Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This podcast with Jennifer Seravallo is dedicated to helping reading teachers improve their teaching methods by providing practical tips and in-depth insights into differentiated reading strategies. book that is new? So what are you waiting for?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2023

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. The adjustment has been difficult for our teachers too.

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ED Surge

JULY 9, 2024

For the last year, EdSurge has been showcasing students enrolled in teacher preparation programs to understand who is going into teaching today — and why. The series, called “ America’s Future Teachers ,” comes at a time when the teaching profession is in turmoil. Several were turning to teaching as a second career.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

It is flexible and easy to learn, so the educator can monitor learner activities. Edusight – Edusight is an app that allows elementary educators to collect and monitor accurate data about their learners. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Are there any apps that you would add?

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. I think that now more than ever we need to make sure that whatever we’re teaching has some relevance to the real world,” Salazar said. “It I don’t believe in talking about how we’re behind. We are where we are.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2022

Students returned to their school buildings, we had months of lower COVID rates and some of kids’ favorite learning strategies—like group projects, stations and flexible seating—came back. In many ways it was. In other ways, this school year was harder. Earlier this year, America’s pediatricians and the U.S.

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

public schools, in addition to completing the long-standing requirement of student teaching for a semester. “We Ocheze Joseph And these students aren’t just getting relevant teaching experience. It started off as a way to bring high-impact tutoring to elementary school students in northeast Washington, D.C.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

JANUARY 1, 2023

Andrea Mango is currently a STEAM teacher in New York, helping her students and others in her school see that being flexible helps build STEM skills. While teaching STEAM lessons to K-2 students, she started to realize that planning 45 minutes for an activity didn’t work. STEAM #STEM @Dodge_WCSD pic.twitter.com/eq1YJ3xI00.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

For example, embracing edtech over the past two-and-a-half years has made interactions with parents more flexible, said Alena Zachery-Ross, superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan. Superintendents at the panel noted some of those successes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. Teaching materials include an abundance of resources, professional development, videos, and help. More math resources: 10 Articles on Using Tech to Teach Math.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. I did have a season where I put all of my planning into Notion and it is a very flexible tool.

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PCS Edventures

APRIL 8, 2025

Teacher at Daniel Boone Elementary School Students Loved This Course! By incorporating technology into STEAM learning: We're not just teaching technical skillswe're empowering students to bring their ideas to life and become true innovators. The students loved this course. And don't forget about digital citizenship! The goal?

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 21, 2022

It combines the district’s preschool and transitional kindergarten programs and will be housed in flexible buildings designed around outdoor zones with a variety of play and gathering spaces. This is a major shift as the district’s existing preschool program is typically served from one portable classroom at several elementary school sites.

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Teach Hub

JANUARY 9, 2025

Here, we’ll explore strategies to encourage homework completion and make it a productive part of your teaching toolkit. For example, if you are an elementary teacher and teach all subjects you can have math homework due on Mondays and spelling homework due on Fridays.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Flash to Pass –easy-to-use, elegant program designed to facilitate mastering the basic math facts learned in Elementary School. Free GraCalc –A powerful, flexible graphing calculator. My Math Flashcards App –My Math Flash Card App is for mastering basic elementary math facts. and it’s free! Math Lesson Plan Bundle.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2023

Now, district leaders say it offers flexibility, convenience and opportunities to maximize instructional time when forces such as extreme weather or illness threaten schools’ ability to operate in person. “It It makes a lot of sense for districts to build in those contingency plans for remote instruction, to be more flexible and nimble.”

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ED Surge

AUGUST 11, 2023

The center where I teach is one of them. In a recent survey of more than 2,300 early childhood teachers administered by Teaching Strategies, a provider of early childhood classroom tools, one in two teachers reported high burnout, and 43 percent said staffing shortages are affecting their stress level.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Below is a video clip of its soft start where she and another students are teaching some of their classmates how to play. Teaches Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Foresight. Teaches Flexibility and How to Stay Calm Under Pressure. Some Academic and SEL Benefits of Chess. Develops Logic, Critical Thinking, and Creativity.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

Though there are a number of strong language programs across the country, a 2016 report published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences showed evidence of declines in foreign language course offerings in elementary schools and middle schools over the years.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 18, 2025

