The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Brian Page, a former Milken National Educator of the Year with 15 years of experience in the education field. We only recommend the best in education on the 10 Minute Teacher! You need to exercise.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. My former company, Big Universe ( now acquired ) was a fully-virtual operation. We were small, but often credited for operating like a nimble, large company.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Everyone has a physical education class, called “phy-ed” here, at least twice a week. Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. And the action doesn’t stop there. Some even took action.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Of all the education technology startups that could go public next, there’s one that’s likely not on your radar: Busuu , a London-based developer of a language-learning platform. Niesner claims the company is on track to hit $40 million in revenue in 2020. Community members provide feedback on exercises. We are one of them.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

A celebrity among education nonprofits, Sal Khan is used to hitting the fundraising trail. As schools and colleges shutter across the world, Khan Academy has seen unprecedented web traffic to its online instructional videos and exercises. Dozens of other educational companies have also seen a spike in usage.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Yet in the education industry, these deals have been few and far in between, especially as many of these companies have opted to build their own edtech tools. It also offers a programming interface where students can do coding exercises and even control bluetooth-connected devices that are integrated with the platform.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Instead, we should see it for what it is: the early days of Amazon’s foray into public education. I do not think public education leaders will have much of a choice in whether or not to answer when Amazon comes to knock and deliver. Bezos, more than any other tech entrepreneur, is known to play the long game, masterfully.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 7, 2019

Since we are in the business of building strong responsive habits in schools and districts, we practice habit-building through company-wide monthly challenges. How could we apply this concept to a greater philosophy of change management? It became my mission to find out!

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

ChalkTalk’s initial go-to-market focuses on the largest education sector, K-12, but can be adapted to higher ed, corporate training, and lifelong learning. Education in America is broken. At ChalkTalk, we see Florida in a progressive stage for education as 90% of our users including teachers and students come from the state.”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. Lauren Lichtman Head of Strategy & Partnerships Learning Equality Learning Equality offers educational opportunities for the 2.6

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2019

For venture-backed education companies, the path to sustainability—and profitability—can be full of difficult twists and turns. Most of the people affected were part of the company’s professional development team, which worked with educators to implement its supplemental curriculum offerings.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And its announcement of a $40 million Series D round, led by Owl Ventures, is recognition of years of growth at the forefront of programming education. Founded in 2011, the New York-based company has built a hugely popular training platform that has helped millions of students learn to code over the last decade.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDU Educators around the country have embraced the “science of reading” in their classrooms, but that doesn’t mean there’s a truce in the reading wars. But science evolved.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Like many educators who saw the early pandemic fallout, administrators in my school knew that we had to respond to students’ needs as they faced increased isolation and unprecedented stress levels. These companies have claimed to solve any number of problems a school faces. Need to foster relationships between students?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2019

Amanda Johnson on Episode 493 While we have to finish well, those of us who are returning to another year as an educator have to look forward to plan. Whether you want to follow education technology, special education, math, or just teaching best practices , SmartBrief has an email newsletter for you.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The rampant digitalization of our society has touched and fundamentally altered all domains of our lives, including education. My blog , a part of the Robo Wunderkind educational platform, focuses on the value that robotics and programming––two fundamental areas of STEM––bring to early education. By Anna Larotska.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

In the late 1960s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert Simon posed the following thought exercise: Imagine you are an alien from Mars visiting a college on Earth, and you spend a day observing how professors teach their students. A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Friday, May 6, 2022) — In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month 2022, observed annually in May, Discovery Education and partners are proud to present educators, students, and families a diverse array of dynamic digital resources supporting the mental health of students everywhere. .

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If your company aims to minimize its environmental impact, perhaps as part of an ESG policy (Environment, Social, and Governance), LED and laser business projectors are an excellent choice. For a meeting room projector used primarily for presentations, WXGA resolution is sufficient.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 14, 2023

Such cognitive advantages are said to result from bilingualism’s mental exercise. National and multinational companies in all types of industries seek multilingual professionals, and being one of them instantly makes you more valuable and versatile.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

At a time of major change at educational software and assessments provider Renaissance Learning executives decided to add one more item to their to-do list. The company had bought the myON digital reading platform that March to beef up their company’s literacy offerings. Two years later, the company raised $5.3

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

During her time there, the company tripled in size and she earned a promotion. Last July, however, Parida felt an itch to tackle educational needs in her native country, India. My move to India was driven by my desire to see the impact of technology in education in the Indian context,” Parida says.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On Tuesday, the company announced a program called Amazon Ignite , which will let a select group of educators sell their online teaching resources via Amazon. The name sounds very similar to, but is separate from, Amazon’s collection of free online educational resources, called Inspire. for a workbook on teaching economics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

“A key to growing as an educator is to keep company mainly with educators who uplift You, whose presence inspire You and whose dedication drives You.” Games, Karaoke, Dancing, Exercise, Celebrations, Watch Parties Netflixparty.com Bit.ly/quarantinegamessorted ” – Robert John Meehan.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

Yet the recent emergence of “smart” assistant devices in homes—powered by the likes of Alexa and Siri—has sparked renewed interest in their application as educational tools in the classroom. But they aren’t speech recognition themselves,” says Scanlon, whose company develops speech technology used in learning tools.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

“A key to growing as an educator is to keep company mainly with educators who uplift You, whose presence inspire You and whose dedication drives You.” q=Education%20podcasts&src=typed_query&f=user. Games, Karaoke, Dancing, Exercise, Celebrations, Watch Parties. Connect with educators online!

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2017

Education technology providers dangle the promise of transforming classrooms and equipping previously disengaged students with the skills to become lifelong learners. In the case of education technology, this misguided approach rarely addresses the real needs of students and teachers. What is this tool designed to accomplish?

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The most effective educational tools and services are ones developed and informed by those with firsthand experience in schools. So how do companies hire and develop standout talent who may be new to the sector? Having that prior experience has been a huge advantage in building products for educators.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. All of that is now in jeopardy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 4, 2020

Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Unplugged activities introduce students to programming through exercises that can be done offline. For young students, educators can impart basic coding knowledge and inspire future exploration. Why Should I Take My Students Offline? .

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EdNews Daily

JULY 20, 2019

The passion and idealism of this rising generation, however, is one of the most underutilized resources for good on the planet because there is a gap between what education usually provides and what young people need to know to thrive and to become socially active in the 21st century. Leadership.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. Why Should I Take My Students Offline?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. Now, as MOOCs have evolved to court professional audiences , so too have MIT’s efforts to harness companies and organizations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation. Educating Kids for Life Not for Tests. Get motivated today listening to Pam.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

If your company aims to minimize its environmental impact, perhaps as part of an ESG policy (Environment, Social, and Governance), LED and laser business projectors are an excellent choice. Additionally, they provide efficient usage with instant power on/off capability, eliminating waiting times before and after use.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. A lot of times with education, we have to figure things out on our own,” she said.

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