The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 28, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today is AI Literacy Day, Friday, March 28, 2025. So, as my part in celebrating this day, I thought the best people to speak about this topic is my students. So, I issued a call to my AP students and two of them showed up this past Tuesday and we recorded this show. I think that their honest, intelligent, reflective thoughts of the issue of their generation and their concerns and hopes for the future where my student

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Interactive presentations aren’t just a nice-to-havethey should be your go-to approach in the classroom. Lets be honest: nobody gets excited about sitting through a dry, teacher-centered lecture. Your students definitely dont. But flip the script and make things interactive, and suddenly, theyre paying attention, asking questions, and actually enjoying the lesson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 10, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In the ever-evolving landscape of educational technology, Fortnite Creative is emerging as a groundbreaking tool for physics education and game-based learning. Andrew Vanden Heuvel, an innovative educator, is transforming the way students engage with STEM education through virtual laboratories and interactive learning experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 2, 2025

" The future doesn't need us to memorize its answers; it needs us to master the art of asking better questions." The future won't wait for us to catch up; it will demand that we've already anticipated its needs, making future-proofing learning not a luxury but the very oxygen of survival. Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021.

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Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 10, 2025

The introduction of Gemini, Googles generative artificial intelligence tool, offers educators many opportunities to enhance their productivity via one of K12s most popular platforms, Google Workspace for Education. I have been using AI in my Spanish language and STEAM classes at Riverview School District in Oakmont, Pa., for several years. And I have been exploring the capabilities of Gemini on a personal and professional level ever since its release.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2025

Schools are frequently overwhelmed by the sea of information they must swim through when selecting an educational technology provider, whether theyre looking for hardware or software solutions. The result? Everything is a bid. But its more like a reverse auction, with K12 schools usually going with the lowest bidder, even when they prefer another vendors technology solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2025

The integration of AI into tech tools has become inevitable, and augmented reality is no exception. While use cases for AR have evolved over the years, the technology has gained most popularity in the wearables sector through the introduction of headsets (Microsoft HoloLens, Meta Quest and Magic Leap) and, more recently, AI-integrated smart glasses (XREAL, RayNeo).

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2025

The post The Importance of Place-Based Learning in Digital Spaces appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 15, 2025

Use tools like ChatGPT to make creative teaching ideas (and templates) work for your class -- no matter what you teach. Imagine it. you're scrolling through teaching ideas and find one that lots of teachers really like.You'd LOVE to use it, but you think. "nahhhhh, that would never work with what I'm teaching."Instead […] The post How AI can make any template work for your class appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Im honored to contribute to The Future of Education Technology for K-12 , a new publication exploring how AI, digital citizenship, career exploration, cybersecurity, and classroom technology are shaping the future of education where I share my thoughts alongside other thought leaders including Ms.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Two math celebrations are coming up: Pi Day and World Maths Day Pi Day Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant (pi). It is observed March 14 since 3, 1, and 4 are the three most significant digits of in the decimal form. Daniel Tammet, a high-functioning autistic savant, held the European record for reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes until 2015 when Rick de Jong of the Netherlands recited pi to 22,612 digits in five hours and

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Hapara

MARCH 12, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) is an independent school district located in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County. Just northeast of downtown Los Angeles, it serves K-12 learners in the cities of Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Altadena. The district includes 23 schools with over 14,000 learners.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2025

Tomorrows competitive job market is going to require artificial intelligence skills, and K12 students should prepare now. Winston Roberts is passionate about ensuring that students have the generative AI knowledge they need to land that perfect job. Roberts is the AI innovation lead at Foundation Academies in Trenton, N.J., and founder of Teacher in a Suit.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

Nursing is a diverse field with many avenues to pursue depending on your ambitions. Registered nurses (RNs) hold the most common nursing position, and some RNs use this as a platform. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) starts your career as an RN and opens the door to other positions. Such positions, like clinical nurse specialists and leaders, carry more responsibilities and require a masters degree.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Near the beginning of every semester, Sarah Z. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first. While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In the demanding world of education, self-care for teachers is more crucial than ever. With the high burnout rates and compassion fatigue prevalent in teaching, finding effective teacher burnout solutions is essential. Mindfulness in education, educator mental health, and gratitude practice for teachers are powerful strategies that can transform the teaching experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2025

