The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we prepare to learn this fall, we need to consider some teaching best practices. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Open Badges in Elementary School. And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . What Does Blended Learning Mean for K–12?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

I found that students were happy using the technology, but some would rather complete work pen to paper or do an assessment/project without the technology. . Fast forward to the post-pandemic environment of education. Departments may also use this approach at the secondary level and at grade levels for the elementary level.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

The role of elementary teachers has never been more important, especially as kindergarten through fifth grade students today are facing more change than ever before–from the effects of the pandemic to social media and stressful current events being right at their fingertips. Let them lead and choose how they learn!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Three years ago, with the help of the education agency the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA), Iowa rolled out its initiative to implement blended learning as a model for the state. The collaborative identified blended learning as one vehicle to implement competency based education and personalize student learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Over the past couple of months, I have written extensively on the topic of remote learning. As I continually work with more and more districts and schools on an ongoing basis, ideas keep percolating in my mind as to the pedagogically-sound strategies that educators can use now.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Review of Educational Research , 90(2), 179-226.

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Ditch That Textbook

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In our eighth-grade math prototype and our elementary math programs, I’ve watched teachers as they adapt to blended learning. Elementary teachers have seen the value of centers for a long time. For many of them, the idea isn’t a strange one, and it has provided some unexpected surprises (both good and bad).

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2014, they were named a model for desegregation by the Center for Diversity and Equality in Education. In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Back in May, I wrote about Lumio and how it makes review and practice easy but now I'd like to share 11 Reasons Why Educators Love Lumio with some fellow educators who are putting Lumio at the center of their instruction. Formative assessment tips. Lumio is my go-to exam review tool and it can do so much more.

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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. Michael Conley Elementary School, Tallahassee.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. NG2] tackles long-standing educational barriers to personalized learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Social-Emotional Learning. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is right at the top of the list for many of us.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Growing up, I received what was largely a one-size-fits-all education; as a result, I struggled to connect academically to this model. Today, I’m amazed at the impact technology can have on the learning process—especially when it enables teachers to personalize learning. Source: Edmentum ; full size video here. partner with us.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As I transitioned from principal to Senior Fellow with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) my work began to take me all over the country and the world. We have also used our Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process to help them determine where they are at, but more importantly where they want to be for their learners.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. ABOUT OPEN UP RESOURCES.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. The fact for many in education is that we teach the way we were taught and lead the way we were led. Other schools and districts are beginning to follow suit.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 8, 2018

With a pedagogy first, technology second if appropriate, approach to instructional design, educators can begin to support and enhance lessons with an array of tools. Sites like Common Sense Education and edshelf make it easy to find the right alignment to the right instructional strategy. I thought this was a genius idea!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

How do we as educators keep up with this trailblazing generation who can navigate technology at breakneck speeds? Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Principal Chris Huckans believes that competency-based education (CBE) is one of the keys to the school’s success. Huckans says that Bishop Hall’s use of the Brightspace learning management system provides students with highly personalized learning pathways, which “allow them to innovate and experiment.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons.

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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. When students have a voice in their education, they become more engaged and invested in the process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. 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. Listen Now. Kristen: Oh, I agree 100%.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

As educators, we have the challenge and honor to teach a dynamic and unique group of students each time a class period begins. I realize that flexibility can feel a bit daunting, both in our design work and as we facilitate a learning experience. This shift in control demands that learners assume more responsibility for their learning.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I am a process-oriented educator. I focus on how to learn rather than what to learn. I’ve addressed this in Freedom to Learn : In order to facilitate these desired elements of learning, I believe it is important to focus on the process of learning rather than the products of learning.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

However, like many schools these days, our district is moving farther away from traditional teaching methods in which we teach specific subjects at specific times (which is what the curriculum publishers supply us with) and is instead encouraging us to teach in a more blended learning/project based learning approach.

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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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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. She is a passionate educator who is most interested in seeing teachers and administrators improve authentic learning experiences for students.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2021

“It is extremely important to find more ways to foster meaningful conversations with customers so we can better understand their priorities and learn how we can directly address their needs,” said Lexia Learning President, Nick Gaehde. “We Previously, she was the principal of Union Hill School Elementary in the district.

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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. The best learning that I’ve had thus far was definitely at ISTE 17. Educators, I just want to encourage you.

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