The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Relationships may not be easily measurable but have a significant impact on student achievement. Stream by clicking here.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

What barriers make designing for deeper learning in schools challenging? Through our online series, we explored the power of universally designed blended learning models to achieve deeper learning outcomes. Recently, I had the privilege of meeting with a group of international educators in Dubai grappling with these challenges.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 1, 2022

And hybrid teaching will remain an important component of the schooling system. On top of that, it’s also important to be aware of self-efficacy’s benefits for students, which are: Achieve their goals more easily. Self-evaluate based on competency. Develop the ability to plan for future goals. Flip your remote classroom.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

Teacher collaboration has always been essential, but even more so during the past two school years as we faced new challenges in our practice. With all of us experiencing transitioning learning environments, we had to be flexible in our practice and open to new possibilities. What are the top benefits of teacher collaboration?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

Today, I interviewed Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and host of the Teacher Burnout Podcast and the Less Stressed Principal Podcast. Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and seasoned educator life coach, brings 14 years of invaluable experience in education. With a Ph.D.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Early on, I used more traditional strategies since this was a new arena for me. I basically became the sage on the stage and a master of direct instruction with little participant interaction. I thought I was doing a pretty good job as no one told me otherwise. In essence, my role is now more of a facilitator of learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. When I became a school-based tech coach six years ago, I faced these same struggles. It makes sense. It was frustrating.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. It’s not a rubric.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 20, 2022

How can teachers develop a practice of creativity and stay inspired in their classrooms? The webinar, hosted by Digital Promise as part of HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom initiative, highlights four strategies for encouraging creativity in students and how they stay creative in their own work: Practice a growth mindset.

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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! Advancement Courses Teacher Professional Development. To begin, I looked at professional development best practices for teachers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Key points: Schools should focus on teaching skills that have enduring value See also: Here’s why STEM Career Days are a great idea See also: Building a STEM pipeline needs to start in kindergarten For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page First came headlines about AI-driven cheating.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Social-emotional learning is a growing need for schools across the United States. However, teachers do not always have the time, resources, and proper training needed to really help students develop sustainable coping skills. Sharon Hoover, co-director of the University of Maryland-based National Center for School Mental Health.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 20, 2020

Can the Station Rotation Model work in a math class? I’ve coached math teachers who struggle to imagine designing their lessons using this model because the curriculum is so linear. to write a series of blogs about how she is using the Station Rotation Model in her math class. I am a digital teacher leader at my school.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The flipped classroom approach is emerging as a popular option within academic institutions, but many high school teachers remain unaware of the best flipped classroom activities to turn to for the in-person lesson component. 5 Suitable Flipped Classroom Activities for High Schools. Case Studies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's show, I talk with Mark Sparvell about a tool that has become essential to my lesson planning and work in my AP Computer Science Principles course: Bing Chat Enterprise. Thanks to those of you who emailed me to check on me. AIforEducators.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Think about all the things you do during a work day at school. On top of that, you have bills to manage, grocery lists to organize, laundry, meals to make. It’s a lot to keep on top of as an adult. This part of the brain helps us direct our behavior and emotions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Every school has a vibe, a culture, a feeling. Sometimes the same school can have a different vibe at different times during the year. Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Dr. Jim Van Allan is President of The Energy Bus for Schools.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Utilization of 3D printing in education has served to enrich learning experiences in schools and has made complex and advanced professional degree courses that much easier to impart. Read more: 3D printing in schools: Is it worth it? With the help of 3D scanners, a 3D model is first created of the object that is to be printed.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 30, 2021

It is no secret how we retain information, construct new knowledge, and develop competencies critical for success in the world of work and, more importantly, life. If there were a secret sauce, then that is it, but it's not as mysterious as one might think. It is a proven way to improve academic outcomes.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This 3-part blog series, featuring guest authors from Michigan Virtual , describes the formation of the Learning Continuity Workgroup and how it has supported their edtech procurement and decision-making processes. Three lessons learned on crowdsourcing K-12 innovations Lesson #1 — You have more shared challenges than unique ones.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Over the past couple of months, I have written extensively on the topic of remote learning. As I continually work with more and more districts and schools on an ongoing basis, ideas keep percolating in my mind as to the pedagogically-sound strategies that educators can use now.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 18, 2022

This means that nowadays, many schools are beyond the times where all students simply strive for the same goal of just a job and merely just sit quietly and listen. Videos, television, and movies are nothing new, but how we can optimize them for learning is relatively new. What is Video-Assisted Learning?

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Like many other organizations, schools had to figure out how to provide a balanced solution. Though not created during the pandemic, many institutions adopted the hyflex model in the last couple of years. The hybrid part you understand thanks to COVID-19. The flexible part introduces the concept of when it occurs.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 9, 2022

I teach at two Title 1 schools with primarily Hispanic students. My mission in working with my students includes helping them gain knowledge and skills to situate them to be competitive with more privileged students when they get to high school and college. develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. A wave of new laws across the country is attempting to transform how elementary school children learn to read.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Learn about this method of curriculum development and teaching and see if it is right for you. Learn about this method of curriculum development and teaching and see if it is right for you. Jon Bergmann - Bio as Submitted.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 15, 2019

I was still a high school principal and not a trained speaker and presenter. Thus, I basically just shared what my teachers and students were doing at New Milford High School (NJ) and the evidence that showed how our implementations of innovative ideas were improving student outcomes as well as teaching, learning, and leadership practices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 23, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we continue with the series, '80 Days of AI and AI,' after a much-needed summer break, this interview with my student, William, marks a return to the learning journey. How does this inform our understanding of the importance of effective prompting in teaching?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

Players have one goal: To survive. This is especially important with multi-player games like Minecraft (you will close the system at school, but that may not be the case in the student’s home). A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of should catch the attention of teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2024

When Satya Nitta worked at IBM, he and a team of colleagues took on a bold assignment: Use the latest in artificial intelligence to build a new kind of personal digital tutor. Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators.

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Whether you’re new to teaching, need a refresher or are based outside of the classroom, understanding the foundations of good teaching is important. The Cambridge Dictionary defines pedagogy as “the study of the methods and activities of teaching.” Further, it’s based on educational psychology, philosophy and theories of learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As a teacher committed to improving teaching and improving our professional development, I'm thrilled to share this conversation about how professional development can and is improving. So, today, we're peeling back the curtain on Whitsby, a platform launched at ISTE. You’ll be glad you did.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Do you ever worry that core subjects are getting lost in the muddle of all the other stuff that is becoming part of the accepted curriculum in K-12 schools? getting good grades on civics, history. getting good grades on civics, history. The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. Civics games. How Laws are Made.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Guided and independent practice look different in the online classroom than in the physical one. Independent practice is one of the principles of effective instruction that teachers shouldn’t overlook. Independent practice should reflect the most important parts of the lesson. Get students used to new activities.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The overall goal and focus of the partnership have been to help them get the most out of the devices that were rolled out a few years ago across the entire K-12 district as part of a 1:1 implementation. I realized early on that I consistently see all of these in action regularly through my coaching work in schools across the country.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

When Adriana Cervantes-González started school in California as a child, it was at a time when state policy was determined to get all English-learning students proficient in the language within one year. That meant that bilingual education was out, in favor of English immersion. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For Jackson, the question of how to model manhood is an obsession, something he thinks about all the time. He’s worked with kids since 2018 through Wings for Kids, a nonprofit that operates after-school programs in Georgia and South Carolina. He’s taught music, drawing on his experiences in music production.

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