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#37 Formative Assessment Tools and Tips from Monica Burns Mar 21, 2017

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Monica Burns @ClassTechTips gives us the tips and tools for successful formative assessment. Get results by knowing what your students know. Formative assessment is a powerful use of education technology if you know how. Today's episode is a must listen for teachers.

In today's show, Monica talks about formative assessment:

What is successful formative assessment
What are some of Monica's favorite tools for formative assessment
How should teachers select their formative assessment tool belt
What is the biggest mistake teachers make when using formative assessment
What you should do with the data from formative assessment so that it improves learning

Dr. Monica Burns is a curriculum and educational technology consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and founder of ClassTechTips.com. As a classroom teacher, Monica used one-to-one technology to create engaging, standards-based lessons for students.

Monica has presented to teachers, administrators and tech enthusiasts at numerous national and international conferences including SXSWedu, ISTE, and EduTECH. She is a webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia.

Monica is the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin Press, 2017).

Monica visits schools across the country to work with PreK-20 teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible. She also provides support to organizations using technology to reach children and families in need. Her mission is to help educators place tasks before apps and promote deeper learning with technology.

You can find out more about working with Monica, and her books and resources by visiting ClassTechTips.com.

#36 Give Kids What They Deserve #MondayMotivation Mar 20, 2017

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Adam Welcome @awelcome inspires us to treat kids in positive ways. As co-author of Kids Deserve It, Adam gives us unique things to do the first day of the week. He also shares the shocking mistake he made when he started out as teaching and bad advice he got from another teacher.

In today's show, Adam shares:

What he believes kids deserve and how to give it to them as educators
What he hopes every teacher and principal will do today to start the week off right
A shocking mistake he made as a first year teacher and the bad advice he wished he hadn't followed
Something unique he did on home visits with students when he was a principal
A pep talk for educators

As part of this show, we're hosting a give away contest for 3 copies of Kids Deserve It, a Kids deserve it bracelet and sticker. Enter the contest here: https://gleam.io/gv95a/kids-deserve-it-pack-a-10minute-teacher-giveaway-contest

Adam Welcome is a Director of Innovation, co-author of Kids Deserve It, former Elementary Principal, marathon runner!

#35 Chromebooks: 5 Ideas to Amp Up Learning Mar 17, 2017

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John Sowash @jrsowash knows Chromebooks. Today he gives us five ideas to amp up our Chromebook classroom. Many of these tools and tips will work for any device that can access the Web. His ideas include:

Formative Assessment
Multimedia Projects
Station Learning
Screencasting Ideas
As he says it "Lectures that don't suck"

We're also hosting a giveaway of 2 of his books, The Chromebook Classroom at https://gleam.io/Qx8xR/10minute-teacher-giveaway-the-chromebook-classroom-book-by-john-sowash Today's show is full of apps and tips and ideas.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#34 - How Perla Zamora and Her students in Mexico are Tearing Down Walls Mar 16, 2017

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Perla Zamora @pzamoraats from Tampico, Mexico is tearing down walls. For thought leader Thursday, today, ask yourself how you're connecting your classroom to the world. In today's show, we'll discuss:

Ways Perla is connecting her classroom to other classrooms
Overcoming fears of connecting with other classrooms
The most important thing she's learned as she connects her students to other classrooms

Ms. Perla Zamora @pzamoraats is a passionate teacher and Technology advisor in the American School of Tampico. Her curiosity took her into "The Flat Connection Project" in 2012. That was the beginning of a journey for her students to interact and learn while, appreciating and valuing different cultures. Her adventurous spirit lead her to be in contact with teachers around the world. Her experience in this field is documented in the book "The Global Educator".

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#33 Powerful Language Learning in the 21st Century Mar 15, 2017

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Rachelle Dene Poth @rdene915 teaches Spanish and STEAM with technology, student choice, and project based learning. For Wonderful Wednesday, take a trip inside her classroom to learn how she does it all. As we discuss language learning and STEAM, Rachelle shares:

How her language classroom is full of choice
Her favorite tech tools for language learning instruction
Some fantastic new tools and features she's using this week in her classroom

Rachelle Dene Poth @rdene915 is a Spanish and STEAM Teacher at Riverview Junior Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. She is also an Attorney and has a Master's Degree in Instructional Technology. Rachelle serves as the Communications Chair for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network, a Member at Large for Games & Sims, the Innovations and Resources Co-Chair for the Teacher Education Network and the PAECT (PA ISTE affiliate) Historian.

Rachelle is proud to be involved in several communities including being a Buncee Ambassador, Common Sense Media Educator, CoSpaces Ambassador, Amazon Inspire Educator, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod PioNear, Recap Pioneer, TES Ambassador and ambassador for several other learning communities.

