Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Enrollment includes all required materials–no extra charges for books or subscriptions–as well as templates that can be immediately applied to your teaching. All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. assess success at completion.

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Education Learning UDL Course 387

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

He adds, “Kids are allowed to learn at their own pace, and can learn experientially.” When a competency-based approach to assessment is in place, students must show what they know as well as what they can do. And as interest in this approach to teaching and learning increases, so does the need for assessments to support it.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before.

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E-rate Blended Learning Social Media Outcomes 240

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. Students can choose a book or story that appeals to their interests or curiosity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Too much education is received passively, and Jon knows from both research and experience that students learn best when they are active participants. Jon has written and co-authored ten books that have been translated into thirteen languages. We have John Bergmann with us and he's written 11 books. Transcript - Episode 797.

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Handbook Flipped Classroom Learning Competency Based Learning 436

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Acceleration research can teach us how to accelerate learning. Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Instead of learning loss, Dr. Fisher is advocating how we can accelerate learning.

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Company Twitter Assessment Accessibility 382

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Julie Graber on Episode 497 The four shifts is a new education technology paradigm shared in the book Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning by Scott McLeod and Julie Graber. Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments.

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How To STEM Learning Elementary 301

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

Universally designing blended learning presents educators with the opportunity to transition from designing a single experience that is teacher-paced and teacher-led to a more flexible experience that gives the students more control over the pace and path. 1 Student-Paced, Free-Flow Station Rotation Lesson.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment 367

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page . I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. Check out my Booking Page .

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Learn how she helps students learn and progress using technology. You can even transfer grades into any digital grade book with the touch of a button. Listen Now. Vicki: Oh, fun!

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Technology Elementary Blended Learning Chromebook 207

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We Book: Smarter Than We Think by Cathy L Seeley.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 126

techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) in Cary, NC, the 15 largest school district in the United States, has 114 elementary schools.

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Accessibility eBook Elementary Libraries 40

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Mónica Ruiz, principal at Montgomery Elementary in Chula Vista, CA. Book: The Latino Education Crisis.

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Common Core Adaptive Learning Elementary Blended Learning 127

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with that group, I really found my tribe, and I really worked to explore and expand myself in a leadership role and helping other teachers in other districts build their own blended-learning capacities. So I think I developed myself as a leader through some of my external pieces.

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Classroom Blended Learning Company Twitter 193

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. The course that I was just talking about is actually one of our blended courses. Date: January 30, 2018.

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Digital Citizenship Education Future Ready Course 197

Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica! Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Boost your student engagement on any devices wherever learning needs to happen. To conclude the lesson, teachers can assign formative assessments. About Monica Alicea.

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Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 85

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject. These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. We discuss first drafts and I relate it to writing my own books.

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Learning Company STEM Tools 348

Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Consider how students might use a podcast as an assessment tool. Students can present their learning on any topic without having to write it all out or record with their faces being displayed. Teachers are excited to start their elementary students recording their voices. . © Shake Up Learning 2021.

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Meeting Google Blended Learning Assessment 95

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan mentions this may be the right tool for students or teachers who need to reference a physical item like a book, notebook, or model. One great new tool that Susan learned about was an app called The Novel Effect. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this.

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Tools Libraries Conference LMS 89

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. A recent study within a number of school districts, including the Middletown City School District, showed significantly greater academic growth in blended learning versus traditional classes.

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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. Entire sections of bookstores are devoted to books parents can buy to help practice reading with kids at home. I began reading Ed.

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Technology Blended Learning Elementary Assessment 51

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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techlearning

AUGUST 13, 2018

Florida’s second largest district partners with Learning A-Z to provide its elementary schools with professional learning and an award-winning curriculum resource that blends science and literacy TUCSON—Aug. Resources can be used for one-to-one, small-group, and whole-class instruction.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Related: Choosing personalized learning as a strategy for educational equity. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato.

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Personalized Learning Khan Academy Education Elementary 100

techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The expansion also comes amid news that the United States is falling behind in international rankings based on an assessment of fourth grade students’ reading skills. Research shows third grade is a pivotal point for acquiring reading skills, and non-fiction titles for elementary schools are always in high demand,” said Sean P.

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eBook Education Libraries Blended Learning 40

Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Book Creator - A fantastic mobile (iOS/Chrome) app for creating stunning eBooks/presentations, that can be used for digital storytelling, project based learning, and more. Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency.

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Khan Academy Game-Based Learning Android Differentiated Instruction 38

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

This resource has a curated list of Gsuite resources, books, and tips. they are a big time saver for students and teaches on long documents, for example, if you’re writing a book. Stand up in front of the class, do a book talk or talk about their explorer or their animal. The headings automatically become anchors.

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Google Learning eBook Tools 328

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

ShakeUpLearning.com provides teachers and educators with easy to understand, use tomorrow resources for Google and G Suite for Education, mobile learning and classroom technology integration through digital learning resources, technology tips and tricks, in-depth e-courses, books, resources, cheat sheets, blog publications.

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EdTech Learning Mobile Learning Google 236

Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

For a quick reference -- and for those of you #NotAtISTE who want to share in the learning -- here's a quick summary of our lightning sessions with links to the tools and resources each session covered. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Blendspace 40

Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Elementary. ” Desmos just released some more elementary activities! Alice Keeler’s Templates for Elementary Math. Besides just using Google Forms for a quiz or regular assessment, you can take advantage of the branching functionality. This is assessment FOR learning. Click here to view.

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Technology Classroom Google EdTech 78

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

As part of our push toward integrating technology and the Common Core, we adopted a new curriculum in grades K-5, called Stepping Stones , which combines print books with online student activities and a central portal for teachers. It also allows us to take a blended learning approach to our Common Core math instruction.

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Common Core Blended Learning Strategy Elementary 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now just about booked through the end of March and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Look for contact information at the Booking Site. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through the end of December and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Upcoming Opportunities: Are you traveling to Learning Forward Conference in Washington DC in December? So how should you handle it?

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Digital Citizenship Resources Classroom Internet Safety 60

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Additionally, I recommend having words from a chapter or section of your book for those who need a word bank. In this case, words from the book or handouts words can be helpful since the word bank does not appear on the page. However, either method can be used successfully depending on what you’re trying to teach and assess.

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How To Classroom Google LMS 524

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

– Establishing our rules of play and group norms – Quick reactions to my TEDxDesMoines talk about extracurricular learning v. both positive and negative) – Organizational self-assessment – Getting set up with our new Google+ community. – Transmedia – Blended learning models – Personalization v.

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Groups Elementary Case Study Professional Learning 100

Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Shout out to all of my friends with Northside ISD in San Antonio, specifically at Thornton Elementary and Rudder Middle Schools. You cannot adequately assess any student’s reading comprehension if all students are reading the exact same thing. But first… Shoutout. Do you know what your kids are reading? Teaching Tolerance.

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