The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2017

In today’s show, Crystal Koenig shares how she uses Google Keep in the classroom: Letting students personalize the classroom by requesting topics to be taught. Koenig’s classroom is based on inquiry, problem and project based learning. Transcript will be posted here as soon as it is available.

Google 208

Google How To Classroom Chromebook 208

Digital Promise

JULY 20, 2020

Why is it so important to have a strong research base to our web app, the Learner Variability Navigator (LVN), and its factors of learning? All of these factors interact to impact a child’s readiness to learn when they come into the classroom. Bringing that research together can raise awareness of how to teach the whole child.

Professional Learning 257

Professional Learning E-rate Learning Strategy 257

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Lincolnshire, IL – National momentum around the science of reading continues to increase and with it the demand for professional learning for the entire school community. This need for professional learning is compounded by a U.S. This need for professional learning is compounded by a U.S.

Professional Learning 106

Professional Learning Groups Tools Course 106

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

After my fourth coaching session with them, the principal asked if I could create a choice board for his staff to work through and learn to use even more technology tools effectively. Ownership of learning shouldn’t just be for students. Add links to your Learning Management System (Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, etc.)

Strategy 433

Strategy Blended Learning Classroom Schoology 433

Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

Strategy 288

Strategy Technology How To Robotics 288

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs. It tells teachers what were looking for.

Professional Learning 103

Professional Learning Course Education Elementary 103

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.

How To 365

How To Twitter Professional Learning Classroom 365

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The only difference is we are not in the classroom and they feel comfortable; it helps that the students have that experience.”. Despite how difficult this shift was for everyone involved, we can’t think about going back to the way things were. The post How to Achieve Powerful Digital Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.

Digital Learning 350

Digital Learning How To Digital Divide Learning 350

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 30, 2022

It goes beyond just telling people what to do by instead showing them how to do it as a means to either support learning or change. In the classroom, modeling aids in making concepts clear where students learn by observing. Learning, in many cases, results from observation (Holland & Kobasigawa, 1980).

Professional Learning 524

Professional Learning Social Media Strategy Examples 524

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2019

Nicole is a sought after speaker and facilitator of professional learning on the topics of literacy, student voice, social justice, standards-based grading and more. Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015.

How To 335

How To Assessment Professional Learning Twitter 335

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 4, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Others are working in makerspaces or studios or art classrooms. This is going to be fun! Let’s do this.

How To 358

How To Moodle Twitter Company 358

Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Classrooms have come a long way since chalkboards, overhead projectors and film strips (remember those?). Today, technology is transforming the way students learn and teachers approach instruction, making the K-12 classroom more engaging and personalized than ever.

Technology 130

Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Assessment 130

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2017

In today’s show, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach discusses helping kids in poverty succeed and: How we start helping kids in poverty. Subtle bias of educators and how to address it. Today on Episode 84, we’re going to talk about how to help kids in poverty succeed. Challenges for kids in poverty besides poverty itself.

How To 218

How To Learning Course Twitter 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This new functionality makes it easier for educators to use proven instructional strategies like “turn and talk ,” a common teaching method where peers discuss relevant classroom content with one another. About HMH HMH is an adaptive learning company that helps educators create growth for every student.

Tools 110

Tools Adaptive Learning Classroom Comparison 110

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“We found that the teacher who was the most effective using AI was the most experienced teacher, had the best relationship with his students, was the most calm and was running a solid classroom,” recalls Desai, The Calculus Project’s director of school and district support and a former math teacher.

Tools 390

Tools Professional Learning Academic Standards Examples 390

Digital Promise

JUNE 5, 2019

Many teachers prepared themselves with categories of questions that students might ask, and thought through how they would respond to each. Some rehearsed their lesson during professional learning community (PLC) meeting time at their schools, having their colleagues playing the roles of students and friendly critic. Learn more.

How To 335

How To Learning Professional Learning Assessment 335

Digital Promise

JANUARY 14, 2021

We just need two things: great instructional materials designed for the latest research in science education, and transformative professional learning to advance instructional practice and get the most out of the materials. It seems simple. Naiveté is what gets us to start trying, right? This was the beginning of a revolution.

Instructional Materials 332

Instructional Materials Professional Learning Education Classroom 332

Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

Unsurprisingly, fully understanding your students’ and teachers’ needs means engaging with them to identify the authentic and fundamental challenges they’re experiencing in the classroom. Be honest, especially about where their product fails to meet your needs, and be specific about why and how it falls short.

EdTech 310

EdTech How To Data Outcomes 310

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 18, 2017

Bill Selak @ billselak shares how he’s using Amazon’s Alexa via the Echo and Dot in the classroom. He shares the ideal grades (in his opinion) and how the Echo is an “assistant” of sorts for his teachers. Bill is currently obsessed with sharing his professional learning on Snapchat.

