The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2019

Helping Kids with Emotional Dysregulation with Dr. Jody Carrington From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students need our help to regulate their own emotions. I completed my pre-doctoral residency in Nova Scotia in 2006 where I trained primarily in Cognitive-Behavioural and Narrative approaches.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 236 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Now, last time in episode 231 , we discussed education reform in Virginia and how they have been moving away from overtesting. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blog: [link] Twitter: @stantonalana. For more on this, read my 2006 Post About How a Disney Cruise changed my views on education.) Therefore, they designed events with intentionality, particularly on the first day and the last night.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 4, 2018

We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. We need to see education for what it is - the means to draw out the best from children and give them the best preparation to thrive in the world. This process promotes 'a different way of being' teachers (Bolton, 2006).

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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. I’ve been partnering with SMART promoting their Give Greatness program designed to recognize educators with classroom equipment.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. I was certainly speaking for a time before the advent of what is now referred to as Web 2.0 Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. Changing Times It is now time to take stock. or the ‘social web’.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thank you, Pam for your time and wisdom and I hope everyone has enjoyed this four-part series with a truly remarkable educator. Vicki: So, educators, we’ve gotten so many great thoughts here.

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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. Dr. Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. She has a blog on Education Week. Thanks, Doug!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 231 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Anyone who uses Twitter regularly will tell you that they meet many people online who have a mutual interest, and often find their connections through other people they mutually follow.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 241 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I can’t even remember how long it’s been since you and I met, but just how much you shaped me and understanding that we can have educational excellence and less testing. You don’t have to choose!

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The Electric Educator

MAY 9, 2011

Rice 2006). While this is encouraging, it is also clear that not every student is destined to be successful in an online learning environment: “The undeniable fact is that some students succeed in the virtual educational environment and some fail just as they do in traditional classroom environments. References: Rice, Kerry Lynn. "A

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

This is number 4 in the series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future.' Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. References Barsky, E. geotagging).

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The Electric Educator

MAY 11, 2011

Fride (2001 in Rice 2006) discovered that the amount of engagement by the adult supervisor seemed to influence the amount of and quality of participation by students. Closely associated with mentor support is the importance of parental support (Rice 2006). References: Rice, Kerry Lynn. "A 2006): 425-448. 29 Apr 2011.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 21, 2015

Van Dijck (2013) calls this phenomenon the culture of connectivity , but it has been spoken of by many others including Jenkins (2006) who argued that the prevailing culture was convergence - where old and new media combined to create new and distinctly different social contexts. References Castells, M. Cambridge: Polity Press.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 12, 2011

Rice (2006) indicates that “younger students need to be provided guidance in developing characteristics of successful distance students.” As Rice (2006) concludes, the effectiveness of distance education appears to have more to do with who is teaching, who is learning, and how that learning is accomplished and less to do with the medium.

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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. It syncs and works on all platforms.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. IE: the hard copy books of the reference section of our library) I do! But who are we kidding? It ain''t goin away folks!

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

I started blogging in 2006, a few months after I saw the amazing (& now retired TL) Francey Harris’s present her landmark blog, Gargoyles Loose in the Library at my first AASL05 in Pittsburgh. If you''re just trying to stat a web presence my usual advice, when asked, is start with a Wiki , Twitter , and not a blog ! Pay it forward!

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

we''ll refer them to their list! I''m gonna post more consistently on our Facebook page, really push for more Twitter reviews (we did them in-school last year!), on Twitter! It was really hard giving up the school library blog I started in 2006 & move to Edublogs but it ended up being a WONDERFUL thing!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 9, 2015

by Grant Wiggins , Authentic Education. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. To talk of feedback, in other words, is to refer to some notable consequence of one’s actions, in light of an intent. To get a hit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Vicki Davis on episode 205 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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. Do you agree or disagree? Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 5, 2018

Aimee Ross on episode 266 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. Aimee: Several years ago — I think it was 2006 — a student gave me a book for Christmas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As shown below, well-designed serious games can teach, educate, and inspire. Therefore, we educators need to educate ourselves on game based learning. Games are fun.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 10, 2011

Hammond 2000 in Rice 2006). Rice (2006) indicates that the importance of positive relationships between teachers and students is critical to student retention. 2005 in Rice 2006) indicate that a significant correlation between teacher effectiveness and the number of professional development hours they have logged. 29 Apr 2011.

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Educator Innovator

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

At the end of July, Project Zero held its seventh annual Future of Learning institute for educators. ” Taking a broad conception of citizenship, the institute explored how educators might support youth to develop the skills and dispositions to engage meaningfully with others in their own communities and in the wider world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Wesley Fryer on episode 572 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Deep fake videos are now possible. You can take courses on helpful topics like classroom management, teacher wellness, education technology, special education classes and more.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Some blame their teachers, some blame the textbooks, some blame the state for not prioritizing public education funding. 0 — Number of fourth-grade classrooms in Mississippi that use a social studies textbook published more recently than 2006. “It It refers to the “Civil Rights Movement” once. For the study of U.S.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Bonus points if you catch that movie reference!) I started my first blog in 2006 after my first AASL05 in Pittsburgh. If you''re just trying to start a web presence my advice is to start with a Wiki , Twitter , or Scoopit , and not a blog ! Any education blog in any country can be nominated and win! Why 11 tips?

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

It''s a reference to a film club some friends and I imagined wherein we would watch Mario Bava films on Tuesday nights. 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. 2) You''ve had quite a distinguished career in education. CUNY''s Ph.D.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. Seymour, as my friend Gary Stager has described him , was the “inventor of everything (good) in education.” This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. I do so in Seymour’s memory.

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