The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The last few weeks of school can be the hardest – even in a face to face classroom. Some teachers are finding that online, it is almost impossible.Are your grade books like Swiss Cheese? Are there kids who are just missing?

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Waterford

MAY 12, 2020

In this article you’ll find a brief primer on what educational grants, along with a list of a few of the best school grants to apply to. There you’ll find a deeper dive, including information on types of funding available, how to find grants, and tips on preparing your applications. You can download our guide here.

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Teaching students to read is so much more than sitting them down in front of a book. It takes an intentional mix of explicit classroom lessons, individualized support, and family engagement to help children develop strong reading skills. But, how do we know what strategies will work best? Why the Science of Reading Matters.

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Waterford

MARCH 6, 2022

Download sessions here to explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. In this article, you’ll discover the essentials of instruction in language concepts, a set of skills that support the development of reading comprehension. Will he ever catch a break? Sources: 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2022

Differentiating between reliable websites, books, information has always been a topic in classrooms. Here the article: TikTok Is Feeding My Students Fake News About Ukraine. How Can Truth Win? Read more… Ask a Tech Teacher has quite a few articles and resources on this topic. How do you tell?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

With the widespread use of social media platforms and the ubiquity of news stories, teaching students how to critically evaluate sources and sift the good from the bad becomes a pressing pedagogical necessity. Teaching using news articles: Ideas and tips for teachers There are various ways to teach with news.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 3, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher is a group of tech ed professionals who work together to offer you tech tips, advice, pedagogic discussion, lesson plans, and anything else we can think of to help you integrate tech into your classroom. Here’s how to get started on our blog : Read our varied columns. Read Hall of Fame articles.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

The Tweet That Started it I get weary of AI hype auto-generated by *gasp* ChatGPT without any real applicability to the classroom. I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. (The human intelligence part is so important!) Got links for those teachers?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Carol Ann Tomlinson, an expert on the topic, gives an overview of how to differentiate math instruction with younger students. . Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. Her books are available in 14 languages. Twitter @cat3y.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

She is an actual classroom teacher and doesn't “do” hype, but I think she wants to help. In this show, she shares some ideas for streamlining and discusses the future of AI in VR and AR and how she thinks it can help us use these advanced tools even more. AIforEducators. So sign up today.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

Key points: Audiobooks are popular, but print still commands a majority of the audience A balance of both offers students increased accessibility See related article: 5 long-term benefits of our online literacy programs My 2023 #BritReads book tally experienced a massive slowdown in April when my husband and I welcomed Holden Lane to the world.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. In this article, we will examine the building blocks of reading comprehension. Plus, get four free easy reader chapter books available in English and Spanish! How to Boost Your Students’ Reading Comprehension.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2022

I’ve collected the most popular AATT articles on how to spend your education time this summer. What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. Nothing distracts me when I’m in the reading zone.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 25, 2023

This article briefly describes the changing picture of student engagement and offers some tips to address it. But there is a huge diversity of other factors and issues at play—a detailed assessment of which is certainly beyond the scope of this brief article. It is a question every educator should consider in their particular setting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2022

Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. Episode 776 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Open Class with Opening Questions Dr. Z is an educator, author, lecturer, grandpa, father, husband, speaker, and magician.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Read any article about the future of the workplace. Not even that, any article about the future in general. Researchers, policymakers and educators are touting the importance of creativity for our future in general and how we have to nurture this ability of our current students. Giving us a sense of purpose. Improving focus.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Welcome to an extended episode focusing on AI!

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it. Why is student autonomy in the classroom so important?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2023

Ask a Tech Teacher has a book of 169 tech tips to energize your classroom. The heading will click through to a more detailed article on the tip: Tech Tip #167–How to Evaluate Apps. Here are thirteen tips to evaluate the apps you’ll find useful in your classroom: free or small fee. stand the test of time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 10, 2019

Ask a Tech Teacher is a group of tech ed professionals who work together to offer you tech tips, advice, pedagogic discussion, lesson plans, and anything else we can think of to help you integrate tech into your classroom. Here’s how to get started on our blog : Read our varied columns. Read Hall of Fame articles.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ I’ve ordered your book as well. Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

See related article: Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee At this point, we have all heard about the learning gaps in math and reading scores these past few years. The book calls for a bottom-up approach and delves into recommendations for state and community leaders to reform U.S. Search for other school library innovations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

In an education landscape awash in technology, what impact could something as analog as a coloring book make? The “Black Girls Code the Future” coloring book was created by Nia Asemota, a New York University student and mentor with the nonprofit Black Girls Code. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

TCEA 2018: How to Incorporate 3D Printing into Any Lesson Plan. In physics classes, students printed boats and cars for races, and in English classes, students designed a board game based on a book and 3D-printed the game pieces. EdTech will feature articles on breakout sessions and the latest trends from TCEA 2018. Engagement.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

About two weeks ago, via LinkedIn, I shared Josh Steimle’s book review of Susan Cain ’s bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Quite often, in the classroom or the boardroom, introverts are forgotten, especially when the loudest person always runs the show. Written by: Robyn D.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. A second question has been given almost equal importance: Is reading a book to students online even legal? The short answer is, well, yes.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 5, 2021

In the EduProtocols Field Guide, Book 1, the authors, Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern spend time engaging readers in a task to evaluate their own practices. I like that you read an article then take notes and talk about it to other people. Students need opportunities to flex these muscles as they learn how to work with others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. She curated a great list of essential tech-minded books for today’s teachers. I recommend the following eight books which were written with tech-minded teachers in mind. Who Owns the Learning?:

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Waterford

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A survey of educators found that the majority lack enough information and classroom management strategies for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and that they don’t feel capable to help them.[2] In this article, we’ll define ADHD and note a few symptoms to look out for in your students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

To help you adjust, here are the Top Ten articles on putting technology into your back-to-school plans: How to Prepare Students for PARCC Tests. How to Build Your PLN. 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. 5 Tools To Shake up the New Year. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom? In a recent news article, Andrea noted that her struggling readers in grades 7-8 used to read at a grade 5 or 6 (Barshay). Episode 769 Show Notes.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2023

But I was never taught HOW to teach students to read. Before the students arrived, I set up a cozy classroom library, complete with a couch, rug, lamps, and boxes filled with rich literature and chapter books. Unfortunately, the path to getting where I am today was a long, frustrating journey.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 17, 2018

The post How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! How to Plan an AWESOME Book Study! Book studies are a great way to level up your professional learning! I get a lot of questions about different ways to run book studies for educators, how to choose a book, what tools to use, and how to keep your group engaged.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. Her book, Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom , was published last fall. jena.passut_7651. Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:41.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 24, 2021

The post How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template) – SULS0124 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template from @TechChef4U). Listen to this article. . How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template).

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Conflict: It’s great for drama, and an inescapable part of human progress, but it can make for fraught situations in the classroom. Conflict can happen even in the most supportive, positive, and open classrooms, disrupting your students’ ability to learn. But there are concrete steps you can take to settle problems in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2018

Sponsor: Read my review of the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset at www.coolcatteacher.com/vr and learn how to enter to win a STEAM Lab Makeover from Acer and Microsoft, who are giving away 10 Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headsets and 10 Acer Aspire 7 laptops. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management.

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