The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Subscribe to the Show Anywhere You Listen to Podcasts This week's sponsor Modern Classrooms will help you teach better today! You’ll be glad you did.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 26, 2017

Today, Starr Sackstein @mssackstein shares 5 feedback strategies to supercharge your writing instruction and classroom culture. In today’s show, Starr Sackstein discusses 5 peer review strategies for the classroom including: Having a class culture for positive peer feedback. Peer Feedback in the Classroom Book Giveaway.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Once a novelty in many classrooms and makerspaces, 3D printers are again flourishing as valuable classroom tools thanks to advanced technology , lower costs and more products and services geared toward K–12 education. . How Teachers and Students Use 3D Printing in Today’s Classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 06/10/2019 - 09:56.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2024

Imagine classrooms where educators can efficiently guide students through dense material while ensuring they grasp crucial details. Additionally, there are AI tools to summarize PDFs that can help you to quickly grasp the essence of complex documents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

EdSurge: How did using AI tools in your classroom change your approach to teaching writing? Where I teach in New York, we have culturally responsive educational training and a lot of it involves recognizing your own bias. We need to help students to use AI responsibly, and we do that by practicing with it in the classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Around the country proponents of both models are working hard to train new teachers in their respective pedagogies, through programs known as teacher residencies. Download their free Hands-On AI Project Guides for the Classroom guides for elementary, secondary, elective, and computer science teachers here. “It

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

From grade school to higher education, Smart Classrooms have become a mainstay of the modern educational environment. For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology.

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

For more than 30 years, California’s Outreach and Technical Assistance Network ( OTAN ) has been at the forefront of meeting the technology needs of adult education providers, including English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Confluence and Influence – Inquiry Hub Secondary School. Background: The 2018-2019 school year is Inquiry Hub Secondary’s 7th year since it was founded. Transforming Our Classrooms – Ignite Presentation. Teachers combine the three elements in ways they see fit to personalize learning in their classrooms.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Quite often, in the classroom or the boardroom, introverts are forgotten, especially when the loudest person always runs the show. Transforming The Classroom to Support Innovative Introverts. Teacher training is similar to influential groupthink, focusing in on design thinking, group discussions, meetings and project collaboration.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. I like to remind students that all of us are learning in the classroom. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

There is evidence that universities have a slow-changing culture , when compared to for instance high- or secondary-schools. In Ontario, Canada, for instance, the somewhat shocking facts are: 99% of all Ontario elementary and secondary students have access to computers at school.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. The goal was simple, to introduce and train them on some age appropriate technology tools while identifying natural pedagogical fits.

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Digital Promise

MAY 9, 2023

However, according to the Edtech Genome Project , 85 percent of edtech spending may be wasted on tools that are either a poor fit or not implemented properly [in classrooms]. There are several ways to source this information, including surveys, classroom observations and walkthroughs, or the use of third-party tools that aggregate usage data.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In California, College Connect is Rowland Unified School District’s solution to making college and post-secondary pathways more equitable for every student. Their trainings and materials were used across the country. Districts are also fostering student leadership and elevating student voices in more meaningful ways.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools are now using a hybrid classroom model, with some students attending virtually and others in person. The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

Students at the independent station are directed to log into Google Classroom, put on headphones, and play a breathing exercise/meditation video. She then worked as an Instructional Coach for seven years, training and coaching secondary teachers in student engagement, standard-based strategies, curriculum development, and blended learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Teachers may have been confident in using digital media to supplement their in-person classroom instruction” GBH Education notes, “but may have experienced diminished confidence when required to teach only through technology with little time to prepare.” There were no obvious patterns in higher education bills.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

As a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and now site administrator, I have curated several easy-to-implement tips to help teachers effectively implement and manage the station rotation model with even the most energetic classes. Assigned Seats at Student-Led Stations As a teacher, I always had seating charts for whole-group instruction.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 13, 2019

