Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It's about creating a holistic environment where students can thrive, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Subscribe to the Show This week's guest Dr. Smith spent a decade working in schools as a counselor, social worker and high school drug counselor. Help this teacher out and shoot an email to vicki at coolcatteacher dot com.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How much influence do teachers have on the edtech tools they use? Edtech By Design When Dan Carroll was teaching science to Denver eighth graders in the late 2000s, it would have surprised him to come across an edtech product that had any signs of input from teachers in its design. Things have changed a lot since then. It's intuitive.”

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 19, 2023

As I kick off Season 12 of the 10 Minute Teacher (after a much-needed break), I'm sharing 21 uses of AI tools, 4 conversation starters (including eight concerns of negative uses of AI), and a lesson plan I used to teach AI. Welcome to an extended episode focusing on AI! Yes, I took a little bit of a break, but that is okay.

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Futurum

MARCH 2, 2023

Can data science help us achieve a stronger start and brighter future for children? Published: Dr Rachel Wilcock , Data Science Lead at Nesta , explains how data science can be a powerful tool for social good. What is data science?

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 10, 2023

Email Address Subscribe Powered by ConvertKit EVERFI This is financial literacy month! 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. This show's guest is financial literacy expert Brian Page.

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Futurum

JUNE 22, 2023

The importance of community for reducing social isolation Published: Social isolation is caused by a lack of social contact. In the US, they commonly need to work to make ends meet, but the responsibilities of work and family result in a lack of social connection. This leads to high levels of depression and stress.

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Cool Cat Teacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. Dan holds an M.A.

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Futurum

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur? Published: Climate change is making many parts of the world hotter and drier. As a result, wildfires are becoming increasingly prevalent and pose a serious threat to human life, local communities and natural ecosystems.

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Futurum

JUNE 20, 2023

Though AI raises many thought-provoking questions about its use and potential, researchers all over the world are finding many positive uses for AI that are likely to benefit humanity greatly. Around the same time, the judges of a major photography competition organised by Sony were duped into giving first prize to an AI-generated photograph.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They’re burned out , they’re demoralized , they’re facing hostility from parents , they’re not paid very well , and they’re either dreading or dreaming of a return to remote learning —a decision that most of them don’t have the power to control. It’s a tough time to be a teacher. Meanwhile, it’s a tough time to be a college student, too.

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STEM Discovery Education

OCTOBER 11, 2022

An extension of the Pharmacists Teach program, Dose of Knowledge strives to empower educators and pharmacists to address substance misuse and educate students to make good decisions for the health and well-being of themselves and their community. Real Science. Elementary Activities to Encourage Medication Safety. Real Stories.

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Futurum

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Not only do gardens provide sites for practical learning, but Sallie and Moses believe they help children improve their social competencies and emotional well-being. However, it is the most biodiverse desert in North America and Indigenous peoples have been growing food here for 4000 years. Why do school gardens matter?

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Futurum

MAY 9, 2023

At the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, USA, Dr Wei Zhang , a professor of food science, is focusing on improving food safety for everyone. Published: Around 600 million people – which is almost 1 in 10 people worldwide – become ill every year from a foodborne illness. 420,000 of those people die. Most serotypes of E.

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STEM Education Shopping

JULY 19, 2023

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko: [link] Power Up Your Skills of Oryx Math Manipulatives (2023) – If you’re looking for a fun games and engaging way to enhance your math skills, then look no further than oryx math manipulatives. These incredible tools are designed to make learning math fun and interactive.

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Futurum

MARCH 14, 2023

All these metals are used in the manufacturing of batteries for EVs – for example, copper is essential to conduct the electric power to electric engines. Modelling mines: how can a new 3D modelling platform make mining more sustainable and be part of the solution to climate change?

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Futurum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Franqueira at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) , University of Kent in the UK, are working on enhancing people’s awareness of the risks of online false information and sharing personal data online. Machine learning — AI algorithms and systems able to automatically learn from data to perform a specific task.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Big data — a collection of information in massive volumes too complex and large to be processed by traditional methods. Data-driven modelling — using previously collected data and information to create an understanding of how an engineering system would operate. Controlling and engineering systems for the benefit of all.

