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#07: Getting Started Using Twitter for Educational Excellence

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT | 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Billy Krakower From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Billy Krakower (@ wkrakower ), co-author of 140 Twitter Tips for Educators, is a co-moderator of a weekly Twitter discussion for current and emerging school leaders called #Satchat.

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Gaming in Early Elementary Education in Australia

The CoolCatTeacher

Helen Kardiasmenos on episode 373 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Helen Kardiasmenos uses games to teach almost every subject in her early elementary classroom in Australia. Today’s Sponsor: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection.

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The Future of STEM Education: 5 Innovative Ideas About to Break Through

Educational Technology Guy

To meet this demand, there has been ongoing discussion on how to best educate our kids for a STEM-focused future. Game-Based Learning Educators have long been using game-based learning strategies to boost student engagement. Today’s game-based learning is far more sophisticated.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. So many of us are exhausted. Course: Level Up!

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150+ Digital Activities for the K-2 Classroom Inside One Simple App

The CoolCatTeacher

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. Well, the Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection makes all of this simple for you.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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. Social-Emotional Learning. Game-Based Learning Let’s Play!

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CUE 2018: 5 Steps to Create More Accessible, Personalized Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

To cut down on the time that educators were out of the classroom for training, Douglas said that all of the coaches got together to develop a cohesive strategy for professional learning that blends in technology seamlessly. Switching to gamified PD through a partnership with game-based learning company Alludo was a no-brainer.