While flexible seating has helped younger students release some energy, older students are often expected to focus for longer periods. Start the Class with Movement If youre teaching elementary students, you already know how much they dislike sitting still for more than a minute. With daily practice, theyll get there.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

After all, a glimpse into the lives of educators working in schools right now reveals problem after problem with few solutions in sight—not exactly reassuring for someone considering a career in teaching. So for the first time, this academic year education students are eligible to receive a stipend during their student-teaching internships.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Linda Kardamis taught middle school math before being led to become the founder of Teach 4 the Heart (www.teach4theheart.com) which provides practical solutions and Biblical encouragement for Christian teachers. Strategies like reciprocal learning, showdown, quiz trade, Kahoot!

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ED Surge

JULY 5, 2023

In January, he enrolled in the Grow Your Own program through the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a teacher preparation program that allows him to earn his teaching license and master’s degree while remaining employed by the school where he currently works. Even with your friend group, you were always trying to teach them things.’

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. Alana Stanton is a kindergarten teacher at Mulberry Elementary in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Advancement Courses is my preferred professional development provider.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 4, 2023

Figjam is a cool, flexible, fun, collaborative space for student projects, presentations, and collaborations. I think you're getting ready to teach some teachers with it. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is Figjam? 00;03;28;22 – 00;03;45;07 Tom Mullaney It's a little simpler.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 15, 2022

You can provide feedback to your students on any text (print or digital) and they can hear you read as well.This is a perfect tool for summer school, reading tutors and anyone teaching reading. Norwood Elementary School. He has been featured on the Teach Better, Aspire Lead, Teachers On Fire, and Many Voices of Grit podcasts.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 4, 2024

However, crafting an effective STEM curriculum for elementary students requires more than just a collection of activities and lessons. It needs to be flexible, supported by ongoing training, and foster a sense of community among educators. Flexibility A standout feature of an exceptional STEM curriculum is its flexibility.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

Graphic Design helps us present in more interesting ways, teach better, and communicate better. Not only do educators need to understand effective graphic design, we need to teach it. Sadie Lewis helps educators understand and teach graphic design in this quick, helpful show full of graphic design resources for educators.

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STEM Education Works

MAY 17, 2022

They asked to remain anonymous, but here is a summary of their teaching assignments this year: High school family and consumer science. Elementary library. Elementary science. Elementary art. Elementary English language arts. But I think what I learned most is to be flexible and patient. Middle school math.

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ED Surge

JULY 18, 2022

Entsminger, an elementary school principal outside of Chicago, says his district was not able to serve nearly as many children as usual with its summer program this year, and the reason boils down to staffing. They’re having to be more flexible.” If you have a program model, and no teachers want to work it, maybe change your model.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Strategies: Which teaching strategies will best facilitate student learning? I’d take a few hours (per lesson) to collect what I needed, visit with co-teachers, update the lesson plan from prior years, and then think how to make it relevant to the learning style of each child I will be teaching. What size should groups be?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

A narrow perspective about which versions of Spanish are “acceptable” for academic environments may also limit the number of people qualified to teach the language, they add. Students can go through the curriculum at their own pace, giving them the flexibility to complete credits around a work schedule. The Spanish produced in the U.S.

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STEM Discovery Education

AUGUST 30, 2022

The biggest challenges I faced last school year were related to the many unknowns in how I would be teaching my students in relation to the pandemic. We started the school year with full safety precautions in place, although we did still have in-person teaching, but fully masked and with limited interactions. Looking Back.

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Teach Hub

AUGUST 1, 2024

Whether you’ve been teaching for a while or are new to the classroom, having these teacher hacks in your back pocket will help you stay organized, manage your classroom, and integrate technology seamlessly into your classroom. You can also use this time to check in on how everyone is feeling.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 12, 2023

In elementary STEM or science classes, you may or may not be responsible for providing letter grades or an overall percentage for students, but it is still important to share progress with students and their families. 13 ways to describe how students engage in STEM and elementary science. Works collaboratively with others.

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Free Technology 4 Teachers

JANUARY 19, 2022

Canva is a little more aesthetically pleasing than Timeline JS, but Timeline JS offers a bit more flexibility in terms of content inclusion. I got my first teaching job as a mid-year replacement for a ninth grade language arts class. Those are Timeline JS and Canva. Canva offers timeline templates that students can share.

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