The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

So, for example, if there’s a math concept and you can bring in geometry shapes, creating artwork that uses the concepts, fractions, all the time observing proportions, and point out how much math they’re using in art, just by making the art. Catherine: I was reading the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. What would you give us as an idea?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

There’s video, there is an absolutely gorgeous book and gallery of artwork for this Lexicon of Sustainability. Julie: For example, my students took a picture of an apple orchard, and it was their kids picking apples in an apple orchard. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

How To Start The School Year By Building Relationships Lesson Plan Idea: For example, I kick off the year in “Masterpiece Theater” (the name of my classroom) by having students create a masterpiece in Play-Doh representing something that’s essential to the masterpiece of their life. The physical classroom has a paperwork workflow.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Vicki: Give me an example. What would be an example of a video you’ve seen in math or in history? Give us an example of a video in an unlikely subject. Vicki: Joe, take us through an example of how you’ve coached a teacher recently through this process of making videos with their class, and the objectives that you covered.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Example of Tip #1 Use Minecraft to Scaffold Story Writing. But they do all of the steps you would normally take in writing a book. At the end of the probably year-long — I don’t have a too many people who do it in a semester class — they have a book they can publish. Jacqui: I do it even more than that. You write it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

Do you have any examples for us of something you’ve done at your school? For example, who would be the best project manager? Pauline: One of the key skills of empathy, one of the first skills that is outlined by Michele Borba in her book, Unselfie , is to recognize and name emotions. Vicki: I love that!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on? Vicki: And I would encourage all of our listeners to also pick up a book called Humility is the New Intelligence. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: Give us some examples. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. It focuses on book summaries that present the main concepts of important books in about 15 paragraphs. Who is doing this right?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

So what’s an example of something it might look like? They had to give some examples. She was named as a 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and serves as a Book Creator Ambassador. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Vicki: Can you think of an example that you’ve seen lately? It can be as simple as just solving a math problem with each other, or doing a science project, or doing a whole chapter book that we are sharing books and ideas with. Not Just Visiting the Zoo – Collaborating with It. Carol: Yes! Carol: Oh my goodness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Vicki: Today we’re talking to my friend, Dr. Scott McLeod @mcleod about his new book, Different Schools for Different Worlds , that he co-authored with Dean Shareski. We know, for example, say we did portfolios. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e189.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 8, 2015

From an essay entitled " The Treason of Intellectuals " by Chris Hedges (bold emphasis mine): Julien Benda argued in his 1927 book “The Treason of Intellectuals”—“La Trahison des Clercs”—that it is only when we are not in pursuit of practical aims or material advantages that we can serve as a conscience and a corrective.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

In recent years, some school libraries have taken on new identities as makerspaces, inviting students to do projects in the school library in addition to doing research or checking out books. “A The maker movement is full of scrappy educators and people who can turn recycled materials into powerful learning moments.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2018

John Spencer, co-author of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays. Maker Monday: Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose. How much structure do you need for Maker Mondays? Date: January 8, 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

For example, in this app project that I’m working on now, I had one group of kids that was going to make a Dog Dictionary, about all of the different types of dogs that were out there and that sort of thing. For example, I have a boy who came and said, “Ms. Also take a look at MAD-learn and their really cool books!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Vicki: Brent is a great example to all you listeners of someone who really has taken the most out of my class. I mean, there’s always been books, newspapers, and other forms of entertainment that have always been around. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. It’s always going to be there.

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