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. Listening skills and learning can be improved with podcasting. Today’s show will help you understand one of the simplest technologies to use in the classroom: podcasting.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2020

Two months after the COVID-19 crisis forced educators across the United States to leave their classrooms and start teaching online, the scope of the changes and challenges have now become clear, and educational leaders have started to identify what’s working and what still needs improvement. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures before class and use class time to work on assignments and group projects. It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional structure in which students first learn from a teacher’s in-class instruction. van Alten, referring to a flipped classroom, in an email interview.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

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! Welcome to episode 299 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. Can innovation experiences improve classroom management?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

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. ” These students might have ADHD or just aren’t engaged through typical classroom experiences. I’m using Bloomz in my classroom. Learn more about Bloomz.

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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. In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids. Host: Vicki Davis.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Drawing from peer-reviewed research papers, I’ve made sure to include diverse and illustrative examples that showcase how blended learning is being implemented across different educational contexts. Auster (2016) integrated screencasts into her Introductory Sociology course, applying what she describes as a supplemental model.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

Since then, my classroom has changed. Welcome to episode 297 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. In this episode, Annette Lang and I discuss how her decision to “innovate like a turtle” has transformed her classroom. In this episode, you’ll learn: How can a teacher innovate when they have no time?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Lack of focus plagues almost every aspect of education. In today’s show, George Couros points out the importance of simplicity in schools, in the classroom, and in our personal lives. You’ll learn easy tips to apply in your life as a teacher. Welcome to episode 301 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

So what will be the future of higher education, and how will it survive against this hostile backdrop? Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. The first, undesirable form of disruption stops us from getting to where we wish to be.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In August 2020, she signed up for a new program designed to provide people working in school settings the chance to turn their job into an undergraduate degree in education, at a low cost. We are pulling people literally off the streets to fill spots in a classroom,” she said. She takes her online classes at night or on weekends.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 9, 2011

Despite the misconceptions held by the general public regarding online learning, several comparative studies have determined that there is no significant difference in the outcomes of online classrooms when compared to traditional face-to-face classrooms. Rice 2006). 2006): 425-448. 29 Apr 2011.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Working in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education and Emmy Award Winning Director, Allyson Rockwell, the Mason-Lake and Oceana ISDs are working on a documentary film chronicling the success in the pilot kindergarten and second grade iPad classrooms in Ludington, Michigan. psid=2011-09-29.1440.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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techlearning

MARCH 28, 2018

Founded in 2006, AdvancED is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. The organization serves as a trusted partner to 34,000 educational institutions ?

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. The latest, MEDSKL , aims to provide comprehensive medical content for use inside and outside the classroom. Nobody really knows yet what works for online learning,” he says. “A

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Some of this is a result of an influx of Silicon Valley types in recent years — people with no ties to education or education technology who think that their ignorance and lack of expertise is a strength. Narratives about the “factory model of education” and whatnot. I mean forgetting what happened five, ten years ago.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 22, 2012

This is the second in a series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future' Yesterday's post can be found on this link. Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 11, 2015

As teaching candidates progress through teacher education programs, they should be exploring , evaluating , and applying methods and tools for effective instruction in the dynamic learning environments that exist in today’s K-12 schools. These courses include blended methods and technologies for blended learning environments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Join us on Wednesday, April 20th, for a very special live and interactive event with educators from Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco. We''ll be discussing the political changes taking place in the Middle East, the impact of technology on both politics and education, and student-to-student interactions worldwide. Dr. Edwin H.

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Learning Confluence

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I would like to get on with my career in Higher Education (what career?)… I have blogged now since 2006… and looking back at February 2008 was quite interesting. This post brings back memories of the many technical issues we had due to ‘those who know more than educators’ continued to block Web 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Event and Recording Page : [link] Julie Young began her career as a classroom teacher and has since served as an administrator and leading e-Learning expert and advocate. She is a frequent national conference speaker and has played an important role in charting the course of virtual K-12 education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org, the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. ITVS''s Community Classroom program provides free film based resources for educators. SERIES “GeoGebra Institute of Iran” , w ith host Maria Droujkova.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I hope it helps starts some conversation about what matters in the classroom. You can also use and create breakout educational experiences. And now we do global projects every single year in my classroom, and have since 2006. Well, I realized that the learning doesn’t really stop now. How about you?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Connected Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2016

So, I’m excited to announce a project I’ve co-created with my friends Angela Maiers from Choose2Matter, and Alefiya Bhatia from Crescerance/MAD-Learn to create the MAD about Mattering global collaborative app development project. My dear friend and former Flat Classroom administrator Lisa Durff is also involved.).

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 81(1), 32-42. The process of community-building in distance learning classes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 30(3), 201-215. British Journal of Educational Technology, 28, 199-217. Journal of Educational Computing, 17(4), 397-431.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

VLACS is headquartered in a former high school in Exeter, New Hampshire — a brick edifice used for a century until the town opened a new high school in 2006. The only students here now are in photos, like the one of a VLACS graduation ceremony that hangs in a classroom turned conference room. Those ceremonies are amazing.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families. Rainey, his maternal grandma, returned to New Orleans before her family, in late 2006, replacing her destroyed family home with a modular structure set on cinderblock pilings.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Rob Lippincott, PBS PBS is working toward making more content digital (after spending over 40 years making TV educational). Examples of their initiatives include PBS TeacherLine, PBS LearningMedia, CPB Ready to Learn (PBS Kids), PBS Kids Lab (learning games). The New Digital Learning Environment II.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. His paltry education was much like that of dozens of other children in the GNETS system whose experiences this reporter researched.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

Join me Wednesday, August 8th, at an early time , for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel with Stephen Downes, Howard Gardner, Alfie Kohn, and Gary Stager to talk about the need to reform the education reform movement. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 27, 2013

If we scratch just below the surface of education, and we examine the nature of knowledge, we see an interesting challenge. Personalised tools lead to personalised learning, and the impact of this should not be underestimated. What we do with that knowledge will determine the future of education. We all are. References Bates, T.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Education at the University of Kansas Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas and a professor in Educational Leadership at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

As for the title Reverend, I was given that nickname by Chip German (then CIO of University of Mary Washington) back in 2006 or 2007. I think because I started to sound a bit like a fervent preacher when I started talking about teaching, learning and technology. 2) You''ve had quite a distinguished career in education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The island has faced corruption and mismanagement in local government, billions of dollars in debt and mass emigration that has caused a critical loss of professionals and essentially halved the island’s student population in 15 years, from almost 550,000 in 2006 to 276,413 in 2021. is often ignored in conversations about U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

Fifty years have passed since Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 went into effect. The law guarantees the right to an education for pregnant and parenting students. Some educators still believe that having pregnant or parenting teens in school or providing services like nurseries will encourage other students to get pregnant.

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