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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. The job losses are supposed to be staggering.

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APRIL 9, 2020

College classes in blended learning. Why teach poetry? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: Tips to avoid plagiarism. New book from Ask a Tech Teacher: Iquiry and PBL.

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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. Worry no more.

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JUNE 13, 2018

It’s becoming more common to take online classes or blend traditional with online learning. The main point of this theory is that social learning attributes human behavior to be an outcome of cognitive, behavioral and environmental influences (Bandura, 1977 ). How Online Learning Supports Social Learning.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

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. If children only learn about the value of money within a classroom, they may not be able to apply that skill to their own lives.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Students are wonderfully different in the way they learn, listen, and absorb. While teaching to the majority sounds good superficially, let’s look at the math: A majority is 51%. The popularity of personalized learning makes it abundantly clear that those numbers just aren’t good enough anymore. Depth of Knowledge.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Resources to Teach Taxes. College Credit Classes in Remote Teaching/Blended Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. How to Add Accents. 10 Favorite Mac Shortkeys. Backup Your Work Often. Education in Kosovo.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. They love parties. Vocabulary.

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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. In 2019, he returned to the classroom to further develop Flipped and Mastery Learning.

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MARCH 5, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. It's not the final say in the classroom that it sure can be helpful when you have those big projects for project based learning. It's an app. It's a tool. It's a great tool.

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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. “…on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ). .

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MARCH 13, 2023

How can teachers engage students to learn problem-solving skills across the curriculum? One program has set out to teach computational thinking (CT) and coding skills in a problem-centered approach, fostering a student-driven learning design. AI or ChatGPT won’t replace you any time soon, but someone using AI will.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Here are the most-read posts for the month of September: 21 Websites and 5 Posters to Teach Mouse Skills. College Credit Classes in Blended Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Teacher-Author? Let’s talk.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Technology remains–still–a love-hate relationship between teachers and teaching. Yes, it enriches learning but at the price of too many problems, preparation required, and confusion. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? Must-have Resources for Blended Learning.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. They love parties. Vocabulary.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Here are the most-read posts for the month of April: How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer. College Credit Classes in Blended Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Summer Tech Camp–Everything You Need.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: 14 Education Advancements in a Year. 6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

mysimpleshow “Classroom” offers the full variety of design functions with a focus on collaborative learning: Up to 50 students can create joint video projects that promote their creativity and teamwork. Must-have Resources for Blended Learning. How to Teach With Videos.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Here are the most-read posts for the month of May: Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin. 19 Ways Students Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer. 2 Webtools You Can Learn This Summer to Differentiate Lesson Plans. I do have Summer Learning starting in June.

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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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MARCH 22, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Exhibit leadership in teaching and living as a digital citizen.

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JUNE 28, 2017

Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin. 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. How Great is MS Office Mix. How You Can Make Homework Easier for Students.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. To me and many other educators: Differentiated instruction is at the core of effective teaching.

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MAY 29, 2020

See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. In Bold School, Kieschnick lays out an effective, workable education framework that blends common sense with technology while reminding teachers that tech is a useful tool for achieving pedagogic goals, not the opposite.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Summer is a great time to reset your personal pedagogy to an education-friendly mindset and catch up on what’s been changing in the ed world while you were teaching eight ten hours a day. Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning.

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APRIL 27, 2020

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. What you want for these last few weeks are activities that keep the learning going but in a different way. Service Learning. Cool book reports.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Anyone who attends online classes or any sort of remote learning knows it’s different from traditional classes. The folks over at San Diego Virtual School (SDVS) have put together a list of quick productivity tips on how to excel in this increasingly-popular learning environment: Remote Learning Productivity Tips.

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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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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? Provide more time to collaborate, design curricula, and find teaching resources.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Exhibit leadership in teaching and living as a digital citizen.

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APRIL 11, 2022

Last year when I needed to take a college CEU course, I chose Advancement Courses and learned so much about teaching computer science in the classroom. Professor - University of Northern Iowa. Hattie’s Visible Learning – [link] Garrison, D. Advancement Courses - Podcast Sponsor. Stream by clicking here.

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JUNE 6, 2018

The long weeks of summer break are wonderful for family time and vacations, but not so wonderful at keeping students on a positive learning curve. The Summer Slide is a very real issue, especially in mathematics instruction where students lose about one month of learning during the break and in some cases, 2.6 months of learning.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Sheila Slawek teaches digital literacy & computer science. I’ve known Sheila a long time and am profoundly impressed by how she passionately and energetically blends technology authentically into the learning lives of her students. Ownership of not only the assigned laptops, but ownership of their learning!

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

In order to be able to reach them better, teachers not only have to be up to date with the latest strategies and teaching methodologies, but also with modern technology and new ways of connecting with their students and engaging them, both inside and outside the classroom. Who Owns the Learning?: by Eric C. .” by Alan November.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Join me at the free Emergency Home Learning Summit as speakers (including me) answer the question: "What do you know about learning that could dramatically help or change the lives of students (as well as parents, teachers, librarians, and others) at this moment?" Topics include Balancing home and school Blended learning Classroom 2.0

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MAY 2, 2017

Because Mix uses audio and video tools to communicate ideas, students are eager to view the resulting lessons, making it a perfect addition to a blended learning program. Encourage students to view slide decks and videos at their own pace, rewind as needed, and watch from anywhere that’s convenient for their learning.

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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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