Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher

Guy Kawasaki dropped by to share his thoughts on education, social media and the road ahead. Follow: @coolcatteacher @guykawasaki @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva, a graphics-design online service, and an executive fellow at the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. Formerly, he was an advisor to the Motorola business unit of Google and chief evangelist of Apple. He is also the author of APE, What the Plus!, and ten other books.

What can be done with children who are demonstrating at risk behaviors? Who should be involved? What are wraparound services and how can they help? Follow: @coolcatteacher @CharisseBeach1 @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Charisse Beach has over twenty years experience as an educator, fourteen years as a school administrator. Her book, At-Risk Students Transforming Student Behavior, details the warning signs of disturbing behaviors, which are often overlooked by educators and/or misdiagnosed by mental health professionals.

Our guests today defines the different types of bullying and offers tools and resources help address this problem. Follow: @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Robert Gioia is employed as a constable in the marvelous city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario for almost 25 years now. Â During this time I have served my police service in several specialty areas but found my recent four-year tenure as a school liaison officer to be the most rewarding and satisfying of all".

Our guests today started and manage a video site that curates great teaching practices. Learn more... Follow:@TanyaAvrith @EduSlam @HollyClarkEdu @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Tanya Avrith is an instructor and presenter with EdTechTeacher and co-host of the EduSlam.me show. She is a Google Certified Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator on a mission to inspire educators and transform education. Holly Clark is an instructor and presenter with EdTechTeacher and co-host of the EduSlam.me show. She is a Google Certified Teacher and is trying to start an education revolution, one innovative idea at a time.

Our guest today shares a mind-blowing array of apps that she has aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy and the Common Core. Follow:@mrsevon1 @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Monica Evon is a third grade teacher and will be teaching fourth grade in the fall. This will her 29th year in the education profession. She is a team leader, literacy facilitator, a K-Kid's advisor, and 1:1 iPad Classroom. She also has a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Ed. and Special Education K-12 and Masters Degree in Counseling.

Teaching to a classroom of students with different learning styles can be overwhelming. Out guest crowd sources some of of the best advice from teachers around the world. Follow: @AnseoAMuinteoir Helen Bullock is an Irish primary teacher who loves social media. Helen is the editor behind the book How I Learn which she sourced through Twitter! Helen openly admits that she tweets too much! @coolcatteacher #edtechchat #edchat #edtech

Tweech me is an app that was developed to help teachers learn how to use Twitter for professional development. Follow: @s_bearden @HTEATech @coolcatteacher @donnaroman #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, FL. A speaker, frequent guest blogger, and a contributing author to the Huffington Post and was ranked #9 on their list of “The 50 Most Social CIOs on Twitter.” Bearden co-founded and moderates #edtechchat and co-hosts EdTechchatradio.

Our guest entered her class in a math video contest and the result was a project that made math fun and put her advanced class in high demand. Follow: @mrsblanchetnet @coolcatteacher @donnaroman #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Tinashe Blanchet, a Google Certified Teacher and national presenter for the Bureau of Education and Research (BER), has taught mathematics and served as an instructional and technology coach in the New Orleans area for almost 10 years. She now serves as the Digital Engagement Specialist for Jefferson Parish Schools, responsible for the online communications of Louisiana's largest public school district.

Global competence is an initiative that aims to give students a broader perspective of the world and the role education plays. Learn more. Follow: @coolcatteacher @donnaroman #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Donna Adams Roman is a teacher and professional development leader for Geneva Unified School District in Geneva, Illinois. She is committed to providing the most relevant instruction possible, and that currently focuses on global integration, 21st Century Learning, and project based learning.

Our guest has been a team leader on the implementation of a 1 to 1 program that has experienced exceptional success. Learn what worked and why. Follow: @coolcatteacher @SimpsonCCMS #edtechchat #edchat #edtech William Simpson is a 13-year veteran teacher from Prince George's County Public Schools. Currently, he serves as the instructional technology coach at Charles Carroll Middle School, a 1:1 iPad school.

Our guest today shares a heart warming story about how a special ed student was helped by her school community and powerful new technology. Follow: @coolcatteacher @jenniferacronk #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Jennifer Cronk is a teacher of 18 years specializing in Educational Technology. Currently I serve as Technology Learning Facilitator for the Clarkstown Central School District. Blog at TransparentlyTeaching.com and www.nyteched.com. Karole Pearce is the mother of Lanie, a cerebral palsy young girl with technology opportunities to assist her.

Our guest today is a social studies teacher who shares with us how she uses the site ePals to connect her students to cultures around the world. Follow: @coolcatteacher @msroyz@ #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Lori Roy is a secondary school teacher at Bishop Alexander Carter in the city of Greater Sudbury. She is presently teaching a Grade 12 World Cultures class.

Our guest is an education technologist turned special ed teacher, who shares her tools and tips for reaching every child. Follow: @coolcatteacher @cheryloakes50 #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Cheryl Oakes started her career in Kindergarten, then moved to special education as a teacher, special education director, then a move to using technology as a computer teacher in an elementary school, a technology director and full circle as a high school resource room teacher specializing in using all kinds of technology leveling the playing field for all students. A Google Certified Teacher in 2008 in NYC. Then Google featured Morgan, one of Cheryl's students, and Cheryl in a 2 minute Google Search Video that now has over 3 million hits.

In this follow up segment from our series on project-based learning, we talk with students and a teacher involved in another project with the potential for global impact. Follow: @coolcatteacher #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Daniel Pomianek, Norbert Pisz, Sylwia Perykasza and Tomasz Plesniak are members of two scientific clubs in Poland. The project idea came from one of their groups, which makes software for disabled people. A big inspiration for the team was a man named Michal, who is disabled and unable use a computer with his hands. The team worked to create an affordable, effective and precise solution for Michal, which will help him in everyday life and allow him the luxury of using a computer.

In this segment we talk with a couple of students and a teacher involved in a project with the potential for global impact. Follow: @coolcatteacher Benjamin Faleye, Ibraheem Bello, Jemil Oyebisi and Temidayo Adefioye started project CATARA after they heard of a story of a friend who was unaware and living with a cataract for quite some time, eventually causing him to go blind. Had he known about the issue early on, the issue could have been solved for. Because of this, the team wanted create a solution that would detect early signs of cataracts and prevent people from going blind. #edtechchat #edchat #edtec