The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Angela Cleveland on episode 254 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Guidance counselors are challenged to encourage students into exciting opportunities that fit their skills and abilities but also to be careful not to stereotype. Today, Angela Cleveland talks about the tips, resources, and ideas to help encourage young women to go into Computer Science.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

“Great classrooms are characterized by positive, open relationships, mutual respect, and a shared responsibility for the learning process.”- Robert John Meehan. School tragedies occur way too often nowadays. Often we find the students at the center of these tragedies didn’t feel they fit in. I know a bigger issue lies in dealing with mental health, but I also know too many classrooms do not help their students build relationships with each other and the teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Day 40 of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Paganini was there to play his great work “Napoleon.” His violin glistened. One string popped. He continued to play. Then, another one! Paganini played on. After his third string broke, he had one left. As he looked to his sold out but shocked audience in Italy,he held up his violin and yelled, “Paganini and one string!”.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The discussion around closing the “skills gap” is important as technical and computational thinking skills are increasingly required for today’s job market. As we talk about the skills gap, though, more attention needs to be paid to the roughly 36 million American adults who lack “foundational” skills. With educational opportunities currently limited to just 11 percent of this population , the potential for technology, especially mobile devices, to provide additional avenues to education for the

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

After a teacher poses a question to the class, there’s often that silent pause as the students puzzle over the answer. How long should the teacher wait while the audience considers the problem? What’s the most productive way to use the question and answer style response with a classroom? There were several studies in the 1970s that looked into the effect of the teacher’s waiting time after asking a question had on students and their learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Over the course of my career, I’ve had some years where my students’ standardized test scores were on the rise , and other years where they stagnated. Rarely did these scores correlate to the amount of growth each learner had experienced during our time working together. One thing I know to be true is that little things matter a lot when it comes to recognizing student growth.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Coding is the sine qua non of success in a knowledge economy society. It has become a primordial skill in K-12 education and beyond. The pedagogical importance of coding, besides the technical part.read more.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I enjoy challenging students to engage in hands-on scientific inquiry. In fact, I’m always telling my students and colleagues that I don’t want our students to think and act like scientists. I want them to think and act as scientists. Here are three things we can do to make that happen. 1. Create an environment that helps students take ownership of their learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

On Wednesday a bankruptcy court approved the sale of the New Media Consortium's assets to Educause, just 2 months after NMC abruptly ceased operations due to financial troubles that remain largely mysterious. Educause, one of the largest associations in education technology, had long served as a partner in creating one of NMC’s popular Horizon Reports on edtech trends.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

“Be the leader you wish you had.” —Simon Sinek. Professional learning in many districts must undergo radical reform, from a model that’s outdated and ineffective to one that’s personal, empowering, and owned by the learner. How can we create such a culture of ownership and empowerment? 1. Clearly define and articulate the vision. Do all stakeholders understand the district’s direction?

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Epic is a popular digital library for kids. It has been featured in Common Sense best EdTech of 2017. Epic provides access to thousands of high quality books, audiobooks, read-to-me books, and.read more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Higher education is joining the blockchain party , even if its entrance is, let’s say, incremental. On Tuesday, February 13 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What is Blockchain and How Can it Support Student Success? The questions that blockchain raises are large and widespread, and special guest Stephen diFilipo guided us through the potentials for higher education.

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In "The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching and Learning" Angela Maiers and Amy Sandvold provide an inspiring and practical resource for educators who embrace or want to explore the student-centered focus of passion-based learning, says Jacie Maslyk.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I received an excellent message from a friend of mine that I have made over the past couple of years, Donna DeSiato. Donna is the superintendent of East Syracuse Minoa School District, which I have been lucky enough to speak to over the past two years on the topic of innovation in education. I have written about Donna and her district before , and they are pushing the boundaries of what school could and should look like.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Are your students still asking for the answer or hints, instead of attempting to problem solve on their own? New educational standards have made the call for a different kind of rigor in math , that values persistence and problem solving over memorization of procedures. But how can teachers find a scalable method to deliver rigorous content that helps students build a growth mindset and become creative problem solvers?

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I started my teaching career as a 20-year-old football coach 16 years ago. I was hired to help out with the offense and defensive lines, setting up drills, and planning our defensive strategies. I loved the 5-4 defense since I played nose guard in high school and believed the pressure would work well at our level. Needless to say, over time, keeping the same defense scheme game-in and game-out just didn’t work.

