The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Strategies for not getting overwhelmed. Finally, Billy finishes up with the MOST EXCITING thing he’s learned on Twitter (#breakoutedu). Billy Krakower’s Book: 140 Twitter Tips for Educators: Get Connected, Grow Your Professional Learning Network and Reinvigorate Your Career. Contests included in this show.

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techieMusings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

At my school, to support teacher professional development on campus, we are given time to meet cross-divisionally in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). In a world filled with distractions, teaching students how to handle the constant incoming flow of information is becoming an increasingly necessary part of our job.

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techlearning

MAY 9, 2018

-Discovery Education’s Math Techbook and Professional Learning Services to Strengthen Efforts to Create Dynamic Digital Classrooms – Silver Spring, Md. In the Fall of 2017, Edmond Public Schools began implementing their new Digital Conversion Strategy district wide.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

They don’t need new learning goals that rely on a fancy new technology tool the coach or teacher wants to use. Digital Promise’s 2017 report, Exploring Coaching for Powerful Technology Use in Education , talks about what this can look like in classrooms. So what do instructional coaches need to do to support teachers in this work?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Her, “4 Things Great Principals Don’t Do,” was the most read and shared Education Week post of 2017. She is the author of Weeds & Seeds: How to Stay Positive in the Midst of Life ’ s Storms and Promises and Possibilities: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Army for six years and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

We spent time discussing the progress of each of her children, sharing strategies and making connections with organizations in the community. Teachers hold valuable knowledge of instructional practices gained through participation in school culture, professional learning and instructional coaching. That is not easily replaced.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Teaching and Teacher Education , 74, 125-136. link] Coulter, S.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2020

In 2017, the American Federation of Teachers’ Quality of Work Life survey revealed that 61 percent of educators feel stressed “often” or “always” at work, on par with that of physicians and nurses, according to a separate Gallup poll. Do the above strategies represent a revolution in schools’ current practices and policies?

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 3, 2019

These individuals might notice that students are not meeting the desired outcomes and decide to take some risks, try new strategies, or design an authentic project to meet the needs of learners. Focus less on the “hoops” people aren’t willing to jump through and more on how to remove them in the first place.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 6, 2023

Expanded Learning Opportunities and Ways to Extend Your Reach with ST Math The question on a lot of our minds these days is: How do we make up for interrupted learning? Learning doesn’t need to be confined to just the school day or even the school year. Most importantly, expanded learning can help accelerate learning.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

If we don’t get a correct outcome the first time, we learn how to build on it and do better. This edWeb broadcast was hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network, providing premier professional learning for educational leaders. We have to implement a growth mindset. Dr. Baron R.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2018

As I sat at a giant table with 15 colleagues pondering how to make professional learning more personal for our teachers, my eyes drifted to my screen. What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning? What if we could apply the subscription box model to professional learning?”

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

One of the most difficult challenges I faced was supporting our 400 K-8 math teachers with substantive professional learning. To ensure equitable learning outcomes for all. also ensure equitable professional learning outcomes for all mathematics teachers. To ensure equitable learning outcomes for all.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I didn’t have the technical know-how to code the site, but as an instructional coach and leader of my school’s behavior support team, I did have experience building efficient operations and logistics. Not only was this project exciting, it also taught students how to get user feedback and revise their designs.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A 2017 report by the American Federation of Teachers says teachers are more stressed out more often than the general U.S. A recent national survey found that although four out of five teachers are interested in SEL professional learning , only 55 percent have received it. Educators aren’t immune either. Lucky, Jake. Lucky, Jake.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Kamath defined executive function as a set of mental processes that connect past experiences to present goals, and which can be used to create strategies that help students manage their academic work and relationships. Learn more about ExQ® at www.ExQInfiniteKnowHow.com. Understanding Executive Function and Its Impacts.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

creatED by Crayola® , the brand that inspires creativity in education, is piloting its professional learning program in eight districts across the U.S. during the 2017-18 school year. creatED provides educators with teaching strategies and resources that increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Naperville Community School District began thinking about how to prioritize student’s social and emotional needs in 2014. They developed their own SEL curriculum, developed a parent and community committee, and implemented professional learning for staff as well as an education series for parents.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 24, 2017

