The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2017

ISTE 2017 starts this weekend. If you’re not — stay tuned to the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast on Friday when Peggy George talks about how to participate in all of the #notatiste17 activities. I’ll do my best to “bring it” for those of you who add me to your busy ISTE 2017 program. Monday, June 26.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Administrators at the School District of Palm Beach County have been working for years to develop a workforce of educators who not only are eager to innovate in the classroom but who also are skilled enough to coach and support their peers. Participating teachers receive training on integrating technology into their classrooms.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

11] If you don’t currently teach your students specifically how to listen, it may be time to add activities to your curriculum that strengthen this skill. In school, one example of active listening would be a student waiting their turn and considering what their peers have to say before stating their opinion in a classroom discussion.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 24, 2022

2] You could use props like cubes or coins to make the concepts clear when teaching students how to add or subtract. Use these five focus games, including new and familiar options, in the classroom to enhance students’ listening and focus skills. Click here to learn how to play with your students. 5 Focus Games for Kids.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2020

Today’s guest, Michelle Cottrell-Williams talks about how she teaches this in her classroom. Listen to Michelle Cottrell-Williams share how to teach bravery Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Today’s Sponsor is Advancement Courses. Go to www.advancementcourses.com/coolcat.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Additionally, divergent thinking strategies teach students how to problem solve.[2] And finally, make sure to include time for creative play in your classroom. These five quick and simple tips will help you move towards divergent thinking in the classroom. Fuel Creativity in the Classroom With Divergent Thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. The post 3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2020

Joseph Hamer, a second-grade teacher from Wichita Kansas, and author of Brain Awakes joins Vicki to discuss how to help students and teachers cope with anxiety and stress and how to create a safe and uplifting classroom this fall. Listen to Joseph Hamer help us know how to create safer more uplifting classrooms this fall.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Indeed, a desired discussion about where and how to draw the lines of ethical behavior too often turns into one about whether such a line is even necessary or fair … I don’t claim any special moral authority here. How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ). It is as if I am speaking a foreign language.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2020

Heather Marrs shares how to get started with gamifying your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How could you take your whole elementary classroom year and gamify it? What if you can reach those strugglers by making a classroom on mission?

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

A version of this post was originally published in July 2017 on Teach Secondary. But this requires plenty of resources – and clearly, not all schools have the means or the possibilities to redesign all their classrooms, instantly. How to get all these things and more for free or on the cheap, you may wonder? Easy fixes.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Classroom Activities to Build Verbal Communication Skills. Communication activities for the classroom don’t have to be as intimidating as standing up in front of everyone and giving a speech. As they listen, teachers can also show students how to be judgment-free listeners.

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Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

In fact, practicing self-care can be in the best interest of everyone in your classroom. Read on to discover what self-care is, why it’s important for educators, and how to bring it into your daily life as well as into your school. Vistas Online Journal, 2017, pp. The Professional Counselor, 2017, 7(3), pp. Thomas, D.A.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2018

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2017: Top 10 Tech Tips. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2017.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Indeed, a desired discussion about where and how to draw the lines of ethical behavior too often turns into one about whether such a line is even necessary or fair … I don’t claim any special moral authority here. How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ). It is as if I am speaking a foreign language.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 8, 2017

I am very happy to have been asked to present at the Global EdTech Summit 2017. Social Media Learning: How To leverage Social Media in the Classroom. Mobile Learning: Portable Classroom Interaction. Introduction to Web design for Teachers: How to create simple teacher websites. Technology Funding for Schools.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. As I ponder these changes, I find it both fascinating and essential to articulate the characteristics that now define a modern classroom. The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Required reading: Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you’ve failed via Troy Hunt.). The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 3, 2020

Here is another of our popular posts published in 2017. Teachers will particularly learn how to add.read more This is a step by step guide to help teachers create class websites using the new Google Sites.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. So, why and how should you use technology in your classroom? What Is the Proper Role of Technology in the Classroom?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As a leader, you can control whether you make the time to visit classrooms to provide valuable feedback to your staff. In addition to coming to a consensus on the areas of focus and co-developing the form, make the time to visit classrooms with a peer and then discuss what you saw and why. How to give and receive 
feedback effectively.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). " Tagged on: July 23, 2017 Education Division Strategic Plan | National Governors Association → NGA's Education Division has a new strategic plan (2017-2020), which includes a focus on personalized learning. I think the latter."

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Minecraft in the Classroom. Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Minecraft in the classroom. How Jeff is using Minecraft to get kids excited.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2020

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. In Alabama, principals can attend a unique leadership academy to learn about how to support teachers working with young children.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Amy believes this pedagogical shift is a game changer in the music classroom Learn more. Project Pals has a useful classroom collaborative platform that lets you create and manage projects for your students. Project Pals connects with Google Classroom but also lets me see detail on which students are contributing and participating.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Conflict: It’s great for drama, and an inescapable part of human progress, but it can make for fraught situations in the classroom. Conflict can happen even in the most supportive, positive, and open classrooms, disrupting your students’ ability to learn. But there are concrete steps you can take to settle problems in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Now, Tom is a 10-year classroom veteran who is working to make his classroom (and help others) connect with kids in new ways. And I’ve been in the classroom now for ten years. Tom: You know, I think one of the best ways in 2017 is to meet new people, and to really have good access to quality of text in front of us… is Twitter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

million education-oriented Pre-K through High School lesson plans, curricula, videos, classroom activities, assessments, books, bulletin board ideas, classroom decorations, interactive notebooks, task cards, Common Core resources, and more. TpT 2017 Conference Observations. million teachers buying or selling over 2.7

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

How Is Parent Empowerment Different From Family Involvement? You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. When parents involve themselves in the classroom, for example, their students are more likely to express self-confidence and a motivation to learn.[11]

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom management can be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share twenty-two of my top tips and ideas that have helped me have an awesome classroom. Classroom Management Tip #1: Build a Partnership With Your Students It’s true that you must relate before you can educate. I want them to join Google classroom.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 2, 2020

One of the most effective ways to supercharge your students’ ability to learn, connect, and grow, all while managing your own workload, is to establish a routine in your classroom. But many classrooms look different this year. When creating routines for your virtual classroom, aim for consistency and clarity. How to submit work.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2023

Even as outdoor preschool programs have expanded over the past five years — from 250 in 2017 to more than 800 in 2022 , according to the nonprofit Natural Start Alliance — the programs still mostly serve white children and most run as private, part-time schools. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. While this exposure to robotics has been eye-opening to some parents of children at the school, it is right in line with the Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition put out by the New Media Consortium and Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) last year. jena.passut_7651.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2017

10MT | Kyle Taylor tells how they saved half their setup costs per classroom on the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, learn all about their decision making process and how teachers are using iPads and Google classroom to teach. Listen Now.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

Wrangling technology can be maddening even in optimally designed classrooms. When she became the district’s first educational technology director in 2017, Briana Allen looked for a better solution. The Vivi solution River Grove installed last spring “has made a huge difference in those classrooms,” says Allen.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom?

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