The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Other Resources: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom. Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom. How did you do that?”

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

We were able to get some grant funding, and my students literally did everything from calling the hardware store to ask how much components cost, to leveling the ground, and putting the plastic on it. Agriculture in the Classroom. There is a national organization called Agriculture in the Classroom. Vicki: Awesome.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

Ready to learn how to meaningfully and practically integrate technology into your classroom?! Let’s dig into a question: d oes your classroom offer one-and-done learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond ? Beyond the classroom, beyond the walls, even beyond the due date.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

That’s always been really elevated in the upper grades, but I’m starting to see second grade and lower do some Project Based Learning in their classrooms. We want our kids connected to other classrooms around the world. Project Based Learning, what else? 2nd Grade Trend #2: Global Projects. Vicki: Oh, wow. OK, what else?

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

Most compelling to me was the dialogue I saw unfold on social media between Elon Musk and the wider world. Despite the noise on social media, Mr. Musk is incredibly transparent in his conversations, allowing us all to learn, grow and even participate and contribute. Be sure to share your stories at #worldsofmaking.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. In our interactive session for “ Makerspace in the Library: What it means for your Classroom ,” we really let our participants drive the learning. Session Info.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. It has finally been released for sale!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

Each week we interview teachers, principals, superintendents, authors and presenters to learn about how to become more effective educators! It will share and explain all Flat Connections global projects and answer any questions teachers or leaders may have about how to take their classroom global.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In many schools, the library is the only haven for self-directed, informal, life-wide learning–the place to go when a student just wants to know more about or know how to do. business teachers (my school recently added a Social Media Class!), Knowledge Quest maker posts. robotics teachers (OMG! Martinez and Gary S.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Remember the days of longing for the hands on the classroom clock to move faster? Learn how to focus on your good employees first, and help them shift these monkeys back to the underperformers. Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools – Mary Cay Ricci. Why is that?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. We’re actually teaching about how to collaborate, how to work together. No one person can run a Fortune 500 company by themselves, and we want kids to know how to work in groups like this. You want to teach kids how to brainstorm.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 7, 2015

Learn how different activities affect your heart rate with this fun activity from Rachel Allard, PLTW’s director of curriculum and instruction for PLTW Biomedical Science. PLTW Director of Instruction Stephanie Poll subscribes to Tinker Crate to keep her children engaged outside of the classroom. Blind spot. Take it from the top.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. ” What are some examples of disruptions in the classroom, then? 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. Maker Movement. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

From Mission to Methods How wide is the gap between lofty aspirations for learning and day-to-day classroom practice? Translating from vision to classroom implementation “is the journey we’re all on now,” says Ken Kay. She leverages social media and blogging to reflect on what works and shares her insights with colleagues.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

The post How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? Dynamic Learning. The learning takes on a life of its own; it becomes dynamic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The call for volunteers will go out this week, so be on the lookout for how to get involved! I am in need of 10 participants who would be willing to discuss their experiences within Classroom 2.0 My goal is to understand the benefits of participating in a virtual community and how this learning transformed teaching.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.;

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

For example “Design” can merge math, science, and sociology to provide both a playground for arithmetic and an authentic need to know and create for authentic purposes in a true “Maker Movement Culture.”. The Maker Movement could spawn a design and/or entrepreneurial “culture” in education . Which is bad.

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