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Choose Your Own Adventure Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

In 2020, CoSN named Laurie one of the NextGen: Emerging EdTech Leaders. Additionally, Laurie is a member of the NYSCATE Social Media Team and Volunteer Hall of Fame. Laurie Guyon is the Coordinator for Model Schools at WSWHE BOCES and a trainer with NYSCATE. She is part of the first DigCit Institute Global Impactor Cohort.

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Discovery Education, Caterpillar Foundation, and Learning Undefeated Launch New Initiative to Inspire Next Generation of STEM Professionals

eSchool News

To learn more about the global impact of the Caterpillar Foundation, visit caterpillar.com/foundation. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media. Best known for its fleet of traveling STEM laboratories, Learning Undefeated’s flagship STEM education program has prepared more than 1.5

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KyEdRPG, Part One: Site Launch Announcement!

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

This is Part One of a three part series to kick off a new website, KyEdRPG , and how role playing games can positively impact student learning. I have certainly expressed my passion for game-based learning several times in prior Edtech Elixirs entries.

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Edtech and Social Emotional Learning #sel

The CoolCatTeacher

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Have you seen some other edtech tools besides Minecraft that can have this kind of social emotional impact? Transcript for Episode 137. Shownotes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e137.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Physical Education w/ #Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

Transcript of episode 70 5 Simple Ways to Improve Physical Education w/ #Edtech with Jarrod Robinson the PE Geek. But if you’ve got the ability to connect to other people just like we are right now through social media or any sort of other platform, that’s the real leverage. Download the transcript PDF.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

Edsurge

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students.

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GoldieBlox and Discovery Education Partner to Bring Chemistry to High School Classrooms Nationwide with New Immersive Learning Experience on Roblox 

eSchool News

Connecting educators to a vast collection of high-quality, standards-aligned content, ready-to-use digital lessons, intuitive quiz and activity creation tools, and professional learning resources, Discovery Education provides educators with an enhanced learning platform that facilitates engaging, daily instruction. Discovery, Inc.

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