The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

She presents regularly at state, national and international conferences and provides professional development and coaching for educators and school districts. Rachelle is a columnist for Getting Smart, Edutopia, Defined Learning and NEO LMS. I've seen with every passing conference and also the level of comfort. Um, what was hot?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

I know I was in Dubai recently at the EduTEch Conference with my students. What groups can listeners follow to learn more? 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.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

Paul has this to say about the use of iBeacons: “they have created a learning environment where the learning finds the students instead of the students having to find the learning.”. The post How to Use iBeacons in the Classroom – Guest Post from Courtney Pepe appeared first on EdTechTeacher.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 26th, 2014 If a child can''t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. Ignacio Estrada The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 6, 2017

History Simulations and Game Based Learning. My students and Dr. Jeff Stanzler from the University of Michigan presented on this in 2013 at the Global Education Conference. Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

How to Use Padlet: A Fantastic Tool for Teaching. 8 Great Ways to Level Up Game Based Learning in the Classroom. 6 Learning Experiences You Should Give to Every Student with David Jakes as we reflect upon classroom design. Why Teachers Need to Keep Going Even When It’s Hard.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. Educators at a school can also set up their own channels and video conferences. The book costs $4.99 WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. Floyd Maxwell The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. See you there!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But what goes into building a game-based learning startup—or any edtech startup? At the Intentional Play Summit, a conference focused on the intersection of gaming and education in Mountain View, Calif.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Beyond the classroom, he has been a featured speaker at dozens of state, regional, and national conferences. His latest book, Hacking Classroom Management – How to be the Type of Teacher They Make Movies About, is scheduled to be released in December of 2017.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

What can you learn from some of the games the government has going on?For For starters: Algebra, history, chemistry, English and yes, even civics and how to brush your teeth. Monday was the fifth annual ED Games Expo, held at the the famed Washington performance hall, the John F. Kennedy Center.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. We’ll talk about how we want to respond to our friends around the world, and what questions we have. Vicki Davis: Wow.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Without much of a clue as to how to design or program a game, Urdaneta-Hartmann won a $10,000 grant from Drexel to develop her own skills in educational gaming and create a tool for students in the program. With the funds Urdaneta-Hartmann traveled to Norway for an educational gaming conference.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

We''ve set up a new student entrepreneurship portal at StudentEnrepreneurship.com that provides quick access to the free HPLIFE interactive classes for students to learn business skills, and gives you a chance to sign up for information about the free online conference on student entrepreneurship we plan to hold in 2015. Register here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 27th, 2014 The secret of education is respecting the pupil. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Learn more and register here.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

To help educators save time, we’ve put together a quick recap on how to prepare for your next virtual field trip (VFT) and five of the best VFT’s based on their relevancy, quality of resources, and potential for student excitement. Survey: K-12 gaming use has doubled in the last six years. Gaming is growing, that’s for sure.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 5th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. Gardner The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 26, 2021

AT MIND, our technique consists of language-independent, animated representations of math concepts presented through a series of puzzles that make learning math fun and engaging. ST Math does not implement a "teaching by telling" approach but instead facilitates a "learning by doing" method. Spatial-Temporal Game-based Learning.

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Edutopia

JUNE 16, 2015

Video & Transcript Managing Game-Based Learning in the Classroom (Transcript). Ameer: Managing game play is just like managing other learning activities in your classroom. You'll know you're on the right track when you see your students helping each other, having fun, and reflecting on what they're learning.

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Edutopia

JUNE 15, 2015

Shula: So how do you roll out a game? Step one, know the game. It's important that you know the game well and you've thought about how to explain it to others. Succeeding at this means knowing your students well and how your classroom already runs. Step two, choose a method for modeling how to play the game.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

I did a study , several years back about some of the older children working with younger children, (pre-kindergarten), just very basic digital inking, starting with colors and talking to 3 and 4-year-olds about their favorite colors, showing them how to use the tool. It’s this feeling of “How come you can’t get this?” Over there!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

We showed them how to use the paint can tool to put color in the cells, and we told them to create a jack-o’-lantern. But they didn’t know how to spell the compound word. We showed them how to use the Voice Notes in the Speaker Notes to type the word. Check out the interview with Christine Pinto on episode 142.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 6th, 2014 Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Fred Rogers The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" Learn more here. Play is really the work of childhood.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin? Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students.

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Edutopia

JUNE 17, 2015

After playing a game, students can use what they learned to write their own strategy guides, to help new players learn how to win. Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more video tips from Institute of Play. Embed Code Embed Help. Associate Producer, Edutopia: Douglas Keely.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

The Common Sense Education team just returned from a fabulous four days at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. If your collection of notes, flyers, business cards, and phone photos looks anything like mine, it might take a while to process all the great new ideas and tools you heard about during the conference. What a trip!

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

Learning outside your primary area of study can help you make connections that may be useful when trying to help your own students see relevance beyond the classroom. The nice thing about summer learning is choice. Dive into blended and problem-based learning to deepen your understanding of how to use 1:1 computing in your classroom.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

It's when many of you have the breathing room to reflect on your teaching practice, gain new skills and approaches to your work, and connect with peers to learn from them and share your expertise. As you think about how to continue helping students navigate their digital lives, these resources can enrich that work.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Two Week Calendar Monday, April 27th at 5pm edWeb Webinar: Getting Started with Game-Based Learning , Are you curious about game-based learning, but don’t know where to begin? Join this interactive session to learn how to get started with game-based learning with your own students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Tools like those great formative assessment tools really help give teachers and students clear picture of the learning that’s going on. Vicki: So what is the most remarkable thing you have learned how to do with technology as it relates to learning in the last three years? Bethany: Oh my goodness, the last three years….

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2017

See: 5 Emoji Activities for Google Docs where Eric describes how to do all of these emoji activities including the emoji math picture shown below. See Eric’s blog post on emojis in Google docs to learn how to do this. Idea #3: Use Emojis to Explain Math Variables. ERIC: They can also incorporate this into math.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2018

That decline, recently documented in a survey of math and statistics departments by the Conference Board for Mathematical Sciences (CBMS), is great news for students. Related: How to help students avoid the remedial ed trap. Related: New high score: Game-based learning is a winner in college remedial math.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

How can schools prepare students to be the designers, innovators, and entrepreneurs our economy needs for future success? That was a key area of focus at the 2016 South by Southwest Education ( SXSWedu ) conference in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, and a number of ed-tech companies and organizations demonstrated possible solutions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 20, 2017

This month’s question is about how to improve teacher professional development. If project based learning works – do it. In my opinion, if you can’t teach me about game based learning by using games, you’re not qualified to teach game based learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

We''re extendeding the conference due to the amazing number of presentations we''ve received, and we will be featuring four more hours of sessions on the morning of Friday, March 28th. See the conference schedule for all the great sessions taking place next week. Learn more and register here. Learn more here. Join here

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2015

In a nod to the game’s growing popularity among makers and builders of all ages, the Immersive Education Initiative is launching the first in a series of competitive international “builder” tournaments, focused on Minecraft. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2012

The conference was enhanced by the presence of several very tech savvy young students from primary schools, who took a full part in the proceedings, tweeting and live blogging from the event on their mobile devices.

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