Digital Promise

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Students who are learning English, are complex learners, have been exposed to adverse experiences, struggle with working memory issues, or simply don’t yet have the background knowledge needed to comprehend what they are reading, are far too often left out of products designed for one-size-fits-all learning. What is Learner Variability?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In a world where the mental health of our youth is becoming an increasingly pressing concern, Dr. Brian Smith's podcast couldn't come at a more critical time. But what exactly are these five essential ingredients for nurturing student well-being?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. Pat Yongpradit, in his role with Code.org is also working with the TeachAI initiative.

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Neo LMS

JULY 23, 2020

At every step of the way, they have to encourage students not to lose perspective when nobody can see the light at the end of the tunnel. At every step of the way, they have to encourage students not to lose perspective when nobody can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The 5 Bs of online feedback. Here they are: Be clear.

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Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

This blog post is the first in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. This blog post is the first in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. Self-management.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2020

The grief and emotional struggle in my fourth year were tragic as we lose three of our students in our school that year; one to cancer, and the other two to accidents. I was living the best and the worst time simultaneously. However, it was the most memorable time of my life that I don’t want to forget. Finding work/life balance is a process.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Teachers should watch and listen more, letting students reveal what they know, what they struggle with and what their needs are. Our world as we know it today will not be the same in the future, nor will the trends regarding people’s jobs. Design thinking can give a helping hand in this challenge. What is design thinking?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 23, 2018

In our paper, Learner Variability Is the Rule, Not the Exception , we define learner variability, based on research on the science of the individual and what research says matters in learning. Demonstrate how learning sciences research can improve classroom practice. Viewing the world through someone else’s eyes can be uncomfortable.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

From this perspective, a low level of parent engagement in school simply does not make sense. To answer this question, schools need to take into account the various challenges that parents face, including busy schedules, struggles to keep up with new technology, or even speaking a different language than the main language of instruction.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 6, 2023

Characteristics of boring teachers is the topic of our blog post today! It pained me to see these “boring” classrooms, not because I judged my colleagues, but because I empathized with their struggle. A teacher who lacks enthusiasm can struggle to spark this inspiration.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 23, 2019

From this perspective, it is a better method than waiting for problems to implode and then start fixing them. In the first part of this series, we talked about how classroom management becomes easier and more effective when viewed through an empathic lens. How empathy can help transform schools. Incorporate empathy for prevention.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Think data is just for statisticians or administrators? Think again! So if you want to elevate your teaching and empower your students, this episode is a must-listen.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

“Learning to live with ambiguity is learning to live with how life really is, full of complexities and strange surprises.” – James Hollis ( What Matters Most: Living a Considered Life ). Now more than ever, educators are learning to live with ambiguity. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 27, 2017

I’ve had this blog since 2009. For me, blogging has become a part of my learning process and a platform through which I share information. Whenever I keynote, lead a workshop, or write an article about blogging I always get the same handful of questions about getting started. FAQs for Educational Bloggers I want start a blog.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 4, 2019

Unfortunately, many academic institutions still adopt a zero-tolerance perspective, promoting punitive actions as a quick way to instill discipline and order. Empathy in a general sense is the ability to “sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.” percent to 4.8

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 9, 2021

If left to figure it out on their own, they will definitely struggle. I am not saying voice doesn’t matter, but I was thinking about a term that might encompass the different gifts we bring to the table. “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. Mother Teresa.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 27, 2013

The following post appeared on the blog of Robert Dillon. The second piece of New Milford that sits below the surface, beyond the television coverage, blog posts, awards, and energy of its dynamic principal, is the diversity at New Milford. His reflection has been posted with permission below. The students trusted the teachers.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2019

If anxiety looks different from one student to the next, then in a school of 900, it’s not a matter of coming up with one plan to help 300 students—it’s a matter of coming up with 300 different plans to help 300 different students. This means that in a classroom of 24, eight students will suffer from clinical anxiety.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 6, 2017

Adopting a competency-based learning program or considering shifting the entire functioning of an educational institution based on it is an attractive and also challenging perspective. In a previous post I talked about competency-based learning and how this might be the ultimate approach to education. What’s in it for students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Teach students the things that matter during financial literacy month and beyond! Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked? This is also episode 800.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This blog is about ‘How to Be a Successful Teacher’ But what does that mean? We’ll see in this blog. How to Be a Successful Teacher. Is being a ‘Successful Teacher’ an act of destiny, a chance that only some selected individuals from around the globe get? ” We have heard this quote before. .”

