The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sponsor: Join me at the upcoming insightful online conference, Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity! I’ll be sharing my 50+ ways to use technology in the classroom updated with new tools and tips for the challenges of teaching in 2021.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2022

In a 2021 study by McAfee, the cyber security software company, over three-quarters of American parents wished schools would do more to educate their children about online safety. Moreover, it should begin at the elementary level, as many students 8-12 increasingly use social media sites ( Common Sense Census 2021 ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 18, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Recently, I shared 21 Hot Topics for Teacher Professional Development for Summer 2021. For more information, visit The Digigogy Collaborative ( digigogy.com ) or find Michael on Twitter (@ fisher1000 ). There’s a new generation in town.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Interviewed and profiled here is winner John Arthur , a 6th grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School nominated by Follett. John Arthur, a sixth-grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City, was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 10, 2022

Lake Forest Elementary Takes Over Our Instagram. We kicked off 2021-2022 with the ST Math bulletin board decorating contest. If you want to see more of these boards, check out the hashtag #STMathB2S on Twitter and Instagram. Take a look at this bracket from Sonora Elementary in Springdale, Arkansas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Some awesome changes have happened with Google Apps over summer 2021.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

Wednesday, June 23, 2021) – 3M and Discovery Education today announced 30 State Merit Winners in the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge State Merit Winners are listed below in alphabetical order by state: [Alabama] Sophia Al-Halaseh, Fort Payne Middle School, Fort Payne City School District.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

Thursday, June 24, 2021) – 3M and Discovery Education today announced the top 10 finalists and four honorable mention recipients in the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The competition event will take place from October 18-19, 2021, at the 3M Innovation Center in Minneapolis. 3M.com or on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Boston — June 8, 2021 —Nonprofit VHS Learning today announced the winners of its 14th annual college scholarship program. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning. In 2020, VHS Learning awarded a total of $5,000 in scholarships to 12 recipients.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

During the 2021-2022 academic year, students taking VHS Learning online courses had an average course pass rate of 91%. In 2021-2022, VHS Learning had 18,899 course enrollments by students from more than 600 partner schools. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

May 5, 2021) — Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education designed to inspire, engage and empower the district’s 16,300 K-5 students and improve academic achievement. Twitter and? SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, ?May

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Norwood Elementary School. Blog: [link] Twitter: @ Chris_Chappotin. We have been primarily face-to-face since May of 2021. It would have been 2021. We more we wore masks a majority of 2021. So I get 20 and 21 blurred.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Boston – VHS Learning students surpassed national average pass rates on their Advanced Placement (AP)® exams during the 2021-22 academic year, marking more than a decade of high achievement. In AP® English Literature and Composition, 93% of VHS Learning students passed their exam in 2021-22, compared to the national average of 78%.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) February 20, 2021. My friend Larry Ferlazzo in California looks like he’s going hybrid. Larry is in California and writes about what he knows here.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

[this blog post is a follow-up response to the Twitter exchange with Van Schoales posted below]. I offer this longer-form blog post as an attempt to bypass the lack of nuance available in 280 Twitter characters. this blog post is a follow-up response to the Twitter exchange with Van Schoales posted below] Hi Van.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program. That’s major.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

15, 2021 – VHS Learning students maintained their more-than-a-decade-long record of surpassing average national Advanced Placement® pass rates. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning. Boston – Nov. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This Social Emotional Learning (SEL) focused episode is relevant for Fall 2021 as students and teachers return to school.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

Twitter Educator Accounts to Follow. December 20, 2021. December 22, 2021. She helps learners discover possibilities as a d irector of elementary math and science. October 14, 2021. December 6, 2021. Greg Coleman is an elementary math coach that loves making math clear, simple and fun.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

9, 2021 – At the fifth annual CSforALL Summit, VHS Learning announced its plans to further its commitment to expanding student access to computer science education. The longstanding nonprofit revealed its new statewide initiative with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Boston – Nov.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2021

Using your elementary tools, write down anything and everything that you need to do and break down each step that is required to complete those steps. I began building my PLN on Twitter almost 10 years ago and it has since grown to include several Facebook Groups, Voxer, and the occasional LinkedIn conversation.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2021

Using your elementary tools, write down anything and everything that you need to do and break down each step that is required to complete those steps. I began building my PLN on Twitter almost 10 years ago and it has since grown to include several Facebook Groups, Voxer, and the occasional LinkedIn conversation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. The two programs have been approved for a five-year period, beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2026.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. In 2021, VHS Learning received a $1.4 Statewide Partnerships.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

million students calculated that in the spring of 2021 students in each grade scored three to six percentile points lower on a widely used test, the Measures of Academic Progress or MAP, than they did in 2019. Students in grades 3 through 8 slid 6 percentage points in reading on state tests in the spring of 2021 compared to 2019.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If the weekly average is above 60 minutes, take a screenshot, tag @STMath, and use #STMathFall on Twitter or Instagram. McAuliffeRocks pic.twitter.com/yyxMpnWdey — McAuliffe Elementary (@themcauliffe570). November 22, 2021. Here's an example submission from last year's challenge: Hey @STMath ! Don't forget to use #STMathFall!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. When we say fall, we’re talking Fall 2021, which is a little bit different than previous falls, isn’t it, Dawn? I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. VICKI: 00:41.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. from Vanderbilt University in December 2021, where her research focused on instructional coaching in K-12 schools. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter. Vicki : So do you find most people find their tribe on Twitter, on Tik Tok?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

6, 2021 – VHS Learning, an accredited non-profit organization empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, has appointed Dr. Yolanda D. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning. Boston – Dec. Johnson to its board of directors.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” To learn more, visit www.cambiumlearning.com or follow Cambium on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Medium.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. BOSTON (Aug. showed growth in knowledge.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The showcase took the place of the annual summit, which was postponed until 2021. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning. VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual showcase held recently.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 20, 2021 – For many students, the stress and challenges of the pandemic may have caused regression both socially and emotionally and in terms of their behavior. Follow us on Twitter @VS_K12 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorSolutionsK12. About Vector Solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school. The Penn State researchers analyzed an existing U.S. Book reading is so important for kids,” he said.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

1, 2021 – Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., Starting with the 2021-22 academic year, the 7 Mindsets curriculum will be used throughout the district’s 11 elementary schools, middle school, and two high schools. 7 Mindsets was initially implemented in a select number of Decatur’s elementary schools for that pilot project.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2021

30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, today announced that schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, along with Sierra Leone, are now offering their students access to more than 250 core and elective courses online.

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