Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

I currently teach elementary art at Parkway Elementary in the Bryant School District in Arkansas. I previously taught in the regular elementary classroom for 13 years. I am a firm believer that creative classrooms can transform the way students acquire education and how they apply it in their lives.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I have the privilege of working with gifted kids at two elementary schools with over 80% Hispanic students. See Halloween Wars: An Interdisciplinary Lesson with a STEM, STEAM, Maker Education Focus for more about this. For the past two years, I did Halloween Wars – based off of the Food Channel show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. That arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and arithmetic.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. The kit isn't going to do the teaching for you.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. In addition to true STEM projects, we also work to include the arts in all subjects. Help Your Students Enter the U.S. How to Use the U.S.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 5, 2019

I am beyond elated – our PreK-6 elementary school received monies, through our district’s Computer Science Resolution 2025, to create a STEAM (science, technology, arts, math) makerspace. Integrating Maker Education Activities Into the Curriculum. Maker education needs to be intentional.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 15, 2017

This year I have been focusing on design challenges and design thinking with my gifted elementary students, grades 2nd through 6th. For a description of those activities, see https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/introducing-design-thinking-to-elementary-learners/. Maker Education Card Game.

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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

After the American Liaison to the Beijing Institute of Education, Doris Pokras, visited RYNJ this fall, she contacted me about visiting RYNJ with 17 of Beijing’s best science teachers during a four week trip to see best schools in the US. They then discussed the real world application of this Maker Movement activity to a classroom.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Recently I facilitated a simple machines leading into Rube Goldberg machines lesson with my gifted elementary students. As I’ve discussed in past blog posts, I use several criteria to guide my lesson design: Instructional challenges are hands-on and naturally engaging for learners. There is a game-like atmosphere.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Now back in December you did the Gingerbread STEM Community in Maker Space. Gingerbread STEM Community Challenge. Like you just mentioned, in December we did the Gingerbread STEM Community Challenge. She just finished up the Gingerbread STEM Community, because that was a December project. in Elementary Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The post 5 Ways to Participate in the Mars Rover Landing on Thursday, February 18 appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. This information was recorded in a private session with NASA on Thursday, February 11th.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. From my high school classroom to this elementary classroom. The post Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. You don’t have to choose — testing or education. Vicki: We don’t have to give up rigor.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Edition” features 32 scenarios that educators both miss and don’t miss about classroom life before 2020. Mitch helps organizations succeed in the education market. Edchat Interactive shares best practices among educators through live online interactive events. Currently, this year’s “Remember When.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or for continuing education units that meet your state requirements. ” The post Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. I happen to know the educational director, one of the education directors at the zoo, and I wanted to do something with animals that was a big standard that we had.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jeff: Ah, yeah… So I’m using Minecraft Education Edition in my technology classroom with my students. So with Minecraft Education Edition, that’s what I was able to accomplish. That’s what Minecraft Education Edition does. That’s the great thing about Minecraft Education Edition. We’re a very small rural K-8 school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

SMART wants to recognize educators across the globe who inspire greatness in their students, peers or community. Nominate your favorite educator at coolcatteacher.com/greatness. She holds a MEd in Early Childhood Education, BS in Human Development and Family Science, and a minor in music from The Ohio State University.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. We''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual Global Education Conference.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2017

I have done it multiple times during my summer maker camp for elementary level kids, my gifted students, and at conferences as part of teacher professional development. Toy take apart and hacking is a high engagement activity that works for kids of all ages, including adults who haven’t lost their sense of kid, and both genders.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Hannah’s experience reflects the innovative ways educators across the country are drawing students into the Maker movement. Barrett Elementary School second graders —designed their own pyramids. Now I’m thinking I want to be an educator in the science fields. Alexis Lewis —inventor.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2018

John Spencer, coauthor of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. www.stlinatl.com. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Thank you Karen for not only being an amazing educator but a kind, thoughtful person. And by that time, there were pretty much just pictures of educators with them in their shopping carts everywhere, you know. Karen is a 2007 Apple Distinguished Educator. I got in the mail TODAY (Tuesday) as I’m prepping this post to go live.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

” The post 5 Ways Adobe Premiere Rush Encourages Creativity in the Classroom appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

OK, well, educators, just remember that you can use technology in any classroom. I was educated at the University of Alabama and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Russian Language and Literature in 1993. After graduation, I pursued and obtained my Masters in Secondary English Education. We’re just finishing up today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Scott: Well, until we gain critical mindset with our communities… and our educators and our policymakers… we’re going to have to wait a while. Do you have some best practices and thoughts for really helping improve student agency in their own education? He asked, “What did you used to think about education that you found is not true?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Vicki: And I just want to stress — also as a fellow technology educator — that sandboxing is so important. Leah is a 20-year veteran educator. Rubrics help a lot, because then, students are engaged, but they’re also invested in it because they know exactly what target they’re shooting for. Contact us about the show: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

He is an American Film Institute Screen Educator and an Apple Distinguished Educator. The post Making Better Videos and Movies with Students appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Valerie Jopeck , Elementary Library Education Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. They discussed “student generated content that educators could share with stakeholders via social media and online platforms.” Maker Faire. “Girls Stem Nights” Writing and Making. Exhibition. How about you?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

The post 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Aaron Maurer @ coffeechugbooks gives us five ways to improve STEAM education for kids. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. STEM Idea #1: Teach with Passion. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision. Aaron: Yes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

You can take these courses for continuing education, salary advancement, or recertification. She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. Enhanced Transcript.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

And that really was the motivation and the premise behind Potato Pirates — to try and provide a universal first step into the world of programming without having educators have to set up an entire class’ infrastructure. Vicki: We’re also talking about teaching kids in elementary, middle, and high school. Aditya: Exactly, exactly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 2017

We do a lot of this, particularly in elementary schools, where we have kids celebrate the writing that they’ve accomplished. The post 5 Ways to Reach Even Resistant Writers with Writer’s Workshop appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. What’s our fifth?

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