The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 0:15 Big Picture Stats 0:54 Andrea Yon's story 1:24 World Literacy Foundation study of the economic and social cost of illiteracy Sponsor: Today’s sponsor, Literal is an app to help students in grades 6-12 engage with reading. Reading stamina matters.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

The findings come from an effectiveness study independently designed and conducted by LearnPlatform by Instructure, a third-party edtech research company. The study showed positive outcomes from on-demand tutoring, a service Tutor.com has delivered for more than two decades. Additional details can be found in the study.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Let’s start with seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: Include digital ebooks in your class library. Include online libraries with student resources. Encourage students to tape class presentations to replay later and/or study from. Use Twitter novels to teach writing skills.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Initially, teachers entrenched in traditional teaching were outraged at the prospect of students skipping library day in favor of a few searches on a computer; journalists predicted that computers would never replace aspects of the traditional classroom (such as this Newsweek article from 1995 ). ChatGPT) well.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. You can ask experts.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

Many K–12 educators are pushing back against traditional education models, advocating for learner-centered education , which puts study into the hands of students. There needs to be a system designed with the assumption that students will be assessed in a lot of different ways and that evidence of learning is not always going to be a grade.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

Social media sites such as Twitter span huge distances to connect people around the world. Many of us regularly communicate with multiple Twitter and Facebook friends and acquaintances instantaneously even though they may be in another country. It''s something we already know, or at least have suspected for a long time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Prerequisite #2: Ongoing Formative Assessment The other thing is ongoing formative assessment, which includes lots of careful observations, listening to discussion or partners working. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

an assessment system that looks for productivity over process and method. shared a preview on its Twitter feed. SAVE THE LIBRARY? WHAT ABOUT THE LIBRARY SAVING CAMPUS: On Monday the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled a preliminary report on “The Future of Libraries.”Chris DO YOU SPEAK VISUAL?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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. Each project will have P erformance Tasks.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

More than a dozen studies have documented that students, on average, made sluggish progress in reading during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. Fordham Institute, a think tank, posted on Twitter. “It’s Fordham Institute. In 2016, U.S.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 17, 2019

On behalf of my library/educator colleagues, thank you, John Green. Twitter: [link]. Civic Online Reasoning Assessments. Beyond the Bubble History Assessments. Thank you, John, for offering us a new tool in introducing media literacy and credibility awareness with our learning communities. Tumblr: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The easy tool educators are using every day From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tip: Many of the best conversations on this topic happen on Google Plus or Twitter with the #gafe hashtag. Assessment. Flubaroo – help for grading online assessments. Dotson, K. Johnson, C.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2016

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. have online libraries included with student resources. Use Twitter novels to teach writing skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Use technology to help you teach math From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In summary, Matific lets you use math manipulatives without the work of finding just the right one for your unit of study. Can virtual manipulatives be used as formative assessment tools? Twitter id: @davidwees.

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techlearning

MAY 2, 2018

One of my favorite assessment tools got a massive update in the last year, and you should check it out! I don't think there is another assessment tool out there that gives you as many options and assessing kids in tons of different ways always benefits them! What's that tool? It's Formative!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. Students start with an assessment to determine where they are in their math learning and move forward from there. But that has changed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Share content and assess in real time. Library of Content (free and inexpensive). Assess the whole class. Follow on Twitter and read blog for more ideas. Scholastic Study Jams. Resources: Projects, Lessons, Strategies, Library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Kristen Mattson on episode 242 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. Twitter: @DrKMattson. Date: January 30, 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Rushton Hurley on episode 166 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It’s certainly important for kids to learn about sarcasm, but that can happen within the study of literature. Twitter: @ rushtonh. Rushton: You do. Bio as submitted. Blog: [link].

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ProfHacker

MAY 25, 2016

His talk ( livestreamed and recorded here ) was entitled Small is Beautiful: A Study of Ed Tech as if People Mattered. It was a really interesting discussion, and we also had some participation via Twitter in response to some tweets Jim and I had scheduled beforehand.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. NSDL – The National Science Digital Library has some outstanding resources that include numerous links to some great STEM programs and organizations. This post is dedicated to Science.

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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. Big Universe provides schools with an affordable, comprehensive literacy solution featuring a readymade library of thousands of leveled eBooks from well-known publishers.

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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. As part of the state’s Read to Achieve Act, the district hosts the camp for students who are not reading on grade level based on state assessments.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

As educators, it is important to guide students in how to assess and evaluate online content (one of my favorite tools for this is the CRAAP test , created by California State University at Chico). NPR continues to be a well respected source of news and information that features a lot of worthwhile content on Facebook and Twitter.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 2, 2019

Pre-Assess your audience and differentiate. Asynchronous, online book studies. Classroom visit video resource library. Twitter chats. Asynchronous book studies. Shake Up Learning summer book study. Twitter chats. Join the Shake Up Learning Book Study! Put teachers in the seat of a student.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. In fact, aside from the predictable few flickers of Facebook and Twitter, it seemed most of the students were actually working on something productive. Ask any first year college student studying education, and their face will light up.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 5, 2015

You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Two Week Calendar Saturday, May 9th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show: Chris Giles on Google Chrome Extensions , Classroom 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

On Twitter I came across an exploratory discussion of Minecraft’s potential for school use. You can also visit the online world library and download as many as you wish. I prefer assessments that promote critical thinking and written reflection over build quality. Looking for help understanding the keyboard controls?

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 2, 2020

Studies show that goal setting increases intrinsic motivation , so set those goals! The good news is that MIND has a library of resources to help you create, meet, and exceed your ST Math goals! Set New Goals. Take a moment of quiet, and think about what’s important to you, your students, and their learning. Who can help?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today’s guest researcher, Dr. Michael Rousell, studies the neuroscience of surprise and has some interesting points for educators and presenters. You can see my recent TEDxSalem talk at [link] Blog: michaelrousell.com Twitter: @rousellm.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The apps showcased in the presentation help reinforce lessons, organize lesson content, and assess student progress. Quizizz : This app does exactly what its title says – teachers can make quizzes (or choose from a library of quizzes) to assess student understanding of a topic or lesson. He is the host of the Teacher HELP!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Consider end goals for each unit of study. Example 1: I almost always (except on assessment days) start with a number sense routine in math. Assessments on Fridays: I used to do a quiz in math every other Friday. A whole day for an assessment; if students are finished early, you can do a review activity.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the seventh grade English teacher and creator of the Global Read-Aloud grabbed all the books she could from her classroom library, before the school closed for the foreseeable future. . Palacio, author of Wonder , has a read-aloud of the first chapter available on YouTube.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The hastag for Twitter is #GamingInEd14. Sample tweets and blog posts are also at the bottom of this email, below the schedule. Thank you in advance for your support--you help keep these types of events free! See you online!

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

EdClusters leveraged an updated development rubric to assess their maturity and strategize next steps for moving ahead in four key areas: Stakeholder Engagement; Supportive Infrastructure; Compelling Communications; and. Sustainable Operations. Indicators of Education Innovation in a City. How EdClusters Work and What They Do. edclusters16.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

Take a peek at what I created for our study of Romeo & Juliet and a group work review for Cask of Amontillado. Socrative is excellent for multple choice and short answer, but for other types of assessments and activities, the technology is still evolving. Delivery is easy, but assessment via BYOD is more problematic.

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