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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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 15, 2018

I’ve been at this since 2006 and every time I write here my heart sings (2,218 posts and counting!). a few thoughts on blogging and online learning). Today is this blog’s 12th birthday. But… lately I’ve been quiet in this space. Together we are incredibly powerful. Looking forward to the next dozen years, SCOTT. Related Posts.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Yet, if students in other nations took the NAEP, only about one-third of them would also score Proficient—even in the nations scoring highest on international reading comparisons (Rothstein, Jacobsen, & Wilder, 2006). The pundits already are chiming in on the 2022 NAEP results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Learning and Sharing Can Spread from Teacher to Teacher with George Couros From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In fact, I learn more from other teachers both in my school and online than I have from most professional development. Learn about Revision Assistant. Check it out!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In this episode, you’ll learn: Four powerful ways to teach your students with play. Several examples of technology and hands-on tools to create a playful learning environment. Today’s show has a listening guide to help you take notes and to guide you to implement what you learn today in your classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In this episode, you’ll learn: The essential skill every child needs so they can be safe. 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. Listen to the Audio. BAM Radio Network | iTunes. Download the Listening Guide.

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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. In this episode, you’ll learn: How is podcasting being used in the classroom? Learn about Listenwise.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

I realized that I didn’t have much time, but I could take 15 minutes just two or three times a week to learn and try new things. In this episode, you’ll learn: How can a teacher innovate when they have no time? Learn more about Bloomz. There’s too much to do! Since then, my classroom has changed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

You’ll learn easy tips to apply in your life as a teacher. In this episode, George Couros and I discuss how to bring teachers and schools into an open culture of learning and teacher improvement. In this episode, you’ll learn: What mistake did George make by sharing too many apps with his teachers? Check it out!

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. Often that involved thinking differently about how, when and where teaching and learning actually occur. Opportunities for online learning. In 2006-07, St.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional structure in which students first learn from a teacher’s in-class instruction. Advocates believe that students learn more when class time is spent actively learning instead of passively listening. van Alten, referring to a flipped classroom, in an email interview.

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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. online learning'

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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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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In MMORPGs, clans can identify themselves further by developing their own virtual territories, building businesses, and earning virtual currency (Childress and Brasswell, 2006). 2006) Using Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games for Online Learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 11, 2011

Note: While research regarding best practices for online learning is difficult to obtain due to the relative infancy of the industry, four key areas of focus critical to program success have been identified. This week I will be posting four keys to student success in online courses. 2006): 425-448. online learning'

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The Electric Educator

MAY 12, 2011

Note: While research regarding best practices for online learning is difficult to obtain due to the relatively infancy of the industry, four key areas of focus critical to program success have been identified. This week I will be posting four keys to student success in online courses. 2006): 425-448. online learning'

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. My main recommendation however, was one grounded in the technology mediated learning approach.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2017

Carpe Diem schools, which rely on computer-based lessons and some in-person instruction, began in 2006 and opened five additional schools in Texas, Ohio and Indiana about five years ago. Teachers didn’t have enough power over the learning. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about blended learning.

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techlearning

MARCH 28, 2018

Upon evaluating the academy’s offering of more than 200 courses, the team reported that the Massachusetts Mayflower Academy “proprietary curriculum is designed to promote high learning expectations that lead to student achievement and preparation for the next level.” is an online learning pioneer.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Is learning in the 21 st Century significantly different to learning in previous years? Technologies for Learning at Key Stages 3 and 4,Coventry: Becta Publications. 2009) Living and Learning with New Media. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26, (3), 344–356. and Harrison, C. 2008) Web 2.0 Greenfield, S.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 22, 2012

Such change and disruption has been in the background of my thinking about learning technology for the past decade. My main recommendation however, was one grounded in the technology mediated learning approach.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 11, 2015

There is a growing need for today’s pre-service teachers to be equipped with skills and competencies for blended, online, and technology-rich teaching and learning environments. These courses include blended methods and technologies for blended learning environments. 2013; Kennedy & Archambault, 2012a ).

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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. Our goal was to create digital content that appeals to various learning styles—text-based, auditory, and visual,” Sharma explains.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

When she mustered the courage to research options for joining the profession, she learned it would cost somewhere between $5,000 to $15,000 a year over at least four years. “I Reach began in 2006 as a certification program for entry-level teachers who had a degree but still needed a credential. Some Reach classes go until 11 p.m.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Silicon Valley's historical amnesia — the inability to learn about, to recognize, to remember what has come before — is deeply intertwined with the idea of "disruption" and its firm belief that new technologies are necessarily innovative and are always "progress. AllLearn was short for Alliance for Lifelong Learning.

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Learning Confluence

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I have blogged now since 2006… and looking back at February 2008 was quite interesting. The PD model we started at this time has grown and developed since… and is still a large part of how I approach workshops and professional learning with teachers – and how Kim does as well. Do you remember Karl Fisch ?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

In 2006, journalist Daniel Golden exposed how President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, found his way into Harvard despite lackluster grades with the help of his dad’s $2.5 Transparent admission standards? million donation.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Is learning in the 21 st Century significantly different to learning in previous years? Technologies for Learning at Key Stages 3 and 4,Coventry: Becta Publications. 2009) Living and Learning with New Media. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26, (3), 344–356. and Harrison, C. 2008) Web 2.0 Greenfield, S.

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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. Young was recognized by Technology & Learning Magazine as one of the Top 30 influencers in Ed Tech, along with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. 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. Activity-Based Learning. Blended Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The classroom pilots, funded by 21st Century Learning Environments, have had "tremendous success" and are gaining much attention at the state and national levels. She attended Grand Valley State University from 2002 to 2006 with undergrad in Elementary Education, emphasis in Integrated Science.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Since 1988, iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) has pioneered the educational use of innovative communications technology and teacher professional development to facilitate on-line collaborative project-based learning in elementary and secondary schools in 130 other countries worldwide.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

In MMORPGs, clans can identify themselves further by developing their own virtual territories, building businesses, and earning virtual currency (Childress and Brasswell, 2006). 2006) Using Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games for Online Learning. Tomorrow: The Tribal Web Reference Childress, M.

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The Electric Educator

JUNE 28, 2010

These schools are after long-tail students Up until recently, education was a product of atoms, meaning it required students to go to a physical place and learn in the presence of trained professionals. The rise of virtual learning and online schools has blown open the possibilities for niche education. Choice is good.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

This practice is not necessarily radical,not disruptive, but should be part of the fabric of how we teach and learn now. Users had to learn a galaxy of technologies (DNS, FTP, etc). For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). For example: Googling people to learn about them.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

This practice is not necessarily radical,not disruptive, but should be part of the fabric of how we teach and learn now. Users had to learn a galaxy of technologies (DNS, FTP, etc). For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). For example: Googling people to learn about them.

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