The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

SMART wants to recognize educators across the globe who inspire greatness in their students, peers or community. Nominate your favorite educator at coolcatteacher.com/greatness. I think this whole passion project was definitely more about the process than the product. SMART’s Give Greatness contest is today’s sponsor.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

And that really was the motivation and the premise behind Potato Pirates — to try and provide a universal first step into the world of programming without having educators have to set up an entire class’ infrastructure. Aditya: Oh, definitely. It’s become like a basic necessity of educators to include their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

I’ll be speaking with other amazing educators like Suzy Boss, Janet Zadina, Jay McTighe, Dr. Brendan Ozawa de Silva, Scott Sanchez, Dr. Ayanna M Howard and more. You definitely want to look at those enhanced Shownotes over on the blog. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

That would be definitely the way I would describe our student. So that’s something that we’re definitely looking at for next year because it’s difficult in one-semester course to go through that innovative process and go through the design cycle and also want the students to gain competency with those high tech tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I do encourage students to “sandbox” or play as they are using the app the first time and this is definitely something they can get creative with for that first video. When my students use the camera settings within Adobe Premiere Rush, I can help them adjust resolution, frame rate, and zoom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

But definitely, you want a storyboard. He is an American Film Institute Screen Educator and an Apple Distinguished Educator. The post Making Better Videos and Movies with Students appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. You want a script.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Scott: Well, until we gain critical mindset with our communities… and our educators and our policymakers… we’re going to have to wait a while. Do you have some best practices and thoughts for really helping improve student agency in their own education? He asked, “What did you used to think about education that you found is not true?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

But it’s definitely beyond the jobs. The post Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. I think those are the things that we’re not quite focusing on yet, with coding and computational thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2017

Idea #1: Expand Your Definition of Writing. The post 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Transcript for Episode 129 . 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

I’m interested in how ed-tech (and tech more broadly) will change how we imagine education – as a process, as a practice, as an institution – and change how we value knowledge and expertise and even school itself. The “maker movement.” Collaboration. Personalization. Problem-solving.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The broad, inclusive Educause definition in 7 Things You Should Know about Makerspaces practically screams library to me: A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. We did not need dedicated space for STEM in the library. Knowledge Quest maker posts.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 30, 2015

As the maker movement continues to build in numbers, I’ve been particularly interested in the critical research that is scrutinizing the dynamics of interaction and learning within spaces of making. First, we identified a problem or tension in the tinkering settings that we were actively looking for ways to address.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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