” 3 For teachers themselves trained in old-school methods, implementing active learning tactics requires a shift in perspective. universities have implemented active learning classrooms. Many, like Stanford and the University of Minnesota , have initiatives to train instructors in active learning practices.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Have you ever felt that the traditional classroom structure we’ve all grown used to is a bit too limiting for the today’s day and age? Below you’ll find professional insight into: What is a flipped classroom approach? What challenges will you face within a flipped classroom approach? So what does this mean?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 23, 2020

And yet, now more than ever, the future of the classroom seems to be digital. Whether you’re an educator already strongly rooted in the e-learning environment, or you’re considering making the transition into the virtual classroom, continuing education may well be the answer to preparing today for the students of tomorrow.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Recently, we spoke with three participants of the AI Explorations program to learn about its impact in K-12 classrooms. She was an ISTE-GM AI Explorations program year 2 participant and has since implemented projects from the Hands-On AI Projects for the Classroom guides in her bilingual classes in Leander, Texas.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

The past several years have seen a rapid rise in the use of edtech in classrooms, accelerated by the pandemic and the sudden shift to remote learning. The high school student created a robust database of current platforms being used and offered invaluable feedback on how the implementation of tools may differ from classroom to classroom.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education. And 84 percent consider it important or very important to offer teachers extra training on how to incorporate AI into the classroom.

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Hapara

APRIL 7, 2022

Educator Lisa Newson began her career teaching technology to kindergarteners, and after five years in the classroom, she moved over to tech. It was pre-pandemic and her district was using a different classroom management tool. para Champion trainings. In early conversations with H?para Newson elaborates: “The way that H?para

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2020

In San Antonio, Texas, elementary school principals get hands-on coaching and advice from early childhood experts during visits to pre-K classrooms. A 2015 survey found only 20 percent of early-career principals in schools with pre-K classrooms felt “well-versed” in early ed.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. By embracing interdisciplinary learning, NGSS weaves math, language arts, and social science concepts into the science classroom, creating a richer, more connected educational experience for students.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) classroom setups are very common nowadays, but there are a few aspects to consider before implementing them. I’d like to address here internet-readiness because for BYOD classrooms to be sustainable, schools must have a reliable internet source. They must know how to teach with technology.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

How do you measure success in the classroom? Data also shows an increase in chronic absenteeism resulting from anxiety, most notably at the secondary levels. Lesson 2: This school year at ESUSD, we’ve continued our implementation of RULER with each classroom designing their own social-emotional learning charter.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

They want more diverse classroom experiences. “I As a Colorado secondary school history teacher and former English teacher, I believe, and research shows, that student achievement improves when learners are personally engaged. Provide educators with the time and training to be culturally responsive teachers.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Through school visits and panel discussions with TDSB officials, district leaders explored local policies and systems, the use of data for equity, and professional development and training for teachers and leaders, keeping an eye and ear toward what they could bring back to their own school communities.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

And while we have already discussed the benefits gamification can bring to classroom , today we are exploring a whole different and positive story about gaming and its many applications that can help children cope with difficult situations such as school refusal, and even improve academic performance. Brain training games.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2017

As part of HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom initiative, Digital Promise Global is directing a network of Learning Studios designed for student-centered, experiential learning. You can browse stories from the week of training in Jordan on the Learning Studios story gallery.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 12, 2018

Streaming in schools is a contentious subject, and there are studies to show that streaming prior to upper secondary school can have a negative effect on both social and academic outcomes, particularly for underprivileged students. Streaming should really only be considered in a high school setting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2024

Additionally, Jim speaks to schools and districts across the country with keynotes, trainings, workshops, and student assemblies. The third idea is to create dynamic classrooms that promote collaboration and engagement. Creating dynamic classrooms that promote collaboration and engagement can enhance the overall culture of the school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

As schools work to accomplish these goals, we expect to see an expansion of AI and other emerging technologies in the classroom, enhanced professional development and support for teachers, and more individualized learning opportunities for students. Here are five of the biggest education trends for 2025: 1. million students by 2031.

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