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Top Chef: Cooking Up Instructional Greatness with Fun PD

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Allison Starling on Episode 401 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you work with instructional coaching, this is a definite idea to share and adapt. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. What will be your PD event?

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From Challenge to Triumph: The Learning Pit Concept Explained

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is the Learning Pit metaphor? I'm definitely going to dig into that video. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Go to the learningpit.org.

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Practical Ways to Develop School Leaders Now

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blog: [link] Twitter: @ Chris_Chappotin. Leadership Begins with Relationships 00;00;48;04 – 00;01;30;19 Chris Chappotin Part of this is definitely rooted in relationships. 00;03;50;16 – 00;05;31;10 Chris Chappotin Definitely.

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5 Steps to Choose Your Summer PD

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, social-emotional learning is definitely on the list. . So self-care or “Educator Wellness” is definitely an area for me. Choosing your summer PD is essential as we look forward to the fall. Areas to Strengthen and Keep Up to Date.

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iPads in Kindergarten

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Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, definitely, build your library first so you have resources available. In a larger class, I would definitely have students split into 4 person groups. Lumio has become my go-to exam review tool. Build Your Lessons in Lumio. Now, the fun begins.

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10+ Ways to Use Adobe Express in the Classroom

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. So I would definitely say check it out. Well, guess what?

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