The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Barbara Bray on episode 174 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Barbara Bray talks about personalizing learning in the classroom. She teaches us strategies and helps us think about how to make our classrooms better. (Note: There were so many great quotes in this show, I’ve made some graphics for you to share.
Doug Levin
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Loyal readers may notice that the weekly round-up of news stories and commentary – A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News – has been on a hiatus for a few weeks. I’ve turned my attention to a new (and eye-opening) research project , which is being released in parts. You can follow along here or wait for announcements of its completion.
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The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Dr. Rebecca Klemm on episode 175 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Rebecca Klemm @ numbersalive shares how to help numbers come alive for all ages. From toddler to teenager to Ph.D., Rebecca informs us about the building blocks that build math success. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam lets you create assessments with formats including multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and even handwritten numeric answe
Edsurge
OCTOBER 21, 2017
I love data. In my last role as Redesign Administrator at an urban middle school, I immersed myself in it. I downloaded spreadsheets of student performance on a daily basis, and I built beautiful dashboards for the admin team and staff. Our students had unlimited access as well. They could log into our grading system for real-time grades, and look at a consolidated data sheet for performance on several skill assessments.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Looking for some good news sources for kids? The collection below is a good place to start with. It features four excellent iPad apps to use with your kids to help them connect with the world and.read more.
Vizor
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Reading Time: 4 minutes The use of technology in the education sector is becoming a top priority for most schools in North America and Europe. Education establishments are spending millions of dollars into having technology in their curriculum. According to Dian Schaffhauser’s Report: Education Tech Spending on the Rise , the budget for hardware in 2015 surpassed the teacher training budget.
Reading By Example
OCTOBER 21, 2017
This post describes how our school stopped using Accelerated Reader. This was not something planned; it seemed to happen naturally through our change process, like an animal shedding its skin. The purpose of this post is not to decry Accelerated Reader, although I do know this reading assessment/incentive program is not viewed favorably in some education circles.
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