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ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

This is a quick programming note to mention that I’ll be at SXSW EDU next month, appearing, as I’ve done the last several years, on the Chronicle’s Shark Tank: EDU Edition panel. It’s part of a full morning of programming that the Chronicle puts together. If SXSW EDU is a conference you attend, do get in touch (@jbj or my firstname.middleinitial.lastname at gmail) !

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

For much of the past half-century, children, adolescents and young adults in the U.S. have been saying they feel as though their lives are increasingly out of their control. At the same time, rates of anxiety and depression have risen steadily. What’s the fix? Feeling in control of your own destiny. Let’s call it “agency.” “Agency may be the one most important factor in human happiness and well-being.” So write William Stixrud and Ned Johnson in their new book

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Mindfulness, teacher self-care, and increased job satisfaction for teachers are currently hot topics. Teacher librarian Rita Platt finds Lisa J. Lucas’ helpful book, Practicing Presence, a welcome addition to the conversation about Social Emotional Learning for educators.

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I am honored and excited to be delivering the Saturday Keynote at this conference, coming up June 29th and 30th in Collingswood, NJ! It has been a real pleasure representing the Flipped Learning. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Photos, zipper baggie quilts, stick puppets, story time capsules and more – all add to the learning in Simmons and Guinn's collection of hands-on activities for kids in K-5. Educator Elizabeth OBrien says activities can be easily adapted from one subject area to another.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

App of the Day picks are selected from the top edtech tools reviewed by Common Sense Education, which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Desmos Elegant graphing calculator and math simulations promote collaboration Pros: Free and easy-to-use tool that gives students a visual way to understand expressions.

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

STEAM lessons offer educational benefits beyond technological literacy, such as collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Educators who incorporate STEAM into the classroom are preparing students now for jobs that don’t exist yet by giving them confidence in problem-solving, noted Dr. Azadeh Jamalian, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, Head of Education Strategy at littleBits.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

(Austin, TX) February 15, 2018 — The state of Texas recently announced the implementation of House Bill 21 (HB21), a state-funded initiative to provide its districts with innovative, evidence- and research-based, impact-proven programs and services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through this initiative, schools can help teach their students with ASD to tune in on emotions, express empathy, act appropriately in social situations, self-motivate, and reciprocate interactions.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In addition to these Google and Apple-themed events, the Custom Professional Development team worked with schools to provide 207 additional learning experiences for educators, ranging in size from small workshops to district-wide training days, drawing from a broad catalog including a variety of topics from specific tools to pedagogical approaches such as project-based learning.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

PORTLAND, Ore. – February 15, 2018 – Learning.com is joining thousands of educators and students nationwide to celebrate Digital Learning Day, February 22, 2018. The national leader in providing digital literacy solutions is showing its support of the power of technology to transform student learning by offering free lesson plans that teachers can use to guide students through learning how to use technology tools and digital resources, such as word processing, electronic presentations and spread

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We invite you to join us on Monday, March 12, 2018 , in Washington, DC , for the 2018 Global Symposium on Digital Citizenship. REGISTER HERE $129. Select CoSN Member or Non-member, change the “0” next to the “Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship ONLY” to a “1”. Click “next” and complete your registration. CoSN and UNESCO, in partnership with the Global Education Conference, HP, ClassLink, Participate, Qatar Foundation International, Partnership for 21st Century Learning, ISTE, iEARN-US

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EdTechnocation.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

I was invited by Sarah Milianta ( @MiliLaff ) to join her in the 14 Days of Teaching Love Challenge. This February challenge was created by TheGridMethod.com. It became a great way for me to reflect on my love of teaching while also sharing with my PLN! Here are my responses to the #14DaysofTeachingLove Challenge. Back on January 31, 2018, just a day before February began, @thegridmethod posted a fun challenge for educators, the 14 Days of Teaching Love Challenge.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We are fond of a quite in-depth approach on this blog, and try and drill down to the bare bones of a debate or subject, hoping to provide food for thought, as well as some unique references and sources. Today is different. Today I will put aside the complexities of migrating to a flipped , or tech-enabled classroom, and instead offer you a quick listicle of a bunch fun, useful, trendy and simple ways to bring tech to a classroom near you. 14 Quick ways to tech-up your classroom.

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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