The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Michael Cohen aka the Tech Rabbi on episode 448 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Michael Cohen, aka the Tech Rabbi, and author of Education by Design talks about classroom design. We should design the classroom environment for learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

SAN MATEO, California and NEW YORK, New York — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, announced that it has acquired TPT (otherwise known as Teachers Pay Teachers), which offers the world’s largest catalog of educator-created content and tools for digital instruction.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2022

The key to lasting success in school is teaching academic skills as soon as a child is ready to learn. When Do Children Learn to Read? While most children begin reading in kindergarten or first grade, learning to read isn’t as simple as picking up a book. But how do we know when they’re ready? How Language Skills Affect Reading.

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Learning With Lucie

APRIL 8, 2017

I would have to say that my experience started in the late 90's when were first learned how to publish on the web using HTML and FTP, but in 2006 when I discovered blogging tool I quickly knew that a new digital portfolio platform had been born. I answered the phone to learn that the a plane had just flown into the World Trade Center.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Having co-authored the US’s first parents’ guide to teen social networking, published in 2006, she has also contributed to a number of books and publications, most recently Bullying: Perspectives, Practice and Insights (Council of Europe, 2017).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition” become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed with it. And yet it remains the most underrated and underutilized learning principle in the history of education. So what’s “the tea?”

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Now is a particularly helpful time to consider implementing blended or hybrid learning, two strategies that allow for independent or remote learning. We’ve put together a quick primer on what blended and hybrid learning strategies are and why they might have a place in your classroom. Blended Learning vs. Hybrid Learning.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

YouTube may be a rabbit-hole of clickable memes and fun compilations, but it’s also home to some essential watching for teachers and parents looking to understand not only key EdTech trends, but also the nuances of current K12 and higher education debates. Changing Education Paradigms. Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on blended learning. In our previous posts, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also examined various models of blended learning. Auster ‘s Study In an innovative approach to blended learning, Carol J.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

But even over summer break, students still need educational opportunities so they can return to school strong and ready to learn more. One of the most common causes of the achievement gap , or the differences in scores between disadvantaged and advantaged children, is summer learning loss (also known as the summer slide).

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Online class growth has been consistent for the past 13 years, and more than a quarter of higher education students (or 28%) are enrolled in at least one online course. Also, Imo Education predicts that by 2019 at least 50% of all classes will be delivered online. Dr. Bennett, please tell us about your background in education.

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

Studies show that a family’s engagement has a direct positive impact on a child’s learning success. When families are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support they need to develop a lifelong love of learning. With involvement, teachers hold the primary responsibility to set educational goals.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning’s Math and English Language Arts products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students’ academic achievement and confidence.

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Education Elements

JUNE 22, 2016

When I started writing Disrupting Class in 2006, I was stunned to learn that our school systems—not just in the United States, but throughout most of the world—were not built to optimize learning. They were built to standardize the way we teach and test and for sorting.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

One of the most powerful learnings from my training as a counselor was a comment I heard at a conference, Counselors need to be purveyors of hope since many clients get in trouble and/or seek counseling due to a lack of hope. I believe that educators do more counseling of children and young people than any other profession.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and professional development supporting discussion-based primary source analysis online and in other learning settings. History curriculum.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

George Couros talks about how to make learning meaningful in our classroom. In this episode, George Couros and I discuss how to make meaningful learning experiences. In this episode, you’ll learn: How can we make more meaningful learning experiences for teachers? Learn about Revision Assistant.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2023

His career in education began teaching high school social studies in two public school districts in Connecticut. Following his graduate research at Columbia University, Tom began writing and speaking nationally about his practical experiences teaching and iterating blended learning models.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Six months into his tenure as Discovery Education’s new CEO, I had the chance to Zoom in with Jeremy Cowdrey as he reflected on the state of education post-pandemic and the persistent need for edtech innovations. Cowdrey was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Imagine Learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2021

New Lesson Recommendations feature helps teachers understand where students are in their math learning to support academic growth toward proficiency. Last year, DreamBox launched DreamBox Predictive Insights, which shows educators early in the school year how each student is likely to perform on grade level state tests in the spring.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

DreamBox Learning ®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected DreamBox Learning Math to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate student learning loss.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Rider oversees career and technical education in Allen Parish, a region of rural Louisiana known for pine forests and the state’s largest casino. About 85 percent of high school graduates in 2019 had taken at least one course in career and technical education, or CTE. Louisiana bet big on career education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have created more than 30 global collaborative projects in that time, co-winning the ISTE Online learning award with that first project in 2006. I think Empatico provides a fantastic opportunity for every classroom, and I hope you join in the powerful learning experiences!

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 11, 2018

On its surface technology can make learning more fun and engaging. However, what is lacking from many of the discussions is what pedagogical impacts the use of technology can have on learning. Sure, learning should be fun, but if it’s not effective then what’s the point? What do these letters mean and why do I need both?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Secretary of Education Richard W. ” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. .” On November 22, 1996, U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

“They apologized for it and said that they really believe that teachers are trying to honor the experiences of Indigenous people by writing lessons that would be shared in classrooms,” says Dupuis, a Toronto-based author and educator who advocates for Indigenous education. Many were removed after that article was published.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This free tool helps educators around the world connect their students. I’ve been collaborating globally since 2006 and have seen the power it has to help children be more accepting of people different from themselves. Just go to www.coolcatteacher.com/empatico to learn more. Today’s sponsor: Empatico. Bio of Dr. Brian S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2023

Many found a way to continue their studies through informal tutoring centers, but those too have come under increased scrutiny as the government continues to crack down on women and girls’ access to education. Like a walking dead”: Being a teenage girl who wants to study under Taliban rule By Mahsa Kosha I was born in 2006.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2017

The core idea behind it is that a great teacher must perfectly know (Knowledge) the subject being taught (Content), how to deliver it so that a student learns it (Pedagogy) and also how to choose and use the right technology in doing so (Technology). Context is all about students and their learning needs. Mishra and M.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

Growth mindset posters for classroom Introducing growth mindset into the classroom has become an essential aspect of modern education. These posters (available on Amazon) play an important part in creating a learning environment that fosters creativity, perseverance, and personal growth.

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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. This free tool helps educators around the world connect their students.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Metacognition is defined as thinking about one’s thinking or learning. More formally, “metacognition was originally referred to as the knowledge about and the regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes” (Veenman, Van Hout-Wolters, & Afflerbach, 2006, p.3). SMART Goal Setting.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Although it costs state, local and federal governments an estimated $90 billion a year, we know very little about whether special education services are actually helping students with disabilities learn more. The New York study focused only on children with specific learning disabilities, which is the largest disability category.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 25, 2021

My journey is not the only long, twisty, bumpy one in higher education (and, unfortunately, we lose too many faculty along the way). I’d much rather be working with educators, creating new resources, or sharing and interacting with others. But somehow I made it through and checked all of the boxes necessary for the final hoop jump.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How is AI currently utilized in higher education? Next semester, my students will spend time working with prompt writing, reflecting on LLM output and reflecting on when knowledge and learning matter versus when human-AI hybrid writing makes sense. In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

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