The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action. There’s gamification. Stream by clicking here.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This quote is a great reminder that if we can get students curious and motivated to learn, we can set them up for a lifelong love of learning. And as a teacher, you have the power to help them find that passion for learning while they are young. Extrinsic motivation, however, is learning because of external factors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. SPONSOR: Join a Free Personalized Learning Session with Me and TextHelp! Get ready to talk about Personalized Learning. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

JULY 19, 2022

That’s one of the reasons why there are many tech tools every student should have to help them learn at home and in the classroom. . Still, despite the digital age we are living in, some adults question how much exposure to tech kids should have before they reach a certain age.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

As a gamification guru and moonshot thinker, Michael transforms the traditional classroom into a high-energy environment where active student engagement is paramount. Helping educators learn about the power of a gamified immersive learning environment is Michael’s passion. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Sixth-grade teacher Jessica Gordon@ 1337teach gives us tips, ideas, and links for how to gamify our classrooms now. Game based learning can be simple and free. Jessica Ratliff-Gordon is an elementary educator, author, and doctoral student at Northcentral University. Want to hear another episode on game based learning ?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Social-Emotional Learning. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Today’s faculty is also tasked with something the school’s Jesuit founders could not have imagined: deciding not only which courses are taught but how to teach them—in person, online, or through a combination of both. Learn more about the Six Red Marbles' Learning Experience Design team , and how they moved Boston College's courses online.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Working in tech and media for the past 20 years, I’ve seen some of these changes firsthand, and one thing has proven consistently true: Engagement is critical when learning new information and mastering new skills. If we’re going to make school relevant to today’s students, we must learn to leverage play in new ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Michael Matera @ mrmatera , author of Explore Like a Pirate , talks about Purpose Driven Learning in the classroom. Go to coolcatteacher.com/samsungsolve to learn more. 10 Keys to Purpose Driven Learning. So, Michael, what are the keys to purpose-driven learning? What Are the Keys to Purpose Driven Learning?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2013

Learning is a deep challenge. How do we approach game development and what role does it have in learning? Play is fundamental to how we learn. How to make them work in education is the question. What is the learning outcome and what are the components needed to get there? Schools are messy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 22, 2020

We have four Learning Revolution shows this week ("Teaching by Heart" took the week off). Times are US-Eastern Daylight Time--to see the schedule in your own time zone, and to get the links to attend live in Zoom, please use the SCHEDULE page on the Learning Revolution site.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Tech integrationist Eric Curtis blogs about how to add technology into almost every K-12 subject from math to art. The tech team at Fayette County Public Schools in Kentucky offer what they call “tech snacks,” or bite-sized pieces of advice to help transform learning and teaching. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Mark Guzdial.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In today’s show, learn how one successful district has tackled this process and how they are getting buy in from teachers on the vision during the second year of implementation. Her district has done a lot of work with one-to-one teaching and learning. You have learning beliefs. Tell us about your learning beliefs.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

Educational games help students to learn about certain subjects, expand their thinking on specific concepts, and reinforce skill development while they play while increasing engagement, empathy and excellence in the classroom. Land of Venn takes a great approach to learning by combining two theories behind the teaching of math education.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Faced with implementing new standards and inquiry-based instruction for over 180 school districts and over 30,000 social studies teachers with a department of two people, the social studies team at the Georgia Department of Education turned to virtual learning communities on edWeb.net to reach Georgia teachers and leaders. How they did it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2020

Skinner was hardly the first to use animals in psychological experiments that sought to understand how the learning process works. Thorndike measured how quickly animals figured out how to get out of the box after being placed in it again and again and again -- their "learning curve." Get a clicker.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. How is virtual learning going?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In this edWebinar, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Social Studies team, made up of regional and district leaders, describe how their virtual learning communities on edWeb.net helped them support educators, and their students and parents, during a time of crisis. How is virtual learning going?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

intuitive to use with a short learning curve. Once your account is established, add your class, create/review assignments, view student progress, get help, evaluate learning materials, and more. Students start with a guide called Noot who explains how to progress through the game play. positive parent reports. Conclusion.

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Buncee

JULY 2, 2020

At this time, preservice teachers learned about different disability categories and how to best teach all students. But all students wanted to learn more about what they were and how to create one. So, we took the teachable moment and used a class session to learn about social stories. Sarah Manske.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. Land of Venn is easy to use, with no learning curve. Land of Venn simulates the way children initially learn from parents: by imitation, play and conversation. How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan). Conclusion.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

Financial Literacy Month takes place in April and many educators look for ways to provide opportunities for their students to learn about what it means to be financially literate. How do I get my students into Financial Literacy? . The financial system looks very different now and it will continue to change in the future.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2016

As a matter of fact, the first time I ever heard these terms happened back when I was in college, where I also learned that taking a sabbatical is a requirement at some universities. With this in mind, I bet you can't name a K-12 educator who took a sabbatical while you were an elementary, middle school, or even high school student.

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MindShift

JULY 1, 2018

But there’s compelling research to show that kids forget a lot of what they learned during the school year if they don’t have opportunities to continue reading, using their mathematical thinking skills and exploring the world around them. Those activities are boring and don’t leverage what scientists have discovered about “sticky” learning.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. I had a great time encouraging educators to give students as much ownership over their devices and learning as possible. Learn about the many creative ways teachers can use Google Forms with their classes.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 14, 2015

Questions can be extraordinary learning tools. built around the idea of questions as learning tools. TeachThought Learning Taxonomy. The TeachThought Learning Taxonomy is a template for critical thinking that frames cognition across six categories. 8 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions. by Terry Heick.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 25, 2019

This year’s conference highlighted so many ways to use Google to engage learners and make grading, assessment, feedback, pbl, gamification, student engagement, collaboration, student choice, and student voice easy to do! Currently, I am the Computer and Technology teacher of over 400 elementary students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We’re talking about how to get people really excited about coding and interested in it. How can we condense down what we need to learn in coding to such a short period of time? So the whole point of learning programming — it just sounds so daunting because people have to understand the logic as well as the syntax.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

Show a fourth grader how to balance a checkbook and it won’t be long before her eyes start to glaze over or his mind starts to wander off to more interesting things. Better yet, give the student a very hands-on, tech-centric way to experiment with those financial concepts, and suddenly you’re in an entirely new learning realm.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. In hindsight, Kay can identify three phases that have been critical in the 21st century learning movement.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Gold stars that seem exciting for elementary schoolers can fall flat with high schoolers. Babies, by contrast, learn simply because they want to learn. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

There is no shortage of projectors, microphones, and lecture capture devices available to school districts, but there is a crop of new AV products designed with the mission to support more engaging and active learning environments. Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Education technology has become so bound up in arguments about the necessity of technology, that it’s forgotten how to be anything other than the most loyal of servants to ideologies of machines, efficiencies, capitalism. And in teaching the computer how to think, children embark on an exploration about how they themselves think.

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