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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

Currently, she teaches master’s level online courses in educational technology for Boise State, Walden, and Western Governors’ Universities as well as gifted elementary education where she focuses on STEM, STEAM, and Maker Education. Additional Resources referenced from Jackie’s blog: Introducing Design Thinking to Elementary Learners.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. And we do have the capability to personalize learning so much more. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? So, in summary, why is personalized learning essential?

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22 Top Tips for Better Classroom Management

The CoolCatTeacher

As you teach and find new tools, adopt classroom management strategies that help you hold students accountable, keep them engaged, and personalize learning for them. Work the Room Rare is the person who can drive a car from the back seat. It will help. I wouldn’t want to be in the car with them when they did it!

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3 Ways to Lead Project-Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

That’s a beautiful step toward a more project-based personalized learning experience. It’s very teacher-centered, and maybe the first step, even for the first year is, “I’m going to redesign my classroom and really get kids talking to each other, more than adult talk.”

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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

The types of desired learning activities should drive how the learning space should be set up as discussed in the case studies reported by the Hechinger Report article, Personalized Learning: Why Your Classroom Should Sound Like A Coffee Shop : As a first step, they began with ideas and used them to define the space.

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13 Ways Education Could Change In The Next 13 Years

TeachThought - Learn better.

The elementary school might evolve. In 2013, most elementary schools are simply diminutive high schools, with a balance of reading, writing, mathematics, geography, and other “core” skills, while character training supplements academic work. Personalized learning will disrupt how we think of curriculum. ” (1).