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How to Amplify Kindergarten and Elementary Voices

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter First-grade teacher Danielle Moore has worked with early elementary and kindergarten students as she helps them amplify their voice. Related Resources Flipgrid is an amazing tool to use for anything and everything in the classroom. Danielle shows us how.

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Open Badges in Elementary School

The CoolCatTeacher

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. Open Badges in Elementary School. Date: April 17, 2018. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Amy Cooper, who’s at an elementary school in Minnesota. What are open badges, and how does this work with elementary kids?

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IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom. Date: June 7, 2018. Now, Deb, you work with implementing lighthouse classrooms, but you’ve also recently moved into instructional technology. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

However, since first participating in the Hour of Code in December of 2018, I’ve tried to include more activities and bring in more resources for my students throughout the year. Read more: Getting started with STEM in your classroom! With these options, students can work independently or with peers, in our classrooms or at home.

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Swarming the Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

American poet and etymologist John Ciardi once remarked, “The classroom should be an entrance into the world.” Contemporary classrooms (from elementary school to graduate school) are structured similar to a manufacturing line and typically produce students who are full of information. Swarm Intelligence.

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How Districts Can Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Remote Learning Come Fall

Edsurge

The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Five years ago, I ditched whole-class lectures in my fifth grade brick-and-mortar classroom in favor of small group rotations. Consider a flipped classroom approach.

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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

Use should be appropriate, tied to classroom content areas, and guided. Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom.

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