Blended Learning, Elementary, Innovation and Schooling

Blended Learning Best Practices During the Pandemic with Thomas Arnett

Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Thomas Arnett from the Christensen Institute Shares What the Insitute has learned from administrators and teachers about best practices for teaching during the pandemic. This year, I introduced the free screencasting tool, Screencastify, the first week of school to all of my students so they could record screencasts.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Learning Innovation Publication

Lessons from My Classroom: What Works, What Doesn’t and What I’m Doing Now

Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If you've been following my blog, you know I want to bring practical, innovative teaching strategies to life. 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.

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Artificial Intelligence Blended Learning Innovation Research

Rebound: How Do Schools Bounce Back after the Pandemic?

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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End of Year Activities

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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Computer Blended Learning Curriculum Elementary

The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Thanks to partners, these lessons are FREE for all K-12 schools and students. With back-to-school season gearing up, now is an exciting time to give your students a jumpstart on their future. Go to everfi.com/coolcat to learn more and sign up to get a virtual swag bag full of free goodies to get the school year off to a great start.

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AI Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in the Educational and the Learning Landscape

Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 21, 2024

This will impact you as you help draft policies for your school or organization or even as you grapple with parenting concerns. Download the Full Flyer: AI-in-Education-flyer Download Registration Link: [link] I hope you will join me and share this opportunity with your schools.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

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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10 Ways to Use Tract for Personalized Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Tract can engage students and get them excited about learning. Every student needs a reason to come to school, and Tract will help you do that. Tract is a personalized Project-Based Learning (PBL) platform with rich, individualized projects for students that can be tracked and managed from a centralized teacher dashboard.

Learning

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

Cool Cat Teacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Recently, while discussing the next steps for schools this fall with two instructional designers in the webinar “10 Ways to Move Learning Forward”, we identified ten considerations for school. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Accessibility

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From Passive to Empowered: PBL with Magnify Learning

Ellipsis Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

How has PBL been challenged, or thrived in this blended learning environment? Blended learning or distance learning is often used by PBLers to connect with a community partner or hold a workshop. Blended learning or distance learning is often used by PBLers to connect with a community partner or hold a workshop.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. So, before you create everything, dig into the manipulatives and lessons already available for you to adapt.

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10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For my first project, I’m working with 3D Printers and Innovation. PBL “improves students’ attitudes towards learning”. PBL “can provide an effective model for whole-school reform.”. PBL “aligns well with the goals of preparing students for deeper learning, higher-level thinking skills, and intra/interpersonal skills.”.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

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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Focusing on the Process: Letting Go of Product Expectations

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

They will instead have the comfortable expectation that it will be continuously necessary to incorporate new and challenging learnings about ever-changing situations. (pp. Principles of learning: 7 principles to guide personalized, student-centered learning in the technology-enhanced, blended learning environment.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Elementary Research Research

13 Tools Educators Use to Engage Students and their Families

PCS Edventures

JUNE 24, 2020

There are plenty of studies out there that show just how important family engagement is to a students’ success in school, especially in the earlier grades. Family-School Relationship Survey. This survey, developed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is all about how families currently perceive the school.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

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.

Blended Learning

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How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations

Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

She teaches courses in educational technology for the undergraduate elementary, undergraduate secondary, and Masters and Certification programs. She authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education, Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educators, Help Your Child Learn With Their Cell Phone and Web 2.0,

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Blended Learning Best Practices During the Pandemic with Thomas Arnett

Lessons from My Classroom: What Works, What Doesn’t and What I’m Doing Now

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Rebound: How Do Schools Bounce Back after the Pandemic?

End of Year Activities

The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

AI Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in the Educational and the Learning Landscape

What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

10 Ways to Use Tract for Personalized Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

From Passive to Empowered: PBL with Magnify Learning

Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Focusing on the Process: Letting Go of Product Expectations

13 Tools Educators Use to Engage Students and their Families

Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

How to Use the Triple E Framework for Edtech Evaluations

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