The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2016

Every Classroom Matters episode 210 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Middle school points down to elementary. Elementary points to kindergarten. Recent #nhedchat Twitter Chat on Competency Based Learning [January 26, 2016 Twitter Chat]. Think about it.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The Common Core Connection…. Resources from the DE Science Techbook that Build Common Core Skills at 6 PM ET Register at: [link] Meet these members of the DEN Leadership Council at a DEN Open House via Google Hangout at 7 PM ET ( Register here. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

a vibrant and accessible teaching guide packed with strategies for implementing Common Core standards using UDL. This is a fun exercise for students who are already active on Twitter, and also a good counting lesson for younger students. Here, we excerpt five of those ideas: “Tweet” Your Knowledge. Turning Poetry Loose.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. We will be discussing this topic in the Twitter chat (#plearnchat) on Monday, June 19 at 4 pm PT, 5 pm CT. Additional Resources referenced from Jackie’s blog: Introducing Design Thinking to Elementary Learners.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

A Product Review by Vicki Davis From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. There are several reasons why Kids Discover Online is a fantastic website for middle and elementary science, history, and ELA teachers: Students can visually explore curated topics, finding connections in a safe space.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray on episode 235 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Another one I really like is this 140-character novel in Twitter. Tip #3: Twitter Novels. Kids love Twitter. They’re still writing, because it’s Twitter. Jacqui: Exactly.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Prodigy’s math content is completely curriculum-aligned and covers standards from the Common Core, MAFs, and TEKS curricula depending on your location. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game that integrates 1 st to 7 th grade math into a fantasy style game that students absolutely love playing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @jcorippo. Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Trevor Muir on episode 161 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It gives some really great examples from my classroom, but also from other teachers’ classrooms, whether elementary and middle school and high school. Twitter: @trevormuir. Trevor: Yeah.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

With the Common Core, state testing, interventions, and all else that goes on in the elementary day, how would I find time for my students to investigate and inquire into their interests? Leah Burke has been teaching elementary school for 8 years and currently teaches 4th grade in Westlake, Ohio.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 17, 2016

The 2014-15 school year was the first time most states administered tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Smarter Balanced was one of two federally funded consortia that developed common-core-aligned exams, along with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

With the Common Core State Standards launching in 2009 and textbook publishers having to recreate their curriculums, many districts were left with their teachers having to come up with their own curriculum that met the new state standards. Ann-Marie Skaggs has been teaching elementary school in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2005.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2017

A conversation with Greetzel Mojica on episode 88 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @Mojica_CJUSD. I am a 6th-grade teacher at Crestmore Elementary school in the Colton Joint Unified School District, in Southern California.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Edtech Apps that work From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Owl Eyes is a new, simple-but-powerful, and FREE web-app for reading classic books with your students. Literature teachers are sure to be excited! Track student progress and interact as they read and annotate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Felicia Durden on episode 170 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter: @ drdrdn. Dr. Felicia Durden shares methods behind having a powerful morning meeting in special education classrooms. Blog: [link].

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Fake twitter feeds. Global classroom projects: icollaboratory, Kidlink: lower elementary, Flat connections: [link] , Hello little world skypers: Skype projects World Read Aloud Day is march 5th!!! This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom.

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wwwatanabe

AUGUST 15, 2013

It takes place through conversations, classes, Twitter chats , workshops, blogging, book studies, challenges, team meetings, etc. Great amounts of learning comes from my PLN through: Blogging Twitter -- and Twitter Chats. Professional development manifests itself in many ways online and in person. and I loved it!

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 27, 2013

When I first started teaching with these CD''s in elementary school they were a wonderment! Engaging stories, fun interactive animations, enriching activities, and classroom activities featuring the Common Core state standards are at your fingertip with this amazing app for the iPhone and iPad!"

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

If you want to follow those tweets, you can either track the conference hashtag #ticalsls14 or you can follow the Learning Revolution Twitter account at @learnrevproject. We''ll be tweeting out a reminder about an hour before for each conference session with each of the session links.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

That’s newspapers, evening news, and anything considered ‘mainstream media’ They prefer blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. Students 9-13 may prefer the younger-oriented, Fact Monster.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Elementary teacher Michael Matera has students enter the realm of nobles (see video below) as his students join teams as part of learning in a not so bloody or violent Game of Thrones type approach. Don’t worry, you don’t see the gory zombies of movies, but the game is engaging (and aligned with Common Core Standards!).

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) stress the importance of communication, and challenge students to engage in conversation by using evidence to support an argument, while evaluating and listening to others’ perspectives. Or reach out to us on Twitter to share your story: @NatalieFranzi and @SteveFigurelli.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Also, check out Newsela for Elementary and note there is a also a comparison of a free and paid version. How to Change the World: Service PBL in the Common Core Literacy Classroom … Amy Conley (Edutopia).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Naugle Giving Students a Creative Voice Through Digital Storytelling by Jennifer Judkins Hosting a Skype Author Visit by Abbe Waldron Hunting & Gathering: Helping Creative Students Build Their Social Media Presence Wisely by Gigi Johnson I have an avatar- How can she help me with my teaching?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. HHMI BioInteractive – It really is through innovative science education programs that HHMI seeks to strengthen education in biology,and related sciences from elementary school to graduate studies and beyond.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards. Unfortunately they are frequently used solely as word processors and for research.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I found Woodard when I noticed that she had retweeted me and was following me on Twitter (personal learning networks are about who pays attention to you as well as who you pay attention to). Her Twitter profile led to her blog , which could have been written by someone twice her age.

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2015

The middle school students did most of the classifying, which had the added benefit of emphasizing some Common Core standards like reading for information, scanning for the big idea and, of course, classifying. They have a Goodreads page and Twitter hashtag (#SWVBC), calling themselves the Somewhat Virtual Book Club. “It

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Remember you can follow me on Twitter at @mjgormans. If you are at the conference, feel free to look me up with a PM at Twitter ( @mjgormans ) or email (mjgormans@gmail.com). Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software.

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Saving Socrates

MAY 28, 2014

Why not consider introducing real labs and inquiry based lessons in elementary school? Conversely, why not create a network of yeshiva educators across the world struggling with the same thing and give them online PD or a twitter network? After getting to know him this year, I found out he was actually a certified engineer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

PBL Software Review From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. These starter projects are aligned with Common Core standards and are already built for you. This digital citizenship project is aligned with several Common Core State Standards. Standards Aligned Project Search.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

And then, not two days later, I heard Twitter has reclassified their app as a news purveyor rather than a social media device. Once again: Who gets news from Twitter? No surprise news shows are littered with references to listener’s tweets and presidential candidates break stories via their Twitter stream.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

First, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( mjgormans ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2017

A conversation with Jessica Gordon on episode 87 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @1337teach. Jessica Ratliff-Gordon is an elementary educator, author, and doctoral student at Northcentral University. Listen Now. Patreon: [link].

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( mjgormans ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

Episode 131 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover. Vicki: Wow! Full Bio As Submitted.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. See you online!

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