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Traits of a Successful Online Teacher

Catlin Tucker

I created the visual below pairing each of his traits–visible, organized, caring and compassionate, analytical, and leader by example–with specific behaviors. Savery uses the acronym VOCAL to emphasize five specific traits that a successful online teacher must possess. Savery, J. BE VOCAL: Characteristics of successful online instructors.

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.” Additionally, Mitch co-founded Academic Business Advisors in 2005, to help organizations reach teachers and students in the US. Currently, this year’s “Remember When. Blog: [link].

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Multimedia content personalizes learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

It can be called the multimedia learning hypothesis (Mayer, 2005). For example, the alphabet is memorized by making packages of 2, 3 or 4 letters, like ABC-DFG-… This idea is supported by several experiments. People can learn more deeply from words and pictures than from words alone. Gagné, Yekovich, C. & & Yekovich, F.,

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What You Can Do to Bring Emotional Intelligence Lessons into the Classroom

Waterford

According to Yale psychologist and social-emotional expert Peter Salovey, the five main examples of emotional intelligence are:[15]. For example, a student can be academically gifted but lack social skills.[6] 15] This means that one of the best ways you can promote emotional intelligence in your students is by setting a good example.[3]

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Empatico: A Breakthrough Way to Promote Empathy (And It’s Free)

The CoolCatTeacher

In this article, I’ll give you a review of the product, give you some classroom examples, and help you get started. If you teach children in the 7- to 11-year-old range, Empatico is a free tool that you should check out now. This blog post is sponsored by Empatico. All opinions are my own. See Lease, A. M., & Blake, J.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

For example, Microsoft CoPilot will be integrated into Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and all of the Microsoft Apps (I’m guessing One Note), along with the Notion-Like Microsoft Loop app that kicked off this week. I started this blog as a total beginner in 2005. I'm now a total beginner again and that is ok.

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How Young Is Too Young to Learn to Read?

Waterford

For example, children who begin to recognize the alphabet at a young age are more likely to pick up vocabulary words and learn to spell early on.[4] For example, read one or two picture books together or attend a brief PreK library event.[6]. Scientific Studies of Reading, 2005, 9, pp. Scholastic Corporation. Early Literacy.

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