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My Best Books of Summer – 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

My goal is to read books for an hour each night. In this episode, I wanted to share some of the books that have me thinking this summer. It is a wide assortment of books that I've linked to at the bottom of the show. Episode 787 My Favorite Books of Summer 2022 Vicki Davis, @coolcatteacher - Your Show Host.

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Growing Number of Schools Turn to MiEN Company to Create Spaces that Support Learning and Collaboration

eSchool News

4, 2023 – Twelve schools and one district-wide project are a few of the most recent educational institutions to make MiEN Company their furnishing and design partner in creating or upgrading spaces within their school campuses. About MiEN Company. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – For more information go to [link].

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9 Insights For Educators We Learned On A Zoom Call — With Zoom

Edsurge

As early excitement about Zoom gave way to questions and concerns about privacy, security and unequal access, other companies seized the opportunity to elbow their way into the new competition for digital communication tools appropriate for preschoolers and college students alike. But Zoom has held on. It’s high energy.”

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Developing Academic Language Supports Equity

Digital Promise

“The most accurate predictor of school success is the size of a child’s vocabulary at age five of ‘book’ words,” according to a report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. These “book words” are the academic vocabulary learners need to know and understand to meet their potential in school and beyond.

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Should Robots Replace Teachers?

Edsurge

He’s the author of the book, “Should Robots Replace Teachers?” EdSurge: To some readers in education, even asking the question that titles your book—’should robots replace teachers?’—might Your book lists plenty of examples of physical robots that have been tried in classrooms. might seem taboo. We've got control over this.

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The Neuroscience of Surprise and How It Improves Learning?

The CoolCatTeacher

Head to Lum.io, an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences for more information and to sign up for FREE. Episode 774 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast The Neuroscience of Surprise and How It Improves Learning Guest Name Michael Rousell, PhD.

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Blueprint for Moving to 21st Century Student-Centered Schools and Classrooms

The 21st Century Principal

“Too many organizations not just companies, but governments and nonprofits as well still operate from assumptions about human potential and individual performance that are outdated, unexamined, and rooted more in folklore than in science.” In ROLE Reversal , Barnes describes what he terms a Results Only Learning Environment or ROLE.

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