Minecraft has been popular with kids for a long time with no sign of slowing down. It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills. Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Edweek has a good article that focuses on Minecraft and coding, a quick three-minute read that is well worth your time: How Playing Minecraft Can Help Students Learn Coding Skills “S

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 12, 2025

This post is written by Trinidad Algorta. Trini is an EFL teacher, mentor, and teacher educator at the Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos with experience in F2F, online, and remote teaching. She has taught in programs like Ceibal en Ingls and Sembrando, as well as the Access Microscholarship Program. Passionate about broadening students' horizons and strengthening […] The post Empowering student voice with TED Ed Student Talks appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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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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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, theres a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. But as the dust settles, K12 ed tech leaders and educators are learning that there isnt a one-size-fits-all model for education, and large language learning models, such as ChatGPT, arent always the perfect fit.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

As adults, we often navigate a sea of contradictory media reports. With age, it becomes easier to pick up on the nuances, biases, and misinformation within such reports. However, we cant expect the youth to understand the complexities of the media. Thats because their sole understanding of the media often comes from what they see on social media or their parents.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

Nancy Muoz is on her second act this time, in a school and she feels shes finally where she belongs. After a long career working in health care, the pandemic led her to seek a new opportunity. She found it in the form of an operations coordinator role inside a middle school in Camden, New Jersey. In that position, Muoz sits at the front desk what she calls the face of the house answering phone calls, sending emails, receiving visitors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, I'm sharing what I've learned and my favorite links from this week. In a world where Perplexity can give us so much, it can't give the perspective of an American teacher who is in the classroom and her observations on what is going on around us. And while I like Perplexity like others do, I used to do these blog posts where I would share what I'd bookmarked from that week.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: 13 Online Resources About Kids News Resources Random Acts of Kindness Day is Coming. How Will You Celebrate? Integrating Technology in Education for Modern Classrooms 11 Valentine Sites For Students K-2 How to Make Learning Math More Interactive and Engaging Engineers Week Feb. 16-22 2025 Presidents Day Activities Feb. 17, 2025 Unlocking Learning Fun: How Educational Bini Games Foster Child Development Tech Tip #107: Ways to Avoid Phishing 25+ Vid

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 12, 2025

This post is written by Paula Johnson. By day, Paula teaches virtual special education to 8th-12th graderswhere her flexibility rivals her coffee intake (which is dangerously high). By night (or whenever she has Wi-Fi), she is deep in the world of AI, helping shape policies that keep education innovative and responsible. She serves on the […] The post The 5 most important tools for virtual learning appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

Before there were influencers, and before there was TikTok, there was EdTech: Focus on K12 magazines Must-Read IT Blogs. The premise: Curate a list of the most active, helpful and engaging educational technology specialists and teachers and yes, what are now commonly referred to as influencers to help EdTechs readers keep tabs on the latest best practices, trends and technology coming online in an era when classroom tech was evolving rapidly.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 10, 2025

A doctorate degree is as far as you can take your education. The academic summit. In a world where about forty percent of the population goes to college at all, and a small fraction of that minority goes onto graduate school , doctorate degrees are truly rarified air. Online learning, though increasingly popular, is often viewed with a degree of skepticism by those who have only been exposed to more traditional learning avenues.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

Americas schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th graders were reading at or above a proficient level. Dr. Julie A. Evans, the CEO of education nonprofit Project Tomorrow , has found that educators across the country are grappling with the intertwined challenges of declining student engagement and persistent social-emotional issues.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, teacher retention and customized learning are at the forefront of discussions among educators and administrators. With teacher shortages becoming a pressing issue nationwide, innovative approaches to instructional leadership and personalized learning are important.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2025

Here are quick, safe spots to send students for research ( click here for updates to the list ): CoolKidFacts kid-friendly videos, pictures, info, and quizzesall 100% suitable for children Dimensions academic research gearedfor college-level Fact Monster help with homework and facts Google Earth Timelapse what changes to the planet over time Google Trends whats trending in searches History Channel great speeches How Stuff Works the gold standard in explaining stuff to kids Info Please events cat

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Discovery Education, the creators of essential K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world announced a host of exciting product updates during a special virtual event led by the companys Chief Product Officer Pete Weir. Based on feedback from the companys school-based partners, these updates make teaching and learning even more relevant, engaging, and personalized for users of Discovery Education products.

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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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