The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

Amy Cooper on episode 292 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. Open Badges in Elementary School. Can you provide an example? Date: April 17, 2018.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

I was personally excited as this was a true example of my penchant for student voice and choice (for more about this see my blog post, Today’s Education Should Be About Giving Learners Voice and Choice ). It is being offered to the 4th to 6th graders as a 45 minute class each week. About a dozen students expressed interest.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 12, 2022

I have the privilege of teaching my gifted elementary students at two Title 1 schools for multiple years. I’ve blogged about the value of interdisciplinary units before – All Lessons Should Be Interdisciplinary [link]. I love planning a variety of interdisciplinary activities for these days. Pi Day Activities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. A Must-Read blog for us is one that offers interesting thoughts, unique ideas, useful information and remains regularly updated and active.

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SplashLearn

AUGUST 18, 2023

Dockrell’s article published on ScienceDirect, many students face difficulties in writing during middle elementary school, highlighting the significance of mastering this skill.

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Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

I am currently a fifth grade teacher and Digital Learning Coach at Oak Grove Elementary School in Lexington, South Carolina. Being in an elementary classroom, it is hard to help students understand how their digital habits affect themselves and others. The teacher was able to push out real-world examples to students through H?para

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Steve Floyd on episode 249 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). Examples for all grade levels. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored blog post.” Library of pre-made lessons.

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ExcelinEd

MAY 15, 2020

To wrap up this unusual National Charter Schools Week , we have been thinking about some of our youngest and most vulnerable learners: students attending elementary grades. Here are three examples of how elementary charters are continuing to provide instructional services to some of their youngest students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2018

Kelly Gary on episode 265 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Elementary Math can be exciting. 5 Ideas to level up Elementary Math with Technology. Vicki: As we finish up, give our elementary teachers a pep talk about making math exciting.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

Next, it is important for students to see a model or analyze examples. Alternatively, you could provide some examples of keep, start, stop at various levels of quality, kindness, or specificity and ask students to work in small groups to analyze and rank them in order of effectiveness.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 31, 2019

I have the privilege of teaching my gifted elementary students for multiple years. I’ve blogged about the value of interdisciplinary units before – All Lessons Should Be Interdisciplinary [link]. Pi Day Activities. The day consisted of the following activities: Digital Breakout. Making and Decorating Pies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is the Learning Pit metaphor? So a good example is I ask students, just will you write down your name now on a piece of paper? It works pretty well for higher elementary and middle schools particularly, as in that video does.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Another fantastic example is Lightbot. Let’s dive in!

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Below are key resources, practical examples, and questions to consider when creating learner profiles. In this EdWeek article, the author provides specific examples from schools around the country regarding ways that educators are gaining valuable insights about students’ skills, backgrounds, and interests through learner profiles.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 18, 2020

This post includes updated content from a previous blog post on Tom Driscoll EDU. In February, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of elementary educators from Nauset Schools on Cape Cod. The inspiring yet practical examples were so great, I asked the teachers if I could share their ideas, and they generously agreed.

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Buncee

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The following is a guest blog by Teacher Librarian Tyllie Corbin. Click here to see an example. Click here for an example. For example, I never knew that one of my students loved to draw, so I now have some ideas of books to suggest to him when he needs some new titles. Click here for an example. Interest Surveys.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this example, we’ll choose the word “SAFE.”. In this example, the students will learn what SAFE means to them and how it relates to their bodies as they experience the “SAFE” Workout. Social emotional health matters. Step 2: Move.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. When you have the list, add all words to a word cloud and share this “100 New Words Learned This School Year” with parents and classmates through the class website, blog, or LMS.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. Got links for those teachers? Enough of the junk. Human vs. AI Test.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Toy Theatre is the topic of our blog post today. More specifically, Toy Theatre offers educational games in the following categories: Math games Toy Theater offers a diverse selection of interactive math games, covering counting, numeral recognition, division, telling time, and various mathematical concepts for elementary-aged students.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

Blogs - Teachers have blogs for student writing. Many teachers use the blogs for such things as an outlet for student free-writes. Using a blog hits many important curriculum areas, such as differentiating instruction as well as meeting many Common Core Standards (see here & here for examples).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How are you doing, educators? Today, I interviewed Barb Flowers, an elementary school principal and host of the Teacher Burnout Podcast and the Less Stressed Principal Podcast. Are you stressed? Stream by clicking here. Contact us if you find mistakes!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Jim Bentley on episode 363 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He shares examples of what he has done, challenges, and some of the mistakes he made at first. This is particularly useful for teachers of elementary-age children.). Blog: [link].

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Math posters for classroom are the topic of our blog post today f you’re like me, you know how game-changing a well-placed poster can be for engaging students and reinforcing key concepts. In today’s blog post, I’m diving deep into the world of math educational posters. Fear not, fellow educators!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She also shares some practical examples and edtech tools in the process and how you can work to innovate every day of the year in a way that is not overwhelming. Blog: [link]. Submit your project to [link] for the chance to be funded.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 13, 2021

At the end of each quarter on the MIND blog, we share stories of how our organization, our partners, and educators across the country are advancing the mission to mathematically equip all students to solve the world's most challenging problems. Welcome to the MIND Blog Rewind! Providing consumer insights for more than 1.6

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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. Sponsored Blog Post This blog post is sponsored by Lumio.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Testing ChatGPT with My Students In his blog post, ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education , Matt proposed that maybe ChatCPT should be blocked until the end of the school year because, “We need some space. Make a joke.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post will share ten ways you can use Tract to create personalized project-based learning in your classroom. Tract sponsored this blog post. For example, if a student likes to draw and likes Star Wars, they can draw Baby Yoda. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Karen Voglesang on episode 209 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 01:01 Vicki : So give me an example of how it’s used in your classroom. So that’s just one example of getting the year started off with a thinking routine.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We can learn about learning in this example where the teacher and students are kids and everything is optional. Sophia is a student in Oman. This is her first volunteering initiative and she has enjoyed creating activities for and meeting with the campers.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 18, 2019

Elementari is a wonderful new site for digital storytelling and project based learning that I just found out about from Larry Ferlarzzo's excellent blog. Finally, a finished story can be embedded into a site/blog to help schools abide by COPPA/CIPA compliance. Below is an example.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2022

It’s best to lead by example. Author Bio : Catherine Ross i s a full-time stay-at-home-mum who believes learning should be enjoyable for young minds and blogs at Kids’ Learning Games. An erstwhile elementary school teacher, Catherine loves coming up with creative ways through which kids can grasp seemingly difficult concepts easily.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 18, 2020

Kate Baker with Vicki Davis From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Blended learning and distance learning will be different this fall. Blog: [link] Twitter: @KtBkr4 Edmodo: [link] Disclosure of Material Connection: This episode includes some affiliate links. How do you use video effectively?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

BrainPop, like PBS Kids, is a huge name when it comes to elementary school learning. But while PBS specializes equally in video and games, BrainPop's focus is predominantly videos covering just about any kind of content that might come up in an elementary school classroom. Runner-up: BrainPop.

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