Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

One of the biggest hurdles I encountered working with teachers using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model was their lack of time to design. We need to think of AI as a powerful thought partner, inspiring us to design with purpose and creativity in a fraction of the time we could have done this work before.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2024

It is time to share with a wider audience, and the Darton Foundation, in their effort to raise money for student scholarships, has created an opportunity for people around the world to have two hours with me as I share the basics, the ethics, the practical uses, and the uses that should concern all of us.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's episode, we're celebrating World Compliment Day; I find myself reflecting on the profound impact that giving compliments can have—not just on the recipients but on us as givers. I've been noticing how hard you've been working.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

According to CNBC, the United States has the NSA and FBI preparing to combat deepfakes and misinformation as the US prepares for the 2024 election. Using faces I generated from ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com , I asked students to vote on which face(s) were real. Use of AI to help learning math: Work a problem out completely.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

In honor of Martin Luther King: MLK Day in the US is the third Monday of January, this year, January 15, 2024. If you’re an edtech company interested in helping spread Ask a Tech Teacher resources to everyone, contact us at askatechteacher@gmail.com. We can add you to the sidebar, review your product, or another sponsor activity.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Not only does this often lead to resentment, but it can also inhibit people from doing their best work. I am sure many of us can recount numerous instances during our careers when directives have been leveled down by a leader(s). We end up following through with them in many cases because we are subordinate instead of empowered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I'll also give you tips on creating a workflow that works for you. We all need to find a system that works for us and we need to choose tools that align with our individual preferences and workflows. I hope you enjoy picking out the notebook service that works for you. I've been using it for a long time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 22, 2024

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] “The content presented in this blog are the result of creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Now I can’t remember if my twin brother and I were actually in a year-long program or just a set number of days where high school students worked with us. The first was a big wooden train that all of us would fight over to play with, as it was the most popular toy at the time. She empowered us to rethink normal.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we start this year, each of us is in different circumstances. I rebel against anyone with a “one size fits all” plan that works for everybody. Each of us has a different approach to life and planning.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Everyone wants to feel that they belong where they work. Employees have also told me that their sense of belonging is a key reason they want to work for the company. Empathetic leaders work to provide time and support for staff so that they can do their job to the best of their ability. Move beyond “one-size-fits-all.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

While that can be typical, we also want to consider the habits that will help us teach long-term with a high quality of life. link] Blog: [link] Podcast: [link] Show Notes Takeaways: Setting Boundaries: Establishing clear boundaries, especially regarding communication with parents and managing work time, is crucial to prevent burnout.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

With all of us experiencing transitioning learning environments, we had to be flexible in our practice and open to new possibilities. When it came to professional development, in the absence of being together in the physical space, we had to explore and learn what worked the best. We all need a way to continue learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

He served on the Working Group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. And so I realized that it was a resource that I have never seen that I know that parents could find extremely useful because it's a matter of putting it in the child's hands for them to understand what they need to do to learn independently.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2024

Signups for the annual Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention US Nationals start March 29, 2024 (that’s today–publication day for this article). RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2024 will be held at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, MI on June 5-7, 2024.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

The amount of effort put forth resulted in me working much harder than I should have been. Now, this represented an excellent first step, but probably the most impactful shift to the way I not only thought but worked, came in the unsuspecting form of a little blue bird and a tool called Twitter in 2009. Life is all about choices.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

Truth be told, getting better is hard work, no matter the context. Many factors, such as fear and comfort, can lead us in this direction. There is always work to be done and effective educators embrace this wholeheartedly. What will tell us whether or not we are successful? Why are our practices effective or not?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. A two-time Teacher of the Year award winner, she has 18 years of classroom experience working with K–8 students.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2023

