Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Maker” education. The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Then, he took the time to condense down some of the biggest takeaways from the book for those making film in the K12 classroom in this podcast. Recently, he spent time with my students in digital filmmaking talking about workflow and editing and the craft of filmmaking. However, I think this is a very helpful film.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom management can be a challenge. In this post, I’ll share twenty-two of my top tips and ideas that have helped me have an awesome classroom. Classroom Management Tip #1: Build a Partnership With Your Students It’s true that you must relate before you can educate. I want them to join Google classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. Metaverse has come a long way and is specifically focused on becoming an amazing AR app for classrooms with the new Collections feature. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Marina Umaschi Bers on episode 202 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today, Dr. Marina Umashchi Bers from Tufts University discusses her research findings about what works (and doesn’t) with young children in the classroom. So I would say, how to choose?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sam Patterson on episode 201 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teachers don’t have to be experts or “geeks” to use coding to improve literacy, use higher order thinking skills, and excite students in their classrooms. Blog: mypaperlessclassroom.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. This blog post is sponsored by Adobe. Here’s how.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Second, I’ll give you an example from my classroom happening right now. Maker Movement. MAD About Mattering: Compassion-Based Engineering in My Classroom. Or a genius hour.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? Furthermore, we share how to design lessons with a personal interest to engage students who struggle to engage. Blog: [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. Apply for grants or funds to bring science stations and labs, iPads and computer systems into your classroom to keep students involved. She enjoys blogging and helping others. 5 lesson plans on science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Episode 49 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sylvia does a fantastic job of helping us understand the drawbacks, possibilities, and essential nature of tinkering in the classroom. In today’s show, we’ll discuss: How to make time for tinkering.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 8, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students can be filmmakers in this fun, engaging project that teaches graphic design, photography, the prototyping process and more. I’ve been teaching with the Adobe Suite for over fifteen years and it has helped inspire creativity in my classroom.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I do so through this blog and my Twitter account. Blogging, such as this post, is part of my reflective practice. I had a book on maker education published by ASCD. I really love the maker movement. Maker education spaces can be as large as a school workshop with high-tech tools (e.g., Here is my list.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ). Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware? ).

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2014

Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from ridged content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in many classrooms. So what is a maker space? First, Maker Spaces. What exactly is 20% time?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Episode 720 with Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. Grant writing and awards have brought many resources to her science classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2016

A sample Cool Cat Teacher newsletter From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Five idea Friday isn’t online in a blog post. Here’s insight on how this works. Blog posts. I post my blog posts and shows here on Cool Cat Teacher. 4 – Learn How to Sketchnote.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Episode 127 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. How Donnie started using Virtual Reality in his classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dyane Smokorowski talks about Virtual Valentines, the Awesome Squiggles Project, and a fun trip with teachers to the San Diego Zoo this summer. You’ll exchange Valentines and learn geography!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Catherine Davis-Hayes on episode 153 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As 2007 State Teacher of the Year in Rhode Island, Catherine Davis-Hayes is passionate about helping every teacher use the arts in their classroom. Record your own voice over.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Lindsey Danhoff on episode 308 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kindergarteners and first graders explore their “wonderings” in Lindsey Danhoff’s classroom. Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Understand how to start and run an organization. Entrepreneurial education was quite the buzzword in 2008/09, as educators grappled with how to prepare young people for economic meltdowns. Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement. Value innovation.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 22, 2017

Keira, one of the Year 5 students at Mundaring Primary School, observed, “[The Americans] had a completely different perspective on how to make board games than we did. Part of HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom initiative, the Learning Studios network inspires instructional innovation and next-generation learning experiences.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Sponsored by Book Creator, All Opinions My Own From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Each classroom gets 40 free books. How Does Book Creator Work? I made the above tutorial to show you how to set up Book Creator, but honestly, you don’t really need it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch on episode 288 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Vicki: Yeah!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

So, I invited Cheryl Nelson and Wendy Goldfein of Get Caught Engineering to share how they’ve managed Makerspaces in their own classrooms and helped other elementary and middle school teachers get started, too. What exactly is a Maker and what happens in the “space”? What materials do you use in a classroom Makerspace?

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I've been saying that for 7 years or so.long before I blogged about it, I tried it out. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Now.having said that. Ask for donations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 30, 2018

A Global Search for Education Post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They are in the midst of an app building project that will require not only technical skills but will develop individual agency, development of new competencies and learning how students want to interact with the world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2016

A sample Cool Cat Teacher newsletter From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Five idea Friday isn’t online in a blog post. Here’s insight on how this works. Blog posts. I post my blog posts and shows here on Cool Cat Teacher. 4 – Learn How to Sketchnote.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Join me and other education speakers at Woodward Academy in Atlanta this summer From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Best teacher blog winner, *Speaker*author* @Mashable Top Teacher on Twitter*Top #edtech Twitterer. Please reserve the date and contact Connie White with questions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2018

Inside Virtual Reality and Predictions for the Future From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience, tell you how you can enter to win your own headsets and STEAM lab makeover, and give my predictions for the future of virtual reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is the perfect contest for classrooms across the United States. How to Use the U.S. GIVEAWAY ALERT!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Micah Brown on episode 237 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Also, learn about other projects throughout the year and how teachers design these projects to meet standards. Vicki: So what will classrooms be doing with the Virtual Valentines?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

Julie Willcott on episode 285 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Julie Wilcott talks about how we can bring sustainable food systems and understanding into our schools with these five simple ideas. Agriculture in the Classroom. Vicki: Awesome!

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. She spent her free time in class looking up how to set up lead magnets and create funnels for an email list. She had a maker mindset.

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