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DECEMBER 4, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we’re exploring one of the most exciting and relevant topics in education— teaching kids to code. Visit www.coolcatteacher.com/e202 Aditya Batura : Explore simple steps for teaching coding, including unplugged activities.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

A school-based makerspace is a hands-on, creative environment where students can explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and other interdisciplinary subjects. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 22, 2024

Here are three from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 3 Creative Teaching Resources That Save You Time and Money Educators are increasingly expected to do more with less – ensuring that the next generation gets the quality of teaching they deserve while keeping budgets in check and making up for shortfalls in classroom resource availability.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Virtual high schools have become increasingly popular as technology has advanced and educational needs have evolved. Here is an overview of key data and trends associated with them: Enrollment and Growth Enrollment Numbers : Virtual high schools have seen significant growth in enrollment.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Gamification of Education This video is from a series I taught for school districts. Digital citizenship teaches safe online practices for students. Games like Minecraft and Sim City can teach complex subjects effectively. This video is from a series I taught for school districts.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Here’s the outline for a seminar I teach in schools before the holiday break, to excite teachers about what they can accomplish “the second half” of the school year: Every year, I make New Year resolutions and ignore them. Resolutions that are, instead, about my teaching mindset.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

million public school students perform below NAEP Basic and struggle with fluency in reading connected text. The science of teaching reading is less clear than the science of reading itself. The science of teaching reading is less clear than the science of reading itself. students are not reading at proficient levels.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

While STEM topics seem a natural fit in high schools and post-secondary curriculum, education experts are promoting a focus on STEM subjects for younger and younger children. Bring Weather into Your Lesson Plan with Earth Networks and WeatherSTEM One of the hottest topics in schools and an area of greatest need is STEM resources.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

As High School students explore post-graduation options, more and more are looking at careers as creators. Dive into the world of photo editing with our comprehensive guide tailored for high school students. These allow students to focus more on creative aspects, such as color enhancement and retouching.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning?

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Can a high school freshman be goal-oriented? And high school requires the ringing of many academic, social and economic bells. Often contradictory, choices must be made early in the high school regarding ambitions, focus, and intents. ‘No It’s hard the summer before high school, but she’s trying.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Literacy Read Rosemary Wells acclaimed book, Emilys First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. If you prefer, read The Night Before the 100th Day of School about one boys struggle to find 100 of anything to bring to class for the 100th Day project.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

If you’re a teacher, that means lots of tie-ins to make school festive and relevant to students. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Three holidays are fast-approaching–Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! This open-ended approach helps kids view each problem as a creative opportunity, expanding both their problem-solving skills and imagination. And the best part? What if the background changes?

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JUNE 24, 2024

Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay. Creative writing focuses on originality and encourages you to use your imagination to express ideas uniquely.

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MAY 4, 2022

“Eighty-seven percent of teachers and 77% of parents agree teaching that inspires creativity has a bigger payoff for students” This according to Gallup research (To read more of the report, click here ). Kids don’t go to school just to learn classical subjects such as history, math, or geography. Use Fun Tools.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Exploring diverse writing exercises, experimenting with different perspectives, and seeking inspiration from various sources can cultivate creativity and enhance essay writing skills, with the option to have professionals write me an essay providing valuable insights and further honing one’s craft.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. By the end of that first semester, 10 of my colleagues had already left the program.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Showcasing art and STEM with DIY projects not only enhances learning and creativity but makes these subjects more accessible to a broader audience. By combining creativity with problem-solving, children can better understand concepts that might otherwise seem too technical or dull. For starters, it teaches kids how to think critically.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. How serious is it? His body was found later by his older sister.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Teaching as Transformation That spark carried me into student teaching in Townsville, Queensland, Australia where I was pushed to grow in ways I hadnt expected. Teaching while still learning to manage a classroom and create cohesive, engaging lessons in a new environment was humbling and daunting.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. His approach calls for a broader focus that encourages students to use technology in creative, meaningful ways — for the good of society. This shift changes how we approach teaching young people about digital citizenship.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

With schools closed for in-person learning and many children being educated at home, parents are scrambling for quality alternatives that work in a home environment. Homeschooling is a progressive movement where parents educate their children instead of sending them to public or private schools. Traditional Homeschooling.

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APRIL 12, 2024

I–like many teachers–do a lot of prep for my teaching, often requiring digital desktop publishing platforms. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica. With Creative Fabrica–I was sold faster. How had I never seen this amazing website? You can search by keyword, category, or filter options.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This is a topic dear to my heart–non-college options for high school grads. Exposing kids to trades isnt just about preparing them for jobsits about strengthening their minds and teaching them valuable life skills. Creative individuals may find fulfillment in trade careers like interior design, home renovation, or graphic design.

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MAY 17, 2024

How do you teach the hard to teach class? Differentiate This video is from a series I taught for school districts. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

As an art educator, I am not alone in seeing this phenomenon, other art teachers across the USA know how the arts can give multilingual learners (MLs) opportunities to succeed in school even if they are struggling in other classrooms. The arts give students opportunities to express themselves, their ideas and their feelings in creative ways.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem. In my fifth year of teaching Arabic as a second language, I often reflect on how frequently my subject is undervalued.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

This flavor of internet short-form content absurd, easily produced, no plot appears to be having an effect on its viewers that is being felt by schools and youth mental health experts. For one, he doesnt want to be like the kids at school who do like brain rot. Theyre not allowed at all on elementary and middle school campuses.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Teaching the days before big holidays is challenging. As a result, I’ve come up with fun ways to support learning while students power through the last few days of school. At the end of the Challenge, the team with the most points gets a prize appropriate to your school culture. I’ve been there often.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

An after school setting follows these basics, but adapted to a full-time exploration of the topic. Basics While immersing themselves in a topic they love, Genius Hour also teaches students how to pursue a goal important to them. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies? Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to BTS resources from Microsoft BTS resources from Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Survival Kits BTS Toolkit from Education.com Make a class photo in Pixton EDU –image credit Deposit Photos ([link] We write about back to school often on Ask a Tech Teacher.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, wrote an interesting article on changes in teaching since the pandemic. I think you’ll find a lot to relate to: Has Teaching Changed Since the Pandemic? Creative Options for Remote Learning. Her struggles were similar to the teachers previously mentioned.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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