Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On today's episode, fifth-grade teacher James Nottingham, author of Teach Brilliantly , explains how he uses this example with his students, discusses misconceptions, and explains to students how the learning process works helps them grow and be more successful. He is the creator of the Learning Pit. He's been teaching a lot.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This generation’s children are going to need to be lifelong learners and adapt to changes as technologies move us forward. Education applications Instead of me writing a bunch of words about UDL in action, check out this nine-minute video on UDL in the classroom. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“What will you remember about our class?” I learned about this revolutionary classroom practice in Alexis Wiggins’ 2017 book, “The Best Class You Never Taught.” During every discussion, we placed a piece of paper at the center of our circle that read: “The goal is that we understand this work and ourselves more.”

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ED Surge

APRIL 5, 2024

I detest when people talk about their dreams. It’s similar to listening to a 4-year-old tell you about their day. For this reason, I’m compelled to tell you about a dream I had last week. For this reason, I’m compelled to tell you about a dream I had last week. It takes more time than you have and never makes sense.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

So how much work would it take to come up with guidelines to help educators manage the challenges of using generative AI tools for their work? It can save teachers time by automating tasks , while also causing headaches as an accomplice to cheating students. In Michigan, it was a team effort. AI is everywhere.

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ED Surge

MARCH 11, 2024

But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. It’s about space and place for most of us, especially undergraduate libraries,” she added.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 21, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence is the topic of conversation for anyone who cares about learning, scholarship, and the future of our world, and rightly so. Understandably, academic integrity is at question as students rushed to use AI for dishonest means.

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ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. AI could afford us a novel way of seeing into something we haven’t seen into before,” says Kyle Bowen, deputy chief information officer at Arizona State University.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

According to CNBC, the United States has the NSA and FBI preparing to combat deepfakes and misinformation as the US prepares for the 2024 election. The best source of information about the SEC is the SEC. See yesterday's lesson plan about how I start discussing AI. See yesterday's lesson plan about how I start discussing AI.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I'll also give you tips on creating a workflow that works for you. We all need to find a system that works for us and we need to choose tools that align with our individual preferences and workflows. I hope you enjoy picking out the notebook service that works for you. First of all, growth is a decision requiring action.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 6, 2024

While that can be typical, we also want to consider the habits that will help us teach long-term with a high quality of life. link] Blog: [link] Podcast: [link] Show Notes Takeaways: Setting Boundaries: Establishing clear boundaries, especially regarding communication with parents and managing work time, is crucial to prevent burnout.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Last spring, my university held an emergency faculty meeting about identifying papers written using artificial intelligence. It worked out perfectly! With our lessons on leaning in not far behind us, we knew we had to embrace this new technology.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Her first semester grades at the California community college were not good, she says, and she didn’t know much about financial aid or academic advising. As she worked on the project with her professor, Andrew Aleman, he started asking her about whether she had plans to transfer to seek a bachelor’s degree, Garcia recalls.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2024

I taught at the preschool level for about three years and eventually made my way to elementary where I stayed for an additional four years. As a result, those of us who did not sink were forced to keep our respective grades afloat. As any educator could imagine, things went south right away.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. Remixable templates as a starting point for student work 11:09 Tip 7.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When Paul LeBlanc began as president of Southern New Hampshire University more than 20 years ago, the institution taught about 2,500 students on its residential campus — and its future looked uncertain. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, or use the player on this page.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2024

Life often interferes with work. Vacations, conferences, PD–all these take us away from our primary functions and the environment where we are most comfortable delivering our best work. I thought about this when I read an article by a technical subject teacher (math, I think) pulled away from his class for a conference.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2024

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT became publicly available in November 2022, the field of higher education has been focusing on its impact and applications — faculty want to understand how this will shape their work and the student experience. Much of the discourse about generative AI in higher ed has focused on issues of academic integrity.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In some classrooms, such as my own, we talk about what AI can and can’t do. Next semester, my students will spend time working with prompt writing, reflecting on LLM output and reflecting on when knowledge and learning matter versus when human-AI hybrid writing makes sense.

