The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

How to improve learning and listening in the classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today’s show will help you understand one of the simplest technologies to use in the classroom: podcasting. Welcome to episode 298 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2020

Michelle Cottrell-Williams on episode 603 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Bravery, vulnerability, acceptance of others, acceptance of yourself — these can be difficult things to teach. Today’s guest, Michelle Cottrell-Williams talks about how she teaches this in her classroom.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In fact, hyflex classes were originally developed in 2006. He shared the concept in 2006 and laid out four principles for every hyflex class. “We Some students may have anxiety issues that prevent them from learning comfortably in a classroom. There are two major challenges for hyflex classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We took our school from a physical school on a Friday to a distance learning campus by Monday. I also know that that I too have a lot to learn, even though I’ve been teaching online since 2006 and have collaborated globally for years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Cool Cat Teacher, established December 9, 2005 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. After 10 years of blogging, this blog birthday has me grateful for the several million teachers who have dropped by and given my work a read. On this day in 2005, I started blogging. Who You Are.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2019

Jody Carrington From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students need our help to regulate their own emotions. Understanding these simple principles can help us connect, improve classroom management, and be better teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Principal Brad Gustafson, author of Reclaiming Our Calling: Hold on to the Heart, Mind, and Hope of Education , inspires us to find our reason for teaching and being an educator again. Today’s sponsor: Empatico.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. This blog post is sponsored by Adobe. Video is the modern essay.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton. So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

To help cultivate responsible decision-making in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: How can I help students evaluate situations to identify the potential benefits and consequences of different decisions? Classroom management, promoting positive behaviors and reducing unproductive behaviors.

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Prodigy

APRIL 10, 2018

It doesn’t have to be this dramatic, like a movie scene you’d watch in a media literacy lesson, but poor classroom management will almost assuredly elevate your stress and burnout rates. Unfortunately, 2006 research […].

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

The 8th Innovator's Mindset with George Couros From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. George Couros talks about how to make learning meaningful in our classroom. When he says that innovative classrooms have less classroom management issues, I’ve found this to be true!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2016

Every Classroom Matters episode 209 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. According to a 2015 Outdoor Recreation report (linked in resources) , outdoor recreation is at its lowest levels since the report began in 2006. We need to take kids out into nature! Listen to the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

A simple strategy any teacher can use to improve teaching From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Since then, my classroom has changed. Welcome to episode 297 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. Can any teacher apply these principles and make their classroom better?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

(and captivate your bored students) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Welcome to episode 295 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. In this episode, Leanna Prater and I discuss how to use play in the classroom to teach. I’m using Bloomz in my classroom. Leanna Prater, M.A.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

(and prevent problems online) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Welcome to episode 296 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. Today’s show has the Episode 296 Listening Guide to help you take notes and to implement what you learn in your classroom. Learn more about Bloomz.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As the most watched speaker in TED’s history, Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED talk, Do Schools Kill Creativity has been viewed online over 40 million times and seen by an estimated 350 million people in 160 countries. Read more: Practical applications of Constructivism in the online classroom. Changing Education Paradigms. Till next time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Innovator's Mindset with George Couros From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, George Couros points out the importance of simplicity in schools, in the classroom, and in our personal lives. Welcome to episode 301 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast.

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Learning With Lucie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In this post I walk down memory lane to a time when I chose to pilot a ''new'' blogging platform (TypePad) and liked it so much I stayed with it for nearly a decade. Looking back at my first post on TypePad I find it ironic that I''m taking on the challenge of moving back to Blogger as my main blogging platform. So why switch back?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 22, 2016

Keep Your Phone from Waking You Up From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I was interviewing John Medina, author of Brain Rules, for a future episode of Every Classroom Matters. Not sleeping? You might need to turn off blue light on your phone.

