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October 5, 2017
How to Choose Font Sizes
A tutorial video
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Helping students select the right font sizes could be a challenge. My sister is a graphic design professor and taught me a simple way to select font sizes. Graphic design students might find it a bit oversimplified but for high school students it works like a charm. I’ve also included the assignment I give after this assignment for those of you who want to understand how this works.
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Researching a Topic with Google Keep
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I’ve taught lots of tools for research with Diigo being one of my favorites. (Diigo tutorial here.)However, with some recent integration of Google Keep with Google Docs, for this project I have students using Google keep and tagging. I’ve embedded two tutorials below. First, you’ll have the YouTube video. It will just play and not pause. Second, I’ve got the Edpuzzle video. If you watch Edpuzzle, you can see how I...
October 4, 2017
Inventionland: A Transformational Design Course
Mandi Figlioli on episode 163 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Curriculum Specialist Mandy Figlioli is excited about her school’s adoption of the Inventionland design and prototyping course. Mandy talks about how the course is structured, gives a story of how students are being transformed, and shares how they are re-working the course based on what they learned the first year. If you’re teaching design or making,...
October 3, 2017
Minecraft in the Classroom
Jeff Gearhart on episode 162 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Are you studying Mars? Why not let students go live there? Jeff Gearhart is working with teachers in traditional subjects to let students immerse in the subject in Minecraft. In today’s show, learn about Minecraft EDU and how it is being used to teach. Join a delightful, fun world of immersive teaching.
October 2, 2017
Motivating Ourselves to a More Epic Classroom
Trevor Muir on episode 161 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Trevor Muir crafts his classroom around a story. He uses the “hero’s journey” to make his classroom more epic. His students make books to celebrate local heroes. The goal is to make his classroom more epic and I think he has succeeded!
September 29, 2017
5 Ways to Integrate Mindfulness in the Classroom
Beth Maloney on episode 160 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Teacher Beth Maloney helps students set goals for behavior and other techniques that improve Social Emotional Learning and student success. Learn 5 tips for integrating mindfulness into your classroom.
FREE WEBINAR ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING
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September 28, 2017
Free Webinar: 10 Ideas for Excellent Inquiry-Based Learning
Sponsored by Kids Discover Online
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers), Monica Burns (Class Tech Tips), and I will be hosting a free webinar with Kids Discover Online on October 3 from 4:30-5:30 pm Eastern Time. We will discuss 10 ideas for excellent inquiry-based learning. The emphasis is on practical ideas — you can start using them today!
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In this webinar, we’ll cover:
What i...Top 10 Episodes So Far in Season 2 of the 10-Minute Teacher
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Thank you for listening to the 10-Minute Teacher. We’ve broken the quarter of a million download mark and growing. So many amazing educators have joined the show to inspire and encourage teachers. Here are the top 10 shows for season 2 so far.
3 Things Great Teachers Do
Joe Fatheree on episode 159 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Global Teacher Prize finalist Joe Fatheree talks about what great teachers do. He shares his observations and also his hopes for improving the profession.
FREE WEBINAR ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING
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September 27, 2017
Research Schools: What are they and how do they work?
Aaron Marvel on episode 158 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Aaron Marvel talks about research schools. Modeled like a “teaching hospital” – these schools have researchers and educators working hand-in-hand. Learn how they work, why more schools don’t use them, and common mistakes schools make as they implement this model.
FREE WEBINAR ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING
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