The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 12, 2019

link] Transcript of How to Help Kids Who Hate Math Learn It with Dan Meyer – Episode 513 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast [Recording starts 0:00:00] You can use today’s technique with just about any type of thing where you’re trying to get kids to pay attention to details. He lives in Oakland, CA.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

Now serving Grades Pre-K through six, the administration and faculty of Duquesne Elementary, the district’s sole remaining school, are determined to provide each student with the best educational experience possible. In 2012, students in Grades 7-8 followed suit. Professional Learning and New Learning Experiences.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Now, they are in display cases in the lobby of our elementary school. Needless to say, I was thrilled to bring it back this year allowing a new group of students the opportunity to experience it. To work as a small group to craft a story about their scene. Wow, wow, wow! They worked so hard on them. A little history.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Throughout her educational journey, she has spanned various roles, including teaching elementary math, instructing web communications for career and technical education students and serving as an edtech consultant and speaker. AR sparks curiosity in students so that they are asking, “How does that work?”

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital Promise recently started a coding working group for the League as a forum to share best practices and address challenges in implementing computer science. From this group, we’ve gathered insights on what the computer science movement looks like in these districts. Relevance to Students. Integrating with the Maker Movement.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. I modeled how to adopt an approach that focused on ideation, not judgment, and pointed out some key considerations and ‘think abouts’ for each section of the protocol. Related Posts.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

Makenzie, Mariah and Makayla are triplets who, by the age of 13, have created websites, programmed a handheld Raspberry Pi computer and given orders to a small, white robot called Sphero. Nationwide, girls who take classes in computer science are a minority , and black girls, proportionately, make up an even smaller group.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering groaned in disappointment when they saw the runny mess. Then, they made way for the next group of students, who were eager to drop their own bag from the staircase in hope of a different result. AJ the robot is the school mascot at A.J. The third graders at A.J.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 18, 2018

Our elementary school creates an opportunity for our fourth and fifth-grade students to take part in Friday afternoon electives where they choose from about 7- 8 choices that teachers lead from their passions. For me, it finally gave me the opportunity to create an elementary tech support team.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. They work on any project they want, such as robotics. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. For its part, St.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Read on to learn how to use technology in the classroom to truly engage students. Students explaining their learning and how they were able to meet the outcomes.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

use an avatar that has basically human parts (like a robot). Note: These are for mixed age groups so preview them first and select those that work for your students: BrainPOP Human Body video. An easier version — and well-suited to elementary age students — is Find My Body Parts. Click to view slideshow.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 8, 2017

CS for All: Teaching CS in Elementary Schools SXSWedu 2017 Workshop As the Computer Science for All initiative jump starts around the world, more students in grades 6-12 have the opportunity to take computer science courses. Have groups of students create a list of steps to accomplish something. (Ex: Agenda : bit.ly/CSforAllinElementary

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

When Ayanna met Cozmo the robot, both she and the robot lit up. “it elementary and secondary schools teach the subject, maybe because there are so few curricula available for students. It’s part of the “AI-in-a-Box” kit, which is being used by more than a dozen community groups and school systems, including Carter’s class.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I have been asked to return to teach summer enrichment classes on maker education for elementary-aged learners at a local school during the summer of 2016. The description is: Learn how to code first by playing games and then by coding some bots including Sphero, OZOBOT, and Dash and Dot. Robot Turtles Game. Read more at [link].

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

We spoke to Welcome about why he thinks students need to have more freedom to explore the technology available to them in their classroom, and how teachers can use technology to build relationships with their students. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how to orchestrate a digital transformation in your school.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Aperture was on hand to demonstrate its scalable SEL solution for K-12 that grows with students and staff, from teacher-based ratings and strategies at the elementary level, to student- and teacher-facing assessment and strategy software for high school students and staff.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Keep reading to discover how this educator keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic. Nick Baskwill works with hundreds of elementary, middle, and high schools across Nova Scotia to drive technology integration and the adoption of innovative tools for tech and computer science education. Nominee : Nick Baskwill.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As the school year starts here at Dr. Pablo Perez Elementary school in McAllen — where I am the school librarian — we are enrolling 40 to 60 newcomers in Harvey’s aftermath. It isn’t only books that greet our students here, but also two friendly, coding-proficient robots named Dot and Dash. And suddenly, it all makes sense.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Create a Digital Textbook – Get students work in pairs or small groups to design a digital version of the curriculum. Buncee , Elementari , My Story Book , Make Beliefs Comix , Storybird , and Book Creator are free digital storytelling web tools that students of all ages enjoy! Discover more resources and ideas here !

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. On a day in early fall, a large group of students tossed their backpacks in a messy pile and made a beeline towards the school’s blacktop for pickup basketball and soccer games.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. Building robots, sailboats and pulleys also helps students see how to apply their learning to real-world situations. They're laughing, chatting and (sometimes) getting a bit frustrated.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2017

Encourage Resilience “When I'm making things—such as robotic mechanisms with children in classrooms—I often hear one or more call out, ‘I need help’ before they've taken the time to think the problem through,” says Kaun. Kaun enlisted robotics coaches from RoboFun, which trains educators and runs programs for students. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

They teach students how to think critically and solve evidence-based problems. the Ergobot to teach both Forces & Motion and Programming & Robotics. How to get started. Play around with it to see how the sensor works and how changing the position affects the appearance of the graph. bridge building kits.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Last month, San Diego Unified began accepting applications from community partners to distribute $5 million for programs that give kids a chance to learn in small groups throughout the city. Those replies fed into the district’s Summer B.O.O.S.T.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. And ChatGPT provides human-like writing, so what it creates won’t sound robotic. How to use ChatGPT as a Writing Assistant ChatGPT is a better writer when prompts are specific.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Coral Zayas Coral Zayas is the new elementary instructional support specialist for science in Crowley ISD’s iNetwork of schools. All of the ISTE groups have phenomenal educators. My class had an interesting discussion based on “ How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms.” We tend to call AI emerging tech in K-12 or higher ed.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2017

Encourage Resilience “When I'm making things—such as robotic mechanisms with children in classrooms—I often hear one or more call out, ‘I need help’ before they've taken the time to think the problem through,” says Kaun. Kaun enlisted robotics coaches from RoboFun, which trains educators and runs programs for students. “We

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2021

We’re going to finish up our robotics badge by making a toothbrush robot,” she announced to four fellow members of Mobile, Alabama’s Girl Scout Troop 8274 in June. MacKenzie Brackett demonstrates a toothbrush robot wiring technique to three troop members attending via Zoom Credit: Danielle Dreilinger for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

Joanna Smith, founder of an ed-tech company that helps schools curb chronic absenteeism, was thinking about how to pivot her company to provide services in a remote learning setting as many brick and mortar schools transitioned online last year. The assembled group also discussed various new design concepts for how to apply AI in education.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

Bethel Elementary School students get a break from reading and math lessons with an engineering activity during summer school in Simpsonville, S.C. About a dozen fourth and fifth grade students sat at scattered tables in Bethel Elementary School’s media center, trying to build bridges out of toothpicks and tape. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Audiences enjoy Alan’s humor and wit as he pushes the boundaries of how to improve teaching and learning. To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. Did he do the group thing on the final too?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

HughesNet and National 4-H Council announce the launch of STEM Lab , a free resource to parents and teachers, STEM Lab is an online hub offering fun, hands-on STEM activities developed by top public universities and 4-H groups to spark kids’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). [

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