The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Teacher professional development needs to be practical, fit your schedule, and improve your classroom — and I’ve found professional development from Advancement Courses that does just that! The content focus with an active learning approach made the Advancement Courses class valuable for my classroom. Look at Courses.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 12, 2020

How can edtech companies expand their focus from district administrators and classroom educators to better understand families’ needs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic? In a recent EdWeek Market Brief webinar , presenters discussed survey and interview findings regarding parents and caregivers’ edtech needs at this time.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

What are the best-flipped learning apps for K-12 grades in flipped classrooms? The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. Khan Academy. Open Culture for K-12 Grades. Screencast-O-Matic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter “In today's episode, we're thrilled to have Jay Schroder, author of “ Teach From Your Best Self, A Guide to Thriving in the Classroom. That is what you get with Modern Classrooms so go to coolcatteacher.com/modern today and sign up.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

We’re doing a lot of work around helping teachers to understand the different processes and what they need to do if they want to bring something into their classroom. One way to think of it is as a “strategic culling,” he explains, as districts square budget realities with whether tools are truly meeting their needs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SYDNEY – Canva , the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced the launch of a suite of K-12 education products as part of its Canva for Education platform, making it the first company to introduce AI-powered educational tools at scale. Translate: Make teaching and learning easy in every language.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I researched different management structures, such as Holacracy, and read about successful team cultures at companies like Netflix and MorningStar. We incorporated our company in Delaware, held meetings as a board and divvied up shares. I began treating my classroom like a startup. It was fun, meaningful work.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Instead of assuming that teachers need this or that, make sure to understand what they need for their students, classrooms, or even what they need to make improvements in their personal lives. Helping with classroom supplies. Read more: How to redesign your classroom on a budget. Donating tech teaching equipment. Be a volunteer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton. Over the last seventeen years, Alana has created some traditions in her classroom and today she shares them. She currently writes for her blog, More Than A Lesson where she shares the stories of her classroom and her heart.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2022

Dr. Leigh Zeitz from the University of Northern Iowa surveys his students. Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. But when you surveyed your students at the end of the semester, did this have and it really did.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Responding to the proliferation of conversations about social emotional learning, I’d like to offer a few simple steps to help schools put SEL into their classrooms. Let’s break this down and look at some ideas for integrating SEL in the classroom. Mood surveys. We need to teach both academic and personal skills.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Many districts utilize pre-built assessments from curricular resource companies. That is clear in the most recent surveys on the state of assessment, including Instructure’s 2023 State of Assessment in K-12 Education. Shouldn’t these companies have the most expertise in the content they are writing for the resource?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom. Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2022

There are just not enough people with the right digital skills to enable the transformation that companies are seeking,” said Salil Gunashekar , a research leader and associate director at RAND Europe who focuses on science and technology policy. RAND Europe, the European arm of global research firm RAND Corp.,

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

How to power through a difficult parent-teacher meeting comes to mind, but there are many challenges that teachers learn how to handle in time. Educators need a set of skills to successfully teach and manage their classrooms. A survey of 755 teachers in the US found that they value the immediate feedback they get on Twitter.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2018

Though many edtech companies claim their products are research-based and effective, some educators say they have trouble believing these claims when targeted students and school contexts are ambiguous. In contrast, the early-stage companies we spoke with were eager for pilots to learn more about their product’s effectiveness.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

We’ve created award-winning high school programs , re-imagined college courses and leveraged technology to meet the ever-growing mental health needs that have been exasperated by the pandemic. It wasn't going remote that made these companies succeed in the face of adversity. Of course, educators can’t, and shouldn’t work from home.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. We wonder why you would survey non-faculty in a survey about faculty attitudes?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. Al Kingsley is CEO of the EdTech company NetSupport and is Chair of a Multi-Academy Trust.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

Teacher Survey conducted by The RAND Corporation, teachers were almost three times more likely to report symptoms of depression than adults in other professions. We want to extend as much help as possible to educators and we hope that using Educator Ally will give them the vital tools they need to be their best in the classroom.”.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

In addition, partner with the education technology provider in developing a plan that will meet your district’s curriculum and strategic goals. As a district, understand what your success criteria is before engaging with edtech companies. Don’t be distracted by features when deciding between various providers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The administrators who sign off are thinking about how students will benefit long-term from more support in the classroom. In a survey released earlier this year, the edtech company Clever found that 85 percent of administrators say teachers are involved in choosing tools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A recent NEA survey found that 28 percent of educators reported that they were more likely to leave the profession. In an educational context, we expect Learning Engineers to pioneer new ways to leverage technology and data to deliver instruction that meets each individual student’s learning needs. But it hasn’t come without a cost.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

But it’s also not fair to the students who are relying on them to be focused on the classroom and to keep them going.” That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. It’s not fair to them — we know that.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2023

The good news is that this particular malady has a prescription for treatment: “high-dose” tutoring — a concentrated form of small-group study that meets multiple times per week. Thirty-seven percent of schools say that they offer high-dose tutoring, according to a federal survey from last December.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The statistics were gathered over the past 12 months in three national surveys conducted by ECMC Group and VICE Media. We must take this opportunity to hear their concerns and provide pathways that will meet their educational needs now and into the future.”. The first survey of 1,177 high school students was conducted Feb.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

These companies are hiring now. In fact, a survey of assessors revealed: 80 percent said the work was better than other professional development activity. Varsity Tutors is a nationally recognized company that connects students with personalized tutoring services in both academic and test prep subject areas. Summer is here.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . Giving feedback to students is an integral part of the teaching process, and both formative and summative assessments have their place in the classroom. .

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Startups unleash a level of innovation that threatens to make the most established companies irrelevant. Just look at how Airbnb and Uber disrupted legacy companies in their respective industries. Bringing Intrapreneurship Into the Classroom. More than anything, it’s about remaining in a state of doing. Hire the change you seek.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Its current members include school districts, intermediate units, public agencies, non-profit organizations and companies. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have this respected company as the newest partner in our work.”. EdisonLearning’s expertise and perspective will enrich the knowledge of all members and educators across the country.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

It’s necessary to engage in a similarly introspective process when shifting from a physical classroom to a digital one. How will your instruction differ when students are not in your direct line of sight in a lecture hall or classroom? Six Red Marbles - How to Prepare for a Meeting with a Digital Learning Consultant.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For two years we’ve had sort of a petri dish of experimenting with learning online,” said Anant Agarwal, chief platform officer of the online program management company 2U and former CEO of edX, the online provider created by MIT and Harvard and sold last year to 2U for $800 million. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GoGuardian, the leading company delivering proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, today unveiled a unified ecosystem for its curriculum and instruction products under a new name: Pear Deck Learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (May 20, 2022)— Today’s high schoolers are keenly aware of the impact the pandemic had on the job market and are evaluating their options as they forge their path to a career, according to the latest Question The Quo Education Pulse survey. The first survey of 1,177 high school students was conducted Feb. 11, 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

She’d married not long after graduating from high school in 1981, had three children soon after that, and then gone to work for McDonald’s to make ends meet after her marriage ended. But after 27 years with a company with education benefits — benefits Thomas pitches to other employees — she still hadn’t taken advantage of them herself.

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