The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Connecting Your Students with the World: Book Review by Billy Krakower, Paula Naugle, Jerry Blumengarten (Eye on Education, 2015). This book designed especially for grades K-8 classrooms. I’m excited to review this book. My favorite thing: The book organizes by month! This book makes it easier.

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Common Core Elementary How To Conference 150

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

Welcome to this second post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through November.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Students across Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) will add new, high-quality learning resources to their digital book bags this Fall thanks to a new partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Finally, all VCSC educators now enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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Tools EdTech Schoology Social Media 94

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2019

I’ve read dozens and dozens of books filled with characters I can relate to: white, middle class females. In my role as collection developer for my elementary and preschool libraries, I often find myself wanting to add a rich diversity to the available stories—characters that don’t look like me, think like me or live like me.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Gitanjali Rao- Bio as submitted Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao is 13 years old and is an 8th grader at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, CO. She is an active STEM promoter and is involved in promoting STEM-based activities in schools, clubs and the community. She has been playing classical music for almost 8 years.

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techlearning

APRIL 5, 2018

- Discovery Education´s Digital Resources and Comprehensive Professional Development System to Create Authentic STEM Teaching and Learning Environments for Elementary Students- Silver Spring, Md. The Science Techbooks series also includes valuable STEM/STEAM resources. Discovery Education’s latest digital service, STEM Connect.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and Deeper Learning. Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last, please check my Booking Page to see how I could be part of your school PD or Conference plans. Booking Info – Also, think about having me come to your school or conference event in 2020. Think about a keynote, workshop, or even a multiple day workshop on a subject such as PBL, STEM, Tech, and Makers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Welcome to this third post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through November.

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STEM Robotics Conference Video 60

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The “Open Middle” math problem format is NOT talking about middle school math, although it applies to middle, high school, elementary, and even college math just the same. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. However, math can be exciting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2021

Monica has presented to teachers, administrators and tech enthusiasts at numerous national and international conferences including SXSWedu, ISTE, and EduTECH. You can find out more about working with Monica, and her books and resources by visiting ClassTechTips.com.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Check out my Booking Page.

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Resources STEM Conference Robotics 133

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Read a book, blog, or magazine. Stuck in the Shallow End by Jane Margolis & colleagues (a book that will deepen your understanding of racial equity in CS education). See Code.org’s comparisons of CS curricula by grade level: elementary curricula. Careers with STEM. Teaching CS Fundamentals from Code.org (3-8 hours).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 16, 2019

Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. Also, please explore my Booking Info. Engineer Hoopsters – A great article from eGFI that lets students know you can excel in the STEM fields while also playing basketball… and winning. Check out my Booking Page.

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Resources STEM Conference Flipped Classroom 94

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Welcome to this second of many posts that will bring you over 70 STEM links. STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Booking Info – Time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. Did you miss Part 1?

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STEM Resources Blendspace Elementary 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. My calendar is filling.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2018

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page … Please contact me soon if you have an interest.

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Resources STEM Conference Flipped Classroom 87

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

While there is so much good going on— the ST Math Winter Waddle , several big edtech conferences, and the chance to reinvigorate students with math learning—there are also more hurdles than ever before. We love a problem solver, and you'll love Nikki's upbeat posts that keep you learning with interesting tidbits about STEM and teaching.

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Social Media Education STEM Elementary 100

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 22, 2018

Last, please check my Booking Page to see how I could be part of your school PD or Conference plans. I am excited to be a featured speaker at this very special conference. Workshop: The Verbs of PBL, STEM and STEAM: Dewey Meets Technology. Also, think about having me come to your school or conference event in 2018.

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Video Conference STEM Elementary 99

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 25, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Check out my Booking Page.

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Resources STEM Conference Robotics 104

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 23, 2022

Also, please explore my Booking Info. I would like to bring practical and affordable PBL, STEM, and Standards Based Technology Workshops to your school of conference. NCAA Big Dance Basics – Take a look and get ideas from the STEM site eGFI. The Art of the Free Throw – It really is about STEM! Where Will it Go?

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Classroom STEM Conference Video 95

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Edison is a small yet powerful programmable robot for introducing STEM in the classroom and familiarizing students with coding at an early age. Sophia has met with key personnel in banking, insurance, media, and auto manufacturing, and has been a panel member in many hi-tech robotics & AI conferences. Classroom robots of today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. Catherine: I was reading the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e153.

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Robotics Elementary Classroom Flipped Classroom 361

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Tuesday, November 18th, is day two of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. We had a great opening day of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page. Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14.

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Conference Education STEM Adobe 71

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 15, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on PBL! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. Elementary may be different from high school. Thanks so much.

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Strategy STEM Conference Twitter 102

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 17, 2018

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on PBL! Also, remember that I can come to your conference or school district and provide engaging authentic, practical, and purposeful professional development. High Tech Elementary – Their high school projects are awesome.

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Resources STEM Elementary Twitter 100

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2018

John Spencer, coauthor 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. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018.

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Conference Twitter Maker Movement Learning 253

MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Her enthusiasm for school shows as she posts everything from fire drill recaps to educational conference highlights! Brian Bushart is an elementary math curriculum coordinator. He retweets a lot of resources from other educators and shares his experiences at educational conferences. In fact, she's writing a whole book about it!

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Those ideas, stemming from the Mystery Skype concept, included: a mystery animal connection, a mystery number connection, a mystery geography connection, and reading your favorite book. in Elementary Education from Georgia State University.

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Elementary Differentiated Instruction Assessment Training 86

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

I just have a passion for induction teachers and pre-service teachers and I’ve just kind of always been an open-book for them. Like I said, I’m an open book. They turn in their writing, or while they’re working on it we both get a chance to comment on it and actually do face-to-face conferences with that technology.

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Google Classroom Chromebook Accessibility 157

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page . Check out my Booking Page .

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. You can even transfer grades into any digital grade book with the touch of a button. Now you’ve got a lot more ideas in #EduSnap17, and we are going to a book giveaway. Listen Now. Vicki: Oh, fun!

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Technology Elementary Blended Learning Chromebook 204

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. We should have many more blended courses on the books next year. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. We’ll have the book giveaway and also her full bio in the Shownotes.

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Digital Citizenship Education Future Ready Course 195

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

Whether it is learning from home through online courses, professional development, conference workshops or as a keynote speaker Kasey is a relentless innovator of ideas and a devoted transformer of classrooms and teaching. and podcasts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2018

So what I mean by that is… When people look at… We’ve been brainwashed, Vicki, basicly, as educators to think that what has to be “covered” is what the books have said has to be covered. So looking for a book that’s going to the solution to the NGSS standards is not going to work. I’ve been saying this about STEM for years, too, right?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

The last time I heard Pink talk, it was in regards to his book “ A Whole New Mind “ At the time, it opened my my thought process to the importance of thinking and the right brain. If you are at the conference, feel free to look me up with a PM at Twitter ( @mjgormans ) or email (mjgormans@gmail.com).

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