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STEM Sport

JUNE 27, 2023

A STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career is any job that uses skills in these related fields daily. Agricultural Engineer The Role: These engineers solve problems concerning power supplies, machinery efficiency, and the use of structures and facilities in agriculture. What Are STEM Careers?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Published: Professor David Thornalley from University College London , in the UK, has been using data from ocean floor mud to understand how the Atlantic Ocean has changed over thousands of years into the past and how it may change in the future due to climate change. TALK LIKE A CLIMATE SCIENTIST. WHY IS THE AMOC SO IMPORTANT?

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Creating software that works for everyone. Published: From monitoring our health to finding a parking spot, there are now apps to help with every task in life. However, as we become ever-more reliant on software, ensuring it is accessible for all of society is a growing necessity. TALK LIKE A SOFTWARE ENGINEER. a webpage or app display).

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. Schools Full of Readers: Tools for Teachers, Coaches and leaders to Support Students , is also from 2019. Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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Futurum

JULY 6, 2023

Farming on permafrost Published: Climate change is creating new opportunities for agriculture, by providing longer and warmer growing seasons, and thawing frozen ground. But farmers in permafrost regions face many challenges, including subsidence in their fields. Why do farmers in Alaska need to watch out for collapsing ground?

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's show, I talk with Mark Sparvell about a tool that has become essential to my lesson planning and work in my AP Computer Science Principles course: Bing Chat Enterprise. This show is sponsored and includes some advertorial content.

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STEM Education Guide

JANUARY 23, 2023

Good pedagogy means selecting the best-aligned strategies in the context of the group, the environment, and the task(s) at hand. “Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading” – Anonymous. Have you ever come across this quotation? Pedagogy was almost a word like that for me.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

For example, Thrively is a terrific tool for getting to know what students care about and how they thrive. But it's more than the data. Tell me something good that I'm doing so that I can keep growing in that. They know that learning is not effective if you don't get to know your students. Every young person has a dream.

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Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

different sets of standards , but we don’t always do a good job of helping districts see how to integrate and simplify these guidance documents. First, students grow in understanding of how social systems work—how cultures, economics, political systems, and communities function. Introspection and metacognition are important processes.

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Futurum

APRIL 12, 2023

The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps Published: What is the connection between the number of trees in a neighbourhood and the ground surface temperature? These are just some of the questions that can be answered thanks to the power of geographic information systems, or GIS.

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The Blog of Phyz

AUGUST 10, 2021

Although there were a few people skeptical of the 2010 achievement, if you spend some time digging into the data and documentation, this skepticism fades quickly. Although there were a few people skeptical of the 2010 achievement, if you spend some time digging into the data and documentation, this skepticism fades quickly.

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Educators Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While my academic background is in the social sciences and more specifically educational studies, I believe that regardless of your discipline, social sciences or natural sciences, the research process, structurally speaking, is more or less the same. These are all tools I use in my own academic research.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

TECHNICAL SKILLS — skills that are specific to a particular field. In the field of engineering, these might be the ability the perform equations, build models and design concepts. SOFT SKILLS — personal skills that are relevant in most careers, such as leadership skills, conflict resolution and self-confidence.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2023

We wanted to create a digital experience for kids that allows them to create things together, but isn’t saturated with the usual social-media-like engagement tools. “We We wanted to create a digital experience for kids that allows them to create things together, but isn’t saturated with the usual social-media-like engagement tools.

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

So what about science? But that certainly doesn’t mean AI can’t importantly help the progress of science. But what I want to do here is to discuss what amount to deeper questions about AI in science. Three centuries ago science was transformed by the idea of representing the world using mathematics.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Using your smartphone, you can now scan a human. In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, I speak with AR expert Jaime Donally about practical ways to use augmented reality in the classroom.

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Scientific imaging devices, like electron microscopes, have become increasingly powerful in recent years, allowing scientists to study their subjects in even more detail. From miniscule sub-atomic particles to gargantuan black holes, the world of science deals with a dramatic range of sizes. TALK LIKE A RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER.

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National Science Foundation

APRIL 11, 2024

Devote time to renew yourself physically, spiritually, mentally, socially, and emotionally. In our NSF Noyce Track 2 Project, Developing STEM Professionals as Educators and Teacher Leaders (DSPETL) , we have the unique opportunity to support 27 early career science and mathematics teachers.

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JULY 13, 2022

SUPPLY CHAIN – a network through which a company acquires the goods and materials it needs to make its products. The relationships you share with your friends and family form a complex social network that supports you throughout your life. Published: July 13, 2022. TALK LIKE A MATHEMATICIAN. WHAT IS A SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK?

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