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. Drones in the Classroom. He’s actually been back, He’s taking a gap year. He actually ran for school board.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

As a principal of an elementary school, it could be a lonely job. We must constantly be thinking about why we use these tools available to us at this present time. Whether it is collaborating on agendas for our meetings, presentations for the school, or a curation of resources for the staff, GAFE has changed the game for us.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I’ve also seen it used as presenting a business and marketing plan for everything from graphical advertisements and kids making commercials and embedding that information. So that was a great way from an elementary standpoint to use FlipSnack. More Ideas for Flipsnack. Mandy: I was just going to give a couple more ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2019

They are using time to research and create a presentation of what they know. Mark says , “The project is a week-long experience with eighth-graders who try to solve a real-world global problem basically in four days, present their solution to an outside group of adults who then judge their performance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

In-Class Presentations When I’m presenting, I like to use Nearpod. This approach is so much better than traditional PowerPoint or Prezi presentations because I am getting accurate feedback on what students really understand. So I’ve begun to depend on some tools that give me feedback in different scenarios.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

For Halloween 2016, I did a version of Halloween Wars (a Food Network show) with my two classes of gifted elementary learners. Publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences. I am sharing this lesson through my blog post as it reinforces how I approach lesson planning and teaching.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 27, 2015

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. At Ballground Elementary School , Anne Nechvatal uses making to connect to narrative nonfiction picture books. Advertise and train.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

After teaching chemistry, physics, and computer science, I became an administrator for the next 30 years with experience at the secondary, central office, and elementary levels. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This is our FIFTH anniversary year for the conference, and Lucy Gray, my co-chair, has done a PHENOMENAL job lining up great speakers (see below)--HUGE kudos to Lucy, to our amazing volunteer crew, and to all of the presenters from around the world contributing this year! We really do hope you''ll join in the fun. Our GlobalEdCon Keynotes.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2015

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. At Ballground Elementary School , Anne Nechvatal uses making to connect to narrative nonfiction picture books. Advertise and train.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A key component of the division’s project-based instructional model is its maker curriculum, which has been the subject of presentations by division educators around the country, including at the White House. Dr. Moran’s career in public education began as a high school science teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

A key component of the division’s project-based instructional model is its maker curriculum, which has been the subject of presentations by division educators around the country, including at the White House. Dr. Moran’s career in public education began as a high school science teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol has been an elementary educator in the primary grades for 26 years. She has presented in various school districts. We’ve had so many wonderful ideas today. Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford. Full Bio As Submitted. Carol McLaughlin. She holds a Masters Degree and a National Board Certification.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

And so like my kids took these images that they collected inside and outside our building, and they actually presented and shared at the International Society for Technology (ISTE) this year, which is really neat. They presented with Google Expedition’s team at the Google booth. They got a poster session.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

When presented at the end, these awards are often treasured. We come up with awards. Categories can be something like “best transition” or “best use of titles” or “best actor”. Students use markers and paper plates to create these awards. Handing them out is a highlight of the course.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

3 – Be present in the classroom and be supportive. Being present and offering feedback is so important to creating the culture in our schools where teachers want to take risks. Erin: … the idea, when you get so fearful of starting PBL, we call that PBL Paralysis. Vicki: Oh my goodness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

There’s a big aspect of current events, and kids making an argument, presenting themselves, public speaking. I forget what else they pick up from the novel, but they employ all those things. I guess there’s a little aspect of a book report in there. Vicki: So, they’ve decided their topic. How do you help them get ready to shoot?

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

We started out with an introduction for each expert presenter (here is our slidedeck with presenter info and resources we referred to during the session.) Valerie Jopeck , Elementary Library Education Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Each presenter took a table and we dug deeper into the conversation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

You can find her resources at Structured Learning ( [link] ). Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days (available on Kindle).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

The opening keynote speaker ended his presentation with a charge for all in attendance: “I hope that makerspaces don’t become an edtech fad that goes away as quickly as it has risen to popularity; I hope you all can figure out how to do it right.” Laura Busch ( llbusch ) is a technology integrator at Blair Elementary in Waukesha, Wisc.

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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. ” Mitch Resnick in [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

I just went to a presentation of one of my co-authors last week, and she presented about how she does her green screen. I presented this at a workshop on Friday, and I start by saying, “I’m going to upset some of you. How many poster boards must die from these elementary years? Collaboration. Communication. Creativity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

I mean I have some objectives, whether it’s presentation skills or whatever, to give the students, because you’re right. Vicki: I cannot stress how important this is, Aaron, because when I do Passion Projects or Genius Projects, I have to have some parameters. If you just say, “Create…” they’re like, “Ummm… What???” Aaron: (laughs) Yeah!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

If you haven''t been a volunteer moderator before, there''s nothing quite like the camaraderie and the excitement that develops jumping in and out of session rooms and helping presenters and participants have a great experience. Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Note that all of these pieces are necessarily speculative, presented to hopefully promote conversation, illuminate possibility, and help us to stop and think where this all might be headed. The elementary school might evolve. The Maker Movement could spawn a design and/or entrepreneurial “culture” in education .

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