The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. An example of what a story-based classroom looks like. Give me an example. This is great news! That’s really what story is about in my room. Whatever it is. We printed them.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 8, 2018

As the end of the school year approaches my daughter’s backpack is filled with fliers from her elementary school. One of the best examples I’ve seen of this is my elementary principal friend Amber Teamann. During the school year she would fire up Facebook Live and read bedtime stories every so often to her students.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 27, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. After a year of ordering materials with limited library money, they realized that students were more likely to participate in crafty upcycling than what they had spent the funds on anyway.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Kristine Goworek, a teacher at Middletown Village Elementary School, says before Newsela, “I was stressed about finding resources that were accurate and reliable.” Students can explore our library of more than 5,000 articles and find texts that are of interest to them. Video also available on Facebook. Source: Newsela.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. Indian Knoll Elementary School’s Jennifer Lewis struggles with the time factor; her students are mostly able to come to the "make room" during recess, so projects have to be organized and fast.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

You know, in my course, I’d have a 120-130 kids at a time, and our school library had about 30 books on the Civil War. And if you want to see an example of it, CNN even uses it to make some of their multimedia timelines. They have a fantastic Facebook page for teachers, that I’d encourage you to check out if you have a chance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

. · Exclusive Multilingual STEM Content: Available in English and Arabic, the series Ask Grandpa introduces elementary students to core science concepts through a clever, interactive story. Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. The town’s library system stepped in to assist the district in buying books, organizing the collection, and other management tasks.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 16, 2011

Last year around this time I blogged about using Google forms to create community conversations and decorating your library media center & classroom. can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. Start a School Facebook Page! Tweet for Your School or Library! Got Parents?!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

For example, if you’ve played peekaboo with a baby, you know the surprise is what makes them laugh. Hypnotic conditions: Are they present in the elementary classroom? I taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. I'm just going to use Laurie as an example. 2019, June 14). Medium; Age of Awareness.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. ” “Kind of.” And we’ve got WritingCity. ” Nelson asks.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

If you’re looking for a set of mindfulness and yoga activities that can be used in a classroom, these are a great option that I’ve used with lower and upper elementary. High school students might be a great option as mentors for elementary students. These closing meetings are such a nice way to end the day as an elementary teacher.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 19, 2020

In fact, in the face of our unprecedented situation, PSLA President, Cathi Fuhrman recently shared a space for sharing Reopening Plans or Protocols and a space to view the submitted examples. Pen Argyl school libraries are where you find the pulse of the schools. What do we know? Pen Argyl schools are the heart of the local community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R.

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 2, 2015

I guess I needed a break from my job as an elementary school principal as much as from digital tools. Before we left, I loaded it up with a bunch of eBooks from our public library via Overdrive for my son, daughter, and myself. She posted it on Facebook. The Kindle is really convenient. Yet it often has the opposite effect.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Leaders in the "Digital Age" share their vision, learn with other educators, start conversations, lead by example, encourage innovative practices, integrate technology, are transparent, and leverage the power of Web 2.0 Ning: Customizable social network similar to Facebook, great place to connect with other educators, pivotal to a PLN.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Oregon, the Port Orford-Langlois school district relied on the local public library to provide technology services, space for after-school homework help, Wi-Fi outside school hours, and even extracurricular activities. For example, the Oregon county including Port Orford and Langlois saw its highest case rates yet in August 2021.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Dr. Wanda Greenfield, tech integration specialist at Jesse Boyd Elementary School in Spartanburg, South Carolina, outlined ideas for molding learners into digital citizens. For example school leaders can set a required number of digcit lessons to be taught during the year. All teachers teach a digital footprint lesson.

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Adjusting Course

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Let’s look at an example from the world of professional sports fandom. Supporting classroom libraries and media collections cannot be an afterthought. We’re also trying to extend storytelling beyond the walls of our school using Facebook storytime, booktalks, and other digital tools to spread the book love. Not exactly.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2019

She spent 10 years in public schools as an elementary teacher and a literacy coach and has spent the last 7 years as a full-time curriculum developer and professional developer. You can pull books from your classroom library or your school library. This will save you an easy five minutes in your mini-lesson.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 15, 2018

The Global Digital Library , is an open platform being developed by the Global Book Alliance to increase the availability of high-quality reading resources in underserved languages worldwide. By the end of 2020, the library hopes to offer resources in more than 100 languages and to further facilitate their translation. YA Book Group.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The commitment by the Facebook founder’s philanthropy is expected to run into the hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Two examples are McGraw Hill’s ALEKS and Khan Academy. Khan Academy has recently introduced more assessments, so that more of the exercises in their free library can be used in this way.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The district chose itslearning because it enables the meta-tagging of learning objectives within the district’s libraries and the creation of assessment data that tells teachers whether a student has gained proficiency (or not). For example, Mote said the solution incorporates “playlists,” which can be created by either teachers or students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

and are an excellent example of teachers continuing to learn from one another how to experience connectivist ways of sharing expertise in distributed knowledge spaces. this CNN The Daily Show where Trevor Noah interviews Greta Thunberg: [link] and this screen shot from the interview, which is trending on Facebook: [link] Reference Stevens, V.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 17, 2022

After watching this moving video and reviewing examples of 6-word memoirs, students are challenged to write the story of Raimundo’s life in just 6 words. See examples from Leah’s schools in this blog post. I’ve shared some examples in the list of resources below. Examples: Digital Publishing with Decker Colony Students.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2015

BookFlix is a tool Langenhorst uses to get lower elementary level students interested in non-fiction. The app pairs a piece of fiction with a non-fiction article so that when a student finishes reading a story about puppies, for example, there’s an explanatory article about dog breeds to follow up.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 17, 2022

See examples from Leah’s schools in this blog post Book Creation One of my all-time favorite activities to do when visiting a classroom is to create a collaborative class book. I’ve shared some examples in the list of resources below. Some tools also give the option of adding voice recordings to make your book an audiobook as well!

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 4, 2014

For example, “Convince the principal we should have a party in December,” clearly states who the audience is. Padlet can help capture students’ observations about example media. Many of these examples are superb. Andrea O and Ari F: "How often do students go to the library? A good production should do two things.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When it comes time for a bit of library refreshing, in the form of posters and bulletin boards, there are so many wonderful shared options. Also on Pinterest, Renée Stewart has collected more than 200 vintage library posters. Among my favorite examples is Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy , enhanced with verbs and owls.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 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. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Connected Librarian Day!

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” This a **e is trying to get the parents whose children died at Sandy Hook Elementary to pay for his court costs. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” Via oanow.com : “Kyle Sandler, former Round House owner, arrested in Texas on Lee County warrants.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Facebook breaks democracy and then turns around and sells you the fix. IP concerns.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The following week, after Pennridge hired Vermilion instead, Sarasota board chair Bridget Ziegler — a Moms for Liberty cofounder — lamented on Facebook that Vermilion’s inaugural “‘WOKE’ Audit” should have been with them. “We We could have and should have led on this.” In Pennridge, there were also anti-Vermilion protests.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

So what happens when, for example, we share the research that demonstrates that vouchers do not improve student achievement ? That is, accepting science is not necessarily a function of education or scientific knowledge – parents who are anti-vaccine are often affluent and highly-educated, for example. Should you ban laptops ?

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