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July 11, 2019
Neuroscience Research: 5 Ways to Superior Teaching [Top Episode]
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Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath’s book Stop Talking, Start Influencing:12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick is my book of the summer. His neuroscience insights shared in this podcast need deeper exploration and understanding as we design learning. Since John Medina’s book Brain Rules, this book is my favorite neuroscience book out now. It is no surprise that with more than 7300 downloads and counting,...
July 10, 2019
Never Yell and Other Classroom Management Secrets of a Pro [Top Episode]
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Classroom management is a challenge for many teachers. Stacey Corrigan talks about how she manages her classroom. From transitions to handling disruptions, Stacey talks about the 20+ year classroom journey. She even shares the mistakes she has made and how she tries to help teachers not make those same mistakes.
We’re counting down the top shows of Season 5 — this is the number 2 show of the season!
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July 8, 2019
5 Authentic Ways to Encourage People Right Now [Best of Season 5]
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Genuine appreciation that is timely and meaningful can go a long way in the classroom, between colleagues, and administrators and their teachers. So why don’t we show more appreciation? It doesn’t have to be hard as Dr. Brad Johnson explains in this simple but inspiring show about taking the time to build relationships. We can do this. Even more importantly, we must. We’re counting down the top shows of Season 5. T...July 7, 2019
5 Ways to Step Back from Teacher Burnout
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Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout. This week we are counting down the top episodes of 2019. Today’s show is 5 Ways to Battle Burnout with Mandy Froehlich and it is the number four episode of season five.
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Angela Watson’s 40 Hour Workweek Club cohort enrollment closes on July 15th. I’ve used it and recommend it. Go to coolcatteacher.com/savetime to lea...July 1, 2019
Plagiarism Prevention: Best Practices with Urkund
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Urkund is a plagiarism prevention tool with many benefits for teachers in helping students create original work. In this blog post, I’ll share my review of this product from a company founded in 2000 and will talk about its benefits and features. Urkund is a cost-effective plagiarism prevention tool, integrates with popular LMS systems, and why it is rapidly becoming a popular tool in this area. I’ll also give you a...
June 28, 2019
The #ISTE19 Recap Show
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Today is a recap of #ISTE19 from 4-time attendee Matt Miller and first-time attendees Angie Ridgeway and Nate Ridgeway. They share what people were talking about and their observations about what was missing. (Record Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019)
These three educators co-authored Don’t Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction in a Digital World and talk about research, differentiation tools, and so much more from...
June 27, 2019
5 Ways To Bring SEL Into Edtech Classroom Use
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Mark Sparvell cites current research about what students really want in their classroom and how social-emotional learning relates to education technology.
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June 26, 2019
Augmented Reality Ideas from Mary Howard’s #ISTE19 Session
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Mary Howard’s sixth-grade class is doing amazing things with augmented reality. This 10 minute episode highlights some of the things Mary is sharing right now at ISTE19 about her work with students in augmented reality! Enjoy!
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June 25, 2019
What’s Hot (and Not) at #ISTE19 with Monica Burns
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Monica Burns @classtechtips talks about the hottest edtech topics right now (and those that aren’t so hot) in this candid and wide-ranging conversation.
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June 22, 2019
7 Hot Edtech Topics #iste19 #notatiste19
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Stacey Roshan, the author of Tech with Heart, talks about seven edtech topics that are sparking conversation this summer both online and at ISTE19. Because ISTE begins over the weekend, I am airing this episode early to gear up for the event which starts on Sunday. See Stacey’s presentation at ISTE19.
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