The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much? This podcast will explore Debbie’s key strategies for teaching digital literacy skills to our youngest students.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. Here is my take on the strategy: Personalized learning represents a movement from the “what” to the “who” as a means to facilitate student ownership of the learning process.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. We realized combining classes could help us integrate science and math standards, while team-teaching would allow us to differentiate instruction. Technology was also providing a surplus of real-time data we still weren’t sure how to best use.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class].

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They also don’t automatically know how to cope with emotions and stress, view different perspectives with empathy and solve problems socially. How can you help them manage day-to-day life in healthy ways? How can their time in school help them become adults who are ready for jobs in a 21st-century world?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I’m wondering if you have any advice for how to make students feel welcome in a new building? — You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. You will need to try all of those strategies and see which ones work for you. Here’s how to get through your first school year Bad advice abounds, ignore it!

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. ChatGPT can provide personalized language instruction to students and can adapt to their individual needs, interests, and proficiency levels. ’ Can you suggest a suitable alternative?

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Read on to learn how to use technology in the classroom to truly engage students. Groups can be based on interest or ability to differentiate instruction.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One of my favorites is from Kate Wagner, principal of Red Mill Elementary, who says, “ We are no longer teaching to the middle.” 2) Video - Personalizing Learning at Oregon High School Learn how Oregon High School in Oregon, Wisconsin uses technology to personalize the learning experience. Know that we are cheering you on!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

This course will teach you how to plan and integrate social media into your classroom. 5 – Technology and Students with Special Needs Students with special needs can thrive if you know how to use the tools to help them succeed. You can best help your students implement these tech tools by learning how to use them yourself.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

I’m wondering if you have any advice for how to make students feel welcome in a new building? — You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. You will need to try all of those strategies and see which ones work for you. Here’s how to get through your first school year. I’m New Here.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. At Compton Unified, ELL students receive differentiated instruction with a teacher and language development through blended learning activities, Michele explained. For many of the 4.5 WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As the visual arts teacher at an elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., I teach art via a program called Teaching for Artistic Behavior, which values student choice and agency and aligns perfectly with trauma-informed instruction. Following a how-to-draw video and typing out the character’s day is another.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments. Madda et al., 2011, Nurmi et al., 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Leijten, P.,

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Monica explains how teachers can personalize learning through Lumio lessons. in Elementary Education from Georgia State University.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is intervention time at Vitovsky Elementary, where nearly 60 percent of students come from low-income backgrounds and a quarter are learning English. A “sound wall” at Vitovsky Elementary features different speech sounds, breaking up vowels and consonants. 19, 2021, in Midlothian, Texas.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 26, 2018

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Real teachers talk about differentiated teaching strategies that worked — and didn’t work — in their classrooms. This time around, we’re talking about how to manage differentiation. Want to listen instead of read ? I also pull small groups a couple of times a week.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Students were selected at random from elementary schools of varying demographics and asked to test different electronic devices by performing activities such as: reading online text and responding to prompts. These field tests proved crucial, especially those with students, a surprisingly overlooked stakeholder in the purchasing process.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

This strategy keeps students working with content that is neither too difficult nor too easy for their individual level. Each of these strategies have proven to lead to increased learning, better transfer of learning, increased retention and overall improvements in comprehension (National Reading Panel, 2000). #6: Contact Us.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. Take Fulton County School District, in Georgia. In the end, $21 million dollars went to consulting work.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Hannah Hughes is playing a game with a group of second graders at Johnson Elementary School in Kingsport, Tennessee, who are still working on their reading skills. Hughes, a first-year teacher, said she learned how to teach this important decoding skill to help struggling readers in her pre-service training. What does the word say now?”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Strategies for not getting overwhelmed. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In this inspiring interview, Catlin and I chat about blended learning strategies and models, and what’s working right now! In this interview, we chat about challenges teachers are facing in the midst of the pandemic and what strategies teachers can use in a concurrent classroom learning environment.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Early elementary school teachers commonly use lines, circles, or other basic shapes to represent quantities to be combined when teaching addition. Middle elementary school teachers typically introduce the concept of multiplication with arrays and equal groups. To many, the use of visuals is an elementary school practice.

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eSpark

AUGUST 1, 2016

He argues that rather than planning lectures or presenting one lesson to a class of students with diverse abilities, interests, and learning styles, educators should invest time in differentiating instruction and plan projects that use choice to encourage the creative application of knowledge. Classroom Environment.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. For more details on how to design choice boards and grab some free templates, jump back to episode 8. Find ideas and examples in this episode.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

For the past six years, district Superintendent Dr. Michael Nagler has championed and thoughtfully questioned our strategy for meeting the needs of every learner. Before they even partnered with eSpark, Berwyn South sent 100 elementary school students to our Chicago office to learn about entrepreneurship and how to start a business.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. Recent research has shown that SEL increases high school graduation rates, and post-secondary enrollment and graduation rates, as well as employment rates and wages.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

.– North Carolina unpacks and explains all the standards and gives teachers access to proven instructional strategies for planning content-driven lessons, differentiating instruction and creating thinking-centered classrooms.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Based on his own experience as a swim coach, McTighe also recommended “teaching like a coach,” which requires “thinking backward” from an upcoming event and then having the students practice appropriate skills and strategies they can apply in the future. Responsiveness and Outcomes.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 14, 2021

If we don’t get a correct outcome the first time, we learn how to build on it and do better. She is skilled in K-12 education, NBCT – EC Generalist, classroom management, lesson planning, differentiated instruction, culturally relevant teaching, and curriculum development. We have to implement a growth mindset.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math mystery puzzles An elementary educator in Texas created interactive math activities for learners. Just like the classic game, learners will use strategy to determine where their opponent’s ships are on the Google Sheet. You can also share it with a single learner, a group or the entire class for differentiated instruction.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Learn how to use the iPad apps “Book Creator” and “Creative Book Builder” to create and share enhanced/multimedia eBooks using DropBox for free cloud storage/distribution. Examine the evolution of the writing process, identifying tools and strategies that may not have been previously conceivable. If You Challenge Them.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

50 Math Sites and Apps 4 Dice: Fraction Games - A great iOS app for learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. Some nice features is when a student gets an answer wrong BuzzMath shows them the correct answer and how to solve it. This list is in alphabetical order.

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wwwatanabe

JUNE 26, 2012

How we got started on Collaboration Coaching Collaboration Coach Training 3/12 We wanted to shift the focus from teacher-centered classrooms to learner-centered classrooms by focusing on PBL, 21st century learning, one-to-one, and individualized instruction through rigor, relevance, and relationships.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Click Here to Learn More This week's guest Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He's Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, Director of Get Your Lead On.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 21, 2021

Not only are podcasts a great way to build students’ content-area knowledge, but audio instruction also helps strengthen their listening comprehension skills. . Monica shares examples of how teachers are incorporating podcasts into their instruction. Audio can be a tool for equity and differentiated instruction.

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