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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Social-Emotional Learning.

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

EdTechTeacher

And that’s understandable. But, metaverse technologies are growing quickly and have enormous implications for the future of teaching and learning. Minecraft is being incorporated in K-12 education. Post by Tom Daccord. For many educators, the “metaverse” is but a vague and extraneous concept. How does it work?

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Preparing Students with Technology Skills

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Digital literacy is the ability to understand, use and interact with technology, media and digital resources in real-world situations. The two digital literacy skills, computer fundamentals and keyboarding, under this theme focus on building savvy and safe user mindsets. Keyboarding and Digital Essentials.

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Wednesday's "Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning" Mini-Conference - New Sessions Added

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. There is no cost to join, but there is a membership approval process in order to eliminate spammers.

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

Ask a Tech Teacher

More than 50% of teachers report they have one computer for every student (on average) and that changes for the better every year. Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. Not anymore.

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Simple Steps to Teach Kids to Program

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 262 with Aditya Batura From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teaching kids to code starts with helping them understand the concepts behind coding before you get into syntax. Shift #1 is that Students are collaborators. My interactive display is a must-have device. Listen Now.

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The ‘Bad News Guy’ of K-12 Cybersecurity on a Grim Milestone — and His Next Project

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23, education policy and technology consultant Doug Levin tallied the one-thousandth incident on the K-12 Cyber Incident Map , his solo project that tracks publicly disclosed reports of phishing, ransomware and other unsavory digital attacks on U.S. schools and districts. Which, in turn, has made them an increasing target for cyber criminals.

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