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May 21, 2018
ACE Mentor Relationship Building with Google Drive and Google Classroom
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Stephanie Goldman and her first-year mentee Lindsay George have used Google Drive and Google Classroom to supercharge their mentor/mentee relationship. Stephanie calls this the ACE method of mentoring: Access, Collaboration and Experimentation. Learn this powerful method of mentoring. Next week we’ll interview Lindsay George, the other half of this experience.
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May 18, 2018
Trevor MacKenzie: 5 Ideas to Bring the Inquiry Mindset into Your Classroom Today
Trevor MacKenzie on episode 315 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Fantastic ideas to bring the inquiry mindset into the classroom including curiosity jars, provocations and more. Trevor MacKenzie gives us ideas to help kids become excited and curious.
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Ann Oro: Developing A Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Ann Oro on episode 314 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Ann Oro helped her diocese develop curriculum standards for digital citizenship by grade level. Ann also talks about the fifth-grade course piloted by Seton Hall in two of her schools.
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May 16, 2018
FREE Healthy Lifestyle Program for Schools: fit4Schools
Daily Fitness Challenges, a Fun Sweepstakes, and a Way to Link to Parents for Healthy Lifestyle Choices
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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We need promote healthy lifestyles for our students. The program fit4Schools from Sanford Health, collaborating with WebMD is just that program. In this post, I’m going to tell you about the fit4Schools, a daily program you can use in your classroom to boost fitness, and an awesome contest that you can enter to...
Carrie Pierce: Discovery and Inquiry-Based Learning in Math
Carrie Pierce on episode 313 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Eighth-grade teacher Carrie Pierce uses discovery and inquiry-based learning in her classroom (and no textbooks.) Dig into how she makes math marvelous!
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May 15, 2018
Sown to Grow: Nurturing a Growth Mindset Through Reflection
How Student Goal Setting and Reflection Can Be Game-Changing in the Classroom
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Sown to Grow is a student-driven platform where students set goals and reflect on their learning. This tool is designed to help them own their learning and understand their progress while providing teachers with valuable feedback about how students feel about the process of learning. Sown to Grow nurtures a growth mindset. sown to grow g...
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Liz, Aly, & Walt: Ticked Off Teens Talk about Social Media and Smartphones
My students speak out on episode 312
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Today, three of my students take the mic. In a recent podcasting project, my students reflected on their opinions about social media. In this episode, three of my students share their views (with parent permission, of course.) What do you think? Leave a message for them in the comments, I’ll make sure they get them.
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Kayla Delzer: 3 Ways to Promote Student Leadership in the Classroom
Kayla Delzer on episode 311 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Kayla Delzer motivates us to relinquish control and empower students with three powerful examples. From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom.
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May 11, 2018
James O’Hagan: 5 Reasons to Bring ESports to your School
James O'Hagan on episode 310 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Esports are coming to state high school athletic competitions, college sports, and intramurals now. Today, esports pioneer James O’Hagan explains the phenomenon and how Gamer-Scholars are emerging as successful examples of a new sport.
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May 10, 2018
The SMART Give Greatness Contest: Nominate an Educator and Win
Win $40,000 in Classroom Equipment including Chromebooks
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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SMART believes that every student is capable of greatness. Often, educators are the inspiration for that greatness. The Give Greatness contest is designed to recognize educators across the world who inspire greatness in their students, their peers, and their community.
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