The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2021

Today, she shares their wisdom, including the positives, negatives, the things that shocked her, and what her research shows that everyone should know about moving forward in 2021. Learn about Research on 2020 and What It Means for 2021 Teaching with Pamela Livingston Gaudet. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

We’re excited to announce the 2021 cohort of HP Teaching Fellows! HP Teaching Fellows are part of Reinvent the Classroom , a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft, and Intel. Introducing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows. Want to learn more about Reinvent the Classroom and HP Teaching Fellows?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Trying to adapt to learning environments that are both remote and hybrid in nature can create a lot of disruption for classrooms in the short term. In the long term, however, it creates opportunities to build stronger technologies that can reinvigorate the educational experience.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Classrooms across the nation relied on remote, hybrid and in-person learning models to continue providing meaningful educational experiences to students. The essential ed tech for teaching evolved alongside classrooms as educators and IT professionals discovered innovative solutions at each turn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Promoted by National Geographic, here’s what you should know about Geography Awareness Week which occurs November 15-19, 2021: Too many young Americans are unable to make effective decisions, understand geo-spatial issues, or even recognize their impacts as global citizens.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Digital Promise is thrilled to announce 37 districts—including 26 new districts and 11 returning districts—will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. In April 2021, the district launched monthly parent advocacy meetings focused on restorative justice, literacy, and college and career readiness.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in Education Technology , on April 14, 2021. The movement restrictions imposed by governments worldwide to contain the virus have made it clear for many people that learning doesn’t have to be place-based; learning can happen outside of the classroom walls, free of time constraints.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In 2023, she launched her podcast To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers and Educators. 2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018). Her newest books are THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK 2.0

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As we approach the end of 2021, we at Digital Promise also wanted to reflect on the year that was. Below, Digital Promise staff share reflections, lessons, and learnings from 2021 and offer hopes for education in the new year. How 2021 has changed the way we view our role in education. What has inspired us over the past year. ??Juliana

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 26, 2021

She bravely reflects on the real struggles, challenges, and quality of education in the school year 2020-2021. Recently, I shared 21 Hot Topics for Teacher Professional Development for Summer 2021. Listen to Tennille Johnston Share What Really Happened in Hybrid Classrooms This Year. Johnston’s classroom at [link].

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2020

Options range from continuing home learning programs full-time, to fully reopening classrooms with or without additional public or outdoor spaces and staggered schedules, to hybrid approaches. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Our school provides many applications that I can use with my students, and I constantly share tips with other teachers in the district, encouraging them to use this technology in their own classrooms. For the 2021-2022 school year, Aldine ISD provided every educator in the district with devices.

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Waterford

APRIL 20, 2021

Read on to learn more about what National Arab American Heritage Month is, why it matters, and how you can celebrate it in your classroom. Classroom Activities to Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month. March 2021. What is National Arab American Heritage Month? Sources : Insight Into Diversity.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Below, we share some reflections on our recent Equity in the Driver’s Seat project , as well as our considerations for sustaining the commitment to equity in 2021. classroom teachers, students, parents, practitioners and researchers of color, and those with education equity expertise) as advisors, partners, presenters, and attendees.

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Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 18, 2021

The summer of 2021 has been good to Microsoft Teams! Learn about all of the new features for educators and classrooms. Microsoft Teams is the engine that drives class in so many classrooms. The post 10 new Microsoft Teams features for educators (2021) appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. Coming into […].

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has identified its top three tech enablers as part of the next report in its Driving K–12 Innovation series, set to be released in early 2021. Based on its…

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2021

While some districts stuck with remote learning for the entire 2020-2021 school year, others opened their doors to students and teachers last August. These schools…

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In 2020 and 2021, educators pioneered ed tech tools for their classrooms at an overwhelming pace. Districts with more than 1,000 students accessed an average 1,449 ed tech products online each month during the 2020-2021 school year, according to research conducted by LearnPlatform.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

As of April, at least 14 states were requiring in-person instruction in all or some grades, and the 2021 National Assessment of Educational Progress School Survey found 77 percent of U.S. public schools with fourth and eighth graders were holding classroom instruction this spring.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 2, 2025

Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed this topic in detail after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. The world is changing at an unprecedented pace, something I discuss at great length in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2021

Separation from peers, adapting to virtual classrooms and dealing with the anxiety around the crisis led to a mentally fraught year. Many students will return to physical classrooms for the 2021–2022 school year, which may prove to be equally challenging.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

Although the research on reading comprehension continues, theres relatively good evidence for a collection of teaching approaches, from building vocabulary and background knowledge to leading classroom discussions and encouraging children to check for understanding as they read. ” So they avoid reading altogether.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Challenges of leadership have been at the center of the education discussion over the past year, as the pandemic has reshaped lesson plans, timetables and classrooms. There’s been constant concern about students being left behind.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Teachers will get a boost in efficiency thanks to machine-learning tools.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online. The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2022

I think you’ll enjoy this: Coping with COVID in the Classroom. Over Spring Break we set up Google Classroom pages, learned how to do Zoom, and created packets of papers for students’ families to pick up and drop off outside the school weekly. For the 2021-2022 school year, we decided to come back full time. The Long Haul.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 14, 2022

One-fourth of districts surveyed by RAND in 2021 planned to run a virtual school in the most recent academic year, up ninefold from before the pandemic. They are also outfitting dedicated physical spaces with technology to facilitate high-quality and engaging online education. Another quarter were exploring a virtual school…

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Here’s a peek: Top 5 online learning tools for a healthy development of your children’s mind in 2021. The challenge is to keep it simple, safe, and sane. APN News has a great article on tools that make that possible. The benefits of e-learning are tremendous.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

Years ago I brought board games into my classroom. I understood this was a problem throughout our time doing remote learning from March, 2020 through the end of the 2021 school year. Research indicates that there is power in using board games in the classroom. As a kid growing up, I loved board games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2021

Sponsor: Join me at the upcoming insightful online conference, Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity! I’ll be sharing my 50+ ways to use technology in the classroom updated with new tools and tips for the challenges of teaching in 2021. Engage 2021 is a must-attend online event for educators. Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Welcome to an extended episode focusing on AI!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Student and teacher experiences over the past 18 months have varied greatly and classrooms are filled with students representing a wider range of learning needs than ever before. Responding to this wide range of learners is part of the job in education; the pandemic has made this part of the work more prominent in many classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Some awesome changes have happened with Google Apps over summer 2021. In today's show, Eric Curts talks about Google Classroom, Google Docs, and other Google apps and what has happened that is new and cool and how these changes will help classrooms improve this school year.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

A version of this post was originally published in FutureScot , on October 5, 2021. Mixing education and entertainment in the classroom. So here are a few ideas on how you can use edtech to bring edutainment into the classroom and create a fun and inspiring learning experience for students: 1. Video classes. Video is everywhere.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Starts May 17, 2021. Starts February 1, 2021. March 1, 2021. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom. March 29, 2021. Everything is online. Email me at askatechteacher@gmail.com. Classes start in May!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 21, 2021

On Wednesday, July 28th at 11 am CDT (noon Eastern) and 4 pm UTC Pear Fair Back to School 2021 will kick-off. Back to the Classroom with Pear Deck by Stacey Roshan. Smooth Sailing for the 2021-2022 School Year by Dani Kennis. During the conference, I’m presenting a new presentation “8 Ways to Engage Every Learner.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Returning to Rigorous Mathematics –December 16, 2021. Math Scores Drop Again –December 17, 2021. Math Games in the Classroom. We at Ask a Tech Teacher have written a lot about resources to address this problem: Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs. Math Word Problems. Online Math Resources (long list).

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