The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. Open Badges in Elementary School. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Amy Cooper, who’s at an elementary school in Minnesota. And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. During my years of working in elementary education, I spent time as a classroom teacher as well as a school leader, all with the Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, Iowa.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). Why classrooms teachers are using Lumio for lessons and review. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This blog post will share ten ways you can use Tract to create personalized project-based learning in your classroom. Help Students Choose their Own Learning Path. Part of the challenge with project-based learning is finding student interests. Create a classroom of creators and innovators. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom. Now, Deb, you work with implementing lighthouse classrooms, but you’ve also recently moved into instructional technology. Vicki: But how do you keep your classroom focused?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dig into teaching practices with Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom is a tool that can help build relationships between students and teachers. But not everything is perfect. Join in today! Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mark Sparvell cites current research about what students really want in their classroom and how social-emotional learning relates to education technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Now, using 3DBear , I’m able to offer students a classroom where they can create and share. You can use it and learn. However, the true power is the teacher classroom portal. 3DBear’s classroom set includes digital items like bookcases, desks, tables, and more, which students can use to propose how they want the room to look.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

In today's show, Eric Curts talks about Google Classroom, Google Docs, and other Google apps and what has happened that is new and cool and how these changes will help classrooms improve this school year. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 11, 2019

Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. My career began in Arlington Heights, IL, where I taught 3rd and 4th graders English as a Second Language in a self-contained classroom. green ), and Securing the Connected Classroom (ISTE Press – bit.ly/securingGreen

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2021

This year’s is a fun “Remember When” edition which will feature 32 scenarios that we educators miss and don’t miss about classroom life before 2020. Things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

For a limited time, you can pilot Tract’s on-demand project-based classes and clubs free in your classroom. I am a project-based learning classroom and have joined the pilot. See my review, 10 Ways to Personalize Project Based Learning with Tract. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2021

Karen Janowski and her coauthors have written a book Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year. Today she talks about a mindset of including students who learn differently and better reaching the children you have in the classroom. Thinking Routines in the Classroom. Stream by clicking here.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2019

One can look at numerous companies and develop his or her conclusions. Not only did both of these companies disrupt their respective industries, but both have evidence in the form of users and revenue to validate that their solutions were genuinely innovative. Take Uber and Airbnb for example.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom. Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. These learning priorities are met with increased blended learning methods that combine in-person instruction with online experiences. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom. iPads to Differentiate Instruction in K-2 Classrooms. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Isabella Liu is a science teacher in Hong Kong who is using technology with her grade 6-12 classrooms. From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. Cospaces ( 5 Ways to Use Augmented Reality in the Classroom ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This Social Emotional Learning (SEL) focused episode is relevant for Fall 2021 as students and teachers return to school. Today’s sponsor is NaliniKIDS , creator of wordworkouts.org , a fantastic free SEL resource that will bring reflection and movement to your classroom. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools are now using a hybrid classroom model, with some students attending virtually and others in person. The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater.

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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. In fact, Lexia was the only company to make the list across K-5 intervention courses.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Use should be appropriate, tied to classroom content areas, and guided. Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In this blog post, I’ll share how Lumio is a great tool for classroom teachers everywhere, whether you’re reviewing for a tough exam like my Computer Science class or teaching a regular lesson. You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I researched different management structures, such as Holacracy, and read about successful team cultures at companies like Netflix and MorningStar. We incorporated our company in Delaware, held meetings as a board and divvied up shares. I began treating my classroom like a startup. It was fun, meaningful work.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

American poet and etymologist John Ciardi once remarked, “The classroom should be an entrance into the world.” Contemporary classrooms (from elementary school to graduate school) are structured similar to a manufacturing line and typically produce students who are full of information. Swarm Intelligence.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. Jon Bergmann is one of the pioneers of the Flipped Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Learn More.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 10, 2023

Now, check your inbox to confirm that you'll receive the Every Classroom Matters Podcast in your inbox as shows are released. 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. Teachers can order free classroom sets!

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

Five years ago, I ditched whole-class lectures in my fifth grade brick-and-mortar classroom in favor of small group rotations. Left: A third grader works on adaptive software in a station rotation blended learning classroom; Right: A third grader designs her own company logo as part of an assignment from her Google Classroom playlist.

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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. Idea #1: PBS Learning Media. See: Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom with Dr. Tim Green. Vicki: Oh, fun!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2021

Pamela was a technology director and teacher at public, charter and independent schools and then moved to education technology companies where she built products used by millions of students in K-12 schools. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

When learning is understood primarily as a process of acquisition and elaboration of information, the natural consequences in the classroom are ongoing differentiation and individualization. Principles of learning: 7 principles to guide personalized, student-centered learning in the technology-enhanced, blended learning environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2020

Michael Drezek shares about Our Global Classroom and other ways we can collaborate (for free!) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Connect your classroom! Listen to Michael Drezek talk about Our Global Classroom Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

To demonstrate the power of effective game-based science learning, look at the research. For example, Vanderbilt University has recently found how this approach leads to a more engaging science classroom. For the purpose of seeing what fits in your classroom, check out the other standards by signing up for a free account.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. I want to make sure my undergrads are thinking about their impact outside of a formal classroom,” says Martina P.

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