The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” This is our watch and our duty and we have to work to do what is best. Acceleration research says it is a way to do that. This episode focuses specifically on acceleration research. To get there, we must reengage. Nancy Frey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2022

Understand that parents do not typically like the term social-emotional learning and prefer the term “life skills” but as you teach life skills, they want to partner with teachers in the process. Look at practical classroom resources to dig deeper into game-based learning and SEL. What terms should we use instead?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Reading stamina matters. Prior to the pandemic, nearly two-thirds of students in the US were below grade reading level for grade 4,8, and 12 (NAEP). With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Use should be appropriate, tied to classroom content areas, and guided. Busy teachers use EVERFI’s standards-aligned, research-based digital lessons, recently awarded with the ISTE Seal for high-quality curriculum, to teach students to thrive in an ever-changing world. And how much is too much?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

US Office of Educational Technology: Artificial Intelligence Tweet What happens if we wait a month? Well, in addition to the statistics that say we can't, AI is being built into all of the tools around us. Let's look at what is happening and a classroom application where there is one. Psychological Wellness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Teacher professional development needs to be practical, fit your schedule, and improve your classroom — and I’ve found professional development from Advancement Courses that does just that! This blog post will discuss my experience and share what I created related to computer science. Look at Courses.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

Well, all of these exist! Or read the transcript at the end of this post.) Readlee is an amazing literacy tool that enables teachers to go from collecting reading data a couple times a year to getting data each week (or day!) Did you know there is a tool that will translate your parent newsletters? We can do this!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. Research shows that we process information presented in visual form more quickly than that presented in writing. What does this mean for us as designers?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 19, 2023

This episode is a must-listen for those looking for inspiration on how to be a great assistant principal and seeking practical advice on successfully navigating the challenges of school leadership. Research Quest Are you looking for engaging NGSS-aligned science lessons designed to improve critical thinking in your middle school students?

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Read on to learn more about how stories that act as both windows and mirrors can enrich the learning experiences of children in your classroom. There has been a belief that it is better to concentrate more on what your students have in common than how they are different. Why Windows and Mirrors?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I recommend starting with one project so that you can help students become familiar with the platform and so you can create checkpoints and help students create both an awesome and relatable project as well as have a quick win for your classroom in using project-based learning effectively. Take a look at the Task Plan.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2021

As David Laws points out in the foreword to “ What Does This Look Like in the Classroom ,” “.too Many have spoken of the need for various “bridges” in educational research. Real Partnerships Typically, teachers are tasked with doing much of the work around bringing research into their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

Do you spend lots of time looking for fun, engaging activities to teach your students? eSpark is a free no-prep solution that teachers of math and reading at the elementary level need to try. So it is understandable why teachers who use eSpark will find it is an excellent partner in reading and math. What is a Quest?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow. 00;01;01;16 – 00;01;04;09 Vicki Davis But we've known each other for, what, maybe ten years now. Is this just like a secret for principals that a principal can just come in and change a school or give us the background of leadership? So how do schools iterate?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Readlee is an amazing literacy tool that enables teachers to go from collecting reading data a couple times a year to getting data each week (or day!) You can provide feedback to your students on any text (print or digital) and they can hear you read as well.This is a perfect tool for summer school, reading tutors and anyone teaching reading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2022

She also shares some of her story of deciding to share what she does with a wider audience as she is becoming an education influencer. So go to www.coolcatteacher.com/top10 and begin deciding what you want to learn this summer. And remember getting that message saying, you know what, we will go an extended spring break.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

Today, we're joined by Victoria Setaro, an expert in making data analytics approachable and actionable for everyday teachers like you. Busy teachers use EVERFI’s standards-aligned, research-based digital lessons, recently awarded with the ISTE Seal for high-quality curriculum, to teach students to thrive in an ever-changing world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

Busy teachers use EVERFI’s standards-aligned, research-based digital lessons, recently awarded with the ISTE Seal for high-quality curriculum, to teach students to thrive in an ever-changing world. Vicki Davis – EVERFI – Today’s Sponsor: Looking to revolutionize your classroom with exciting, interactive, and free digital lessons?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2022

You can feel a classroom culture, but what is a classroom culture? What is classroom culture? She told me, “whatever happens in the front office, Vicki, when you close the door, what happens in your classroom is because of you. This is intuitive, but first, let's look at some research. What is classroom culture?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

He also discusses how we should measure the effectiveness of education technology to determine what we will continue to use in the future. Free Educator Wellness Toolkit. Educator wellness is now more important than ever. Go to coolcatteacher.com/wellness and download your free educator wellness toolkit from Advancement Courses.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

Once again, we turned to research. Andrew’s Episcopal in Maryland, where we both work, in the science of teaching and learning—which helped our staff realize the schedule we were using did not align well with the most promising research on how students learn best. We quickly learned how unsustainable this was. How did we know?

