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April 14, 2017
5 Things Every Digital Citizen Should Know #digcit
A conversation with Alice Chen on Episode 55 of the 10-Minute Teacher Show
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today Alice Chen @wondertechedu teaches us about digital citizenship. She discusses five things every digital citizen should know. For each digital citizenship item, she gives classroom examples. Several important topics arise including how to talk to your students about their positive online presence and online professionalism.
5 things eve...
April 13, 2017
8 Tips for Better Classroom Procedures (in a STEAM Lab)
Episode 54 of the 10-Minute Teacher with Vicki Davis
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Today I am sharing some of the classroom procedures that make my computer lab hum. I’ve got some wordless ways for knowing who needs help and how I reboot my classroom as just a few tips. I hope these help some of you who may be struggling with flow. And guess when the best time to try new procedures is? RIGHT AFTER you have the standardized tests, for sure. A...
April 12, 2017
Social Emotional Learning for Special Needs with Puppets #spedchat
A conversation with Karen McCallum in episode 53 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast
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Today Karen McCallum is a special ed elementary teacher in Alberta, Canada. She has specialized in special education and behavior support programming. Today she tells a heartwarming but powerful story about how two puppets are helping transform the social emotional learning of elementary special needs kids.
Social Emotional Learning f...
April 11, 2017
Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom
A conversation with Dr. Tim Green on episode 52 of the 10-Minute Teacher
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Today Tim Green @theedtechdoctor , Instructional Design Expert, talks today about augmented reality. Specifically he shares his favorite Augmented Reality (AR) instructional tool, Aurasma. Tim also shares a vision for the future of where augmented reality is probably taking us in education.
April 10, 2017
When Kindness goes Viral #Mondaymotivation
A conversation with Principal Will Parker in Episode 51 of the 10-Minute Teacher
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Today Will Parker @williamdp has seen kindness go viral on his campus. Learn how his faculty and student council worked together to create a nurturing environment. And how one Post-It Note moved the whole to go viral with a movement of kindness.
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April 7, 2017
5 Ways to Get a Laugh in Your Classroom
Celebrating Episode 50 of the 10-Minute Teacher
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Today I’ll tell some crazy stories about the lengths I’ll go to get a laugh in my classroom. These 5 ways are how I introduce a little laughter into my classroom and still get a lot done.
We’re celebrating 50 episodes of the 10-Minute Teacher! Thanks for your support and sharing the show!!!
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Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering (and more)
Episode 49 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Today Sylvia Martinez @smartinez co-author of Invent to Learn talks about tinkering today. Some teachers have a misconception that kids just pick up and play with materials and learn, but it is a little bit more nuanced than that. Sylvia does a fantastic job of helping us understand the drawbacks, possibilities, and essential nature of tinkering in the classroom.
3 mistak...
April 5, 2017
Felicia Casto’s Exceptional Elementary Math Classroom
A conversation with Felicia Casto, a 2017 Milken Award Winner on episode 48 of the 10-minute Teacher
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Today Felicia Casto @jfcasto28 2016 Milken Award Winner, used to hate math. But one day, she woke up and realized she was bored and her students were too. She set about to find answers. After diving into research and applying what she learned, Felicia and her elementary students have left behind a traditional way o...
April 4, 2017
Epic Classroom Blogging with Elementary Students
A conversation with Rayna Freedman in episode 47 of the 10-minute Teacher
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Today Rayna Freedman @rlfreedm has a student classroom blog that will completely blow you away! Rayna is full-scale using blogging to teach writing. These fifth graders are writing and sharing fifteen or more blog posts a week and it shows. In today’s show, Rayna teaches us how she does it. Wow! Impressive!
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April 3, 2017
How Vulnerability Can Make Your Classroom a Safer Place
A conversation with Michelle Cotrell-Williams on episode #46 of the 10-minute Teacher Show
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Today Michelle Cottrell-Williams @WakeHistory applies Brene Brown’s research on vulnerability to make her classroom a safer place. Motivate yourself to be more authentic with your students as we talk about vulnerability, shame, and guilt in the classroom.
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