The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years. Here are two civics education practices that can be implemented within the classroom”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom right now. 36 Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life. Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Thanks Jennifer! .

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years. Students were then asked to choose an article from the Newsela Civics category to read, and play iCivics games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This week I’ll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies. Recent research shows that large interactive displays are vital to the classroom ecosystem. Deep learning is more conducive. Listen Now.

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MindShift

JUNE 28, 2018

Adapted from Game-Based Learning in Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games by Matthew Farber published by Peter Lang. The idea of the EPIC Framework is to be a tool for teachers to refer to when considering which games to use in classrooms. The way students interact with games is different.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2018

“We set out to show that games could be used as a reliable formative assessment tool,” says Lindl, who currently leads global education initiatives at Unity, a game engine and development company. In GlassLab’s shutdown announcement, LRNG wrote that “the costs of running an educational gaming center are formidable.”

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

According to a 2016 report by iNACOL, 36 states are currently investigating policy surrounding competency-based education. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it. D2L's Resources for Teaching and Learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2016

New online professional development course focuses on increasing student achievement through engagement with game-based learning. The ever-increasing omnipresence of digital media in student’s lives can be challenging for teachers as they compete for kid’s attention in and out of the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. So once we had our feet wet a little bit, and we got a taste of how that was curbing some of the behaviors in our classroom, we just started branching out and giving them more tastes of the G-suite apps. Lee Ann: Of course all of those were keystones in our classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Challenge encourages game-based learning to help kids learn to have fun with math. If they build it, they will learn from it. That’s the idea behind the national K-12 Game-a-thon, which invites students to let their imaginations and problem solving run wild as they design, build and share their own math games.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

classrooms will now have access to CodeMonkey’s coding curriculum, including software programming and critical thinking. Teaching coding effectively requires an equal understanding of the technology discipline and sound classroom instruction. classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Education technology must enhance learning. Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. In my classroom, I am a high school social studies teacher. Well, things have changed so much in my classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 25, 2020

Mastery-Based Embedded Assessment tackles the challenge of the COVID Slide head on, and solves it during the learning process in three ways. ST Math groups content into game-based learning objectives, where students solve sequences of puzzles to build and attain mastery of a concept.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He envisioned a game-based educational platform used by teachers and students to learn about science and the environment. He had the staff, as many as 35 employees with experience in game and curriculum development. He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. There was never a doubt.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol: Well, what I’m really excited to see is that second grade and other primary classes – but second grade are starting to do Project Based Learning. That’s always been really elevated in the upper grades, but I’m starting to see second grade and lower do some Project Based Learning in their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Other Resources: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom. Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom. Join Merge Cube Mania!

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve financial capacity for today’s young people. Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve financial capacity for today’s young people. There are many ways that educators can embed digital financial education into the classroom.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2017

The skills learned could help them with not only online safety but a variety of life skills. Starting in the 2015-2016 school year, Vargas worked collaboratively with the classroom teachers as well as the technology teacher, Anthony Nuñez, to implement the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum school-wide.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2017

classrooms and is becoming an increasingly popular choice for computers, while Apple’s iOS platform holds the lead on mobile devices, according to a new survey from game-based learning provider Kahoot! EdTrends Report found that Google Classroom/G Suite is the most popular productivity suite in U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 9, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kim Thomas @padamspam , 2016 Illinois Teacher of the Year. Like, you bring that fun and passion into the classroom, and kids are just gonna be like, “What did she say?”. I do… “Live + Laugh + Love = Learn” in my classroom. Enhanced Transcript. Mathivating Kids to Get Excited About Math.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Stride is an online, adaptive game-based learning platform that inspires students to practice and master concepts in math, reading, language arts, and science. Stride can also be used during the academic year for assessment and test readiness in the classroom. Ryan, General Manager of Fuel Education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Minecraft: Education Edition gets a place of honor on the exhibition’s timeline in November 2016, though it’s the Microsoft-sanctioned version and not the earlier MinecraftEdu modification, or mod, from TeacherGaming. What I’m pushing toward those adults is the educational capabilities of this game,” Peck said.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We caught up with Gee to learn about what games he’s currently playing, what he’s learning, why he doesn’t trust people who don’t finish games, and how it feels to be one of the most respected voices in the game-based learning community at the ripe age of 68. How has this community evolved over time?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

Summer may be a break from the daily work of the classroom, but any teacher knows it's not a "three-month holiday" by any means. It's when many of you have the breathing room to reflect on your teaching practice, gain new skills and approaches to your work, and connect with peers to learn from them and share your expertise.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

million recent STEM grads as of 2016; India had 2.6 Combine this with guidance from teachers in the classroom, students will be able to comprehend various complex topics and concepts in a much better way. Related: How to Improve Student Learning Outcomes with Digital Learning. Related: Top 7 Innovations in K-12 Education.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

Video games can increase job performance and reverse age-related mental decline. It’s no surprise that game based learning has become a popular resource for education. As schools implement more technology in the classroom, children are becoming more computer literate than earlier generations.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

That was a key area of focus at the 2016 South by Southwest Education ( SXSWedu ) conference in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, and a number of ed-tech companies and organizations demonstrated possible solutions. Nova Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens in games that foster scientific inquiry. SXSWedu offered several ideas.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Is school merely being “reskinned” with a new paint job without fundamentally altering the age-old classroom rituals? Sarah Lynne Bowman and Anne Standiford conducted a 2016 mixed methods study of edularps at an L.A. Games have clear objects, but no one set path to that victory. The Rise of the EduLARP.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Redesigning Learning Spaces: Panelists identified changing learning spaces as a trend that educators and district leaders have embraced for quite some time and which is likely to continue. Teachers are becoming more comfortable with this idea of “blending learning.”.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

pic.twitter.com/k6CIPOlD3G — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) September 18, 2016. I’m not sure why Inc calls ClassDojo “Slack for Classrooms” when it’s really much more “operant conditioning and surveillance for schools.” Closes $10m Financing Round To Help Improve Learning For All.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Marquette University was justified in disciplining a professor who had publicly rebuked a graduate teaching assistant over her handling of classroom discussions of homosexuality, a state judge ruled on Thursday.” Creative Commons has released its State of the Commons 2016 report.

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