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Open Badges in Elementary School

The CoolCatTeacher

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. We’ll have free resources available for downloading. Open Badges in Elementary School. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Amy Cooper, who’s at an elementary school in Minnesota. Can you provide an example? Amy: Mmm-hmm.

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Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

eSchool News

Now, thanks to an app that McElwain Elementary, her Adams 12 school, started using this year, she’s found opportunities to engage in new ways with her youngest child’s education. Kayli Brooks, a teacher at Tollgate Elementary in Aurora, uses the app Talking Points, which also allows her to text parents. She’s tried to stay engaged.

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Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

In this example, I clicked brain breaks and found many resources to add brain breaks from task cards to free videos and other resources to add brain breaks to my classroom easily. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Podcast pedagogy: Leveraging audio programs for learning

Neo LMS

Some companies, like title=” listenwise”=””>Listenwise , have built an entire platform around curriculum-based podcasts, but there are also plenty of free opportunities out there. For students from elementary to high school, We Are Teachers offer suggestions. For example, Who Smarted?

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. Here’s one example of how 3D Bear can be used for a real world conversation. Then, they can take photographs, or film an example of what they want to do.

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10 Ways to Use Tract for Personalized Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, if a student likes to draw and likes Star Wars, they can draw Baby Yoda. . In this example, a student who likes Star Wars can draw Baby Yoda. In another example appropriate for some students and schools, students could program a sorting hat simulator like that used in Harry Potter. Tract helps you do both.

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5 Fast Ways to Give Positive Feedback

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, I’m a “word” kind of person and I can float on a compliment for days. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. However, some people I know are visual. Others like to hear a person’s voice.

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