The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan with Vicki Davis In this episode, I give you a peek into my classroom. I take a topic that isn’t super simple — databases — and show how I teach it with 2 simple projects, some game-based learning, concrete examples, and how my students all master the topic in five days.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2020

When school districts started to reopen with online and hybrid learning this fall, familiar issues emerged. In some schools, students and teachers couldn’t log in to their learning management systems. Videoconferencing platforms crashed for many. Internet connections at home and in school buildings failed. Device shortages and cyberattacks prevailed, even pushing some districts to delay reopening.

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Teacher Tech

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Guest Post by Amy Schultz & Kristen Slechta In some ways the 2020 school year has taken me back to my childhood. Thoughts of Sesame Street, Bob Ross’s ‘Happy Trees’, and Mr. Rogers neighborhood keep nudging me. Why? What do these childhood icons have to do with NOW and education? They were the pioneers of […]. The post Remote Learning Strategies Using Jamboard by @amyschultz77 @kristen_slechta appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As data transforms educational processes, it’s easy to forget what the alternative looks like. Without data — and a culture that facilitates data-driven insights — decisions may be based on opinion, assumption or speculation. Data supports decision-making by ensuring that insights are accurate and actionable, says Jennifer Bell-Ellwanger, president and CEO of the Data Quality Campaign, a nonprofit organization that advocates for data policy and use.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Here is a handy visual you can use with your students in class to help them become better Google searchers. We have outlined 8 search tips that students can use to narrow down their search and get.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Childhood trauma can have serious short- and long-term effects on a student’s physical and mental health, and can directly impact their ability to learn. With traumatic stress affecting so many children, and with the challenges of the COVID pandemic, it is important for educators to bring a trauma-informed approach to teaching. Download this white paper to learn more about: How to recognize trauma.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 24, 2020

When people learn I work in special education, there is often a show of gratitude and a response along the lines of, “It takes a special person!” While this is well intentioned, and I’d like to think somewhat true, I’ve always thought that, in reality, I send the students home at 3:00, at which point the parents of these amazing kids begin the real work, often after they have already worked another full-time job.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I’ve been a fan of the station rotation model for years. As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. First, I want to identify a few of the challenges I observe in concurrent classrooms. 1.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Join us to discover how formative and summative assessments in n2y’s Total Solution help educators quickly respond to student needs with relevant instruction that promotes IEP goal completion and standards mastery. For example, Unique Learning System’s Goals, Preferences, and Skills (GPS) makes data-driven decisions on differentiating instruction simple for teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

I don’t often get personal on this blog. It’s not about me–it’s about educators and their profession–but times are different this year. When you’re geeky, you don’t always think like the people around you or answer questions in the usual way. A writing class I took asked us newbies to tell the class a little bit about ourselves.

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