The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Design Your Classroom for Maximum Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blended learning happens when you mix the face to face classroom with online learning. While flipped classroom is a form of blended learning, it is not the only one.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom. Now, Deb, you work with implementing lighthouse classrooms, but you’ve also recently moved into instructional technology. Vicki: But how do you keep your classroom focused?

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Collaboration and Blended Learning Fosters Critical Skills.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Three years ago, with the help of the education agency the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA), Iowa rolled out its initiative to implement blended learning as a model for the state. In a competency based system, students advance upon proficiency and receive rapid differentiated support based on their individual learning needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Tips and Tricks I've Learned from Experience From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Online and face-to-face spaces blend to create a today’s classroom. ” When bricks and clicks combine into a powerful learning experience for students, we have an effective blended classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2016

ISTE 2016 is here! If you want links to these events to register, go to my ISTE 2016, Presenter Page. See Vicki’s ISTE 2016 Schedule. This is a sponsored series and will run on the Every Classroom Matters show. The CTN Playground with Crescerance and MAD-Learn. It is always great to go. Sun, Jun 26.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance. Blended Learning. Personalized Learning. Why keep an eye on personalized learning?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Numerous studies have found that without breaks students have higher instances of inappropriate classroom behavior. She found that once the breaks were implemented the inappropriate behavior diminished, establishing a functional relationship between breaks and classroom behavior. At first, I was enamored by the concept of brain breaks.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

This situation reflects the limitation of a models-approach to blended learning implementation. While models have been pivotal in helping teachers implement blended practice, a hyper focus on their individual components, or one model over another, can obscure the big picture. In short, we need to go back to the basics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wipebook flipchart is a fantastic addition to your classroom teaching toolkit – especially if you’re teaching from home. Kristina is the co-author of “ Hacking School Libraries: 10 Ways to Incorporate Library Media Centers into Your Learning Community ,” as well as two series of Scholastic makerspace books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

When looking at the top posts of the over 3,500 blog posts here, a theme jumps forward for February 2016. Top Posts: February 2016. 100+ Great Google Classroom Resources New in February 2016! Edusketching: A Tool to Help Students Understand Complex Concepts (with Wendy Pillars) New in February 2016!

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FuelEd

JANUARY 28, 2016

Contributor: Amanda Cunningham Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 10:45am There’s a lot of confusion around blended learning and technology-rich instruction. Many schools think that because they use computers in the classroom they are a blended school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 4, 2019

TW Williamson on Episode 452 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast TW Williamson, an educator in Taiwan, shares how he is helping literature and language teachers use augmented reality (AR) in their classrooms. Travel to the leading edge of this new technology in ways any literature teacher can use. Blog: [link] Twitter: @tww00.

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Battelle for Kids

DECEMBER 29, 2015

P21 Blogazine will feature the following themes in 2016. To contribute a post for a 21st Century Learning theme, contact jab@iriinc.us. January: Blended Learning: The Pros and Cons February: Communication in 21st Century Classrooms March: STEAM or STEM?

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2020

With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which edtech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world. Khan Academy.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And as a teacher, you have the power to help them find that passion for learning while they are young. In this article, we’ll go over the difference between two types of motivation—intrinsic and extrinsic—and why you should prioritize the former in your classroom. 7 Ways to Boost Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

American poet and etymologist John Ciardi once remarked, “The classroom should be an entrance into the world.” Contemporary classrooms (from elementary school to graduate school) are structured similar to a manufacturing line and typically produce students who are full of information. Instead, it should use simple rules to guide it.

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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. There are dozens of authentic uses for Mix in your classroom. It’s reason enough to reconsider MS Office in your classrooms or update to MS Office 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Google Classroom allows teachers to easily manage student work and teaching with Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Spreadsheets and anything Google. This handy tool has opened up the doors of blended learning and collaborative classrooms like never before. Updated: February 5, 2016. Google Classroom Resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Michelle, you’ve done some fantastic work with Social Emotional Learning and Ed Tech. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @ mrzphd is with us today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 25, 2019

Take courses on helpful topics like social-emotional learning, classroom management, teacher wellness, special education classes and more. As a classroom teacher, Monica used one-to-one technology to create engaging, standards-based lessons for students. That’s just $120 per graduate credit hour or $160 for 50 clock hours.

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Education Elements

JANUARY 6, 2016

It has been demonstrated that any classroom can implement blended learning and, when done well, get superior results. Personalized learning is now part of an increasing number of district and school strategic plans. My predictions over the last few years have come true.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

billion smartphones worldwide as of 2016 – a number that is expected to climb to 2.5 Even in the most advanced online education environment or any other e-learning environments, students were still limited to their geography. The rise of social networking as a learning tool. More than that, there were 2.1

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The Accessibility Journey at the University of Hartford Vicki: So, on your campus, at the University of Hartford, on October 2016 you formed and worked with an organization to start helping your campus be more accessible. Bevin: Our institutional goals that we had for the year 2016, we have a strategic plan put in place.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Well, in one region—the Local District Northwest sector of the district—administrators, schools and teachers have been busy expanding efforts for blended learning implementation in collaboration with Stepan Mekhitarian. They have differing levels of interest in blended learning. But there’s hope, he adds. Oh my goodness.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies. In January 2016, the team collectively took a district self-assessment to gauge BWRSD’s digital learning readiness. (You can view our evolving implementation timeline here.) Scaling Innovation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Here’s what I’m using all the time in my classroom right now. 36 Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life. Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Screencasts.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Blended learning in credit-recovery courses and alternative schools—areas where students would often have no brick-and-mortar options—has gotten a bad rap because of questions about the rigor of the online learning experience. From classroom to classroom the models were the same and the culture was strong, tight and consistent.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

— Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) February 9, 2016. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. Their job is challenging enough without having to learn a whole new approach, Eastwood and Creeden recall hearing. Middletown, N.Y.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

So the college is asking its future teachers to make online activity guides and videos for Home Works , a new distance learning program designed to help kids connect the curricula they usually learn in person at school or camp with what’s going on in their real lives—which right now mostly means being stuck at home. “I

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

2016 so far has been a very challenging year, yet also very rewarding. One very good thing of 2016 was that the ed tech world never stopped evolving, not even for a second. This is tightly connected with the flipped classroom technique. So we can assume that video-based learning will only grow in 2017.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2019

The use of digital textbooks in classrooms is growing in the face of the easy availability of smartphones and the Internet. The idea and practice of using digital textbooks in classrooms represents a new trend in education. Here are some ways that instructors can use digital textbooks in the classrooms.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2016

I’ve made a promise to myself and my students: I have decided this year that I am making over my classroom into a “21st century” classroom. What is a 21st century classroom?” 21st century classrooms include flexible seating, 1:1 technology, and student-led learning—in my opinion. Classroom management.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2016

During ISTE 2016, a panel of CTOs and educators examined how changes in today’s schools and technologies are impacting the role of the traditional CTO. Blended learning. Blended learning has enjoyed time as one of ed-tech’s big buzz phrases. The blended learning umbrella is very, very big.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

In that time, my approach to teaching has radically changed as I’ve embraced technology and shifted to a blended learning model. I’ve tried to reimagine what learning looks like in an English class. However, there is so much more I would love to do! School was born!

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