The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. See: Creating Elementary Portfolios and One Note in the Classroom. She has also spoken at New York Academy of Sciences for Scientific American and Macmillan STEM Summit, NYU, UCLA, UW. Vicki: Cool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. And we forgot to mention that you’re actually an Elementary Teacher of the Year in Texas for Region 15, so these are elementary kids doing these really cool projects. Vicki: Oh, fun!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

So even if you’re not very comfortable with holding a live conference call via Skype or Google Hangouts, the cool thing about Flipgrid is that you can record video messages with your kids. Now back in December you did the Gingerbread STEM Community in Maker Space. Gingerbread STEM Community Challenge. in Elementary Education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

German parents usually want their children to go to university, “especially if they go to a gymnasium,” Becker wrote in an email, referring to academic high schools. Parents at Ursula Kuhr attend meetings, called “future conferences,” with their kids several times a year. At first, his parents, who worked for CocaCola, were uneasy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

They turn in their writing, or while they’re working on it we both get a chance to comment on it and actually do face-to-face conferences with that technology. Stephanie: We’ve actually presented at two conferences this year, and she’s actually become Google-certified educator level 1 this year. She’s like, “Well, yeah, I guess.”.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced authorship–its wikiness–has provoked debate relating to authority, despite the fact that many Wikipedia authors are topic experts and that a growing number of librarians and academics contribute by adding and editing references. Elementary think alouds.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric: You could definitely use these with your elementary students without a doubt. You could definitely use this with your lower elementary students. So it definitely scales up for upper elementary and for middle school kids as well. I don’t think there’s any upper limit to it. But if they want to go further, they sure can.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2018

I’ve been saying this about STEM for years, too, right? STEM is more about how we teach than it is what we teach. A lot of folks are going to conferences, and they’re trying to understand the most they can. Patti has presented world wide on the topics of science, STEM, Professional Learning Networks and educational technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. I’ve been working a little bit with some folks in the elementary world, which is a stretch for me. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Kristen: Oh, I agree 100%.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2018

There was a meme a couple of years ago about this little elementary kid. Marc: No, actually I was just talking with a group of teachers this week at a conference. Presenting at state and national conferences has developed Marc’s love for collaboration with teachers and administrators of all levels and disciplines.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

I do a STEM project where the kids have to come up with a little dog house that has a certain amount of volume in it, using crackers and frosting. I’ve been there and spoken at their conference. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

Technically, if one trusts the etymology, the best way for a teacher to confer with other educators would be an educator conference. Meanwhile, the most enthusiastic listeners whisper to each other, or form mini-groups outside the conference walls, maybe even at a social gathering later that day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I know I was in Dubai recently at the EduTEch Conference with my students. Enrique: I recently went to the Serious Play Conference. It’s a great conference with a variety of teachers that talk about using games and recent technology to motivate kids and to get them interested. Vicki: There’s some incredible things you can do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Just having those icons up there at the top of the toolbar as places for them to reference. I was at a conference, actually with my husband, and he is in the hotel business. As an elementary teacher, Lee Ann has a passion for teaching kids not only about content, but life lessons as well. I was inspired this summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A big part of classroom management, I think, stems from the fact that students just sit all day long. Beyond the classroom, he has been a featured speaker at dozens of state, regional, and national conferences. Vicki: Awesome! OK, what’s our fourth? Mike: Then we go into what I call Fifteen Minute Assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

She has presented digital storytelling and creation workshops highlighting the work of her students (often with her students) at various local forums, including the Learning First Alliance, RI Department of Education’s Innovation Powered by Technology, and the Highlander’s Blended Learning Conferences.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

She has really been one of my “go to” people at conferences — at the GAETC conference and at conferences around the world — for really, my whole ed tech career. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

I just think that makes so much more progress than somebody who goes to conference once a year, and then innovates a lot, but then doesn’t do anything the rest of the year. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Look how far I’ve come!”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 1, 2023

00:02:42:12 – 00:03:04:03 Vicki Davis So is that what a teacher or an administrator does when they hear a student say, “I'm bad at math,” or a parent say in a conference, “Well, I'm bad at math too?” How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Morales started out as an elementary-school teacher, then switched to academic counseling, which she’s done at LA High for the past eleven years; Martinez worked there, too, teaching history and social studies, until six years ago, when he was transferred to another high school in the district. The Martin Luther King Jr.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 31, 2018

More than 1,000 educators, from elementary teachers to university professors, responded to NPR’s callout with stories about how they incorporate the Harry Potter series into their curriculum and classrooms. “We refer back to the story frequently as we teach language arts concepts, too.”

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 28, 2021

We create a list of creative writing prompts for kids to improve different writing styles and multiple topics that will resonate with a child in elementary school to a teen in high school. Describe the perfect classroom setup and decor for an elementary, middle school, or high school student. Science Writing Prompts For Kids.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The Global Education Conference Network believes in the power of connected, globally competent learners of all ages. this CNN The Daily Show where Trevor Noah interviews Greta Thunberg: [link] and this screen shot from the interview, which is trending on Facebook: [link] Reference Stevens, V. Here is a flyer you can share: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. The high school students walked down the street, and they did an afternoon STEM collaboration. Vicki: Oh, I love it!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. And even before June’s historic civil rights protests, the issue of racism permeated the National Association for Gifted Children’s (largely white) November 2019 conference in Albuquerque.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

That’s why I kind of refer to Google as being this gateway tool because it’s so easy to use that it can lead you to have more confidence in using technology and maybe trying some other stuff. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 22, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Vicki: So, I’m here at the National State Teachers of the Year Conference here in D.C., They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e132.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. Yesterday, we had Stephen Ritz at the conference from the Green Bronx Machine. Go to coolcatteacher.com/discover and get started for free. . #1 Bio as submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. He also continues to consult for various districts across the country at the elementary, middle, and secondary level training teachers and administrators. Sean has been on numerous conference planning committees.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 7, 2018

I think a lot of that stems down and boils down to social media, too. She has a special interest in empowering other teachers, which inspired her to co-found the highly acclaimed Get Your Teach On conference. And that is OK.”. As teachers we are so afraid of failure — yet we try to teach our kids to be resilient and that area.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Independence Elementary in Yukon Public Schools in Oklahoma. He is an organizer for Oklahoma EdCamp and the PLAYDATE OKC professional development conferences. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

More than 60 percent of students are on free or reduced lunch, yet Bracken is one of the top performing elementary schools in the city and ranks in the top two Title I schools in the state. “We That all changed when the school took eight teachers to a Title I conference two years ago—a reward for its top performance.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” Via Education Dive: “Fifth graders from Tennessee ’s Nolan Elementary have created a campaign to convince the Tennessee Department of Education and Gov. ” Also via The New York Times : “A Mission to Bring STEM Skills, and Robots, to Children in West Africa.” ” (Psst.

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