible study aid supports learning at home, at school, and on the go Bottom line: A quality study tool for learning and memorizing facts.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Tons of options, though pesky ads can annoy without a subscription Bottom line: Practice core subject skills with fun games at school or at home. DreamBox Learning Math. Imagine Math. Flexible study aid supports learning at home, at school, and on the go Bottom line: A quality study tool for learning and memorizing facts.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 25, 2015

In this post I want to dig deeper via additional data that is available for high schools in New York City to show that parent, student, and teacher survey data: School Quality Reports; and narratives from site visits further support the notion that the teacher effectiveness ratings are likely not accurate, especially in struggling schools.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 14, 2017

Improving the way students learn using technology requires more than just high-quality instructional resources like lessons and facilitation guides. This is the work we've been doing for the past several years at Common Sense Education. We even see science and math teachers teaching digital citizenship.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Following the district vision, and in search for a free curriculum, Theresa found Common Sense’s Digital Citizenship Curriculum and began from there. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? About the Presenter.

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Educator Innovator

JANUARY 14, 2015

Before working with GlassLab Services to create connections between in-game data and learning outcomes that enhance the value of digital games for educators and students, our first beta partner did extensive testing on core mathematics concepts that can be difficult to understand, and can constrain math achievement as early as middle school.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

The conference is held in the online platform Blackboard Collaborate, and instructions for joining any sessions and to find the schedule in your own time zone are at [link]. Tell a Friend / Colleague The conference is open to ALL, so please tweet, blog, email, or shout at your friends and colleagues to let them know about us.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

Edtech tools are helping educators everywhere discover new possibilities for writing instruction. The key backstory here is Milton Public Schools’ larger commitment to writing instruction across grade levels and subject areas. MORE BETTER WRITING Third Grade Students at Milton Public Schools use FlipGrid to record book reviews.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Best of all, they are free and contain quality resources. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. SAS Curriculum Pathways – Actually a resources from one of my first blogs and has it come a long way! Many books are in multiple languages which fits into world language instruction.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Sketchnoting is helping make your thinking visible and shareable as you are reading a professional book, watching a movie clip, reading an educational blog post or article or listening to a lecture of conference keynote. Learn how to design instruction through App Flows along with various tools for each stage of a the lesson plan process.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Number one skill for being successful in teaching: ability to give quality feedback on student work. Now it is spreading because of the quality of teacher feedback. Integrate the technology into core content PD. Example: Working toward self assessment of math. Then, if you are lucky, all of your teachers will have a blog.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. I often say that Blended Learning focuses on the very best mix of technology, face to face instruction, and outside school connections. This was common in schools that did not have an in house teacher for certain subjects.

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MindShift

APRIL 6, 2016

Math instruction can be the most resistant to changes in pedagogy — even schools that have had success with project-based learning or inquiry-centered approaches can struggle to teach math in ways that help students understand the rich connections and complexity of the subject. HOW ARE TEACHERS USING DESMOS?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Here are some great math apps for iPads and smartphones that add rigor and automaticity to your classroom: AIRR Math –student centered math activities in AIRR Math promote a strong, solid foundation for students’ success throughout their educational experiences. Math Board Addition –good basic addition practice.

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User Generated Education

JULY 24, 2017

The one thing almost all of them have in common is yelling out, “I can’t do this” when the tasks aren’t completed upon first attempts or get a little too difficult for them. When the focus changes to the process of learning, learners are less apt to feel the pressure to create quality products. Scaffolding ).

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MindShift

MARCH 22, 2016

Data are increasingly at the core of efforts to improve instructional quality, but often the data available to school leaders and educators are limited to specific academic points. It became an instructional focus area. “We It made me feel like I didn’t want to keep going or trying,” she said.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2016

At the core of every action is problem-solving: Minecraft encourages kids to tinker. These are great qualities for the nascent digital citizen. Minecraft requires an understanding of the game’s big picture–at the core of reading standards. To build their world, players require geography, chemistry, math, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A study released last year by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that nearly half of the nation’s teacher training programs failed to insure that their candidates were STEM-capable. That means new teachers must learn how to teach science, technology, engineering and math on-the-job. Vocabulary. domain-specific.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Code.org ® believes computer science should be part of core curriculum, alongside other courses such as biology, chemistry, or algebra. Organization: Common Sense Education. The organizations referenced in this post are also leaders in the field of educational technology. Instructionally-Focused Organizations. URL: www.tomorrow.org.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2015

a way to quickly accomplish common tasks. It does this via ‘recipes’–short instructions–you create that direct the app: if this happens. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. then that happens.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

“Think about how much the report’s heft and quality lowers your defenses. The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.”

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EdTechSandyK

JANUARY 16, 2014

The math teachers, however, were mad at Alan for showing it to the kids because he had destroyed math as they knew it.) What is our instructional framework? We should have learning design directors, not instructional technology directors/coordinators. Student takes notes and posts to class blog.

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Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

For one thing, academic preparedness tends to focus on literacy and math, the two curricular areas at the center of both the current standardized-testing climate and the new Common Core State Standards. A more basic problem is that academic preparedness isn't sufficient for school readiness.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

In 2016 the Common Sense Education editorial staff evaluated close to 170 apps, games, and websites for learning potential and classroom implementation. You can filter through collections by grade level, Lexile level, theme, genre, literary device, and even Common Core State Standards addressed. Math: DragonBox Big Numbers.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

He didn’t invent the idea of video-taping instruction to watch at home and doing “homework” in the classroom instead; but history don’t matter in Silicon Valley. The accreditor expressed concern about the oversight Tiffin actually had over the program, about the quality of the academics, and about the outsourcing of instruction.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Department of Education Launches $65 Million Grant Competition for Creating, Expanding High-Quality Public Charter Schools.” ” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. million to help teachers use tech for live instruction.” Tabtor Math has raised $3.7 and James L.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

It’s not really an “exclusive” when you re-write a Google blog post , but oh well. In other news culled from the Google blog: “ Introducing Spaces , a tool for small group sharing.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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