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Neo LMS

MAY 8, 2018

Wing ’s ACM article “ Computational Thinking ” published in 2006. I have really enjoyed discovering more about computational thinking, and although the eagle-eyed among our readers will no doubt be decrying: “But that’s how I already teach in my classrooms!” appeared first on NEO BLOG. What is Computational Thinking?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’ve been going most years since 2006 and while it overwhelms me, it is truly an awesome learning experience. Last year, their classroom of the future was really cool but this year, they are leveling it up. ISTE 2018 is here again.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Schools today offer a greater level of technology infrastructure than just a few years ago, and there is no longer a significant need for a State formula grant program targeted specifically on (and limited to) the effective integration of technology into schools and classrooms.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Self-training apps on the iPad allow students to practice outside of the classroom and increased the amount of time students spend practicing.

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Learning With Lucie

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

With the onslaught of ''ice bucket'' challenges happening all around us lately, I almost overlooked this challenge from colleague , +Bonnie Birdsall to join her in Te@ch Thought''s 30 day blogging challenge towards more reflective teaching. However, the first reflection prompt fit quite nicely to kick off this 30 day blogging challenge.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 11, 2018

Allowing students to create podcasts or work on websites, write blog posts or use 3-D printers certainly engages students and shows them what is possible. SAMR Model -The SAMR Model was introduced by Ruben Puentedura in 2006. Specifically, what does that look like? On its surface technology can make learning more fun and engaging.

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The 21st Century Principal

JULY 23, 2013

My first classroom didn''t have a phone in it and the prime piece of technology I had was one of those old fashioned turntables. That was the extent of the technology in my classroom at the time, and yes I did have a chalkboard and colored chalk that students enjoyed using to share drawings and messages on my chalkboard throughout the day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Since its start in 2006 by a former teacher, it’s grown to over 3.4 million education-oriented Pre-K through High School lesson plans, curricula, videos, classroom activities, assessments, books, bulletin board ideas, classroom decorations, interactive notebooks, task cards, Common Core resources, and more.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Whether providing lessons for sick kids or giving parents a weekly update on classroom activities, livestreams and podcasts offer teachers yet another way to connect with their students and families. Teachers need to have a classroom page or account where students and teachers will access livestreams and archived events.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2017

Koehler, who co-authored a paper in 2006 and another one in 2008 , referring to the above core idea with these exact words. This is one reason they are reluctant to using technology in the classroom. The post Educators can no longer ignore the TPACK framework appeared first on NEO BLOG. Mishra and M.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JULY 19, 2016

Ever since Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success came out in 2006, terms like fixed and growth mindsets have become staple buzzwords in education. Carol Dweck Revisits the ‘Growth Mindset’ Creating the Context for Growth Mindsets in the Classroom.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

When I taught fifth grade, a new Shapegram greeted students in our Google Classroom for their morning message every Wednesday. Learning in Hand started in 2002 as part of my classroom website. I live in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and after 12 years of self-employment, I returned to classroom teaching for the 2018-2019 school year.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This is a repost from my 2009 blog series on the same subject. Communication, including speech, clothing and actions all serve to signal our cultural identities and group membership (Pahl and Rowsell, 2006). 2006) New Literacies: Everyday Practices and Classroom Learning. Tomorrow: The network nation References Adar, E.,

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration transcends classroom boundaries, involving a myriad of stakeholders – colleagues, students, parents, and the broader educational community. Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. Recent research reinforces this perspective.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 13, 2010

He has taught Participatory Media and Collective Action (UC Berkeley, SIMS , Fall 2005, 2006, 2007), Virtual Community/Social Media (Stanford, Fall 2007, 2008; UC Berkeley, Spring 2008, 2009), Toward a Literacy of Cooperation (Stanford, Winter, 2005), and Digital Journalism (Stanford University Winter, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She has a blog on Education Week. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? Blog: [link].

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The PL2C Blog

MAY 2, 2017

Instructional strategies, not specific technology tools, have been found to be the key to effective implementation and positive outcomes when using technology ( Okojie, 2006 ). She is the author of several books, including Cell Phones in the Classroom and Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web 2.0. and Canada.

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