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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 7pm EDT From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’m continuing the Education Technology Series that I’ve been running this fall. MORE
Last week, we released our third annual Impact Report, “The Positive Power of Personalized Learning.” In the report, we share the incredible work and positive outcomes of districts we work with across the nation, from those that are just launching personalized learning to those that are embarking on their fourth year of implementation. Since this is our third year sharing this report, I want to share three key takeaways from what we’re seeing (and celebrating) in the field. MORE
Play as the vehicle of education is not a revolutionary idea. Pedagogy has long recommended ‘play’ as a superior teacher for youngers–. Play is the great synthesizing, integrating, and developing force in childhood and adolescence. MORE
Time is a funny thing. Even though a minute has 60 seconds, and an hour has 60 minutes, people perceive time differently. The best example for this is a classroom: for teachers, a class is a lot shorter than it really is; for students, it’s a lot longer. MORE
The first month of school is exhausting! New students, new routines, and, for many of us, new curriculum. Getting kids acclimated to all the newness spurs a lot (and I mean a lot) of questions. MORE
A small thing can pass by unnoticed. But many small things can become the equivalent of a really large one. You may not notice — or give too much credit to — a typo that got its way into your written text. MORE
There is a new platform for immersive learning games that’s taking classrooms across the world by storm. MORE
Everyone wants data. Schools want it to track student performance. Companies want it to learn about their customers. We track data in our own personal lives (fitness data, banking data, even social media data). MORE
In workshops I’ve run, I often ask teachers, “What are the hurdles to reaching your professional goals?” ” The most popular answer is always the same. Always. So many of us educators feel overworked. MORE
The new school year is underway, but districts across the country are still struggling to fill hundreds of teaching positions. These teacher shortages are proving especially acute in certain subject areas like special education, science, and mathematics. MORE
I read recently that 70% of millennials get their news from Facebook. Really? Isn’t Facebook a place to share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays? So why do students turn to it for news? MORE
In the first of a series of reports from Digital Promise Global, Making Learning Personal For All – The Growing Diversity in Today’s Classroom explores learner diversity and learning variability across a variety of factors impacting student performance. MORE
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful ! “The first thing you need to decide when you build your blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do if successful.” ” – Ron Dawson. MORE
Adult educators are getting more and more excited as they see growing evidence of technology’s potential for improving learning for adults. Community-based organizations, libraries, adult education programs, and community colleges across our Beacons are working together to incorporate technology to support their learners. When we talk with educators around the country, most, if not all, are clamoring for ways to best leverage education technology. MORE
In healthcare, it is very difficult for a patient to be overserved by the functionality of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure (distinct from overtreatment and unnecessary care ). MORE
The end of summer has me saying goodbye to a crew of summer interns who helped Listenwise. Our interns came from New England colleges, Norway, and in one case, a local high school. It was definitely an eclectic bunch, giving me the opportunity to practice managing people from disparate backgrounds. MORE
There’s no question about it: technology dominates our lives. It changed the way we shop, work out, eat, learn… it changed the way we live. If any question emerges from the back of your mind, you know what to do: type in few keywords to Google and get the answer at that very moment. MORE
Here are some questions that you could discuss with students during a 20- to 25-minute advisory period. These might be particularly apt for middle and high schoolers. MORE
I recently wrote an article for the International Teacher Magazine. It covers my experience of personalized learning. At first, I was running around the classroom, trying to support all the children’s individual learning needs. MORE
Level Up to Teach Classic Literature Like a Pro From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Classic literature can be exciting. You can teach classic literature like a pro with today’s insight from Starr Sackstein. MORE
By: Robyn Shulman, M.Ed. We live in unprecedented times of great digital advances and innovation. Technology is moving and changing rapidly across the world while connecting us in unforeseen ways. MORE
On everything from get-to-know-you activities to getting yourself ready: New School Year? New Tech? I Got You Covered. 5 Top Ways to Integrate Technology into the New School Year. 5 Ways to Involve Parents in Your Class. 3 Organizational Apps to Start the School Year. MORE
Last week I did a science lesson with my students where we looked at how the sweets ‘Skittles’ dissolved in hot and cold water. MORE
Educational technologists: listen to the teachers; they are asking you to help them to be more effective in creating and using digital curricula. MORE
As more adults than ever before enroll in postsecondary education programs and a variety of players—from bootcamps to online and mobile course providers—offer options tailored to match adults’ work and family circumstance, traditional colleges and universities have struggled to keep pace. MORE
I still vividly remember my early years as an assistant principal and principal. Instructional leadership was a routine part of the job along with the budget, master schedule, curriculum development, meetings, email, phone calls, and many other duties. MORE
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
A small thing can pass by unnoticed. But many small things can become the equivalent of a really large one. You may not notice — or give too much credit to — a typo that got its way into your written text.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Level Up to Teach Classic Literature Like a Pro From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Classic literature can be exciting. You can teach classic literature like a pro with today’s insight from Starr Sackstein.
Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
The first month of school is exhausting! New students, new routines, and, for many of us, new curriculum. Getting kids acclimated to all the newness spurs a lot (and I mean a lot) of questions.
The Journal
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Educational technologists: listen to the teachers; they are asking you to help them to be more effective in creating and using digital curricula.
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Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Time is a funny thing. Even though a minute has 60 seconds, and an hour has 60 minutes, people perceive time differently. The best example for this is a classroom: for teachers, a class is a lot shorter than it really is; for students, it’s a lot longer.
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A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
I still vividly remember my early years as an assistant principal and principal. Instructional leadership was a routine part of the job along with the budget, master schedule, curriculum development, meetings, email, phone calls, and many other duties.
User Generated Education
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
There is a new platform for immersive learning games that’s taking classrooms across the world by storm.
EdTech4Beginners
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
I recently wrote an article for the International Teacher Magazine. It covers my experience of personalized learning. At first, I was running around the classroom, trying to support all the children’s individual learning needs.
Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Everyone wants data. Schools want it to track student performance. Companies want it to learn about their customers. We track data in our own personal lives (fitness data, banking data, even social media data).
This article provides teachers with a step-by-step guide on how to handle plagiarism in the classroom: it examines the definition of the term "plagiarism" and its types with examples, describes common reasons students plagiarize, and provides tips for teachers to detect and prevent plagiarism among students.
Teacher Reboot Camp
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful ! “The first thing you need to decide when you build your blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do if successful.” ” – Ron Dawson.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
In the first of a series of reports from Digital Promise Global, Making Learning Personal For All – The Growing Diversity in Today’s Classroom explores learner diversity and learning variability across a variety of factors impacting student performance.
EdTech4Beginners
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
Last week I did a science lesson with my students where we looked at how the sweets ‘Skittles’ dissolved in hot and cold water.
Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
In workshops I’ve run, I often ask teachers, “What are the hurdles to reaching your professional goals?” ” The most popular answer is always the same. Always. So many of us educators feel overworked.
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The Christensen Institute
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
The new school year is underway, but districts across the country are still struggling to fill hundreds of teaching positions. These teacher shortages are proving especially acute in certain subject areas like special education, science, and mathematics.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Adult educators are getting more and more excited as they see growing evidence of technology’s potential for improving learning for adults. Community-based organizations, libraries, adult education programs, and community colleges across our Beacons are working together to incorporate technology to support their learners. When we talk with educators around the country, most, if not all, are clamoring for ways to best leverage education technology.
EdTech4Beginners
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
There’s no question about it: technology dominates our lives. It changed the way we shop, work out, eat, learn… it changed the way we live. If any question emerges from the back of your mind, you know what to do: type in few keywords to Google and get the answer at that very moment.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
I read recently that 70% of millennials get their news from Facebook. Really? Isn’t Facebook a place to share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays? So why do students turn to it for news?
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Discover how this rapid development process creates engaging, custom learning solutions on a timeline that works for you, why a strong learning culture is important, and how to showcase your Return on Learning (ROL) using data to tell the story.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
By: Robyn Shulman, M.Ed. We live in unprecedented times of great digital advances and innovation. Technology is moving and changing rapidly across the world while connecting us in unforeseen ways.
The Christensen Institute
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
As more adults than ever before enroll in postsecondary education programs and a variety of players—from bootcamps to online and mobile course providers—offer options tailored to match adults’ work and family circumstance, traditional colleges and universities have struggled to keep pace.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
The end of summer has me saying goodbye to a crew of summer interns who helped Listenwise. Our interns came from New England colleges, Norway, and in one case, a local high school. It was definitely an eclectic bunch, giving me the opportunity to practice managing people from disparate backgrounds.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
On everything from get-to-know-you activities to getting yourself ready: New School Year? New Tech? I Got You Covered. 5 Top Ways to Integrate Technology into the New School Year. 5 Ways to Involve Parents in Your Class. 3 Organizational Apps to Start the School Year.
This E-book is designed to support educators with case studies of education technology use at school.
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Last week, we released our third annual Impact Report, “The Positive Power of Personalized Learning.” In the report, we share the incredible work and positive outcomes of districts we work with across the nation, from those that are just launching personalized learning to those that are embarking on their fourth year of implementation. Since this is our third year sharing this report, I want to share three key takeaways from what we’re seeing (and celebrating) in the field.
The Christensen Institute
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
In healthcare, it is very difficult for a patient to be overserved by the functionality of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure (distinct from overtreatment and unnecessary care ).
Dangerously Irrelevant
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Here are some questions that you could discuss with students during a 20- to 25-minute advisory period. These might be particularly apt for middle and high schoolers.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Play as the vehicle of education is not a revolutionary idea. Pedagogy has long recommended ‘play’ as a superior teacher for youngers–. Play is the great synthesizing, integrating, and developing force in childhood and adolescence.
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