The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Training and Founding Partner at Evolving Educators.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits. Image credits.

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Digital Promise

JULY 13, 2021

For example, a product that disseminates instructional materials may be considered successful based on usage data, whereas a product focused on learning interventions or direct instruction may require assessment data evidence to determine success.

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. K-12 context.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Our journey has been an interesting one and in this blog post, I’m sharing three key things I’ve learned from our experiences thus far. When combined with other sources, one estimate places this figure as high as $10 billion annually, with $200 million of that spent on digital instructional materials. Buying Cooperatives.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 5, 2023

In graduate school I was endlessly fascinated with Gordon Pask’s conversation theory , which seems to have broad implications for the design of this new kind of instructional material. And for those of you who expect every post on this blog to be related to OER in some way (you did notice I changed the name of the blog, right?),

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Discovery Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Find more timely DE learning resources for April on our This Month at DE blog! Econ Essentials brings the basics of economics and financial principles to life with standards-aligned instructional materials from Futures Fundamentals. The Econ Essentials site is filled with interesting things.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Instead, more professional learning time should be spent helping teachers plan, develop materials, and practice delivering the strategies with colleague support. ( [link] ). Tinkering With Instructional Materials. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/crafting-professional-development-maker-educators-colleen-graves ).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Realizing there is much to learn from her own experiences and those of other dynamic female leaders, she also recently created the Principal Captain Kirk leadership blog and other social media platforms to share best-practice insights and advice. “It About Curriculum Associates.

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Elementary Instructional Materials Professional Learning Social Media 111

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In a previous blog post I scratched the surface of the big topic of visual learning in schools and the idea that students of all grades could appreciate having more visual elements in their instruction. Check out this blog for more resources and ideas on how to play with fonts. Concept maps. Headings and subheadings.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

And once teachers of color are in the classroom, they need to be allowed to access and use instructional materials that foster essential discussions about culture, race and equity. Districts not making layoffs need to do more to recruit and hire teachers of color. Related: OPINION: Black male teachers were my father figures.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on the Future Ready website at [link]. With support from ED, state leaders, and new platforms for curation and discovery, there has never been a more exciting time to rethink traditional, static instructional materials. As with any instructional materials, quality is key.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As such, OpenSciEd has several unique benefits relative to typical, commercially produced instructional materials. As an open educational resource, OpenSciEd is under an open license for people to use, remix, and share.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. Thus, there is the potential for more disparity in the quality of materials from school to school. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Four, we must ensure that all instructional materials – no matter their form or medium – remain available for public inspection and review. There simply is no room for instructional black boxes in public education. Students should not have to trade their privacy in exchange for a free, high-quality public education.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The post The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom appeared first on NEO BLOG. So they need all the support if they are to overcome all the above challenges of mobile learning and to redefine the role mobile devices play in the classroom.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade. This is good news and cause for celebration.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Almost 60 percent of technology leaders say that one-quarter of instructional materials in their schools today are digital—not paper-based—and 26 percent say that their level of paperlessness is 50 percent. •

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructional materials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2016

To earn these, teachers view the required materials, answer a set of questions, and then submit evidence of impact on practice such as lesson plans, instructional materials, and videos. On the administrator side , BloomBoard offers the ability to look at reports and recommend resources for professional development.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2022

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Additional aspects of high-impact tutoring include the training and support tutors receive and the quality of the instructional materials they work with. To accelerate these students’ academic progress, tutoring is an option that schools and districts are now considering.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

During a tour of updates to SETDA’s Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States (DMAPS) , which showcases state policies in support of digital materials, Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director for SETDA, discussed new features like professional development information.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Encouraged by Dr. Orton, she compiled and published instructional materials which provided the foundation for what became known as the Orton-Gillingham Method. As early as 1925 he identified dyslexia as an educational problem. Anna Gillingham was a gifted educator and psychologist. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2016

Definition: Overt or covert rearrangement of instructional materials to improve learning. There’s one degree of separation because you can’t rearrange the materials, just the ideas within them. There’s one degree of separation because you can’t rearrange the materials, just the ideas within them.

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Hapara

MAY 9, 2022

This can include student led blogs, being digital role models or involvement in outreach programs to the community. Much of this time is not instructional material used in classes. We like to instill leadership in our students whether they are learning in person or online. Digital citizenship can start at any age.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 24, 2015

More Instructional Materials-In additional to all this there are flashcards, lesson plans, assessments and other materials that can truly make your digital learning a complete experience. You can create your materials and share them instantly to your Google Classroom classes. And these can be included in a Flexbook too!

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. ” That’s when districts think in terms bigger than technology, bringing together plans for strategy, technology, instruction, and curriculum.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Essential Elements for Digital Content is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net that provides policy makers, school administrators and educator leaders a better understanding of policies and practices related to digital instructional materials. Christine Fox’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 21, 2017

Almost 60 percent of technology leaders say that one-quarter of instructional materials in their schools today are digital—not paper-based—and 26 percent say that their level of paperlessness is 50 percent. •

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

She has been a member of various consortiums such as Web Access Initiative (WAI), National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and Open eBook Forum. Before that, Sheela was Director of Technology at CAST, where she spearheaded numerous technical products including CAST eReader and Thinking Reader.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 24, 2020

Pennsylvania Awards Equity Grants to Overcome Gaps in Access to Instructional Materials . N ot all students have access to the equipment or materials that enables them to learn remotely. N ot all students have access to the equipment or materials that enables them to learn remotely.

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N2Y

JUNE 9, 2022

Keep students excited about learning with innovative instructional materials, including embedded differentiation to support the needs of unique learners. Extended School Year (ESY) teachers and summer tutors can boost learning and success with robust, standards‑aligned content that’s built on evidence‑based practices.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The updated Toolkit may serve as a resource when considering the most impactful way to affect change for ALL students. If you are interested in joining the Early Literacy Network, a network of state education literacy leaders who support policy implementation, contact Kymyona Burk at kymyona@excelined.org.

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

The four key factors: Use a real-world instructional design challenge. First, the authentic design opportunity to develop instructional materials for adult learners motivated many to participate in the MOOC. Why has this crowdsourcing design project been successful?

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