The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 19, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math comprise STEAM learning. Today Tim Needles talks about five elements that comprise an effective STEAM mindset to help us bring these topics into our classrooms as we teach and learn together.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Additional Notes : Any other notes or items you'd like to include such as rubrics, Biblical integration, or special accommodations for individual students. Additional Notes : Any other notes or items you'd like to include such as rubrics, Biblical integration, or special accommodations for individual students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

For example, Microsoft CoPilot will be integrated into Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and all of the Microsoft Apps (I’m guessing One Note), along with the Notion-Like Microsoft Loop app that kicked off this week. Will art schools block all AI art tools or encourage their use? app I depend upon so much now?)

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea. The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit. They are interdisciplinary (like life) where multiple, cross-curricular content areas are integrated into the instructional activities. I have done a social entrepreneurship unit with three groups of gifted students, grades 3rd through 6th.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Chart Art : Encourage your child to get creative with charts by turning them into art projects. Creativity and Engagement Turning tally charts into art or participating in challenges adds an element of creativity and excitement to learning, keeping children engaged and motivated.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea. This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 12, 2021

These passions can be integrated into daily lessons through anticipatory sets and projects or dedicated genius hours at the school level. Personalization I have written a great deal on this topic and even included an entire chapter in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. This inhibits potential.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2023

If they fail at the Science Fair, they’ll fall in love with art instead. How to integrate Growth Mindset into your teaching To integrate a Growth Mindset into your teaching, start by paying attention to what is and isn’t working for individual students as they work through lessons. That’s growth.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

In Learning in the Making I discuss the importance of and strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum. Learning activities get learners interested in and excited about a broad array of topics, especially in the areas of science, engineering, math, language arts, and fine arts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

These apps come in all shapes and sizes, catering to various subjects including math, language arts, science, and social studies. For instance, ABCmouse offers an extensive curriculum with more than 10,000 learning activities that cover reading, math, art, music, and much more. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With this relatively inexpensive kit, a wide age range of students learn about seemingly complicated topics such as insulators, conductors, resistance, and parallel and series circuits. These cover coding topics such as: abstraction. There are four parts, each covering a specific topic. How to Use it. algorithms. binary images.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, AI-powered writing tools help to provide immediate feedback, guiding students through the writing process and fostering a more personalized approach to learning. EdSurge: How did you introduce the topic of AI to your students, and how did you address any initial misconceptions they had?

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Animoto helps students develop 21st-century skills as it can be integrated with PBL activities. . Voicethread can successfully be used in math, art, language, or history PBL activities. From Ted talks to animated videos covering many topics, the platform provides the information students need to learn new things. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

million visitors to the 1,797 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. 19 Topics to Teach in Digital Citizenship–and How. ASCII Art–Computer Art for Everyone. Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog six years ago, we’ve had over 5.3 13 Reasons For and 3 Against Technology in the Classroom.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 11, 2023

in Speech and Language Pathology from the University of Connecticut as well as her Masters of Arts in Teaching at Simmons University. Shawn provides training and workshop services on the following topics: Adobe Express, Google Workspace, Formative, Newsela, and more! Shawn earned her B.A. She is currently earning her Ph.D.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. In addition to true STEM projects, we also work to include the arts in all subjects. Specifically, this art contest combines design thinking and the arts.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. Other students may not have any prior knowledge on a topic. What do you know or think you know about this topic?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Coding with pixel art. For a school art display: Include all data on the student artist in a QR Code. Coding with Pixel Art. Pixel Art is the blocky drawing that looks both amateurish and sophisticated. These cover coding topics such as: abstraction. Human robot. Human algorithm. Wolfram Alpha widgets. algorithms.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For example, teachers can create discussion threads on specific topics or readings, allowing students to post their thoughts and respond to their peers. Additionally, the ability to integrate with Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets makes it easy for students to share their work and receive real-time feedback from both peers and teachers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke to field experts about the benefits of integrating AR in the classroom. AR lets students see things up close or gather background knowledge of topics; it promotes deeper learning. Spierenburg explains that one of the benefits of using AR rather than VR is the ease of integration in the classroom.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These simulations cover a wide range of topics and are a fantastic way to engage students with hands-on learning in a virtual environment. Science News Explores This website provides age-appropriate, topical science news to learners, parents, and educators. It’s a great resource for integrating technology into science education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2019

These cover coding topics such as: abstraction. These projects variously include a lesson plan, instructions, assessments, a video on understanding the topic and the activity, and more. Topics include binary numbers, Kidbots, Sorting networks, Error detection and correction, and Searching algorithms. algorithms. binary images.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It is a very wiki like environment but very powerful, very customizable and it does have some third party integrations for that voice memos situation I talked about with Evernote and it has some very pretty powerful AI tools. It does integrate with Google Drive so you can share your notes with others. In fact, A.I. is built right in.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

Keep reading to learn more about digital whiteboards and their key features or explore ViewSonic’s solution myViewboard and discover how you can seamlessly integrate it into your projects. . To be able to fully benefit from it, though, you need a compatible program that will allow you to integrate and process all the material you wish.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The number one reason cited by superintendents and principals for not offering this integral computer skill is time scarcity. From art to literature, computer programs are being used to make analysis – identify authenticity, cross-connections, and patterns. But, should coding be taught in schools from an early age.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

And think about the learning principles you would like the games to integrate, such as customization, inclusivity and differentiation. Teachers can use ChatGPT to generate age-appropriate questions and challenges that integrate science, geography, and language arts. Provide a step-by-step process for each game you provide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” More on social studies topics. One of the best to teach government is iCivics. I’d love to hear about it.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

Music art posters for classroom is the topic of our blog post today! Music and art have always played an integral role in education, fostering creativity, enhancing cognitive skills, and bringing joy to the learning environment. For more educational visuals, check out our Classroom Posters section!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Not only can students create stories about any topic, but they also have the opportunity to be published authors which motivates many to continue reading and writing. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! The choice of topics is endless!

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

Label each slide with a topic. Allow students time to investigate their topics and add content to their slides. Teachers can combine online and offline activities, integrate the home environment, and mix various subjects on their boards. 2 Virtual Jigsaw Activity with Google Slides. virtualjigsaw. #3 4 Digital Choice Boards.

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Pedagogy doesn’t have to be based solely on science but also includes the art of teaching. Integrative approach The integrative teaching method is focused on bridging topics to real-world experiences. This helps educators figure out what is effective or what needs to be improved.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2023

We chose a topic that they were already familiar with, something that they read in language arts or studied in social studies. So there's always been an integrity gap. I mean, in the 1980s when I was in high school, there was integrity gap because there were folks who were giving each other their math homework.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 6, 2021

How can K-8 teachers integrate computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into classrooms? To promote CT professional development for teachers, we held four workshops, called CT Boosters, to provide teachers with examples and guidance around the integration of two key CT practices, data and analysis and algorithms.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Aesthetics Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of beauty, art, and taste, as well as the appreciation of these concepts. Is All Art Beautiful? Opens up the door for conversations about subjectivity in art and what constitutes beauty in different forms. Is Graffiti Art or Vandalism?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Not only can students create stories about any topic, but they also have the opportunity to be published authors which motivates many to continue reading and writing. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! The choice of topics is endless!

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