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What Really Engages Students

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Heather Wolpert-Gawron talks about current research From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Heather Wolpert-Gawron surveyed over two thousand students from every US state and type of school to find out what engages them in learning. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

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Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mary Howard’s students build and learn in Open Sim , a virtual world like Second Life. We bring these students into a virtual world. Twitter: @mrshoward118. Blog: [link].

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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I believe more schools worldwide will find the funds and way to have their students learn with technology. Some hot topics will be virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing, coding and the maker movement. Educators will soon need to start thinking like game designers if they want to keep their students engaged. “To

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Maker Monday: Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose

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John Spencer on episode 226 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. John Spencer, co-author of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays.

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5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

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Aaron Maurer on episode 140 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: Yeah, you know, teacher engagement comes before student engagement, doesn’t it? Twitter: @ coffeechugbooks. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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