Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher

Our guest today is a young man who decided to break out of the traditional "college and career ready" view and mapped a path to a future on his terms. Follow: @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Chandler Bolt is an author & serial entrepreneur. By the age of 20, he's started & ran over $320,000 in businesses & has written the books "Breaking Out of A Broken System" & "The Productive Person".

There is a school of thought that argues that technology is generally inappropriate for very young children. However our guest says that there is a place for technology in early childhood and offers examples. Follow: @MrsNelsonCWA @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork Karen Nelson is mom to two elementary aged children and is an assistant Pre-Kindergarten teacher who writes about teaching with technology. You can read more about using iPads with young children on her website, Technology In Early Childhood. #edtechchat #edchat #edtech

Strength and warmth are vital qualities that impact the efficacy our your interpersonal interactions with student and peers. Learn more... Follow: @besmonte @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Matthew Kohut is the Managing Partner of KNP Communications. He is the co-author of Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities that Make Us Influential. Kohut is a founding partner in KNP Communications, which specializes in preparing speakers for high-stakes audiences. Their clients include corporate executives, elected officials, and media personalities, and they regularly lecture at universities and serve as commentators on air and in print.

Our guest in this segment did a study with third graders and ebooks. The results of his project will surprise many and offer new possibilities for engaging students in reading. Follow: @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Craig Union, Ph.D. in education, serves as an independent researcher and technology advocate for technology integration into elementary classrooms and global collaborations.

Turns out that being an innovative educator involves quite a bit of risk and an ability to handle failure. Tune as we explore what it really takes to operate on the leading edge of education. Follow: @cheritoledo @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Cheri Toledo is a Social Media Coach, Elite Life Coach, former College Volleyball Coach. Ed Tech professor. Avid worker outer & lover of life! Twitter ID: @cheritoledo

Our guest has learned much and shared much about increasing student's interest in writing through authentic intellectual work. Learn more... Follow: @dreambition @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Brad Wilson is a former 4th grade teacher turned Ed Tech Consultant & Speaker. He has the privilege of supporting educators in Jackson County, MI and also enjoys working to empower teacher and student voices through the #MichED movement. Brad has created iPad apps to inspire kids to write and capture stories and is an Eventful Learning evangelist.

Google Drive is an amazing and powerful tool with many applications for teaching. In this segment, our guest provides a quick and simple overview of how Google drive can help you be more effective with your classroom. Follow: @soxnevad @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Susan Oxnevad is an instructional tech facilitator and designer of learning experiences that use tech as an efficient and effective tool for learning. She blogs at Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners. She has been a classroom teacher and an active instructional technology facilitator in Chicagoland for more than two decades.

In this segment we look at the universal design concepts, techniques and digital technologies that can be applied to online classes. Follow:@BethRitterGuth @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Beth Ritter-Guth is the Director of Instructional Design and the Director of American Honors at Union County College in Cranford, NJ. Her work using virtual worlds and commercial gaming to teach literature has been recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education, America Online, Wired Magazine, and USA Today. Beth has received several teaching awards including the NAIS Faculty of the Future Award and the Nobel Teacher of Distinction Award.

Our guest took a risk and jumped into a project with students which required both students and teacher to learn together. The result was a app that help his school love a real world problem. Follow:@mrgfactoftheday @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Josh Gauthier is currently in my third year teaching business education in Denmark, WI. He's taught at every level (Elementary through high school) and I serve as an informal tech coach. Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer. School District of Denmark.

In this segment we talk with the director of an interactive game between high school and college students that teachers about the middle east. Follow:@stanzj @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Jeff Stanzler is a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Education, where he directs the Interactive Communications and Simulations (ICS) group, and works in teacher education and learning technologies. He is also on the faculty of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Michigan Community Scholars Program.

Our guest today helped one of his autistic students tell his story using video. The outcome was enriching to all. Follow:@mrjohnlozano @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech John Loozano has been a Resource Specialist at Easterbrook Discovery School (K-8) for 5 years. He also help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms.

Our guest asserts that the magic of universal design is that the benefits to special needs students can ultimately benefit all students. Learn more about how to reach every child through universal design. Follow:@@karenjan @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Karen Janowski is an Assistive Technology consultant and specialist who works par-time in the Newton Public Schools and consults in the greater Boston area. She is also a nationally recognized speaker and founder of EdCampAccess and #atchat.

Our guest tells us that digital citizenship goes beyond norms of behaviors and netiquette to include media literacy, rights and responsibilities. Tune in as we get a global overview of emerging digital citizenship best practices. Follow:@annecollier @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Anne Collier is co-director of the Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization ConnectSafely.org. ConnectSafely.org is for parents, teens, educators, advocates – everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web and mobile technology. She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

Virtual field trips are an engaging teaching tool with many possibilities for differentiating instruction. Tune in and learn how to set one up. Follow: @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Ira Bickoff is a public high school science teacher at Rondout Valley High School in New York's Hudson Valley. He teaches physics, AP physics, earth science and marine science. His thirteenth year teaching, before that he was an environmental consultant for twelve years.

Our guest believes that testing mandates are sucking the life of schools and creating what one educator calls the testing sweat shop mentality. What is the right role of testing in education and how can we restore balance? Follow:@pammoran @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Pamela Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. She oversees a division with an annual operating budget of $151 million, with more than 1,100 teachers educating 13,000 students in 26 schools.