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How to Turn Ideas Into Action (with a Free Download)

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This is episode 744, “A Simple Free Way to Turn Ideas into Action” Sponsor: Advancement Courses. And join me as I take my courses this summer from Advancement Courses. Remember to use COOL20 to receive 20% off your course. Listen to Darcy Bakkegard Talk about the Free Educator Canvas (And Download Below).

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Course Hero Adds $70 Million to Series B Fundraise

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When Course Hero raised $10 million in early February, the amount seemed curiously small for $1.1 As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. The deal pushes the company’s Series B round to $80 million. (It Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year.

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'Better Every Semester': How Faculty Use Open Educational Resources to Improve Courses

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It didn’t align with the structure of her course. They worked nights and weekends to develop the resource, which can be used digitally through a WordPress website or downloaded as a PDF. But OER advocates think open access course materials hold another kind of promise for students, too. It was out of date.

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Can a Hollywood-Backed VR Company Make Science Labs More Effective?

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As professors are redesigning a lab unit for an introductory biology course at Arizona State University, they’re getting advice from Steven Spielberg and other Hollywood veterans on how to help students form emotional connections with fictional “frog-cats.” We want to eliminate the notion that these are hard courses.

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eSports: The Growing Extra-Curricular Activity NOW!

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: This show is sponsored by Advancement Courses. Advancement Courses is a leader in online professional development, with over 280 courses in 20 different subjects, including topics like online instruction, social-emotional learning, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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15 Real-World Lessons You Can Teach Kids NOW

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I like how each of these courses aligns with national and state standards. If a topic is of interest to you or your school, you can download standards-alignment documents to help find a fit. Many of these units fit easily into an existing course, adding fun and real-world engagement as students learn. Everfi sponsored this post.

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How to use Notion

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Go to coolcatteacher.com/wellness and download your free educator wellness toolkit from Advancement Courses. Also, you can save 20% off your next course by using the code CAT20. With over 280 courses to choose from, Advancement Course offers subjects in everything from educator wellness to social-emotional learning and more.

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