Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

These financial literacy courses from EVERFI are a must-have for any middle or high school. I highly recommend EVERFI as the best free financial literacy courses for middle and high school students. It reveals that 83% of parents believe high school fall short of making their kids financially savvy. Their task?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Efforts to prevent summer learning loss propel often-unpopular year-round school initiatives and all manner of summer school and summer camps that focus on cerebral topics.

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The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Over the last few years of the Speak Up survey, more students and administrators have signaled the importance of being able to access mobile devices in the classroom, whether through Bring Your Own Device policy consideration and implementation or through school-provided technology.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. He has taught at urban, suburban, rural, and private schools.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 10, 2022

You'll learn about these and more on a special extended episode of the podcast with Teresa Magpayo Castro and Ricardo Recinos. You'll learn to empathize with students who struggle with English as a second language as Teresa and Ricardo tell their own stories. Help every student become included in learning and become empowered.

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