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7 Hot Edtech Topics #iste19 #notatiste19

The CoolCatTeacher

Listen to the Stacey Roshan talk about 7 edtech trends Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. So, if you use another text similarity detection tool, or if you haven’t used one yet, now is the time to start your free trial at www.coolcatteacher.com/detect and learn more about Urkund today.

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Maker Culture Has a ?Deeply Unsettling? Gender Problem

Edsurge

As a whole, STEM fields experience significant gender imbalances and makerspaces are no exception—despite being a relatively recent adoption for many schools. Among their findings: a troubling lack of women in makerspace leadership and a pronounced tendency to see boys as more tech-proficient.

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Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering (and more)

The CoolCatTeacher

Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Previously, Sylvia was President of Generation YES, evangelizing student leadership through modern technology.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Carol McLaughlin @missmac100 second grade teacher from Alabama and #2ndchat moderator talks about the global trends in second grade. And today, Carol, we thought we would talk about some of the trends we’re seeing in second grade across the world. 2nd Grade Trend #1: Project Based Learning. OK, what other trends.

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Awesome Atlanta Education Conference: STLinATL – July 26-27, 2018

The CoolCatTeacher

STEM/STEAM Integration. A limited number of transformative vendors sharing some of the latest applications of trends for the future such as 1) Lexplore makes it possible to identify children with reading difficulties early on through artificial intelligence and eye tracking. Assessment for Learning. Contemporary Literacy.

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CA's Maker Initiative Spurs Innovation and Workforce Development Across 35 Community Colleges

Edsurge

Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that by 2022, California will have the largest STEM workforce in the nation. Four Makers and Their Innovations. I think there is a great partnership possible between the Maker movement and California’s community colleges,” says Dale Dougherty, Founder and CEO of. Maker Media.

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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

Few trends in K-12 ed tech are as hot–or as under-researched–as “Maker” education. The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations.