The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

Episode 344 with Jody Green and Dr. Tim Green From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In early 2012, my district decided to bring a 1:1 mobile device initiative to the middle school students and I was fortunate enough to get a cart of iPads in my classroom. And yes, I’m a huge IU Basketball fan!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015. Blog: [link] Twitter: @NicoleNaditz. You can see her 2015 acclaimed “TOY Talk” on standards-based grading here: [link].

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

“We don’t just need computer science graduates to fill computing jobs; we need people with technical abilities to fill jobs in almost every industry ,” Victoria Espinel, president of Software.org: the BSA Foundation and chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Digital Economy and Society, writes in a blog post.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Networking, both in-person and online through social media, educational blogs, video conferences, and forums, plays a crucial role. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2016

Global Teacher Prize Finalist Mike Soskil Shares His Secrets From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. While Mike is an elementary science teacher, I learned many techniques that apply to my middle and high school classrooms. Currently, Mike teaches elementary science in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Reading By Example

MAY 10, 2018

I was searching my own blog, something I wrote that I could simply repost here which would convey strategies and ideas for blogging as an educator. Here is what I have found so far: The Writing Principal: Tips for Administrators Considering Blogging (October 2012). Why Should Educators Blog? April 2013).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Gitanjali Rao talks about her learning journey on episode 556 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter She was named America’s Top Young Scientist of 2017 by the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, with a patent-pending device to detect lead in water faster than any other current techniques.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

That’s the question my startup co-founder and I asked ourselves when we reconnected at an apps conference for speech language pathologists in 2012. The iPad had been out for almost two years and the App Store was flooded with apps aimed at the pre-k students and those in the lower elementary grades.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Julie Hembree on episode 233 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012. Julie Hembree is a teacher-librarian at Cougar Ridge Elementary School near Seattle, WA. Bulldog Reader Blog [link].

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 20, 2011

All month I have been singing the praises of blogs as a route to professional development and therapy planning, and I am ending with a bit of a twist- Zite Personalized Magazine (Free, iPad only for now) an app that allows you to subscribe not to blogs but to topics.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

10MT: A 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Michael Matera From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Here’s my interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about the best iPad apps for the elementary classroom. Winner’s name will be posted on this blog before February 27, 2017.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Putting a finer point on the problem is Nathan Harden , American education commentator, who in 2012 claimed, “In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

It is inevitable, as was noted by Charles Schwahn and Bea McGarvey in their 2012 book Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning: Learning in the Age of Empowerment. I believe that eventually, all schools will transition to mastery/proficiency/competency-based programs that are student-centered and student-driven. Learn more and register here!

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This week, September 10 - 14, 2012, the DEN is having and open house to share resources and how the DEN can benefit educators. There will be webinars, blog posts from educators , and much more, all for free. In addition to daily blog posts about a variety of topics, we have a few special webinars and Google Hangouts scheduled.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. POST Views Microsoft big says stop doing 1:1 technology programs … Nov 29, 2012, 11 comments 2406 Elementary school students leave school to make a. Dec 4, 2012, 1 comment 2378 6 considerations for addressing the “what” & “how of mobile.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Ray Salazar called the five-paragraph essay an “outdated writing tradition” that “must end” in a 2012 post for his blog White Rhino. And in a 2016 blog post for the National Council of Teachers of English , Sacramento State associate professor Kim Zarins used the five-paragraph essay structure to show why she’s against teaching it.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

Stephanie Goldman on episode 316 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Stephanie Goldman currently teaches fourth grade language arts and social studies in a 1:1 chromebook classroom at Lincoln County Elementary School in Lincolnton, Georgia.

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Gradelink

APRIL 27, 2022

However, as stated by Beyer and Davis in their research on adapting science materials, “…research has shown that effective teachers hold an analytical stance toward curriculum materials, critiquing and adapting them to achieve productive instructional ends” ( Beyer, 2012 ). Check out this boredom-busting blog.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Reyes-Henderson of Foxcroft Academy works at the first high school in Maine to implement a 1:1 iPad initiative, dating back to the fall of 2012. animations, blog posts, radio theater) for a real audience, not just the teacher. In fact, she’s not the only one to highlight the movement away from worksheets and toward greater creation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 11, 2017

Episode 125 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 04:32 Karen: And they’re like, we’re gonna figure out who Rusty is and why Rusty is hiding at Hazelwood Elementary. 04:31 Vicki: Yeah. In this role she spends part of her time in a S.T.R.E.A.M.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 7, 2015

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Jul 8, 2012, 15031 10 Reasons Cell Phones Should Be Allowed In School. Feb 22, 2015, 1948 The Social Media Game Elementary School Students S. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. If it does, check it out. It''s about h.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 23, 2012

Earlier this month at the 2012 MACUL conference I was asked to sit on a panel of educators to share how we have integrated technology into our curriculum. Wikis in the Classroom - Amber Kowatch from Ludington''s Franklin Elementary shares how her 2nd grade students use wikis to help them connect and reflect as they write. 10:38 mins.

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ExcelinEd

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Apple has redesigned the “Everyone Can #Code ” #curriculum with a focus on introducing more elementary and middle #school #students to #coding – TechCrunch [link] #CSEdWeek [link] [link]. — Digi from NCC Edu (@DigiEduMatters) December 13, 2019.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 24, 2014

Hale Kula Elementary School represents ! GCT +Liz Castillo from the Google Teacher Academy 2012 Mountain View cohort and +Michelle Carlson Colte from the 2013 Sydney cohort attended my Curate and Organize Like a Ninja, in Chrome session. Shout-out to all of these educators wanting to make a difference in their schools!

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. Wikipedia’s openness leads a number of students to categorize it as a blog. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 12, 2022

I have also blogged about our support of our diverse communities. 2012 Create a Safe Space - 2018 BUT. Not elementary and not High School. I have also purchased every well reviewed, requested, intriguing, and middle school approved fiction and non-fiction book on these topics. Dear Queer Teen - It Gets Better!

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

Dr. Betsy Hargrove has been the Superintendent of the Avondale Elementary School District since 2012 after having served as the Assistant Superintendent since March 2009. The Avondale Elementary School District has embedded a continuous improvement focus in all systems throughout the organization. Dr. Betsy Hargrove.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Facebook Centurions Book Group A gro up of readers who have set a goal to read 112 or more books during the year, 2012. Members will be posting month by month their titles, highlighting at least one pick to total twelve favorites for 2012. All genres accepted from picture books to poetry anthologies to professional texts.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Best individual blog - One of the EdCamp Movement''s founders, Kristen Swanson , is in my exclusive Google+ MVP circle. Her Teachers as Technology Trailblazers blog is a must-read. Best group blog - I agree with Larry Ferlazzo''s nomination of MiddleWeb. Best new blog - The Learning Pond. eddies13 blogging'

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Digital Promise

MAY 8, 2019

Haley Vlach and colleagues found that distributed lessons improved elementary school children’s ability to generalize their learning about food chains to new biomes. It is true that the bulk of the past research has focused on memory (e.g., Kang earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at Washington University in St. Cepeda, N.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2021

Elementary students participate in groups such as Girls Who Code and a Lego League, while middle school students can join e-sport leagues or do work as “medical detectives.” Dr. Darin Brawley , Compton Unified School District’s (CUSD) Superintendent, has been with the district since 2012. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 6, 2017

This practice is also supported by emerging research; Gillam & Gillam (2012) conducted a study that "revealed signs of efficacy in an intervention approach in which clinicians treated multiple linguistic targets using meaningful activities with high levels of topic continuity." Gillam, S.L., Gillam, R.B., & & Reece, K.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

At Dunn Elementary, kids who are struggling get extra time with second-grade teacher Sarah Bowling. The second-graders in Sarah Bowling’s class at Dunn Elementary were on a scavenger hunt to find “arrays.”. Photo: Luba Ostashevsky. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The bookshelf had a picture of three rows of five fish. Graphic: Davin McHenry.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2020

As a new principal at the Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, Fulton County Schools, GA, Ivy Goggins faced pockets of success in the building, a climate of teachers working in silos, and the lack of true collaboration. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by CT3. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 22, 2019

That’s why Ohio established a comprehensive K-3 reading policy in 2012 called the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. When students are not able to read by the end of third grade, their risk of falling behind grows exponentially.

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