The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2019

Of course, there is! Mark says , “The project is a week-long experience with eighth-graders who try to solve a real-world global problem basically in four days, present their solution to an outside group of adults who then judge their performance. So this acts almost like a physical for the district, more than anything else.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

We need to teach students WHEN to divide, not how to divide. So, Science Leadership Academy, of course, Chris Lehmann’s… Doug: Yes, Chris Lehmann… Vicki: …who was there for a while, and is now superintendent, I believe. Vicki: Of course. We’ll, of course, include this in the Shownotes. Vicki: (agrees).

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Since creating our school’s makerspace in November 2013, I’ve seen a small revolution start to grow within our elementary school and also across our district. Parents were emailing me stating how proud they were of their child’s efforts and creativity. Creating Maker Spaces. Technology in Elementary Classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How to Use the U.S. ” Real World with Imagination Integration Certainly , the future of automotive technology is a fascinating topic for technology courses. Before you start, check out winners from last year’s contest. Consequently , this contest will also spark practical discussions about the history of automobiles.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

We’ve had some kids in the county that have co-created curriculum with teachers around things that are of interest to them, such as how to create music in a sound studio, and building an elective for that. And their job is to teach all the other kids how to fly this drone.”. Pam: But his kids… he teaches an environmental course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

So that’s kind of how it started. Vicki: Of course, I’m in the middle of nowhere. How did you do that?” They were just totally engrossed in learning how to use the cube, just exploring all the depths of it. They had to tell what they learned about how to use it. Did you get any of them, Vicki? Karen: Oh no!!!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Here’s how. Teach Camera Use and Shot Composition First, before teaching video making, Adobe Premiere Rush can teach students how to compose a shot. When students first open their device, a simple tutorial teaches them how to use Adobe Premiere Rush and gets them started. Handing them out is a highlight of the course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

So I totally get how you can teach with Minecraft. Of course they do.”. But how would you teach a science lesson? They were in this world together, and they basically – it was a simulated world – had to learn to work together on how to survive Mars. There are a lot of those practices about how to really engage kids.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

He taught her how to code in her seventh grade Innovation and Design class at Redwood Day School. Hannah built a Whack-a-Mole game—and learned the invaluable skill of troubleshooting, the importance of asking for help, and just how far persistence, curiosity and creativity can take you. Alexis Lewis —inventor. That was also fun.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2018

It’s like the maze of the Minotaur, where you need to put a string on someone’s toe and pull it so they’ll know how to get out. Now, you might wonder how to set up the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset. Of course, the very best thing is to have a chair that allows the user to turn around completely. It’s that immersive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout for 20% off any course. Whichever model your school uses to teach kids how to write, I always boil it down to the “Tell ‘ems” method. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Vicki: And of course, if Ernest Hemingway can do it, we can do it too, right? But it’s not a lot.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol: Of course, STEAM is a big thing that teachers are wanting to do in Maker Space. He gave us great practical ideas about how to make every day STEAM activities and how to easily integrate it into your lessons. Carol has been an elementary educator in the primary grades for 26 years. OK, what else?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

How to update Google Streetview Images. I spent maybe five minutes just showing them how to use the app, and then they took it and ran with it from there. Once you take a couple of minutes to frontload and show students how to use the tool, then you’d be amazed what they can do with it. Donnie: So they said, “Mr. Donnie Piercey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. Leah: Well, I think that both of them — and really any technology that I would use — there is that beginning time period where it’s like sandbox time where they’re just learning how to use it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Schools were never designed to do that, so we basically have this massive paradigm shift that we’ve got to figure out how to go through. Now we have of course the ESSA Act here in the US that lets states have different measures. If lawmakers or policymakers ask us, how do we measure that? Vicki: We are. Scott: I’m not hopeless.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. So, in the course of a day, you will come into this lab, where it’s 25 periods of weekly classroom instruction. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. We are not an add on.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.; Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The elementary school might evolve. In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. Of course, this depends on the community and the nature of one’s membership within it.

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