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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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning. Incorporate movement (i.e.,

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. In one online learning station, students listen to books/stories with an audio recording.

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eSpark

APRIL 8, 2022

The introduction of technology and the transformation to blended learning in classrooms is rapidly growing. To truly develop a blended environment, the culture of the classroom setting must radically shift. First, let's define blended learning. Try blended learning in your classrooms with eSpark for free today!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. include resources for both teachers and students in a variety of modalities–text, video, and downloadable resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Must-have Resources for Blended Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. With the resources and techniques from this course, you will be equipped to create a program that helps your students heal and thrive in spite of life’s hardest griefs and tragedies. Learn More.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. In 2021, VHS Learning received a $1.4 Statewide Partnerships.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

The post The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! but should be) – SULS0148 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Innovative Learning at H?para. Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest post in our series on blended learning. Previously, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also looked at practical examples of blended learning and how they are applied in various educational contexts.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com).

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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. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

The new ( Re)Defining STEM learning module from TGR Foundation and Discovery Education is the first of several courses to support educators to integrate STEM in new and powerful ways. Every STEM educator should take a look at these resources and integrate them into their blended or online learning environment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

They have tutorials and eLearning resources for teachers here and are also Chromebook-compatible. Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. Ways To Use The XP-Pen For Learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

An effective way to tackle the challenge of teaching core academics to all students across ability levels is to implement a personalized approach supported by a variety of carefully chosen digital resources. In our first year, we implemented personalized learning in our six middle schools.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

It sounds like a drastic measure: moving every school to online learning in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. So much of teaching is a relationship—and understanding what that looks like online is a completely new venue to figure out.” His time as a blended learning instructor in Taos, N.M.,

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

Thank you to Keith McCray for sharing his thoughts on the new Blended Learning with Google book on Twitter. Megan says that there are a lot of differences between online learning and face-to-face, but that many things do remain the same. Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Learning Expectations.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

In my visits to elementary, middle, and high schools around the country this past academic year, here are five tips I took away for how educators can get beyond the buzz to implementation. My visit to Maple Hill Elementary School in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, NY blew that notion to shreds.

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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. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. Dr. Tim Green.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We’re honored to introduce this new award in partnership with the Council of the Great City Schools to recognize Dick’s lasting legacy, and to expand opportunities for students through access to high-quality, engaging print and digital resources.”. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

She and her eLearning team worked to boost the state’s efforts to connect Indiana to great ideas in educational technology, virtual and online learning, and new learning models and instructional practices. Olivia Miller is a 2nd grade teacher at South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, IN.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

Learn more! Angela also has a free resource to help you write your summer plan that I recommend as very helpful. This blog post is being added to 100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators. This resource has a curated list of Gsuite resources, books, and tips. What a fantastic resource!

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Three days to load classes onto an online platform. ” “Kind of.” Imagine that!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Related: Rhode Island teachers trying out blended learning — but without high stakes pressure. She also helped create a tech integration support website for the high school, providing teachers with resources on blended learning and flipped classrooms, technology integration and student support.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2017

In order to break this cycle and support students’ aspirations and interests, STAR has sought to combine blended learning with culturally responsive, place-based teaching. Like many communities in poverty, our families face issues including high unemployment, substance abuse and a lack of resources.

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techlearning

JULY 2, 2018

.) – for implementing full-time, statewide virtual school opportunities to provide students with rigorous online courses in a learning model that meets their individual needs. These transformative programs are the result of strong leadership combined with creativity and resourcefulness,” said Sean P.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa. I had so many people ask for the video.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 29, 2017

A digital learning environment also means that students have access to resources digitally as well. Learning objectives shouldn't just be written on the board each day but in a Learning Management System that allows students to access if they are absent, behind, need to study, or even to move forward in the curriculum at hand.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 19, 2020

Online Learning Tips for Teachers and Schools [interview with an American Teacher in China]. Are you prepared for online learning if your school is closed for an extended period of time? Jennifer’s school has been relying on home learning and online learning with their students in China.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. He founded Education Elements to meet that need.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

A key theme of Future Ready Librarians, which last year published a framework to revamp the bookish role, is that districts pouring money into hardware and software need people to shepherd these tools into classrooms and to curate these burgeoning digital resources. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blended learning. Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has closed physical schools and pushed learning online, causing teachers to develop remote and online learning plans in as little as a couple days–but not all teachers feel prepared to meet this sudden and potentially lengthy challenge. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource — a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools — called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

MDR reports a “surge,” with 1:1 schools most likely to be high schools (41 percent), then middle schools (37 percent) and finally elementary (22 percent). And when learning remotely, 56 percent of teachers said student devices were Chromebooks, far and away outpacing tablets like iPads (16 percent) and other mobile computing devices.

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