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Maker Monday: How Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose (e226) Jan 08, 2018

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John Spencer, coauthor of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower, talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays.

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons (e225) Jan 05, 2018

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Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, was a history teacher. It shows. In today's show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. This is one to share with your history department.

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Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018.

Recognizing Human Trafficking and What To Do About It in Schools (e224) Jan 04, 2018

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Human trafficking is on the rise in the United States. Some states now include human trafficking in their definition of child abuse. Others do not. In today's show, Ashley Burkett talks about the signs that a child is being trafficked, how children are being recruited, and what schools should be doing. This is an important topic to discuss so we can protect innocent children.

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How to Assess Your District: the Global Challenge Project as a Case Study Jan 03, 2018

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A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. No grades. Just learning and sharing. Despite worries that it wouldn't work - it has been working for years and is just getting better. Learn about the Global Challenge Project with Mark Wise.

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Jennifer Gonzalez is updating her Teacher's Guide to Technology for 2018 with over 200 tools and many new ones. Here's the link http://www.coolcatteacher.com/guide

8 Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018 (e222) Jan 02, 2018

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Sometimes the best tools have been around awhile. Steve Dembo @teach42 talks about the tried and true tools that teachers should still use.

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Richard Byrne has some fantastic courses for history teachers, getting started with GSuite and more. Check out his courses and coaching at www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech .

What To Do When Students Come to You Unprepared and Other Reflections (e 221) Jan 01, 2018

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As Thomas Paine recommends we must 'smile in trouble, gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection." In today's show we discuss how teachers should respond when students come to us unprepared and other reflections on teaching with International Educator Patrick Holt.

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Angela Watson's 40-Hour Workweek Club is a fantastic course to help teachers become more productive, more effective, and more balanced with their lives. Go to http://www.coolcatteacher.com/40

What Helps Kids Really Learn [Number 1 Episode of 2017 - Encore] Dec 29, 2017

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How do kids learn and remember? Teacher Andrew Stadel, @mr_stadel founder of the popular site estimation180.com, talks about this pursuit of learning in the classroom. This topic is his summer research topic. As you ponder the classroom, look at what you'll research to become a better teacher.

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Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018.

5 Ways to Connect with Your Students Over the Break [Encore Episode] Dec 28, 2017

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Today Connie Hamilton @conniehamilton gives us five ways to connect with our students over the break. This is the number two episode of 2017. Listen to it now and plan ahead for by picking one or more of these ideas.

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5 Mistakes Teachers Make the First Week of School Dec 27, 2017

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Linda Kardamis @LindaKardamis shares five mistakes teachers make the first week of school. Remember that January is a fantastic time to "reboot." So, if you made one of these mistakes, work to start over and correct those mistakes. This is the number three episode of 2017.

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Google Classroom Top New Features to Learn Dec 26, 2017

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Today Alice Keeler @alicekeeler shares the must-try new features of Google Classroom. She also teaches us how we can learn Google Classroom features and hacks over the summer (even without students.) A must listen for people using Chromebooks or Google Classroom.

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