The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 236 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. One of the things that we really spend a lot of time doing is trying to help people “unlearn” some of what I think that we built into the system over time that people just came to accept.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14. Kolleen Bouchane, Policy and Advocacy Director Turning Interests into Insights: Using Data Visualizations to Teach Global Issues - Ann Marie Gleeson, Ph.D., Unlike our opening day, Day two actually starts at midnight, US-Eastern Time! Sign up and information here.

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Nor, it seems, do a number of advocacy groups that want it pulled off the market because they think iPads and babies are a dangerous combination. Follow Natali Morris on Twitter @NataliMorris. “Fisher-Price’s Apptivity Seat Is Bad for Babies” was a Trending Topic on Twitter this past December. But I do not.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Our free conference runs all week and is open to anyone to attend--spread the word with Twitter hashtag # globaled13. To receive the daily conference schedule, be sure to join the Global Education Conference network. Recordings of all sessions are available here. Special Notes: Thanks to our GREAT volunteer group!

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Kevin Corbett

JULY 26, 2014

Nor, it seems, do a number of advocacy groups that want it pulled off the market because they think iPads and babies are a dangerous combination. Follow Natali Morris on Twitter @NataliMorris. “Fisher-Price’s Apptivity Seat Is Bad for Babies” was a Trending Topic on Twitter this past December. But I do not.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

This webinar will cover what to look for in a game, where to get good games for learning, and strategies to integrate games into the system of a classroom. Join live at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cqmq3c9utg219ik1epto9lchj2k and participate on Twitter using #wlmachat. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20.

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MindShift

AUGUST 14, 2017

” West studies what he calls “noncognitive skills,” although he is not completely happy with that term. ” She is worried that grit is being overemphasized: In a 2015 paper, she argued that grit measures aren’t ready to be incorporated into high-stakes accountability systems. 21st Century Skills.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Granger MA Encontrando tesoros en la Red / Profesora Cristina Velázquez Engaging Heads, Hands and Hearts in International Study Abroad / Patricia A. and the world. Publicity resources, along with images you can use, are HERE. Mohammad Dayem Adnan.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Levett began her career in Savannah as a speech and language pathologist and moved to positions in leadership throughout her K-12 career and at Antioch University McGregor (OH), the Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine (CT), and Macon State College (GA). Follow Dr. Levett on Twitter @AnnLPGA. About the Host.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Cathy Moore became the Wake County Public School System’s 10th superintendent in May 2018. She leads the 15th largest school system in the nation, with more than 160,000 students and 19,000 employees. She began her career as a high school French teacher in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students. Twitter not your thing? I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. RSS readers too old school?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students. Twitter not your thing? I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. RSS readers too old school?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

School leaders should have a plan for each system: how the information is backed up, how to shut down the affected system and disengage it from the network, and how and what recovery will look like. You are invited to connect with him on Twitter and share your favorite leadership book at @pj_aiken.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about which lens her district was looking through for the upcoming school year, Dr. Kelley reflected that tech enablers and system thinking would drive the following year. Dr. Wright earned her doctorate in leadership studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

I’m talking with Gerardo Munoz, a teacher of middle and high school social studies in Denver. I was introduced to Gerardo’s work through a podcast he co-hosts with Kevin Adams called “Too Dope Teachers,” and his advocacy for equity and antiracism. ” But it speaks to how they’ve been indoctrinated in this regulatory system.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I follow her on Twitter as @JennBinis, and I love her ability to notice patterns and interrupt them. She’s also the curator of @Edhistory101 on Twitter and has a podcast on education history. ” It’s a terrible message to send to children–that once you become a teacher, you lose your right for self-advocacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Expanding Options in the Digital Age - Professor Lesley Farmer 9:00pm All Systems Go! student 7:30am The university library website as a virtual study environment - Máté Tóth 8:00am Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success - Kara Malenfant, Sr. Yildiz, Faculty Come take a tour!

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

While others have praised it for trying to shake up the higher education system. The discussion we're having today actually began on Twitter, but it was limited by the 140-character limit. I think we need really, really large advocacy changes. It’s called MissionU, and the reaction has been mixed, and passionate.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! See you online! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 2, 2019

As described in Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine’s comprehensive study “ In Search of Deeper Learning ,” there have been long standing aspirations for deeper learning. Source: In Search of Deeper Learning ) How much of our current school system is designed to prepare students for 1970 as opposed to the modern knowledge economy? Stay tuned!…

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Isn’t Liberia outsourcing its education system to a Gates and Zuckerberg-backed startup , Bridge International Academies ? Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” ” (Hmm.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D., Hawkesdale P12 College Let’s Hangout – Successful Student Study Groups – Snacks Optional , Candy R. TESOL Instructor and Practicum Supervisor at Touro College, Founder and Managing Director at Virtual Exchange 4 Change | Cristina Zaccarini, Ph.D.,

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

The science labs at Dillon High are too old to use, said Daijuwan Smith, a senior who plans to study engineering at South Carolina State University. Many rural school districts don’t have the grant writers or expertise to apply for most federal grants, so they can’t benefit like larger suburban and urban school systems do, Ellerson said.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Via the BBC : “ Edinburgh University blames a system error for ‘failed degree’ emails.” Accreditation and Certification. inmate problem?

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Newark has control once again of its public school system, which the state took away from the city 22 years ago. Via BocaNews : “Parents throughout South Palm Beach County are using iReady on behalf of their children, possibly skewing scores – and usefulness – of the $6-Million diagnostic computer system.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

For its part, ALEC’s legislative advocacy focuses on three “free speech” areas : campus speech, the privacy of donors to campaigns and 501(c)(3)s, and commercial speech.) ” There was no peer review of the study; he simply posted it to his website. And yet somehow – somehow!

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Via The Daily Dot : “ Twitter tells developers to stop making police surveillance tools that use its data.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Don’t mess with her on Twitter. Demanding that schools teach “the right skills” is also one of many examples of an ongoing “innovation” fixation , of how industry is pressing the education system to bend to its needs. Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show. Listen to her on NPR’s Fresh Air.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Blame Schools… “Government Schools” In July, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted that “The rise of flat-Earthers in society provides some of the best evidence for the failure of our educational system.” They struggle with facts about social studies. I get that.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Via The Texas Tribune : “ Texas State Board of Education rejects Mexican-American studies textbook.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The American Civil Liberties Union this week declared its opposition to a federal database of student-level outcomes in a letter signed by a handful of education advocacy groups.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. Technology is a system. But it’s her support for charter schools and vouchers that are the signature of her efforts in Michigan, which has the least regulated charter school system. Franklin died in July.).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Department of Education Announces Requirements for New Federal Loan Servicing System.” ” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education.

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