Educators from around the country met up on Twitter on January 12th to chat about creating blended learning environments via #STMathChat. Many educators are using Twitter to communicate and share teaching ideas, strategies and tips. Here's one teacher's story on using twitter to create a Professional Learning Network (PLN).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Kindergarteners in Mrs. Shuler's classroom learning how to implement their learning stations! Brook Avenue Elem (@BrookAveElem) August 19, 2017. Brook Avenue Elem (@BrookAveElem) August 21, 2017. Brook Avenue Elem (@BrookAveElem) August 16, 2017. BrAveLearns pic.twitter.com/O5co6gC4Ni.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

Every Valor student has an “Individualized Compass Pathway” (based on the Compass Developmental Pathway), which guides them in how to grow in each of the five disciplines. There is a packet and tracker for each phase, with tasks and guidance for how to complete them. But not just for Valor teachers.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Understanding how to separate fact from fiction in media was recently discussed in the edWebinar, Teaching Disinformation in 2020: CIA Tips for Students and Educators , sponsored by the News Literacy Project. It also teaches students how to engage with news outlets and respond to coverage they think is lacking or problematic.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

The focus is on how to engage students meaningfully in learning, and teachers use digital tools as an enabler of that conversation. However, very few of these initiatives combine teacher professional learning, technology integration and advanced analytics that show where and how the implementation is improving outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2018

The theme was personalized learning and heading into the conference I anticipated gaining a broader view of technology products promising to provide adaptive learning experiences for all students. This requires both the tactical work of thoughtful lesson planning as well as strong modeling of how to implement these new practices.

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences for Educators (When people wake up for a professional learning day, are they looking forward to the learning, or the hour lunch?). If you are looking for more information on how to move toward a culture of innovation in your schools.

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techlearning

AUGUST 1, 2018

The leading virtual professional development (PD) conference will feature two days of inspirational stories and strategies from four keynote speakers that will focus on best practices for improving and strengthening technology use in the classroom. It shows everyone who participates what’s possible and how to effect change. ”

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2017

How a school defines student success influences its design and impacts critical aspects such as professional learning, curriculum, assessment and school culture. The competencies are grouped into four quadrants: Content Knowledge, Creative Know-How, Habits of Success and Wayfinding Abilities.

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techlearning

AUGUST 15, 2018

What follows are strategies for teachers and school leaders to create an environment the supports innovation from the first day of school. What follows are strategies for teachers and school leaders to create an environment the supports innovation from the first day of school. How are you planning to innovate this year?

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

She spent her free time in class looking up how to set up lead magnets and create funnels for an email list. She read blog posts about how to create more suspense in a plot and how to use action rather than description to develop characters. EmpowerBook July 9, 2015 Blogging for Staff Professional Learning.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

(Friday, September 7, 2018) – Jackson Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission to advance financial knowledge on a national scale and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms today announced the second annual Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Contest!

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In South Carolina, for example, there were simply not enough qualified teachers to fill positions during the 2017–2018 school year: 6,700 South Carolina teachers left their positions after the 2016–2017 school year, with 4,900 leaving teaching altogether. 2017) The Nation's Teaching Force Is Still Mostly White and Female.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The higher grade levels have more complex discussions of the factors that can lead to bullying, different forms of bullying, and how to de-escalate harmful situations. The lessons at each level encourage students to be upstanders and teach them how to address situations as they occur. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Join the Community.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Since professional learning communities (PLCs) for teachers starting taking off in the 1990s, they have been full of promise but lacking in execution. School leaders find themselves continuing to struggle with how to structure meaningful opportunities for teachers to work together. The Five Key Shifts.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

Everything we do starts with teaching and learning, and then we figure out how to put the technology in there Meg Ormiston Ormiston is a prolific author, having written several books about teaching, learning in the digital age and using technology. The search was about more than finding co-authors.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Engagement Strategies The panelists shared core engagement methods that have successfully involved families in critical assistive tech efforts. Practicing Empathy Built into all family engagement strategies is empathy. Get to know families to determine how to work with them.

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BYOT Network

JANUARY 9, 2017

In a professional learning session, a teacher once complained to me that her district was technology rich, but resource poor. However, the district had placed greater emphasis on acquiring devices and the use of learning platforms for classroom management over the curation of digital content. Content Curation Activities.

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