They CONNECT, INSPIRE, EMPOWER, and UNITE us often when it is most needed. While research paves the way and shows us how to elicit emotion to engage others, there are also many other critical elements to be aware of when developing a narrative. Your work and that of your students is downright amazing. Be proud and share.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 4, 2024

known as the rapping mathematician, but he has a message for all of us. Alex Kajitani (02:23) for many of us who teach different classes, you can start anew that very next class. It didn't work very well. a lot of us just we didn't see this coming, right? Why don't you come join us? “You're a teacher now.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

Before you hire an outside helper for your school(s), here are some questions you might ask… Are we bringing in this person to actually help us do something? How does this work fit in with our other current initiatives? How will we help our employees, students, and families understand the connections with our other work?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Additionally, I'm testing some new AI tools to see if it is practical to return to a five-day-a-week episode, and the best way to work through workflow is to do it more frequently. Remixable templates as a starting point for student work 11:09 Tip 7. Voiceover for reflection and sharing creative work. Let's see how it goes!

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 7, 2022

But it’s an investment that soon pays itself off both financially and in general well-being as the savings stack up and you begin to take control over the way you work. With the recent increase in flexible work arrangements, we are now more in control of our working lives than ever before. Remote work is not a fad.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 5, 2024

Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization of critical race theory. I’m asking us to think more societally. It’s about all of us. ” It’s about time for us to learn how to fight the bull.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

That said, getting such large organizations to work together can be very difficult. Respect for Relationships Additionally, I hope that respect for the relationship between teacher and student and the partnership between teachers and parents are respected and that AI can be a tool to work in conjunction with parents and teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2024

His belief that “every student is a success story waiting to be told” has led him to work with teachers and administrators to create positive school cultures and build effective relationships that facilitate learning for all students. You know, you reference Hattie's work. We can go back even further and reference Maslow's work.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2022

At face value, it is relatively straightforward while conveying how the use of technology can move from enhancement to transformation. The SAMR Model has provided us with a good lens to observe firsthand the need for proper planning prior to investing large amounts of money on technology. They are doing most of the work.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Additionally, this is the 24th segment in the 80 Days of AI and HI, where I'm working to help all of us understand how human intelligence and artificial intelligence can work together in the modern classroom in ways that improve learning. It can be done and should be done in the right way. tool named ChatGPT.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is happening at the US policy level with the coronavirus health crisis? Listen to Tom Murray Talk about US Education Policy in the Coronavirus Health Crisis Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Securly

MARCH 5, 2024

How does Securly Discern work? ” Bharath Madhusudan Co-Founder / CEO, Securly Beta customer success stories Ahead of its launch, Securly worked closely with beta customers, and Discern’s impact was both immediate and remarkable. It was something I would have never even thought about! The sky’s the limit.”

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The Jose Vilson

MARCH 13, 2024

Some people would snicker at the idea of discussing various identities as part of professional practice, but in talking to teachers the way I do, identity informs not just their current work, but why they’ve stayed. Some of us even created our own summit for these times of uncertainty.)

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this article, we’ll explore the four ingredients that allowed us to create a grassroots educational leadership movement in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading in the Face of VUCA The acronym VUCA has seen use in corporate lingo recently and stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2022

A powerful, accessible professional learning cohort experience requires intentionality in its design, balancing the stated outcomes of the work with the needs of the target audience. A priority for us was to design an application experience that focused on asking applicants only what we needed to inform our decision-making.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 31, 2023

But, for six minutes, I had to believe that all the work I put up to that point would carry me past this goalpost because it was out of my hands. Then, I sat there for a few minutes, wondering what this all meant for the work I wanted to do and the person I wanted to be. I saw myself and my work clearly. But to what end?

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Josie Ahlquist

APRIL 10, 2024

Deadlines dance in our heads, inboxes are overflowing, back-to-back events are scheduled, student and community crises loom, and summer just can’t come quick enough.But what if, instead of just surviving through the academic year — we lean into this work with humanity intact?

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

They also set up a randomized controlled trial, which is designed to measure whether the intervention worked and changed science learning and achievement, Schneider says. That gives us the tools that we need to be able to solve problems that we may not know how to do, but we can take the challenge, and we can find out how to fix it.”

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