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Virtual Mentorship for Emerging Leaders

The CoolCatTeacher

So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). Of course all my mentees, the aspiring leaders have volunteered to do this, too, because they want to learn and they want to grow.

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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate. We’ve used it that way for teachers but of course I think our focus should always be on student content creation. Student Lesson Plan Ideas.

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Wonderful Word Problem Breakthroughs

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to Felicia Casto talk about her awesome elementary math classroom. Webb Elementary in Navasota, Texas and works with teachers in her school and educators across the nation on how to best to embrace digital learning across a variety of platforms. Well in times past we would, of course, draw pictures to bring an understanding.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

The journey in Wyoming began with new legislation and funding for the development and implementation of grassroots, K-12 and postsecondary distance education courses and programs. Interactive video, online courses and full time programs grew rapidly in the first two years. Wyoming Switchboard Network homepage.

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Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

Education Superhighway

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.

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Teaching Sequence in Kindergarten with Robots

My Paperless Classroom

The kids had to map out the course with the cards and I modeled placing each card on the mat in order. I was talking with some great teachers at EdCamp Silicon Valley in a session on programming with elementary students. I was really impressed with their ability to watch their classmates program the same course into the robot.

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Can MakerSpaces Invent the Future? (Video)

Adjusting Course

Watch for our students next week as they present SpheroExo to teachers at EdCamp Eau Claire! Check out the 5 minute video below and prepare to be amazed at what kids can do. We are so proud of our students and all they are creating, engineering, and achieving.

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