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ED Surge

APRIL 10, 2024

Another approach involves analyzing student work samples and teacher feedback, offering a more holistic view of student needs. . They can review student work samples and identify areas of strength or skills needing improvement, which helps us determine the appropriate support needed for each student.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

While ETHS connected us, none of us had ever been in the same room to share and narrate our stories. After dinner, we sat together and reflected on what has kept us all in the classroom, despite the challenges of the education profession. Photo courtesy of Winchester. She shared: “My why is to spread or give love in any way.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As educators, we need to be more discerning and discriminating about the use of technology in our classrooms and be willing to admit when the drawbacks outweigh the benefits. Google classrooms were rarely used, and laptops, while ubiquitous, were primarily used during standardized testing season.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For many, it’s a vision that includes tables of students sitting quietly, working diligently as the teacher walks around or pulls small groups. For me, that part is important because I collaborate best when I feel like I can relate to the people I work with beyond the work we do together.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 7, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Relationships may not be easily measurable but have a significant impact on student achievement. He is the author/co-author of 25 books.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

One thing we can do to support teachers is make AI accessible in a practical way to educators, [making it as easy as] asking about what's for dinner tonight or how I can plan my vacation. What are the equity and ethical considerations when it comes to AI use? Teachers need strategies and thought partnerships.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Mathematics is not just about solving equations or memorizing formulas; it’s a way of thinking. Mathematics is not just about solving equations or memorizing formulas; it’s a way of thinking. It teaches us problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and the ability to think abstractly.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As an educator, I work within and around systems that are designed to lock out historically marginalized communities; this is why I lead and educate through a DEI lens. If anything, the more I engaged in systems change work, racial equity training and audits, the more pronounced my passion and investment in DEI became. How did it go?”

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Sometimes, though, the truth can be difficult to face and uncomfortable to talk about. Watson’s line about truth came from a personal narrative essay about her experience with book bans and curriculum restrictions , which have become critical issues facing educators today. They are meaningful, in and of themselves.”

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ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

Now, all of them are (or would be) in their fifth year in the classroom — a year by which about 44 percent of educators have left the profession. EdSurge asked them to share about the challenges, rewards and lessons from their first five years — and, if they left, to elaborate on what drove them out. I spent the first 3.5

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On a recent walk after spending a day working with middle school teachers on engagement strategies, I was listening to the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast. As I learned more about the attributes of the youngest generation, I began to think about the implications for educators. And I’ve heard repeatedly that engagement is low.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Subscribe to the Show This week's sponsor MAD-Learn - Mobile App Development MAD-Learn is a free, easy tool for students to use to build apps of their own in a private space for just you and your students. He served on the Working Group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. Stream by clicking here.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It is essential for educators to tap into professional development (PD) opportunities to advance their understanding of how to use AI to improve the classroom experience. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. I was just worried that my students would use this to write all their essays!

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ED Surge

MARCH 5, 2024

Ken Futernick brings together people who disagree deeply on issues that are most dividing school communities these days — such as teaching about gender and sexual identity or about the history of racism in America. Futernick shares these recorded discussions on his podcast, “ Courageous Conversations About Our Schools. ”

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

So, what we have doesn't seem to be working. She read them to us. But during this class on differentiation, the teacher didn't differentiate with us. We didn't talk about it with the person next to us. Really, if differentiation works – why don't instructors do it? Do what works. She lectured.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Just like [adults] rethought our work-life balance, and our employers had to treat us kindly and reengage us and to show us why we should work for them — kids are the same,” Demsky says. But it’s hard to solve a problem you don’t know about. Long term, it can leave students unprepared for life.

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ED Surge

APRIL 16, 2024

They’re more likely to be first-generation, working to support themselves and caring for dependents than other college students, according to a new analysis by Excelencia in Education. That may be in part because many also work while going to college, whether to fund their education or support themselves.

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ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

To help us dig into these questions, we invited three experts with rich perspectives for this week’s episode of the EdSurge Podcast: Shalin Jyotishi, a senior advisor of education, labor, and the future of work at New America. And how is that shaping the choices young people are making about their futures?

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