The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. 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?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. How to Connect to Students and Understand Their Emotions (SEL).

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

How to Integrate MobyMax into your classroom: One of my favorite MobyMax features: it reads each question/problem/challenge for students so that your remedial or ESL students have an additional layer of support. Each step of the way they are supported and challenged as needed thanks to the adaptive technology built-in!

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Districts around the country are enacting similar plans, and many start by deciding on what technology to use in the classroom. We spent nearly two years talking to stakeholders and developing our instructional and academic goals before considering what technology to purchase. At BCPS, we took a curriculum-first approach.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Today, I’m amazed at the impact technology can have on the learning process—especially when it enables teachers to personalize learning. Today, I'm amazed at the impact technology can have on the learning process—especially when it enables teachers to personalize learning. Our scores turned around.” Know that we are cheering you on!

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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. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Through a large-scale, multi-year, federal project focusing on early literacy, we were able to gather feedback from educators on how instruction has been going this school year. Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class]. We learned [that] parents were learning as well as the kids.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In many cases, but not all, technology is a catalyst to facilitate the personalization of the learning environment. This is not to say that a teacher using a variety of tools as part of daily instruction isn’t effective, but this is not blended learning. I'm currently working on how to make it even more differentiated.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Education technology continually examines and redesigns pedagogy in an attempt to meet the learning needs of our students. We often don’t reflect on how professional development—both in-person and virtual—can be better, more relevant, more applicable and more appropriate for teachers. Microsoft Teams Overview. Sharing a Google File.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

Using a blog hits many important curriculum areas, such as differentiating instruction as well as meeting many Common Core Standards (see here & here for examples). These posts are both technical in nature as well as writing focused. Many teachers use the blogs for such things as an outlet for student free-writes.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. Madda et al.,

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. She helps to support them with the district’s technology initiatives, she coaches teachers and models lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Let's explore how to dismantle harmful beliefs in math education and create a more equitable learning environment. But you would be ashamed to say you don't know how to read. How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math eSpark: The FREE Differentiation Tool for Elementary Reading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. I’ve gotten emails saying some of you are having hard time figuring out how to leave a review. Here are instructions for iPhone/iPad or PC/Mac instructions.

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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Some of these neurodivergent children have already been unable to fit into Elementary School Jewish Day School and attend public schools or other non-Jewish private schools. Imagine being a parent of a child who has been asked to leave a JDS in lower elementary school and is now grading 8th grade, ready to re-enter a JDS.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

This past semester I had the opportunity to observe two elementary classrooms using technology in new and exciting ways. One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

And when we walked in and saw that one of the Allendale Six were implemented with fidelity—students doing research on technology, peer collaboration, differentiating instruction to meet students' needs—we celebrated with gift cards donated by local businesses and teacher of the month awards. How did you support your teachers?

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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. “Sap,” Simpson said. 19, 2021, in Midlothian, Texas.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 26, 2018

This time around, we’re talking about how to manage differentiation. During the roundtable, we’ll move past “differentiation” as a buzzword and talk about what’s happening in real classrooms. Each roundtable member will share how they differentiate instruction, and then move into how we can make differentiation more scalable.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

Follow education technology-reform projects, and you’ll find mixed academic outcomes and expensive consultants. If you are giving a school a technology that they cannot use—or it is not really going to make a difference in reading scores or school performance—then it is not the right input, not the right system.

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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. Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . For more details on how to design choice boards and grab some free templates, jump back to episode 8.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

Students always receive feedback on their answers and if they’re wrong, they’re given feedback on how to answer similar questions in the future. Mathematics Growth in Early Elementary School: The Roles of Beginning Knowledge, Student Engagement, and Instruction. The Elementary School Journal, 108(2), 115–130. Gersten, R.,

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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. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor.

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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. She is an extreme technology enthusiast and believes integrating technology into the classroom aids in engaging students and preparing them for college and career readiness.

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eSpark

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. By building a culture of teacher buy-in, Dr. Vision and Virtual Support with Piedmont City Schools. Piedmont, Alabama.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Game Based Learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom as well generate excitement for students. 50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students. 50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. Sustaining lessons learned.

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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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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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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2016

When Amber Teamann was a teacher in Garland, Texas, seven years ago, her use of data to help guide her instruction was fairly limited. Based on the programs I was using, I could evaluate how to differentiate instruction for my students,” she said. A lot has changed since then.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Available for grade levels 1-6, this curriculum is delivered in print and online formats, making it easily adaptable for 1:1 classrooms, schools with computer labs or districts with limited access to technology.– The flexibility of the lessons allows Burns to implement activities that are most effective for her classroom.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

Welcome to a series that supports the use of technology in support of differentiated learning in and beyond the PBL classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2016

Committed to reimagining learning to better meet the needs of all students, this cohort of visionary districts has a shared set of best practices for bringing purposeful technology into the classroom to transform learning. classroom technology] has really carried students to a different level.". Elizabeth Forward School District.

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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. Under his leadership, voters in Richland Two approved a request to borrow $468 million to address district facility needs in the areas of safety and security, academic learning spaces, transportation, technology, and arts/athletics.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Vernon has achieved widespread involvement in interactive parent workshops, which have been online since last spring, by focusing on relevant topics such as understanding teenage language and behavior, and how to support virtual learning. Join the Community.

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