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ISTELive 23: What’s Going On? Some Big Announcements from Microsoft

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter ISTE has always been an important source of learning for me, and any year I can come to the live conference is a good year for me in terms of innovation. Hands-on AI Workshop. When June 1 came around, I knew. If you're there, I hope you'll join us.

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PD for Writing Teachers: STEM Workshops, Rockstar Camps, Twitter and More!

Edsurge

CUE Rock Star Teacher Camps Summers and school year, mostly in California, one- to two-day workshops, very affordable, free if district-sponsored. I attended my first one, a three-day workshop in Manhattan Beach, in 2014, and now I both present at and attend them in northern and southern California.

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How to Turn Ideas Into Action (with a Free Download)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. My favorite is when teachers finish a workshop using the canvas, look at me and ask, “So I just got PD credit for working on my own idea?” or @ dbakkegard on Twitter. ” Yes. You can reach her at darcy@educatorslab.io

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Preparing Audience-Sensitive Presentations and Workshops

ProfHacker

But when you are invited to present a keynote or facilitate a workshop to people you know little or nothing about, how do you ensure you are sufficiently sensitive to your audience? I can be giving a workshop on the same topic and I would do it completely differently to faculty at my institution vs other universities in Egypt.

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Join Me This Year For Some Exciting Workshops During the 2019 ISTE Conference!

TeacherCast

The International Society for Technology using Educators conference this year will be in Philadelphia and I am excited to be able to participate this year both as a podcaster and as a presenter. Official Twitter Accounts: @ISTE , @ISTEConnects. Official Twitter Hashtags: #ISTE19 , #ISTE2019. Who is this workshop designed for?

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Backchanneling: The Why, How, and What (Best Tool)

A Principal's Reflections

So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms? Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time.

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How Parents Can Help Kids with Math: 5 Tips that Work

The CoolCatTeacher

Math teacher Jon Orr shares tips for parents From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Parents can encourage math success just like reading success. When not teaching his students and spending time with family he leads workshops and presentations on teaching pedagogy in the math classroom.

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