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Remarkable Teaching: Student Created Virtual Reality Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

Sean Wybrant, 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year, has students building virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. Palmer High School, in Colorado Springs District 11, was named the 2017 Colorado Teacher of the Year by Interim Education Commissioner Katy Anthes at an assembly on October 11, 2016. Listen to the Show.

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Seven Things That Happen When Kids Embrace a Maker Mindset

The Principal of Change

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. They will need to have a maker mindset. And when this happens, they take this maker mindset outside of school as they initiate their own projects at home.

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Marvel's Black Panther Makes STEAM Relevant to Under Represented Youth; Plus, VR's Century-Old Roots

Edsurge

The third issue was released last week, and a film is due out in 2017, directed by the award-winning Ryan Coogler. In one panel, Black Panther/T’Challa beams with pride over the scientists’ development of stellar cartography and the discovery of another solar system.

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Integrating the Arts into Every Subject

The CoolCatTeacher

Wednesday, September 20, 2017. And meanwhile the sixth graders had a health unit where they had to learn about body systems, how a disease or an issue could attack the body, and what you could do – either medically or the body would do to defeat that health system. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down.

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5 Things That Happen When We Empower Students

The CoolCatTeacher

Friday, October 6, 2017. So when students are empowered, they learn how to navigate multiple systems and build even more efficient systems for themselves and for the people that they’re serving. They challenge “the system”. AJ: Alright, so fourth is that they challenge the system. Enhanced Transcript.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

She, I just found out, was MACUL 2017 Tech Using Teacher of the Year. My favorite one is one called [Galactic] Explorer , which is a solar system. It actually looks like you’re holding a spinning solar system in your hands. My favorite one is the one about the solar system. Your favorite thing is the solar system.

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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Applications Open Now #steam

The CoolCatTeacher

Selected 2016-2017 National Finalist Schools and Projects. Created a low-cost wildlife detection system to alert drivers of animals crossing the road and mitigate accidents. Developed a drone-powered spraying system to target weeds and use fewer chemicals on crops. Applications are open until November 9, 2017.