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How to Talk About Sustainability In Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teachers will find ideas they can use to help their students year-round know how to care for their environment and community. Teachers will find ideas they can use to help their students year-round know how to care for their environment and community.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson, an expert on the topic, gives an overview of how to differentiate math instruction with younger students. . Young children have many different ability levels with math concepts. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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Has ‘Shift’ Happened? Revisiting a Viral Video From 2008

Edsurge

EdSurge: First, tell us how this ‘Shift Happens’ video came together. He shared it out on his blog back in the days when there weren't very many of us education bloggers. The digital Shift Happens series is just a stream of facts that come at you pretty fast about how quickly and rapidly things are changing.

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5 Rewards of Teaching Young Students to Blog

The Innovative Educator

Yollis This was originally published on SmartBlogs and Mrs. Yollis' Classroom blog to help parents have a good understanding about the benefits of blogging. I started Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog in 2008 with the idea of sharing class activities with parents. How to Compose a Quality Comment!

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Zeitz, 2008. 3 How important is teacher knowledge of teaching keyboarding? Sormunen’s 1991 study found that classroom instructors were teaching keyboarding, but only 12% had any formal preparation in how to do that. Here–briefly–is a summation of the research: 1 Why Learn Keyboarding.

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ChatGPT with My Students

User Generated Education

It can be very helpful for anyone who has a difficult time in social situations, is nervous about making friends, is conflicted about how to handle a particular situation. What are some suggestions for how to say no if a friend asks to copy my homework? How can it help you learn better? Create a newscast. Create a holiday.

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Epic Ways to Celebrate Pi Day

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode #32 with Scottish Maths Teacher Chris Smith From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, we’ll discuss: How Chris’ car became the centerpiece of one Pi Day. How to make math more exciting all year long. How to find your spark for math again.

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