Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2018

Catherine Ross, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great suggestions on how to celebrate that with children and students in a way that shows th em how to be responsible stewards for the only planet we have. World Environment Day is June 5th. Interestingly, grandmothers have coped and how; many senior women love gaming !

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

Welcome to number Three in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back, along with the 40 resources geared toward STEM Science and 35 resources geared toward STEM Technology. Engineering STEM Resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

With summer fast approaching all over the Northern Hemisphere, kids are eager for time away from teachers, textbooks, and To-do lists. In Australia, Britain, The Netherlands, Canada, and Germany, it’s six to eight weeks. American students get roughly ten weeks. It turns out that concern is valid. Worry no more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

One of the strategies I grew to appreciate in my several decades of teaching was starting my class with a warm-up. Morning meetings are a time when students and teacher gather together, usually in a circle, for an organized start-of-day activity. They can be as quick as fifteen minutes or as long as thirty. That’s OK.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. We always celebrate when arriving at such milestone episodes so I have my son, John, share the stats for the first eight hundred episodes and we have a little fun. Is it helpful?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

You will discover around one hundred resources in this series along with some great ideas for finding student success. Part 2: STEM, STEAM, Makers: Over 40 Amazing STEM Resources. Science – STEM Resources. Science Net Links – A premiere site for STEM resources. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Andrea Gribble will help school administrators and principals create a school social media strategy to drive engagement, build community, and enhance their organization's online presence. That's where this podcast comes in.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 15, 2016

We are so lucky to have available an array of kid-friendly current event options, rich with instructional resources, and mostly free! Students and teachers can search for news by individual grade level or by any of the eight reading standards. Here’s a round-up of some of my favorites. Spanish Text Sets. State Text Sets.

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iLearn Technology

MARCH 14, 2019

As I was considering the best way to jump back into blogging, I couldn’t see going back to the way I’ve posted in the past. For one, I still come back here regularly to find a resource that I used with students to make recommendations to teachers. Starting and running a school…it’s a lot. I miss it.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A Truth for Teachers listener named Deb recently wrote me and said, As I was listening to Dave Burgess’ truth for teachers about collaborating with colleagues who don’t support your creativity , I was thinking about my own situation. I am fortunate to work with 5 other wonderful third grade teachers.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 26, 2022

In this month’s post “revisit” I look back at my blog titled, “ 5 Arguments Against Innovation in Education and How You Might Respond ” which was initially published in February 2017. I wanted to revisit it today to see how much a) these points mattered during the blur of the last 2(ish?!!?) Good move! .

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iLearn Technology

MARCH 14, 2019

As I was considering the best way to jump back into blogging, I couldn’t see going back to the way I’ve posted in the past. For one, I still come back here regularly to find a resource that I used with students to make recommendations to teachers. Starting and running a school…it’s a lot. I miss it.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Enjoy the ideas and reflections I provide in this post and then be ready to explore the 16 sweet tools/resources provided in the next posts. Enjoy the ideas and reflections I provide in this post and then be ready to explore the 16 sweet tools/resources provided in the next posts. Check out my Booking Page.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The great majority of these events are free to attend. We are quickly approaching the 2014 Global Education Conference ( #globaled14 ), which marks our fifth anniversary of this amazing, free, online event. The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 24th, 2014 The important thing is not to stop questioning.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2017

Dr. Jean: Brain Breaks to Help Students Move and Learn presented by Dr. Jean Feldman, Teacher, Consultant and celebrated Author of more than 20 books on the topic of early education, sponsored by Frog Street Press. Educators are so appreciative of the opportunity to engage in free professional learning with their peers.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 20, 2012

Keep reading for my first FREE BOOK Giveaway!) The It Get''s Better campaign is an amazing resource for helping introduce this topic to teens, through videos from celebrities (both gay & straight) real people of ALL AGES, a help section, and a very inspiring It Get''s Better Blog. Was I teased? Hmm, occasionally.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth. Curating OER.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

It's a free form optional offerings of constructivist learning and creativity! Celebrity Status You must agree that your creations belong to the Library Media Center and with the understood permission that we may Instagram, Photograph, Blog, Tweet, & share your creations to the world. That's the way of the LEGO.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 30, 2015

As the maker movement continues to build in numbers, I’ve been particularly interested in the critical research that is scrutinizing the dynamics of interaction and learning within spaces of making. I recently got a chance to talk digitally with Shirin Vossoughi and Meg Escudé about their research into tinkering, equity, and gesture.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 9, 2021

There’s a lot of talk right now about the teacher shortage crisis and the teacher attrition crisis. And, I can tell for sure when I listen to teachers that many more folks are planning to quit or retire early when this school year comes to an end. So what does this mean for the teachers that stay?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

I also think employing word clouds is a great way to begin technology integration with teachers, and also a wonderful way to travel around the SAMR pool. I also think employing word clouds is a great way to begin technology integration with teachers, and also a wonderful way to travel around the SAMR pool. Hope to see you there!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 3, 2016

Happy 2016 Teacher Appreciation Week! Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . I would appreciate it if you pass this special post on to others through email or a retweet! Most of all enjoy the week and know that you are appreciated!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 2, 2021

What follows is a condensed transcript of my conversation with Amy Stohs , who is currently a 2nd grade teacher in Northern Virginia, and was named Teacher of the Year in 2019 while she was teaching 6th grade. Backward design your classroom management: figure out the goal, then decide what action steps will get you there.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2019

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Jen Bengel explains the workshop model, how to create mini-lessons, and how to get students excited about books. She spent 10 years in public schools as an elementary teacher and a literacy coach and has spent the last 7 years as a full-time curriculum developer and professional developer.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Byron’s also going to share 3 specific practices you can do with kids to address their socio-emotional needs, and we’ll talk at the end about how schools can address teachers’ socio-emotional needs, as well. How can we make social-emotional learning (SEL) more than a buzzword? I think you’ll find Byron’s energy is contagious. Recap/Big Ideas.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 4, 2014

These tools can turn students into teachers and are great for sharing their answers to a project’s driving question. Maybe you have seen my iPad app and some of my videos , infographics , and resources. When I was a young student the most important audience my school projects had was the teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

and a Link to a Free Resource with More Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. It is a simple and powerful tool any teacher can use. Screencasts.

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techieMusings

AUGUST 16, 2018

Summer has flown by faster than seems possible given the number of days and hours we have in a summer. Part of that might be due to the fact that, last school year, as much of an effort I made to improve productivity and practice self-care, I just did not do a great job implementing and sticking to boundaries. Big Potential, by Shawn Achor. “We

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