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June 21, 2021
3 Products from Logitech to Help Reach Every Student
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Sometimes devices just help us. They improve something we already do in powerful ways. In this post, I’ll highlight three such items. First, a very cool stylus called the Logitech Crayon doesn’t require pairing and can be used on any iPad. (Imagine the teacher going around the room and using it to annotate and help students on their tablet device!) Second, the Logitech Rugged Combo 3 Touch is made for iPads with a pl...
June 18, 2021
How to Understand Generation Alpha
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There’s a new generation in town. That’s right. Gen Z is now followed by Generation Alpha. Today’s guest, Mike Fisher has been studying Gen Alpha and wants to talk about how they are different and what we need to know about teaching this generation of students. No, change never stops and great teachers always work to be relevant to the kids in their classroom. This is episode
June 9, 2021
How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus
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Every student can lead and impact their school and community. Learn how you can improve your student council, implement a microgrant program to spur creativity and conservation, and encourage all students to participate in school leadership from Dean J. Fusto, a school leader who encourages student leadership.
June 3, 2021
21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now
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This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. As I look ahead to this summer and listen to educators, here are 21 hot topics that I think we should consider including in our summer PD. They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction...
May 17, 2021
How Teachers Can Be Intentional About Self Care
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We teachers need to take care of ourselves. Sarah Parker Wolf, author of Daily Intentions for the Classroom Teacher, talks about some intentional things every teacher can do to improve their thought process and how they take care of themselves. Can you try just one thing from this show?
May 13, 2021
3 Things Educators Should Debate As We Return to In Person Learning
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As we return to in-person learning, we should not return to business as usual. David Bott gives us three things that, based upon current research, we should rethink in schools.
5 Steps to Choose Your Summer PD
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Choosing your summer PD is essential as we look forward to the fall. Just as we discuss personalizing learning for students, we as teachers have a responsibility to personalize learning for ourselves. In this post, I’m going to take you through the five steps I use to determine my own summer professional development.
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1 – Determine Your PD Objecti...May 11, 2021
Out of Gas: The School Year Isn’t Over Yet!
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Well, in addition to the interesting school year we’re having, now we have a gas shortage caused by a cybercrime syndicate. If I wrote a movie about the last few years and shared it with a Hollywood Studio in the year 2010, it would have been laughed out as “unrealistic” and “impossible.” Well, impossible is here.
Just finished up my run. The gas station in Camilla has been busy since I got home. Rural Georgia strug...
May 10, 2021
How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein
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Assessment is part of what teachers have to do in school. Although it is required, we teachers can make sure we assess with respect. Today’s guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs, shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their lea...
May 4, 2021
Joel Lookadoo: 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year
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Joel Lookadoo, 2020 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, shares why he loves teaching. He also shares the stories he is seeing of teachers (and students) overcoming and gives encouragement for teachers now.
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