Rachelle was recently named the 2017 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by PAECT and had a chapter published in the Edumatch "Snapshot in Education" book and enjoys blogging.

Rachelle enjoys presenting at conferences and finding opportunities for students to be involved in sharing their work at student technology showcases, presentations and through blogging. Link to graduate work and experience https://sites.google.com/site/itportfoliorachellepoth/

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#32 Epic Pi Day Math Episode Mar 14, 2017

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Chris Smith is a Maths teacher from Scotland where his irrational passion for Pi earns him geeky renown. He is an enthusiastic ambassador for the beauty and usefulness of Mathematics and shares this message with his anyone who will listen. In today's episode, you'll hear:

How Chris' car became the centerpiece of one Pi Day
The Pi-M-C-A song that won Chris' classroom international attention
The Math-sterpiece his class is creating this year
How to make math more exciting all year long

Chris writes a free weekly Maths newsletter for teachers with puzzles, lesson ideas, resources, Maths facts- if you'd like to join the list of almost 2000 subscribers, send him an email (aap03102@gmail.com). He's always excited about making new connections with Maths fans across the world! Chris regularly speaks at Maths conferences in Scotland, has delivered a TEDx talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TACPw5NtUk), helps run the Enterprising Maths in Scotland National Final (http://www.scottishmathematicalcouncil.org/wp1/enterprising-mathematics/), is a co-creator of the free-to-download-Pi-visualiser "Pi-Wire" (http://piwire.co.uk/), serves on the TES Maths Panel (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog/tes-maths-our-panel-teachers) and is a a member of the Scottish Mathematical Council (http://www.scottishmathematicalcouncil.org/wp1/members/).

Outside the world of Maths, Chris is married to Elaine, is dad to Daisy, Heidi and Logan (born in perfect arithmetic progression in 2007, 2008 and 2009), plays piano in Jiggered Ceilidh Band (http://www.jiggered.com/) and is a follower of Jesus.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#31 Kevin Honeycutt inspires us to reach "that kid" #mondaymotivation Mar 13, 2017

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Kevin Honeycutt @kevinhoneycutt grew up in poverty and attended school in many cities across the United States. As he witnessed education around the country he collected powerful experiences that still influence his conversations and his work with educators. He spent 13 years teaching art K-12 in public school and for 17 years spent summers leading creative adventure camps for kids of all ages. In 1991 he received the Making IT Happen Award which is an internationally recognized awards program for educators and leaders in the field of educational technology integration in K–12 schools. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation.

Today, Kevin discusses:

His difficult experiences as "that kid"
The teachers who connected and related to him
The inspiration to be the teacher who relates and connects to kids who struggle or are the class clown

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#30 5 Ideas to Level Up Language Arts #5ideaFriday Mar 10, 2017

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Alex Corbitt from the Bronx has 5 created ideas to help improve and make language arts learning fun. He also has some inspiring thoughts for new teachers. In today's episode, we'll discuss:

How to scaffold reading
Making use of classroom spaces
Some cool project ideas including "talk show host"
Using picture books even with older kids
Establishing benchmarks for students

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#29 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom Mar 09, 2017

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Augmented reality and virtual reality. Are these buzzwords or are they things that can be used to improve learning? Today Steven Anderson @web20classroom pulls back the veil and helps us learn about these emerging technologies.

In today's show, we discuss:

What is augmented reality?
What is virtual reality?
What are examples of how each are being used in the classroom?
Are these technologies expensive to use?
Which technology does Steven think will be the most helpful to classrooms?
Are there problems with either of these technologies?

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#28: Saving Big Money with iPads and Google Classroom Mar 08, 2017

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Kyle Taylor @kyletaylor13 and his school have implemented iPads with Google Classroom and are saving half (yes, half) of what it previously cost to set up a classroom with technology.

For Wonderful Wednesday we learn all about their decision making process and how teachers are using iPads and Google classroom to teach. Today we discuss:

How to create an optimal learning environment with Google Classroom
Why the Ipads are well suited for creation
How the work flows from creation to Google Classroom
Why teachers are excited to be able to share videos and lessons with one another in Kyle's very large school.
How Kyle calculates the cost savings for setting up a classroom at half what it was previously.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests. Kyle also shares his implementation guide.

Kyle's bio: Currently an Instructional Technology Coordinator for Arlington Public Schools in Virginia where I support, assist, plan classroom lessons and provide technology coaching for teachers and students. This is my 7th year as an ITC, I previously taught Geography at a community college in my home state of Massachusetts. I am passionate about teamwork, collaboration, and the important role that technology plays in exciting learners to be creative.

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