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 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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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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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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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. We’ve had so many wonderful ideas today. Transcribed by Kymberli Mulford.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2019

When presented at the end, these awards are often treasured. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. We come up with awards. Categories can be something like “best transition” or “best use of titles” or “best actor”.

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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. I forget what else they pick up from the novel, but they employ all those things.

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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. 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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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. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. If you just say, “Create…” they’re like, “Ummm… What???” Aaron: (laughs) Yeah!

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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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