Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

eSpark is a free no-prep solution that teachers of math and reading at the elementary level need to try. So it is understandable why teachers who use eSpark will find it is an excellent partner in reading and math. I recommend that Math and Language Arts teachers of elementary-aged students check out eSpark.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Before becoming a teacher, I didn’t understand why the 100th day of school was a big deal. Some colleagues say the 100th Day is a rich teachable moment that revolves around math. So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. How to celebrate. They love parties. the square root of 100 + 90.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Elementary Math. Blended Learning.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And for a bit of fun, meet CAT GPT, my very own Content AI Taskhelper – a personal assistant I've created with a blend of my own educational beliefs and research-backed best practices. I have it interview me on the way to school (and sometimes back), and it helps me create content for you.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 14, 2022

The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” Sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast. I continue to have my students download Screencastify during the first week of school.

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JUNE 10, 2020

What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ). And it paid off.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Barry Malkin , CEO of Carnegie Learning , recognizes the need for research to drive edtech product creation, and his company has been leveraging data on the science of learning to ensure the efficacy of its tools. We're looking at bias in adaptive learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode you'll learn about a whole school that moved to personalized mastery-based learning and then you'll meet three teachers from around the US who are implementing this in their classrooms.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Today, teachers want to call out student strengths and weaknesses, accomplishments and areas of improvement, as aligned with the standards that their school mission is built on. That requires a detailed picture of what students have learned. Learning Webinars – sign up for a topic that interests you, at a time that’s convenient.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. She travels between two different school sites throughout the week. EALA Tech Tool Library. The UDL Guidelines.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. blog post to understand this.)

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ED Surge

MARCH 28, 2022

Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. Focusing first on math and then expanding to ELA and science, its objective is to make personalized learning scalable.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

With April being financial literacy month, there's no better time to tune in and learn how to integrate financial literacy into your curriculum. This podcast provides practical tips and strategies for teaching financial literacy to middle and high school students. This show's guest is financial literacy expert Brian Page.

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APRIL 27, 2020

From our files, here are great articles about activities popular at the end of the school year: 5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year. The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. 10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. He has taught at urban, suburban, rural, and private schools.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

There are many reasons to take a deep dive into personalized learning. Some schools realize students aren’t learning to their full potential. They feel it is unrelated to what happens to them outside of school. Personalized learning must start with flexible learning spaces. How do you make this happen?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

Because Mix uses audio and video tools to communicate ideas, students are eager to view the resulting lessons, making it a perfect addition to a blended learning program. To set up educator accounts through Office for Education (which requires a school sign-up), all students need is a Google or Microsoft account, or just an email.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Math Task Project – math task projects relating to math standards (grades 1 – 7). PBL “improves students’ attitudes towards learning”. PBL “can provide an effective model for whole-school reform.”. You can bring project-based learning to your school.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge philosophy — an integral concept to her school’s mission. Now, exemplary teachers focus on blending learning into the student’s life knowledge base with the goal of building happy, productive adults.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 27, 2022

Mote – Add voice messaging to Google Slides – see Eric’s “Marvelous Mote Activities for Schools” YouTube video – embedded below. Stop Motion Animations with Google Slides are a fun way to teach math or science as students create a stop motion “video” with Google slides. Chrome Mp3 Recording from Hablacloud.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Over the last few years of the Speak Up survey, more students and administrators have signaled the importance of being able to access mobile devices in the classroom, whether through Bring Your Own Device policy consideration and implementation or through school-provided technology.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor Microsoft 's Free AI Course for Educators Microsoft has an amazing artificial intelligence course for educators that will help you and your education team have the knowledge you need to understand the best practices for artificial intelligence in schools. New Podcast: Project-based Learning with A.I.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Also, note that there is a math tutor. ” OK, now I want you to remember that I'm at a Christian school, so I want a biblical worldview, which ChatGPT can do pretty well. It also is an advantage because it will keep the GPT on track with how it answers, in my experience and make it acceptable for use in my school.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 10, 2022

You'll learn about these and more on a special extended episode of the podcast with Teresa Magpayo Castro and Ricardo Recinos. You'll learn to empathize with students who struggle with English as a second language as Teresa and Ricardo tell their own stories. Help every student become included in learning and become empowered.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If I was supporting a big school and I had to have a ton of things and I didn't have specific software for it, notion might be something I would look at for that. So Microsoft, OneNote, definitely worth checking out, and whole schools have done OneNote implementations and it's very, very powerful through Microsoft Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Today’s guest writer is Finja Kruse, a teacher experienced in different educational tools and engaged in creative writing activities in school. Make use of eBooks, so students don’t have to carry all the resources to school. You can contact her via LinkedIn. Topics like health, history, geography, music, etc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2018

I’m an inner city, level 4 middle school teacher that provides free daily breakfasts and lunches to a diverse student population. The 8th grade just received their own profiled laptop since the school was deploying a blended learning/personalized learning initiative and the 1:1 student laptop was a key project.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). How you can edit on the fly (even after you've started delivering a lesson with students). Formative assessment tips. Simple exit tickets. I'll share how I use Lumio for exam review. Simple exit tickets. Library of pre-made lessons.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students. With back-to-school season gearing up, now is an exciting time to give your students a jumpstart on their future. Go to everfi.com/coolcat to learn more and sign up to get a virtual swag bag full of free goodies to get the school year off to a great start.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. So, before you create everything, dig into the manipulatives and lessons already available for you to adapt.

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Technology Tidbits

JUNE 29, 2020

Varsity Tutors is an excellent site to find online tutors in any subject but also to help w/ Remote Learning which is ideal during school and camp closures especially during this pandemic and summer. Varsity Tutors is ideal for K-12 students and can be used for any subjects such as: foreign languages, coding, Math, Chemistry, and more.

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Magic EdTech

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This data affects school administration, policymaking, trend shifts, and market growth. How Can Learning Analytics Support Teaching Plans and Strategies? Who finds math especially troublesome? Successful teaching methods can be identified and used within schools to help with professional development.

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Scientix

AUGUST 2, 2024

CC-BY, Georgia Lascaris Introduction The aim of this 3-month interdisciplinary project was to inspire students in grades 11 and 12 (focusing on girls), to become interested in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) by combining STEM, Space and Environmental Education. The students had prepared their own questions in advance.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 11, 2020

With the rapid spread of the virus forcing more and more schools around the United States and the world to close, many teachers are now having to rely solely on technology to deliver instruction (preferably effective) to their remote students. Kahoot - A fun way to learn at home w/ Kahoot's game based learning system.

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PCS Edventures

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In this classic PCS Edventures program, arts and social studies are built-in to help students connect with the science and math concepts. This elementary school program focuses on history and hands-on exposure to STEM. Wondering how this long-time favorite program holds up when most schools are using a remote or blended-learning model?

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CTE Learning

MARCH 12, 2013

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release I Support Learning’s Virtual Internship Series selected as Career Themed Courses for World Virtual School Award winning Virtual Internship Series now has a growing international audience. Olathe, KS. – , March 12 2013 — I Support Learning, Inc. / I Support Learning, Inc.

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