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Digital Promise

JULY 24, 2017

Read the original version here. Between guilt-tinged uncertainty about screen time for kids ( “So, if you’re using it for good, does it count as screen time?” ) and worry about social media stress for teens, it’s easy to feel like a lost traveler without a GPS. How can we take control? Reflecting on Responsibilities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

As the landscape of education technology rapidly changes, Rachelle shares some ideas of what the future of classroom learning could look like. With this episode, I've created a new format for the show notes and look forward to hearing your feedback. She does so many different things. Um, what was hot?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

He shares a candid conversation about how teachers can share what they are observing with AI, the benefits, and also some very real concerns he has about artificial intelligence and its impact on humankind. Let me know what you think by leaving comments on the YouTube video. What what's happening to education?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2022

Many of us like our classrooms to be student-centered and not as much lecture-based. First, let’s look at the research of why back to school activities are so important to us teachers. Another big picture harsh reality was well-said by the Washington Post. Read the Article. Some of us (like me) need to!

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. During COVID, we weren’t sure what other literacy instruction they were able to get. “The

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

Research suggests that when exposed to a learning environment that prioritizes the well-being of the whole child, not just their academic performance, students become more confident, optimistic and perceptive. That’s likely because self-love is difficult to assess and measure. This is a dilemma.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2020

For an overwhelming majority of us, an entrepreneur is a famous business person who probably has a very compelling story: starting very early, such as Bill Gates, or late like Colonel Sanders. Many people aspire to be like them. NFTE also guides young people in finding their entrepreneurial mindset and learning startup skills.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

Read the original version here. Learning goals should guide the design process, not follow, says Daniel Wilson , director and principal investigator at Project Zero. Oftentimes, exemplary school designs, model plans, or trendy images can lead schools and teachers to make premature decisions about what classrooms should look like.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Barlow immediately resisted, because she knew the curriculum would likely focus on life skills, and her son might never be taught much reading beyond learning the shape of common, functional words like stop and exit. “I When I looked at the subtest results, a lot of it seemed predictable.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Or does it sound like my 11-year-old self was already absorbed by the idea that my intelligence was a fixed trait that I couldn’t change? Sure, many years later (and a Psychology degree in tow) I can say that I know exactly what led to my catastrophizing of a not so terrible situation. Sounds familiar? I had a fixed mindset.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In today’s post, I will answer the question what is phonemic awareness? To do so, I ‘ve read several seminal research papers on the subject and synthesized these definitions into a coherent post providing my commentary on each definition. What is Phonemic Awareness? But what, precisely, is phonemic awareness?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2020

Today, he is sharing his experience and research on how keyboarding skills benefit other topics I found this every interesting: Finger Dexterity. How do you play the piano as well as you do?” I have learned to play not only all of the hymns in the book but most choir arrangements, as well. . Transferable Keyboarding Skills.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 11, 2019

In the previous installment of this series on empathy in schools, we had a look at how teachers can manage their classroom better by adopting a more empathic mindset. The good news is that empathy, as researchers have shown , is not a fixed ability that you either have or you don’t. Why teaching empathy works.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2023

The survey questioned a representative sample of nearly 1,200 parents of children ages 2 to 12 in the United States about their beliefs and behaviors related to parenting and different kinds of play, including free play where a child is independent, and guided play, where an adult provides support.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

When people think about literacy — and the goal of increasing it — many educators don't make the connection to technology, but Ziemke does. “We We need to redefine what it means to read,” explains Ziemke, author of Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom and co-author of Connecting Comprehension and Technology. “We

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

they have no idea that reading is much more difficult for them than it is for other students. In the ‘30s, Taylor’s grandfather—along with his brothers—had pioneered research addressing reading inefficiency. What does reading efficiently mean and why is it so difficult for some students?

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