The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 23, 2022

The “normal” classroom is not one where every 8-year-old is meeting 8-year-old developmental markers, or where every 15 year old has the same reading level. How do you manage a classroom where “average” feels like it’s lost meaning? This is reality. As a teacher, we also look for signs of “normal” development.

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

And writing students at every level who are inspired by engaging prompts and able to share, collaborate, and access support and informative texts are happier too. Students are using Google Classroom, BoomWriter, Reach for Reading, and other tools across the curriculum. Teachers are happier. Trees are happier.

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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. The independent work or reading time, which can include many different things. So in this episode, we’re talking about the workshop model. Want to listen instead of read

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Knowing how to utilize this technology has allowed me to level the playing field.” Knowing how to utilize this technology has allowed me to level the playing field.” While adults may know how to use social media, he says, they haven’t been immersed in it their whole lives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

See you "online!" The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the speakers here.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

But experts say making tutors available to more kids — especially those least able to afford to hire one themselves — could be vital to combating learning losses that resulted when the coronavirus forced schools to shut down and transition to online-only instruction. This story also appeared in USA Today. He had the caffeine jitters.

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