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Awesome Atlanta Education Conference: STLinATL – July 26-27, 2018

The CoolCatTeacher

Join me and other education speakers at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. STLinATL is an exciting education conference hosted at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer July 26-27. STEM/STEAM Integration. Assessment for Learning.

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4 exciting trends that will define the 2018 education industry

eSchool News

This makes looking ahead at 2018 exciting because there is so much opportunity for districts and educators to elevate their curriculum with innovation right at their fingertips. The most hopeful potential impact of 2018’s edtech landscape is the opportunity for nurturing skills that will help students succeed in the future of work.

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Foster Social-Emotional Learning through Making

Digital Promise

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This blog post is the first in a series where participating districts share why they are committed to providing maker learning opportunities to their students. Maker learning is more than just making “stuff.”

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Maker Culture Has a ?Deeply Unsettling? Gender Problem

Edsurge

As a whole, STEM fields experience significant gender imbalances and makerspaces are no exception—despite being a relatively recent adoption for many schools. Among their findings: a troubling lack of women in makerspace leadership and a pronounced tendency to see boys as more tech-proficient.

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Makerspace, Standards, and a Look at Computational Thinking

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As I travel the nation’s schools I see wonderful experiences provided to students as educators provide opportunities for thinking and doing. I am taking dates for spring, summer, and fall of 2018… Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Perhaps you have come across the idea of computational thinking in education. CC0 Creative Commons.

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Maker Monday: How Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose (ENCORE)

The CoolCatTeacher

The top Monday Motivation episode of 2018 so far with John Spencer 276 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. John Spencer, coauthor of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays.

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Webinar: Teaching with Augmented Reality with #ARVRinEDU Classroom Enthusiasts

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Time: 9 pm – 9:45 pm Eastern Time Location: Zoom Webinar Room [ Register Here ] Hosts: Jaime Donally and some AR enthusiasts from the #ARVRinEDU Chat Moderator: Vicki Davis How am I using AR in my classroom? Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher Register This webinar is sponsored by 3D Bear.

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