The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 14, 2015

Are you tired of hearing presenters who haven’t been in the classroom and you just want practical advice that you can use immediately ? The Teachers Leading Teachers Summit will share strategies and play-by-play advice to start your classroom right from day one. How do I sign up? Friday, July 17, 2015. What does it cost?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

As students build familiarity with generative AI, teachers will need to explore diverse ways to adopt this technology in the classroom. Professional development will act as a valuable support for teachers as they navigate AI tools and ethics in their classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

During this past year, educators and students across the country have grappled with how to adapt to online learning challenges. I have worked in online schools for over the past 5 years, and I have seen online learning be a lifesaver for students that struggled in brick-and-mortar classrooms.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Help arrived thanks to a phone call from Mitch Slater, an educator with 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher, math intervention specialist and administrator. Slater had developed Levered —an adaptive math instruction program—and he was looking for California schools to pilot the program in their fourth grade classrooms.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Help arrived thanks to a phone call from Mitch Slater, an educator with 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher, math intervention specialist and administrator. Slater had developed Levered —an adaptive math instruction program—and he was looking for California schools to pilot the program in their fourth grade classrooms.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

In this episode (Part 2), we explore Google Classroom Practice Sets, interactive YouTube lessons, the Screencast app, privacy and safety, and more! The social studies teacher who taught you what taxes were AND how to file them. The math teacher who used student loans to show you how interest worked. Did you miss Part 1?

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

It's interesting to point out that the authors came from special education backgrounds, and for most classroom teachers, that is usually their co-teaching situation: a gen ed teacher is the one "in charge," while an ECE teacher pushes in because several children with IEP needs are on the roster.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, Michele explained. For many of the 4.5 Leadership 3.0

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Available online or as an app, learn how to use this new student-guided interactive with students. Spark teens’ interest in digital citizenship through an inquiry-based, project-based learning program with Digital Bytes. And learn how to use CueThink to make math collaborative and social.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning.

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edWeb.net

JULY 24, 2018

Here, teachers need to understand that what gets assessed gets discussed and learn how to incorporate the information into their lesson plans. Phase 3 – Action: The point of using data to drive learning is to change what is happening in the classroom. Without action, it’s meaningless. Amy Trees Dodson, M.Ed.

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Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

This is an older post, but I recently updated the bottom to include reflections on gradpoint; the blended learning digital content provider Magen David Yeshivah High School chose this past year. There has been an ongoing debate among educators as to how students best acquire literacy. It needs to be addressed in high school.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. One challenge that persists in mainstream education is how to create truly authentic learning opportunities within the bureaucracy of schools.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

as you continue to amplify formative learning with digital technology. In this post you will find some wonderful information on using back channels and games in the classroom. The back channel in the classroom is powerful and your LMS (Learning Management System) may serve this quite well.

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MindShift

MARCH 25, 2015

A CompetencyWorks report, “Maximizing Competency Education and Blended Learning: Insights from Experts,” looks at ways that the movement for personalization dovetails with blended learning and competency-based learning to achieve a more student-centered approach to school. ACCOUNTABILITY RULES.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Even though I have been on-site for workshops since the start of the pandemic, last week was my first time working with educators in small groups and visiting classrooms with students. Before I dive into this post topic, I must say how impressed I was with what the teachers and administrators have accomplished.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The post 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did I actually title this 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom? 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. Idea Sparks – lesson ideas, apps to try, and other classroom inspiration.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

He saw teachers meet as a group to plan lessons that addressed students’ needs, watch each other in the classroom and then provide feedback and suggestions. How does that play out in the classroom? Districts are also figuring out how to localize curriculum. It was fascinating.” We provide features that give them control.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. This post is actually intended to supplement the “Cycle of Learning Innovation” model that will be publishing tomorrow (7.7.2015), which means this is less about analysis and context and more about the examples. 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . by Terry Heick.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2021

Teaching and learning move out of the classroom into the virtual world, putting literacy gains at risk. How do you continue developing your students’ reading and writing skills from afar? How do they avoid the COVID slide potential? Your school has made headway on literacy development. And then there’s, well, a pandemic.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

And lately, education has had its share of innovation, whether it’s showing up in your local public school/K-20 classroom or not. Perhaps this is old hat for you, but there may be a teacher still understanding how to implement technology in the classroom. Virtual Classrooms. Blended Learning.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 6, 2016

For many of us in the chat we felt that new teachers are not necessarily entering the workforce equipped for a tech-rich classroom. There were a few higher education professors in the discussion that gave a bit of insight into how slowly changes in curriculum often happen in higher Ed courses. Technology can change this.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

For us in education, and although the schools are opening back their doors and students are back to their classrooms, a new hybrid modus operandi is in place where both synchronous and asynchronous modes of teaching are harmoniously working together. They can be used in flipped classrooms or in blended learning environments.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

This could also be accomplished through adaptive learning software, smart apps, and a blended approach to learning that mixes precise decoding instruction driven by personal learning algorithms, mixed with “human” teaching of the art and science of media design. ” (1). See also, “ Chloroforming the Unit.”).

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