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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator

User Generated Education

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. Another important hallmark of the maker movement is its strong focus on community.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Barbara co-authored two books on personalized learning with Kathleen McClaskey: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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5 Ways to Bring Sustainable Food Understanding into Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

There’s video, there is an absolutely gorgeous book and gallery of artwork for this Lexicon of Sustainability. She provides professional development, content creation, and social media services; presents at national and international conferences; and acts as an advisory board member for SXSWedu. Blog: Julie Willcott.

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What’s Hot in 2nd-Grade with #2ndchat moderator Carol McLaughlin

The CoolCatTeacher

It can be as simple as just solving a math problem with each other, or doing a science project, or doing a whole chapter book that we are sharing books and ideas with. We all read the same book at the same time, but we each shared ideas throughout it, and we had different things we talked about in the book.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. She was named as a 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and serves as a Book Creator Ambassador. Now, we had never heard of Merge Cube, and now all of a sudden, everybody started talking about Merge Cube. So how did this Merge Cube mania start? What happened?

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Its 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?

Edsurge

It’s hard to measure, but leaders at the forefront of the 21st century learning movement tell me they still see too many students sitting passively while teachers deliver instruction; too much technology is still used to replace routine tasks rather than turbo-charge the experience of learning. Here are suggestions from Suzie Boss: 1.