Elementary Game-Based Learning Learning Maker Movement 
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Elementary and primary students can learn to code. For Hour of Code week this week, learn how you can go past the Hour of Code and use coding all year long! How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson. Why code in the elementary grades? app is designed to help people learn how to use it.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Lee Graham on Episode 569 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Lee Graham is working with teachers to teach them principles of game-based learning to teach writing. Her anecdotes of classroom behavior-changing results are – pardon the pun – game-changing.
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The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 22, 2021
Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? Visit coolcatteacher.com/tournament to learn more and start voting! From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality apps might be for you! This is going to be fun! Blog: [link].
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 30, 2018
You can use it and learn. “I’ve seen kids get so immersed in their 3D Bear projects that they had no idea how much they were learning.” “I’ve seen kids get so immersed in their 3D Bear projects that they had no idea how much they were learning.” Learn more by clicking on the link below.
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
We also learn beta testing , which is what happens when a person NOT on their team tests the app.) UX, Alpha Testing, Beta Testing UX stands for “user experience.” When student teams are alpha testing the app, I have them watch each other and notice how another person uses the app, which can help them make changes. (We
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
How can we condense down what we need to learn in coding to such a short period of time? So the whole point of learning programming — it just sounds so daunting because people have to understand the logic as well as the syntax. Programming is daunting when you have to learn logic as well as syntax. Aditya: Hi Vicki.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 11, 2018
Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. coolcatteacher.com/earth Check out their NGSS aligned Science games for grades 3-8. And so they basically were learning to use the technology themselves, which is what they’re going to have to do for the rest of their lives.
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