Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher show

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher

Summary: A candid, look at the new big ideas that are transforming classrooms everywhere from a practicing teacher's point of view.

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 Google Glass in the Classroom: Possibilities and Challenges Ahead | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:24

Google Glass is coming. What new possibilities will this technology bring to your classroom? What new challenges will it present? Our guest and his students are already using Google Glass in their classroom. Tune in and get a glimpse of the road ahead. Follow:@coolcatteacher @donwettrick @bamradionetwork Don Wettrick, @donwettrick, is an Innovations class and Broadcasting teacher at Franklin Community High School, just outside Indianapolis, IN. He was selected to beta test Google Glass with his Innovations class students and find innovative ways to use wearable technology in the classroom. Don also produces a YouTube series called the FOCUS show (Finding Outstanding Classrooms Using Social media).

 Connecting Your Classroom to the World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:24

Our guest is passionate about taking her students beyond the borders of their classorom, state or nation. Her goal is to create authentic, global learning experiences and in this segment, she talks about how she accomplishes this. Follow:@coolcatteacher @langwitches @bamradionetwork Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano was born in Germany, raised in Argentina, lived many years in the United States and is currently planted in Brazil. She has worked as a World Language teacher, Technology Integration Facilitator, Academic Technology Coordinator and 21st Century Learning Specialist.

 Encouraging Learning with Mobile Photography | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:19

In this fascinating segment, our guests walk us through several currently active projects being used to connect students from around the world in collaborative learning assignments. Follow:@coolcatteacher @B_Berns @powell4thgrade @bamradionetwork Meri Walker is a photographer who uses cameras to create both fine art and stories. She taught photography as art and practiced photojournalism for over four decades. Three years ago, she put down all her traditional camera equipment and now uses an iPhone 4S. Blog: http://iphoneartgirl.com

 Connected Classrooms: Bringing the World to Your Students | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:19

In this fascinating segment, our guests walk us through several currently active projects being used to connect students from around the world in collaborative learning assignments. Follow:@coolcatteacher @B_Berns @powell4thgrade @bamradionetwork Bev Berns is currently a Technology Integration Specialist for Keystone Area Education Agency in Elkader, IA providing professional development to Northeast Iowa schools. Kim Powell is an educational technology consultant with Bedford Public Schools in Temperance, MI where she provides training and professional development to teachers on the integration of educational technology.

 Teach Like a Pirate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:24

Would students pay to see your classroom presentation? If not then you'll want to listen to this eye-opening interview with Dave Burgess who will share his insights on how to grab and keep your students attention. Follow:@coolcatteacher @burgessdave @bamradionetwork Dave Burgess is a teacher and highly sought after professional development speaker well known for his creative, entertaining, and outrageously energetic style. He is the author of Teach Like A PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator.

 Dressing Your Classroom for Student Success | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:18

In this segment our guest explains how the way you layout and dress your classroom can make a big difference in how your students relate and perform. Tune in and learn how to create an aesthetically pleasing brain-friendly classroom. Follow:@coolcatteacher @KleinErin @bamradionetwork Erin Klein has her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and is the technology co-chairperson for the Michigan Reading Association, a national A Plus Workshop Presenter, SMART Technologies Exemplary Educator, Edutopia Guest Blogger and award-winning EduTech Blogger at Kleinspiration.com

 Questioning Rigor, Considering Vigor and Other Musings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:56

What does the word "rigor"really mean in classroom settings and is vigor a better term to describe what we are really trying to achieve? Follow:@coolcatteacher @swpax @bamradionetwork Shawn White (@swpax) is a special education & English co-teacher, webmaster, and lead coach of curriculum technology integration in a 1:1 netbook high school. He is co-organizer of edcampHOME co-founder of Honouring Stories, and he writes at swpax.us.

 Learning by Doing: Inside the Maker Movement | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:52

What is a "maker space?" what do you need to know about the Maker Movement? In this segment we talk about the emerging focus on learning by tinkering, inventing and making things. Follow:@coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork Sylvia Martinez is the co-author of a new book, Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering and President of Generation YES, a non-profit evangelizing student involvement in education reform through technology integration and service learning. Prior to that, Sylvia designed educational software, video games, and was an aerospace engineer.