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Gradelink

APRIL 27, 2022

Yet, this perspective is not reflective of the extensive power and depth existing in each academic area. An effective teacher applies problems that make sense in the realm of their students, and this helps students know how the subject matter is applicable to their personal lives.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 21, 2019

Movies can remind kids that we all have different perspectives, that human rights matter, that cultures can share many fundamental values, and that kindness and compassion are key qualities in a just, civil, and inclusive society. The summer box office is known for action-packed hits, beloved remakes, and long-awaited sequels.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In my work in supporting districts with building teacher recruitment and retention systems across the country, I get the same question from education leaders as we begin our work together: We’re struggling to recruit teachers of color. How do we recruit more? Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, 2017-18 ).

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MARCH 4, 2019

According to the folks at Project Zero (PZ), “Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based conceptual framework, which aims to integrate the development of students’ thinking with content learning across subject matters.” ” To learn more about the thinking routines please watch the video below.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

What resources say and how they are connected to content knowledge tends to be emphasized over deeper considerations like the perspective, context, and accuracy of the resource. This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to Reinvest. What’s at stake in social studies education?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

But more commonly, you're trekking to conferences near and far, taking courses to stay up on current research and teaching methodology, and digging into books, blogs, and other resources you'd set aside for "when I have time." Summertime can offer teachers much-deserved time to think and grow. Not too much.

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Insight Education Group

JANUARY 30, 2018

Over the last decade, thanks to dozens of research studies , there has been a significant growth in coaching initiatives nationwide, particularly for teachers. The trend has also included hiring site-based instructional coaches and training principals to grow in their coaching skills. This is good news. In our work across the U.S.

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Adjusting Course

APRIL 8, 2016

Why” matters. The struggles that others share can activate our own empathy. billion people) because connecting kids to one another really does matter. Yesterday a package arrived in the mail. It was from my aunt who sent me some old photographs of my dad…along with a heartfelt note. She was right.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They teach me so much every day about culture, the world, and give me new perspectives on life. As everything changes all around me, I’ve had time to really reflect on what it means to be a teacher, what it means to me to be a teacher, and finally, what it means to me to be a teacher in the midst of a pandemic. Being a Teacher.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 19, 2020

Maintain high expectations for all learners but understand that students are struggling more than ever. If you have not seen the video below, I strongly suggest you watch it with your staff and discuss the student experience no matter whether you are in a remote, hybrid, or face-to-face learning situation. Torrey Trust, Ph.D.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Ross Cooper on episode 146 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Ross Cooper, co-author of Hacking PBL , helps us get motivated to think about project based learning differently. Book Creator for Chrome. This is great news! Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 31, 2017

“No matter how well trained people are, few can sustain their best performance on their own. By finding mentors outside your organization, it can give you a different perspective of what is possible in your field. By finding mentors outside your organization, it can give you a different perspective of what is possible in your field.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Learning about the colonists’ struggle for representation and independence from Britain, the students immediately drew parallels to their own lives, said Constantine, who is the education program manager for the National Park Service’s Northeast Region. A park ranger guides Philadelphia Writing Project students around Independence Hall.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 31, 2023

Today's blog entry is a combination of things related to role-playing games. Firstly, if you're a Dungeons & Dragons fan, we need to celebrate the new movie that premieres today (I plan on seeing D&D: Honor Among Thieves with my youngest daughter this weekend)! Justin Gadd and his D&D club students will also be featured.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 29, 2021

Nicole shares how you can identify your own professional goals related to topics that matter to you, then use self-coaching, peer coaching with a trusted colleague, or an instructional coach to help you meet those goals. . Subscribe to Truth for Teachers in your podcast app, You can also use the play or download buttons below. ?.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Digital citizenship has emerged as a top priority in U.S. schools and classrooms. In fact, six out of 10 educators are teaching some kind of digital citizenship skill every month. To find out more about this growing effort, we've completed a first-of-its-kind research report, The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom.

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