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February 22, 2021
Going hybrid or already have? Join the conversation
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My friend Larry Ferlazzo in California looks like he’s going hybrid.
If you have been doing hybrid teaching, with students in classroom & online at same time, what is the one most important piece of advice you would offer to those of us who are likely to be starting this for first time in coming months?
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) February 20, 2021
Larry is in California and writes about what he knows here. B...
Creating Fun Family & Classroom Experiences for Kids Online
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We can create fun ways to enjoy time with our families online in Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and more. Today’s guest, Sandi Johnson, is an IT Integrator in Indianapolis. She has created fun events for neighbors and families as well as her students to celebrate and grow closer during this time. If you are wondering how to connect with your family in new ways, listen to this show and plan some fun family events.
February 16, 2021
5 Ways to Participate in the Mars Rover Landing on Thursday, February 18
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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The Perseverance Rover will land on Mars this Thursday, February 18th at approximately 3:55 pm Eastern Time. The live landing commentary will began at 2:15 pm on NASA Television, the agency’s website, the NASA app, and YouTube. Recently, I was able to participate in a Q&A Session with a few of the hundreds of people involved in this incredible undertaking to find out ways that you and your students can participate an...
February 15, 2021
5 Health Tips for Teachers to Stay Healthy
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Richard Byrne is a busy teacher. He teaches full time during the day. He writes his Free Tech for Teachers Blog. He’s a father of two, and active in many online spaces. And yet — he takes time to take care of himself. Today you·ll learn how to achieve better health and wellness with these tips and ideas.
February 13, 2021
6 Steps to Teach Book Creation with Book Creator
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Book Creator, the simple ebook authoring program, encourages writing and creativity in kids. They have some new templates as well. Soon, my middle schoolers will start writing books again but in the fall, we had a great experience. In this post, I’ll share a little bit about the process.
Students pitch their ideas to me verbally and then write up their idea in a Google Doc. After approval of ...
February 8, 2021
5 Ways to Build Trust Between Principals and Teachers Now
Craig Randall shares how to improve the dialog and improve teaching
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Things can be a little tense between teachers and the principals, but less in-person communication can put a real strain on those relationships, and eventually, turn into distrust. To alleviate those problems, today·s guest, Craig Randall, wrote Trust-Based Observations. His experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal in the US and overs...
February 2, 2021
Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming
Episode 720 with Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor
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Teaching coding can be challenging and expensive, but our guests Sean and Kelly have a solution. We can start teaching the second most popular coding language – Python – in our schools. Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language. Before you think it is too hard ...
February 1, 2021
Edupreneur Rising – How Educators Are Creating Side Businesses
Dr. Will Deymaport talks about the profit and purpose behind edupreneurs
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In today’s episode, Dr. Will Deymaport talks about the trends, topics, and timeliness of something called, edupreneurship. Teachers everywhere are doing some inventive things to make ends meet. In March 2019, Dr. Will made a documentary The Edupreneur. Learn about the trends shaping how educators work and make money now besides their classroom w...
January 28, 2021
Save Time with The 5 Minute Lesson Plan with Ross McGill
Learn about resources and methods you can use to save time!
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In today’s episode, Ross McGill, shares his powerful 5 minute lesson plan format that the UK Department of Education has listed as a best practice for teacher effectiveness and time savings. His tips will save you some valuable time. Teachers can spend hours typing up and writing a lesson plan that takes just 30 or 45 minutes to share! Ross McGill gives us a...
January 26, 2021
Overcome, Learn, and Excel at Engage 2021 on February4
Join me and other education innovators on February 4, 2021
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Join me and other education leaders at the upcoming online conference Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity. Many of your favorite speakers including George Couros, Eric Sheninger, Monica Burns, and David Geurin, and more will be sharing their expert tips with you. I’ll be sharing my 50+ ways to use technology in the classroom updated with new tools and tips for t...