Classroom 296

Classroom Tools EdTech iPhone 296

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

They shared how teachers got better using technology, reached out more for feedback, collaborated more, and improved classroom management. What are your exemplars of effective remote or hybrid teaching and learning, and why? How are you sharing these with colleagues and staff or using them for professional learning and feedback?

Blended Learning 542

Blended Learning Learning Professional Learning LMS 542

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 9, 2020

He is the architect behind the educator movement “ Teach Hustle Inspire ,” and he wrote the bestselling book MC Means Move the Class: How to Spark Engagement and Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms. In this episode, Dr. Woodly and I chat about our early years in the classroom.

Facebook 543

Facebook Professional Learning Twitter Classroom 543

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 2, 2017

He also shares how flexible seating should go with more student voice and choice in their learning. Prepare to have your mind shift about how we sit in classrooms today! Getting Rid of Cemetery Style Steating in the Classroom with Bill Selak. VICKI: Happy Wonderful Classroom Wednesday.

Classroom 360

Classroom Comparison iPad Study 360

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2020

Summer is a great time to learn how to do that as you prepare for fall and back to school. Every STEM educator should take a look at these resources and integrate them into their blended or online learning environment. How can we ensure STEM is more than just a buzzword?

STEM 418

STEM Strategy Advocacy Course 418

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2022

Last week I shared the news that Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future was published a year ago. Since a great deal of my time as of late has been in the role of a coach, I wanted to share insight that has been gleaned through visits to numerous schools and countless classrooms.

Study 527

Study Professional Learning Resources Examples 527

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 11, 2021

Pedagogical leadership encompasses all the many ways to support effective teaching and learning. Instructional design is a significant component as teachers need continuous feedback on how to implement the curriculum in innovative ways that result in improved outcomes. However, the pedagogical leader doesn’t stop here.

Outcomes 545

Outcomes Strategy Professional Learning Data 545

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2022

It also doesn’t provide teachers and administrators with valuable insight on how to best support learners no matter where they are in relation to standards and critical competencies. Thus, educators need not only a vision for how to personalize learning effectively but also essential supports that will help to ensure success.

Personalized Learning 539

Personalized Learning Data Meeting Outcomes 539

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

Long gone are the days where the overhead projector reigned supreme in the classroom. In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces. I shared my story about how both the overhead projector and television were used to support how I taught, not how my kids learned.

Assessment 446

Assessment Software Blended Learning Professional Learning 446

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Personal productivity is an important skill for professionals in all industries. We in education are no different as we face an increasing set of expectations both in and out of the classroom. This is especially true of finding time and energy for our own professional development.

Classroom 263

Classroom Learning Industry Assessment 263

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Finding time to engage in professional learning can present a challenge for educators. As a result, some teachers decide to stay in the classroom because missing out on that time with students is too difficult. How I have found time to connect and grow as an educator. Social Media.

Education 410

Education Learning Professional Learning Social Media 410

Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” ” UDL celebrates learner variability as an asset in the classroom. This book creates a bridge between the UDL framework and blended learning.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning UDL Learning Meeting 545

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. Blended learning is not new. Blended Learning Classrooms are made of “bricks’ and “clicks” and every teacher should be ready. Learn How 2.

Blended Learning 494

Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 494

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Learning Video Course 546

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We must commit to creating meaningful, purposeful professional learning experiences for our educators. We must commit to creating meaningful, purposeful professional learning experiences for our educators. From there, you can construct a solid professional learning plan for your team.

Professional Learning 148

Professional Learning Learning Assessment Data 148

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2022

Adobe Color Bitmoji classrooms Lexend – easy-to-read font What’s In a Font? How Typography Can help us read better Canva Canva Design School Adobe Fonts Sadie’s Design EDU Resources Non-Designers Design Book [link] Sadie’s Design Guide – bit.ly/sadiedesignguide. Everything we create in the classroom needs to look fantastic.

Adobe 467

Adobe Education Course How To 467

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2020

As a classroom teacher, I have always kept a bright orange poster on display that asks students two critical questions: Do you know it? Educators have the “know-how” to be effective, but sometimes in the day-to-day shuffle the “show-how” gets lost. Micro-credentials as a professional learning option.

Professional Learning 394

Professional Learning Conference System Classroom 394

More Verbs

JANUARY 9, 2020

One of the things that has weighed on me with the new Tech Director position in Bethel is trying to figure out how to support all our staff (K-12) with coaching, professional learning, and support for learning through technology. They are thirsty for learning more about how to leverage their technology in the classroom.

Professional Learning 284

Professional Learning Learning Strategy Course 284

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Now don't get me wrong as this has been incredibly fulfilling and a great learning experience for me. However, you just can't replace face-to-face professional learning, in my opinion. Before I dive into this post topic, I must say how impressed I was with what the teachers and administrators have accomplished.

Khan Academy 546

Khan Academy Schoology Groups Professional Learning 546