The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease. Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2017

I have done it multiple times during my summer maker camp for elementary level kids, my gifted students, and at conferences as part of teacher professional development. Here is a description of this activity from the tinkering studio at the Exploratorium: Do you ever wonder what’s inside your toys?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

So even if you’re not very comfortable with holding a live conference call via Skype or Google Hangouts, the cool thing about Flipgrid is that you can record video messages with your kids. in Elementary Education. One of the things I’m most excited about is that we’re adding a new section to this project. Bio as submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. How many poster boards must die from these elementary years? We have Meg Ormiston @megormi with us today.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

But you don''t have to, since the Global Education Conference is a virtual conference, so you can check out the full schedule in your own time zone, pick the sessions you want to attend, and come and join us as much as you can. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

So they read something or went to a conference and heard about this one particular way to set up a room. Erin: You know what, though, even administrators that are putting tape on the floor – I 100% believe that they are doing it because somewhere, somehow, they felt that that was the right thing to do. Every classroom is different.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

By now you’ve probably heard of edcamps —free, organic, participant-driven, “un-conferences” that empower educators to maximize professional learning experiences and peer networks. As a longtime enthusiast, what I love most about the movement is that at its heart it’s all about educators teaching and empowering other educators.

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2017

In the past couple of months, Peters has completed 15 of these book-based maker projects and has received positive feedback from parents and patrons. As she has taken the idea around to teacher conferences, including the annual Maker Ed Convening , she was surprised to find that many teachers had never heard of such a project.

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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

They visit RYNJ this week and we hosting them for a one day science conference and classroom visits. Utilizing the approach of learning through doing, the teachers were simultaneously learning about one of the most innovative concepts in science education today, the Maker Movement. He also ran one of the three mini sessions.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

Smay used her 3D printer to make gingerbread men to introduce the new Makerspace to her elementary school students. At SXSWedu, Smay challenged conference attendees to, “Just do it! At the SXSWedu conference, there were at least five sessions dedicated to the concept of Makerspaces. Maker Movement maker movement makered'

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. They are listed below, and after the reminder plea for moderator volunteers, you''ll also find the current list of all conference sessions. Huge thanks!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

Two years ago I attended an edtech conference focused on the then up-and-coming trend of makerspaces. Fast-forward to a few years from now, and imagine a conference similar to the one I attended, with the same keynote speaker addressing an audience of passionate maker-educators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

From student-led parent conferences to parent parties , there are many ways to build these positive relationships with parents. See the course about Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences from Advancement Courses 8. Leave Comments on Report Cards and Progress Reports My most treasured report card is from fifth grade.

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