The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Halverson and Sheridan tease out the complex nature of the maker movement in education (2014). They define it through three lenses: “making as a set of activities, makerspaces as communities of practice, and makers as identities of participation” (501). References. The maker movement in education.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Diana, the winner of the 2016 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award and the 2015 AASL Frances Henne Award for emerging leaders, is active in the ISTE Librarians Network, AASL and FAME. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and learning space design.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

The idea behind the Maker movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. As you set up or evaluate the Maker movement in your school or district I ask you to think about the ten ideas I have below.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. She subsequently was one of four statewide superintendents of the year to be selected as a finalist for 2016 National Superintendent of the Year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol was a PBS 2016 Digital Innovator and also serves as the moderator for #2ndchat. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Carol has been an elementary educator in the primary grades for 26 years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

In 2016, she was selected to be a Dremel 3D Printing Ideabuilder Ambassador. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Her recent learning adventures with her students have included exploring sketchnotes and 3D printing.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. We started out with an introduction for each expert presenter (here is our slidedeck with presenter info and resources we referred to during the session.)

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

As I prepare for ISTE 2016 I can’t help but think about the amazing thoughts and ideas that John Dewey has brought to education. Identify the standard (It is sometimes referred to as a Power Standard which would be broken down to specific grade level). Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. What Would Dewey Do?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

2016) found in their study of high school students who were involved in gamification that flow and engagement had a positive association with learning. Reference: Hamari, J., The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Shernoff, D.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The picture below was taking on a location shoot during the 2016-2017 digital filmmaking class where Brent served as director. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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