The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. If you want to know how to start helping little ones learn about technology, this podcast resource is for you to get started.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. Georgia is a large state with 159 counties and 181 school districts.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. Georgia is a large state with 159 counties and 181 school districts.

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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. Geo-inquiry helps students learn through geographic based explorations. This is particularly useful for teachers of elementary-age children.). Related Resources. Blog: [link].

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. Vickie Morgado, Grades 6-7 Elementary Guidance Learning Teacher (Ontario). Joshua Tabor, Digital Learning Specialist (Texas).

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2023

We are conducting 12 amazing workshops over six weeks that consist of three live one-hour webinars and a host of helpful resources. The post Announcing the All-New EdTechTeacher Summer Learning Pass! Join us live for instruction and discussion or watch recorded sessions later, whatever works best for your summer schedule!

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

If you are really interested in teaching, maintaining a relationship with your community of teachers is elementary for your growth in terms of both private life and career-wise. A community, in this sense, would be a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for teachers. The more you learn, the more valuable you will be.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They built an online professional learning program that uses the edWeb.net platform in combination with webinars and 14 virtual specialists in social studies at all grade levels. Our goal was to find a way to provide professional learning for content and instructional support throughout the state of Georgia.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

This second post will provide a goldmine of resources to get you started with your students. Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . Part 2: Computational Thinking: A Goldmine of Resources – Michael Gorman. I have tried to provide resources that support both.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Micro-credentials are earned online and on-demand, making them an ideal form of professional learning during the pandemic. For example: Micro-credentials were the catalyst for 18 elementary school educators who collaborated to create a school-based program that promoted families as partners in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Jodie Pierpoint on episode 243 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. She blogs and talks all about mentorship. I started blogging about it. People are joining.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jillian DuBois talks about her end of the school year and from the conversation we have twelve inspiring ideas for classrooms everywhere including: How to Use the element of surprise in learning. Watching bald eagles and raptor resource project.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

As an English as an additional language (EAL) support teacher at NIST International School in Bangkok, Thailand, I co-teach in four early elementary classrooms, supporting multilingual students who are developing their academic proficiency in English. I knew it was possible and that my school was ready. So, I put out my feelers.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2023

Teacher Challenges Early literacy preparedness: Many students are arriving in kindergarten without the basic skills they need to even start learning to read. This is a chance to connect with families and make them partners in their children’s learning goals. They may not have the answer, but they are typically willing to help.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

This network helps us organize and maximize resources to advance student outcomes. The ACT Network schools share their solutions not only across the network, but nationally at two Forging Innovation in Rural Education (FIRE) Summits and on KVEC’s place-based learning platform, The Holler. Micro-credentials are a solution to this need.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

February 17, 2022— Curriculum Associates has named Jamilah Hud-Kirk, principal of Fountain Elementary in Clayton County Public Schools in Forest Park, GA, as the recipient of its 2022 Inspire Award. This includes 13 years as principal at Fountain Elementary, where she currently serves more than 600 students in Grades pre-K–5.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 16, 2020

Lauren Williams, a fifth grade teacher in California, works in a predominantly Latinx and Black K-5 elementary school, where almost half of the students are designated as English Learners (ELs). Black and Latinx students, students with special needs, and ELs are disproportionately left behind in digital learning. Resource overload.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 25, 2018

This second post will provide a goldmine of resources to get you started with your students. Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . Part 2: Computational Thinking: A Goldmine of Resources – Michael Gorman. I have tried to provide resources that support both.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

More and more schools and organizations are wanting to integrate video as a professional learning tool for teachers. At Edthena , a video coaching and professional learning platform, we work with many organizations working with video for the first time. But once you’ve got the recording device, what do you do?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Beyond the digital citizenship competencies , ISTE provides a variety of resources aimed at helping educators prepare students to use technology safely, ethically and effectively. We caught everyone up to speed by providing professional learning about technology and how it is incorporated into all aspects of the curriculum.

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Discovery Education

MAY 14, 2023

The Simplest Elementary School Science EdTech Every day, educators are using digital resources to meaningfully support science teaching and learning—and the best EdTech tools are the ones that are easy to use. The industry is set to grow by an impressive 13.6% from 2023 to 2030. Here’s some recent news on the Tech in EdTech!

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Jolley pivoted to prevention when most districts nationwide honed in on intervention and pandemic learning loss. Dunbar Elementary School (NY). Then add resources that include professional learning for teachers to enhance the best in your current ELA program.

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edWeb.net

MAY 22, 2023

Vaught, Principal of Allenbrook Elementary School (NC), and Dr. Prince, Principal of Davis-Emerson Middle School (AL), explained that in order to create a retention strategy that addresses these problems, schools must begin by building strong, trusting relationships between stakeholders. The post Want to Increase Teacher Retention?

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2022

By having the resources for each school, the team would know the students well and be able to tailor their work to their specific needs. This includes not only supporting SEL as part of the curriculum but providing the budget for personnel, training, and classroom resources. Blog post by Stacey Pusey based on this edLeader Panel.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 17, 2024

To help all students, including those with special needs, achieve one of those four goals, the district starts providing a variety of E-related opportunities in elementary school and continues them through high school. This is done in a variety of ways, including coding and robotics camps and the use of virtual reality headsets.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The goal isn’t only to teach 21st century skills—it’s about leveraging those skills to enrich all learning opportunities. Supported by Digital Promise coaches, teachers in this new program will learn together in a professional learning community and earn educator micro-credentials to recognize their new competencies.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 2, 2023

During the edLeader Panel, “ Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives ,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

If you are really interested in teaching, maintaining a relationship with your community of teachers is elementary for your growth in terms of both private life and career-wise. A community, in this sense, would be a Professional Learning Network (PLN) for teachers. The more you learn, the more valuable you will be.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2023, the White House released a blog post stressing the issues of chronic absenteeism, its impact on learning and the need for a comprehensive response to address it — a response requiring educators, families and policymakers to work together to combat chronic absenteeism. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

10MT | 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Billy Krakower From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Billy is currently a Computer & Resource Reading Room Teacher in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Billy is currently a Computer & Resource Reading Room Teacher in Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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edWeb.net

JULY 6, 2022

The challenge for educators and school leaders is finding culturally and linguistically various books and learning how to implement them while enhancing students’ and teachers’ conversations with these texts. It is also essential to show empathy for characters in texts to help children learn how to express care and empathy for others.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It is great to be back at the blog and have a chance to interact with my readers once again. Please feeel to subscribe to this blog and share with others. Generating Learning Materials: Creating worksheets, quizzes, or assignments can be time-consuming for teachers. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hello everyone!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. All opinions are my own.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Janie Moseley, Director of MTSS for Owensboro, shared how she began building support systems years ago as an elementary school principal. Additionally, they plan to continue monitoring MTSS core teams’ progress and providing them with resources to ensure the sustainability of these systems in the long term. Megan Gruis, Ed.S.,

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Many educators, especially early childhood and elementary teachers, do not have a STEM background so the task of integrating those subjects into daily classroom lessons can feel overwhelming. The typical elementary teacher does not have a STEM background, which can create a level of anxiety. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

She believes it is also an effective approach to educator learning and growth that builds capacity within the staff, so educators can continue increasing achievement and eliminating educational disparities. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. About the Presenters. Recently, Ms. Join the Community.

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