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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. Dr. Alexander’s Twitter: @ educatoralex. Desiree Alexander.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. Shortly after arriving in the Houston area I was contacted by Cheryl Fisher , a local CFISD elementary principal. Well, my daughter, on her own without much pressure from my wife and I, decided to attend Wells Elementary.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In 2002, Jon received the Presidential Award for Excellence for Math and Science Teaching; and in 2010, he was a Semi-Finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year. Jon Bergmann - Bio as Submitted. Jon Bergmann is one of the pioneers of the Flipped Classroom.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

Learning in Hand started in 2002 as part of my classroom website. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school. Tony on Twitter: @tonyvincent. © Shake Up Learning 2020.

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How to Transition from Summer Break to the First Days of School

Waterford

You may even want to start a Facebook group or Twitter account for parents. [11] Use these first day of school read-alouds to teach social skills to your elementary students: David Goes to School by David Shannon. Canadian Medical Association Journal, September 2002, 167(6), pp. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi. by Harry Allard.

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @jcorippo. Contact Jon: jcorippo@cue.org Twitter: @ jcorippo. Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. Listen Now.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran on episode 231 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. Twitter: @pammoran. In today’s episode, she talks about the transformation, why they needed change, and implementing successful change.