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FREE CLASS: 8 Steps to Global Collaboration in Every Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 7pm EDT From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’m continuing the Education Technology Series that I’ve been running this fall. Tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 6 at 7pm, EDT I’ll host 8 Steps to Global Collaboration in Every Classroom. In this 1-hour and 15-minute class I’ll share: 5 reasons most teachers fail to consistently bring global collaboration into their classroom.

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Productive Labor Day!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September (this year, September 2nd). It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations’ strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. It is largely a day of rest in modern times. Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events.

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Google Graph Paper for Math

Teacher Tech

Graph Paper for Google Slides I was trying to find a PNG (ie: transparent) graph paper image for use with Google Slides. Unhappy with what was easy to find, I made my own in Google Drawings. Folder of Graph Paper These are made in Google Draw. Make a copy and modify as you wish. Google […]. The post Google Graph Paper for Math appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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5 Great Websites for Interactive Math Games

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Learning math can be a great source of fun for kids. There is a wide variety of entertaining and interactive online games to use with your kids to introduce them to basic as well as.read more.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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No, Personalizing Instruction Isn’t a Buzzphrase Anymore by @annleghorn

My Paperless Classroom

Learn how Kiddom helped one teacher boost their skills as an educator and allow them to truly individualize their students’ education. The post No, Personalizing Instruction Isn’t a Buzzphrase Anymore by @annleghorn appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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70+ Educational Chrome Extensions to Try out This New School Year

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Chrome is a powerful web browser with huge educational potential. It’s app store embeds tons of educational extensions to use in your instruction. We have already reviewed several of these add-ons in.read more.

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Should We Try to Make History “Relevant”?

MiddleWeb

How do we overcome the perception that history is boring? Connecting the past directly to students' life experiences is a flawed strategy, history educator Lauren Brown believes. Teachers should focus less on "relevant" and more on "meaningful" and "interesting.".

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Equipping Our Students to Foster Civility in Conversation

Fractus Learning

Using the F-bomb with the frequency of a comma. Texting or checking the phone while in face-to-face conversation. Responding to a question with a finger. Interrupting a speaker as the first utterance begins to take shape on the lips. These have all become common habits and accepted conventions within today’s conversations. Whether viewing political campaign speeches, nightly sitcoms and dramas, or attempting to engage in a public conversation, similar scenarios play themselves out across populat

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More Proof It’s the Teaching, Not the Tech

MiddleWeb

The comic creation app Bitstrips for Schools is no more. How will Kevin Hodgson's new sixth graders create the "Dream Scenes" that help him discover more about their hopes and aspirations? After a brief lament, he rallies. Perhaps Google Slides can fill the void.

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The Data Trap

There is no box

There was a trap we found ourselves falling into back in the STAR testing days with data. We spent the majority of our time and energy focused on the kids just below the line. The ones close to being proficient. The ones that theoretically should be easy to move. That was how we (and many others) moved district wide performance and attempted to avoid the dreaded PI (program improvement).

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching

MiddleWeb

"Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching" could be helpful to new teachers who might benefit from its research about the planning methods of "effective" teachers, writes reviewer Robbi Ndebi. But more examples of strong vs. weak instructional design would be helpful.

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Shaping My Classroom’s Culture with Digital Citizenship

Graphite Blog

So much of the beginning of the year and the first days of school is relationship building. It’s really about trying to build a classroom community, which means doing activities where the students have opportunities to interact with each other and with me in meaningful ways so we can get to know each other. I think it’s really important to build relationships as well as classroom routines and expectations.

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The Data Trap

There is no box

There was a trap we found ourselves falling into back in the STAR testing days with data. We spent the majority of our time and energy focused on the kids just below the line. The ones close to being proficient. The ones that theoretically should be easy to move. That was how we (and many others) moved district wide performance and attempted to avoid the dreaded PI (program improvement).

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#AGreatTeacherIs…

The Principal of Change

I saw a post on Twitter talking about removing the word “teaching” and simply replacing it with “learning” I have to admit, I cringed at the thought. That being said, I do believe a great teacher starts from the view point of a learner, not the teacher. This is something that is a needed shift in the traditional norm of education.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Science of Everyday Life: Wind Energy Virtual Lab

techlearning

Students will be able to design, build, and test a wind turbine design that converts wind energy to kinetic energy to mechanical energy.

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Ten Ways to Not Make Mistakes as a School Principal

Reading By Example

Always try to find a happy medium when working with staff and families regarding complex problems. Announce all of your classroom visits and observations. That way teachers will have a heads up when you are coming and will be better prepared for instruction. In your newsletters to families, avoid writing about topics beyond appopriate clothing for the seasons, upcoming school events, and generic forms of praise.

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Guest Blog Post: Online Learning – a Perfect Confluence or a Bad Influence?

EdTech4Beginners

There’s no question about it: technology dominates our lives. It changed the way we shop, work out, eat, learn… it changed the way we live. If any question emerges from the back of your mind, you know what to do: type in few keywords to Google and get the answer at that very moment. The fact that we have instant access to knowledge is pretty amazing, isn’t it?

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Ten Ways to Not Make Mistakes as a School Principal

Reading By Example

Always try to find a happy medium when working with staff and families regarding complex problems. Announce all of your classroom visits and observations. That way teachers will have a heads up when you are coming and will be better prepared for instruction. In your newsletters to families, avoid writing about topics beyond appopriate clothing for the seasons, upcoming school events, and generic forms of praise.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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25 of the Most Engaging and Entertaining Games for Girls

Fractus Learning

While games for girls can certainly be fun for the entire family , most are designed with girls’ interests in mind. Sure, plenty of little girls like playing outside and getting dirty, but many will enjoy games that feature girly things like princesses, tea parties, and fashion. Games for girls also provide fun bonding entertainment for events like birthday parties and sleepovers.

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10 Reshare-Worthy #GAFE #googleedu Tweets (Just In Case You Missed them) ????

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

#10 Here are my 10 latest #GAFE #googleedu tweets, just in case you missed them. 1. Google Keep's "Grab Image Text" Just discovered Google Keep's "Grab Image Text" Feature ❤ it! #GAFE #googleedu pic.twitter.com/t5XIMIx9Yy — Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 3, 2016 2. Google Tools to Support Literacy Google Tools to Support Literacy https://t.co/f0vIbzyGBo FYI @VanAmburgh #GAFE #googleedu — Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 1, 2016 3.

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The Folly of Big Ideas

Edsurge

What is the most cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption? A 2010 McKinsey report explored big, sexy ideas including programmable thermostats, electric motors and a complex process called retrocommissioning. Yet one might be surprised to find that the winner was a simple idea: improve and expand insulation. Insulation isn’t particularly flashy or exciting—you can’t even see it most of the time—and the industry isn’t awash in lavishly funded insulation startups.

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Why the presidential election matters for immigrant students

The Hechinger Report

Kemberly Gil, a DACA recipient, DREAMer and college student rallies for immigrant rights in a 2014 protest in New York. Photo: U. Roberto Romano, courtesy of Rural & Migrant Ministry. Kemberly Gil came to the United States from Colombia when she was 3 years old. She was with her parents, her older brother, and her younger sister. Like most undocumented immigrants in this country, Gil and her family crossed the border legally — on a tourist visa.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.