 Leaning Forward: Moving Your Teaching Practice Beyond Your Comfort Zone | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:30

Our guest today is passionate about relentlessly challenging himself to driving his teaching practice forward. Tune in as he talks about how he developed that habit of leaning into the future. Follow:@coolcatteacher @coffeechugbooks @bamradionetwork Aaron Maurer, but most people know him as Coffeechug. He is an educator for Bettendorf Middle School in Bettendorf, Iowa. After nine years teaching 6th grade(5 years) and gifted education(4 years) he is now taking on a new job as an instructional coach for the school. Twitter (@coffeechugbooks) and blog is www.coffeeforthebrain.blogspot.com

 One on One With a Teacher on the Edge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:07

Dawn Casey-Rowe is a teacher on the leading edge of transforming classrooms to adapt to the new demands all teachers face. in this segment she shares her thoughts about leading, learning and embracing education technology. Follow:@coolcatteacher @runningdmc @bamradionetwork Dawn Casey-Rowe is a history teacher at the William M. Davies Career & Technical High School in Rhode Island, co-owner of iLoveKickboxing Johnston and Smithfield locations. She is involved in the EdUnderground, a group of tech-saavy teachers looking to change the EdTech landscape in RI. Dawn was on the winning team for Startup Weekend EDU NYC 2013 and works with Learnist as an expert contributor.

 Achieving Sustainable Classroom Innovation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:07

Sustainable innovation is the subject of this segment. Today we talk with three teachers who are making innovation work in the trenches. Follow:@coolcatteacher @djesponsito @ajjuliani @stevenjmogg @bamradionetwork Rosie Esposito is a 9th grade math teacher from Philadelphia, PA. AJ Juliani is a K-12 Technology Staff Developer at Wissahickon School District and former English teacher. He is also the founder and chief editor of EducationIsMyLife.com. Steve Mogg is a co-founder of Education Is My Life. He currently teaches high school English at Wissahickon High School.

 Learning Commons: How the School Library is Being Reinvented | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:07

Our guest walks us through the multitude of ways that school libraries are changing to adapt to the digital evolution of schools. Follow:@coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork David V. Loertscher is President of Hi Willow Research & Publishing (distributed by LMC Source at www.lmcsource.com) and is presently a professor at the School of Library and Information. He has served as head of the editorial department at Libraries Unlimited for ten years and He has been a president of the American Association of School Librarians.

 New Models: Inside Early College STEM Schools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:24

In this segment we talk about a new Hybrid STEM program aimed at increasing the number of students going into science, technology,engineering and math. Follow:@coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork Brenda Darden Wilkerson is the Program Manager for Information Technology within Career and Technical Education at Chicago Public Schools. She also serves as lead in developing the vision and program of studies for the new Early College STEM School initiative. William Starzyk teaches Computer Science at Lake View Early College STEM High School in Chicago. Arlington Vigilance teaches Computer Science at Corliss High School.

 A Look Inside the Classroom of the ISTE 2013 Teacher of the Year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:27

Our guest today is the ISTE Teacher of the Year for 2013. What is he doing that made him stand out? Like most connected educators, he was very willing to swing open the doors of his classroom, his mind and his heart to give us a peek. Follow:@coolcatteacher @TheNerdyTeacher @bamradionetwork Nicholas Provenzano is a high school English teacher that is passionate about integrating technology into the classroom. He is the #Edcamp Detroit Organizer, the 2013 MACUL Technology Using Teacher of the Year, ISTE 2013 Outstanding Teacher of the Year and The 'Lady Gaga' of teaching. He writes about his thoughts on education at TheNerdyTeacher.com.

 Savvy Use of Edtech in Early Ed Classrooms | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:03

Our guest today has received national honors for the amazing work she is doing with education technology and first graders. Tune in and see what strategies, tool and tactics you can take way for use in your early childhood classroom. Follow:@coolcatteacher @klirenman @bamradionetwork Karen Lirenman is a grade one teacher in Surrey, British Columbia Canada, who loves to provide her students with choice in how they learn, show, and share their knowledge. She engages them globally through video conferencing, twitter, and blogging and uses technology as seamlessly as possibly to make this all happen. Twitter. @klirenman.

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