The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Morningside College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. She is also a former teacher and principal, leading one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. During my years of working in elementary education, I spent time as a classroom teacher as well as a school leader, all with the Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, Iowa.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2020

In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face to face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn more about why phonics skills are so important for literacy development, then discover helpful strategies for teaching elementary students—with five free downloadable teacher resources from Waterford.org! Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties by David Kilpatrick.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

Teachers can use it to help design lessons, build assessments, unpack standards, personalize , scaffold questions, develop hooks, provide relevant connections, and so many more possibilities. Gradescope -Seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in class. Ideogram – A free image creation tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this Cool Cat Teacher Talk episode, we will explore effective assessment strategies with Dr. Thomas Guskey, Becky Holden, Dr. Samuel Nix, Alan November, Mike Roberts, and Christie Thompson.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Elementary teachers may use their board to encourage a deep dive into a holiday, season, or weather pattern. Designing Choice Boards.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Unlike our learning walks in the past, the teachers at Wells Elementary did not know I was going to be in the building on this particular day.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Assess the School’s Existing STEM Programs. “When makerspaces really work, they are open to the entire student body,” she says.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 4, 2021

assessments to priority standards. Be bold by questioning current assessments and their purpose to determine if you need them all. With the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, Congress has made money available to school districts to tackle the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Look for apps and programs that cover key concepts and skills taught in early elementary grades, such as phonics , early literacy , basic math skills and foundational science concepts. Edtech tools streamline the formative assessment process, making it more efficient and less intrusive.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2023

Abolishing the routine of announced observations, having teachers provide artifacts of evidence to show the bigger picture since you can never see all that is done in a single observation, and prioritizing the collection assessments over lesson plans can also be effective. We then share collective insight while processing the feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 1, 2019

As elementary students learn how to read, teachers administer reading fluency tests and listen to students read passages. Nothing can replace this formal assessment, but it’s helpful to teach students to track their words per minute between these reading fluency assessments. This can be useful as they design lessons!

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 10, 2017

I have been very impressed by how Kirk Elementary and Wells Elementary in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District ( CFISD ) have been implementing blended learning on their campuses. It is also important that it supports high-level learning, provides better means of assessment, and improves feedback.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Map out activities in alignment with priority standards Establish learning targets Determine how much time students will have to complete the tasks Consider developing scaffolded formative assessments for students to complete after a series of asynchronous activities as a form of closure and to check for understanding.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

My experience in this area began over three years ago, thanks to having the opportunity to coach teachers and administrators at Wells Elementary School. Typically, I only share the ones created by Wells (TX), Snow Horse (UT), and Corinth Elementary (MS) as well as Corinth Middle School. Challenge accepted!

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

A year or so into the pandemic, the Tennessee district had completed a detailed needs assessment that spanned every school and classroom. Now, through the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, KCS was about to receive more than $114 million to spend on a wide range of learning improvement projects.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

When I send home the parent survey (via Google Form) at the start of the school year, I always ask parents if they are interested in lending their expertise and time to be on a panel or assess student work. The panel also used a rubric to assess different aspects of the presentation. I also ask about their availability.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

In a previous post , I shared how members of the 4th-grade team at Red Cliffs Elementary School in the Juab School district collaborated to create a personalized experience that combined choice and data to differentiate. District 205 has given us the opportunity to have an instructional coach at each elementary building.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

It warmed my heart when Amy Rhodes, the principal of Bevins Elementary, shared what she had recently implemented in regard to feedback. Next, we moved on to formative assessment and then on to questioning and discussion. My role was to provide then direct feedback on all the evidence shared while also engaging the group to do the same.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

We’ve developed “Look for” documents to support teachers and administrators in envisioning how this fusion could work in elementary and middle school classrooms. While the documents may also be useful for practitioners looking to assess CT, they should not be used as rigid check-lists. What are “Look for” documents?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

The automatic grading feature will save time for teachers who have diagrams that need to be assessed and marked. The matching column resources are perfect for kindergarten and lower elementary teachers working with phonetic sounds and word recognition. Matching Columns Games. If you use audio, I recommend having cards already flipped.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Assignments Due : Specify any assignments, quizzes, or other assessments that are due for this class session. Elementary teachers have a different format and prompts below that they can use and refine. Assignments Due : Specify any assignments, quizzes, or other assessments that are due for this class session. Class Grade: (e.g.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Formative assessment tips. Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). How you can edit on the fly (even after you've started delivering a lesson with students). Simple exit tickets. I'll share how I use Lumio for exam review. Simple exit tickets. Library of pre-made lessons.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

The message that I try to convey is that technology should not be separate from sound instructional design, but instead serve as a ubiquitous entity that supports or enhances curriculum, instruction, and assessment. While conducting some coaching visits at Wells Elementary School recently, I saw Ms. Mican using Quizizz.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

The tradigital learning environment encourages all teachers — elementary, middle and high school — to adopt a station rotation model. Teachers may give assessments before each unit or standard, which sorts students into three groups: high, middle, low. . Stage two involves differentiating those stations.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. For many adults, assessment was for your grade [when they were in school].

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . As you can see in the graphic, you have quick exit tickets, self-assessments, speed up games, and more that you can add to your library to easily insert into your lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

How Do We Leverage Pre-Assessment Skills Meaningfully? In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face-to-face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. Dawn Stansbury.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

No matter if we’re talking about kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools or colleges and universities, the need for a learning platform that offers personalized learning experiences for each student is all too real. Assessments. NEO Brochure: Assessing students using NEO. Educational institutions need to keep up.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

questions, assessments, tech used by kids for learning, student work, etc.). Over the years, I have shared all of the wonderful things happening at Wells Elementary, as I am now in my third year as their coach. I am fortunate to be involved in several long-term projects where I have been able to document growth over time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Check out Designing Online Assessments for Students — a course that can help you in this area.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Along with teaching these gifted elementary students (who I teach for multiple years), I teach graduate courses for Walden University. Of course, I went a little crazy as my elementary students just finished their sustainable city model. One of the courses is Innovative Curriculum.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For example, an elementary teacher may want to focus on a specific season or weather pattern while a secondary teacher might focus on cell division or energy sustainability. The first is a simple choice board format and the second is an interactive Google Slide deck. Choose Your Own Adventure Choice Board.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Mr. Marin is an experienced educator having worked in education as a teacher and administrator with students in the elementary, middle, and high school settings. He has extensive experience working with diverse student populations, including students with special needs and those in alternative education.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

However, it was not until I changed the way I approached feedback, assessment, and parent communication that I had an epiphany. If teachers and students work together to assess, track, and reflect on the learning happening in the classroom, teachers will have the time and energy to innovate and personalize learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). Consider giving students a series of assignments over a period of time where only one or two, not all, will be assessed for a grade. ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S.

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