Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. Elementary Math.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 21, 2024

As I have been teaching with and using these newest round of AI tools since January 2023, I've also been interviewing experts and other educators and sharing the learning here on this show. This will impact you as you help draft policies for your school or organization or even as you grapple with parenting concerns.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. Fast forward to the post-pandemic environment of education.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. She travels between two different school sites throughout the week. How does she do it? How can I make it fun?

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ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

Community colleges, which have historically served as comprehensive institutions offering associate degrees with transfer articulation agreements to four-year colleges, have also served as workforce drivers through their array of educational credit and non-credit courses. From 1890 to 1940, higher education in the U.S.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And for a bit of fun, meet CAT GPT, my very own Content AI Taskhelper – a personal assistant I've created with a blend of my own educational beliefs and research-backed best practices. I have it interview me on the way to school (and sometimes back), and it helps me create content for you.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you a middle school science teacher looking to ignite your students' curiosity? It's a one-stop-shop for any middle school science teacher looking to incorporate the scientific method into their curriculum. So why wait?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

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. The cure is much simpler: Disguise learning as play. The importance of reading to education success is well-documented. Worry no more.

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MAY 10, 2022

As part of its ongoing commitment to educational excellence, the prestigious Bury Grammar School (Lancashire, UK) began a major overhaul of its technology assets before the global pandemic hit.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Acceleration research can teach us how to accelerate learning. Dr. Douglas Fisher, co-author of the best-selling book Rebound, Grades K-12: A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools. Instead of learning loss, Dr. Fisher is advocating how we can accelerate learning.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 14, 2022

How do we accelerate learning? The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. Watch this video to see what teaching and learning in UNIVERSE looks like! Absolutely.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

In the process, students develop persistence and creativity while teachers connect their learning with professional standards aligned with ISTE micro-credentials. Such a mindset change can eventually produce a more innovative learning and teaching approach across other areas.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is a podcast for all education trailblazers seeking the cutting edge of professional growth. As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

How do we as educators keep up with this trailblazing generation who can navigate technology at breakneck speeds? Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? Rigorous, standards-aligned content is uploaded daily to educational websites, apps, and test banks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Outdoor education might sound like a modern fad to many. Dispel the myth that learning only occurs in school. Many people, not just children, believe that learning only happens within the school building. Apply learning in different contexts. Learn through play. More on play and learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Today’s guest writer is Finja Kruse, a teacher experienced in different educational tools and engaged in creative writing activities in school. Make use of eBooks, so students don’t have to carry all the resources to school. You can contact her via LinkedIn. Topics like health, history, geography, music, etc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. Many of these, educators would love to teach but “just don’t have time for “, even though they align well with broad goals of preparing students for college and career.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast. This post takes a dive into five new features of Screencastify every educator should know.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Barry Malkin , CEO of Carnegie Learning , recognizes the need for research to drive edtech product creation, and his company has been leveraging data on the science of learning to ensure the efficacy of its tools. So research, data and learning science have always been at the core of what we do. I am very proud of that fact.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2020

COVID has changed how we address summer PD so I’ve collected the most popular AATT articles on how to spend your education time this summer. What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

What I do worry about is running out of books so this year, I spent the last few months stalking efriends to find out what they recommend to kickstart the 2020-21 school year. See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. And it paid off.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: 14 Education Advancements in a Year. Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education. 6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes. Tech That Won’t Survive 2018. The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality. How to Build Lifelong Learners.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Currently teaching STEM at the Middle School level in North New Jersey.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Is this a problem we need to care about or talk about?

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we share a must-listen podcast for educators who want to help their students succeed financially. With April being financial literacy month, there's no better time to tune in and learn how to integrate financial literacy into your curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2018

Summer has a reputation for being nonstop relaxation, never-ending play, and a time when students stay as far from “learning” as they can get. For educators, those long empty weeks result in a phenomenon known as “Summer Slide” — where students start the next academic year behind where they ended the last.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 4, 2020

Lucid for Education is an excellent site for educators to create dynamic lessons/assignments that is ideal for collaborative and online learning. Lucid for Education is an excellent tool for educators looking to blend learning and even for remote learning as schools are closes throughout the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2020

From our files, here are great articles about activities popular at the end of the school year: 5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year. The end of the school year is a time when both students and teachers alike are distracted by thoughts of vacation, sleeping in, and no deadlines. 10 Ways to Wrap Up the School Year.

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APRIL 30, 2021

As we near the end of the first full school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, districts around the country are making decisions about the near future. That includes the availability of summer school classes and altering schedules to help students catch up on lost time and progress. The Importance of Summer School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, has interesting ideas on blending tech with tradition: Balancing Technology With Traditional Teaching To Enhance Performance In Class. However, blended learning takes the positive aspects of technology and combines them with tried and tested teaching methods.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 23, 2023

In this post, I’ll share with you these resources, how I recommend that you use them, and some interesting pointers I’ve learned as I teach students financial literacy. Financing Higher Education – Helping students understand student loans and higher education can help them wisely understand the costs of college.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 12, 2024

We discuss the transformative role of app-building, collaborative learning, design thinking, and the importance of authentic learning experiences. Alefiya shares how app building can enhance STEM education and how it also teaches essential skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and passion-based learning.

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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. Dell Black Friday and Year Long Education Deals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2018

Kiddom is an easy-to-use learning management system that provides educators with an effective alternative to Google Classroom. Start by considering: What is your vision for how technology will be utilized to improve students’ learning outcomes? Education applications. Click here for my full review. What I like.

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Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 27, 2022

Many educators I’ve noticed have moved from Twitter and are sharing on Linked In and Instagram too. ISTE Resources for you: Monica Burns ( get her Not at ISTE content ), Holley Clark – sign up to get tons of Chromebook and blended learning content ? Lots of people are also sharing their resources to #NotAtIste.

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