The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. Teachers rarely stand at the front of the classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. —

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. If you enroll in any of the courses mentioned in this post, use the code COOL20 to receive 20% off of your course. Search Courses Now. Social-Emotional Learning. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is right at the top of the list for many of us.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

More important than the learning that transpires in our classrooms is the learning we inspire beyond our classroom walls. One way to motivate students to continue using the knowledge acquired in our classes is to set up a virtual learning community. Free Virtual Learning Environments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Advancement Courses sponsors this webinar. Remember to use the code COOL20 for 20% off a course with Advancement Courses. I’ll be taking a course with them this summer for my PD. 10 Ways to Move Forward: Learning Gaps, SEL, and Practical Tips to Take Your Classroom Further Post-Pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2020

After the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy announced on Friday, March 13, that it would shift its 11 schools to online learning because of the coronavirus crisis, teacher Theresa Ordell switched to high gear. Experts say teachers need weeks — if not months — of training to develop and implement an online class.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2021

30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, today announced that schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, along with Sierra Leone, are now offering their students access to more than 250 core and elective courses online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Student-led Classroom Management. Elementary Math.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2023

I also share recommended reading lists for elementary to high school students. Post the PDF in your messaging app (Class Dojo, Remind), in a virtual classroom (Google Classroom, Schoology), or email to parents. Free Family Newsletter Template Send families a summer newsletter filled with information, resources, and tips.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses. AND, if you are in need of PD, 10-Minute Teacher listeners get 20% off any online courses with code COOL20. Donor’s Choose.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 26, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Be sure to also check out my Wakelet of free templates and tutorials to create your own Bitmoji virtual classrooms. She used her Bitmoji avatar and embedded an audio file to act as a guide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we struggle with the coronavirus COVID-19 health crisis, many of us educators are figuring out how to prepare to teach online. Blended learning (having a face to face and an online classroom) is best. Today it is free.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 28, 2020

Sponsor: Advancement Courses This Fall season is going to be different, but we’re not sure how. Whatever happens, online learning will play a huge role in our teaching. What better way to understand online learning than to take your summer PD online through Advancement Courses?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Today’s faculty is also tasked with something the school’s Jesuit founders could not have imagined: deciding not only which courses are taught but how to teach them—in person, online, or through a combination of both. Evenchik knew that delivering top-notch, online graduate-level courses required finding the right LXD team.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2021

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 23, 2020

I was really inspired and created my very own Bitmoji virtual school field trip to Disney World with some of our elementary teachers. Be sure to also check out my Wakelet of free templates and tutorials to create your own Bitmoji virtual classrooms. She used her Bitmoji avatar and embedded an audio file to act as a guide.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

3, 2022 – In 2021, 44 new schools partnered with VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs. With the addition of these schools, VHS Learning is now partnered with schools in all 50 states, two U.S. About VHS Learning. Boston – Feb.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 9, 2018

Starting at the end of January I am offering 4 unique online courses that will help you use technology more effectively and confidently in your classroom. Each course is 5 weeks long and will be facilitated through Google Classroom. These aren't automated courses. Add your name to the course wait list!

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Neo LMS

APRIL 28, 2016

Super-superheroes, more commonly known as elementary teachers, know how hard it can be to make 30 pairs of sparkly eyes look at the same thing and engage in the learning process at the same time. How interactive videos can impact classroom learning. Super-superheroes? I’ll go with that.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

That is made worse by the demands of a post-pandemic classroom that often operates online, remotely, or a hybrid. It was clear that as I worked with these up-and-coming teachers, their first exposure to the integration of technology was in my classroom. There should be a concerted effort to focus on this area.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

This blog post will give some recommendations about what you need to do to feel rejuvenated and point to some courses that will help you do that. Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. If I’ve learned anything from my broken foot, it is that there are things only I can do for myself. Let’s splash ahead! Not just tired.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

In 2018, ISTE and General Motors launched a professional development course to train educators on how to use AI for teaching and learning. In the next two newsletters, I’ll be highlighting how educators and students are already engaging with new AI tools in and out of the classroom. They just need context and training.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Boston – Schools around the world and across the United States have launched partnerships with VHS Learning this year to provide their students with rich, engaging online courses in a variety of disciplines. Schools use VHS Learning to provide their students with high-quality online courses.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. In 2021, VHS Learning received a $1.4 Statewide Partnerships.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. The district assigned 10 full-time teachers to provide live, online classes via Zoom. More than 250 kids signed up for SpaRRk.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And as a teacher, you have the power to help them find that passion for learning while they are young. In this article, we’ll go over the difference between two types of motivation—intrinsic and extrinsic—and why you should prioritize the former in your classroom. 7 Ways to Boost Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures before class and use class time to work on assignments and group projects. It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional structure in which students first learn from a teacher’s in-class instruction. van Alten, referring to a flipped classroom, in an email interview.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. I want to make sure my undergrads are thinking about their impact outside of a formal classroom,” says Martina P.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. CoderZ is an innovative and engaging online learning environment. About CoderZ.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

VHS Learning has received a $1.4 The funds will enable the nonprofit to better serve students and schools by updating its infrastructure, website, and course offerings. VHS Learning will also use the grant to provide supplemental curriculum and instruction services to schools in rural and high-needs areas. “In

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. They say college should not be a time for a lot of survey courses.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

The new ( Re)Defining STEM learning module from TGR Foundation and Discovery Education is the first of several courses to support educators to integrate STEM in new and powerful ways. Every STEM educator should take a look at these resources and integrate them into their blended or online learning environment.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. We are pulling people literally off the streets to fill spots in a classroom,” she said. She takes her online classes at night or on weekends.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

In many classrooms, students demonstrate an enviable tech savviness as they easily navigate new applications with grace and little fear. Many districts scrambled to integrate technology for teachers and students to experience a new normal of online learning. Need your computer hooked up to the projector? Ask a student.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

(Credit: Mike Zetlow) I know from my year teaching at VIPKid that students can learn online , a conclusion researchers have also reached. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is an important group of subjects that are in high demand — not just in classrooms, but in the job market as well. The New York Times predicts that 65% of our elementary aged children will work in jobs that don’t even exist yet, thanks to technological advances.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

One of the many facets that makes the decision challenging is that many students don’t find as much success in an online environment as they do in a traditional classroom. (Of Of course, it is worth mentioning that the reverse is also true). It was emergency do-the-best-we-can-with-no-notice learning.

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