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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 Making Math Meaningful with Virtual Manipulatives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:55

Join us as we talk about powerful new techniques and technologies to make math concepts more meaningful to your students. Follow: @coolcatteacher @davidwees @matific @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech David Wees is currently a Formative Assessment and Instructional Specialist for New Visions for Public Schools in New York City. He has worked as a mathematics and science teacher in New York City, London, Bangkok, and Vancouver. Twitter id: @davidwees

 Top Tips, Tools and Techniques for Easy Formative Assessment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:55

Today, Tony Vincent joins us to share his best practices and tools to make formative assessment easy and fun. Follow: @coolcatteacher @tonyvincent @gradecam @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Tony Vincent likes to learn, teach, and make things. Since 1998 Tony been a pioneer in digital learning, and he continues to help educators use technology for teaching and learning. @tonyvincent

 If Some High-Poverty Schools Do Well, Can All? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:46

Our guest says that high-poverty schools can compete with suburban upper-income schools if there is the right knowledge, skill, and will. Follow: @coolcatteacher @DrAAlston @Bloomzapp @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Dr. Anael Alston is the Superintendent of the Hamilton Central School District. Dr. Alston has written political commentary for Newsday, written nationally for EdWeek, has presented at national and statewide conferences on school change and curriculum reform, testified for Governor Cuomo’s Education reform Commission, and occasionally does radio as an education expert.

 How to Help Struggling Teachers Help Struggling Students | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:26

Life inside and outside of the classroom is challenging. Even the best teachers will go through periods or overwhelm and breakdown. Join us as we talk about how to uplift teachers, so teachers can uplift kids. Follow: @coolcatteacher @kimbearden @classtagme #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Kim Bearden is the cofounder and executive director of the Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator training facility. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Disney Outstanding MS Humanities Teacher, and she is the author of Crash Course: the Life Lessons My Students Taught Me.

 Three Reasons to Bring Music into Your Classroom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:26

The virtues and benefits of music in schools and classrooms is making a comeback. Find out why. Follow: @coolcatteacher @LiveMusicTutor #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Jazz pianist and vocalist Anne Farnsworth lives in Los Angeles where she divides her time between performing, teaching, and journalism. She has toured extensively in the States and abroad both as a sideman and leader of her own trios and quartets. A 2012 Fulbright Scholar, Anne has taught at the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga, Latvia, the University of Southern California, Occidental College and Idyllwild Arts Academy. She is an international clinician and the author of JAZZ VOCAL TECHNIQUES.

 Top Tips, Tools and Techiques for Easy Formative Assessment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:29

Today, Tony Vincent joins us to share his best practices and tools to make formative assessment easy and fun. Follow: @coolcatteacher @tonyvincent @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Tony Vincent likes to learn, teach, and make things. Since 1998 Tony been a pioneer in digital learning, and he continues to help educators use technology for teaching and learning.

 Making Math Meaningful with Virtual Manipulatives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:16

Join us as we talk about powerful new techniques and technologies to make math concepts more meaningful to your students. Follow: @coolcatteacher @mssackstein @Owleyesreader @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech David Wees is currently a Formative Assessment and Instructional Specialist for New Visions for Public Schools in New York City. He has worked as a mathematics and science teacher in New York City, London, Bangkok, and Vancouver.Â

 300 Ways to Help Your Students Love Writing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:30

In this segment, we talk about a new book that offers 300 proven strategies to get students excited about writing. Follow: @coolcatteacher @calvamom @write_the_world @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Jennifer Serravallo is a literacy consultant, speaker, and the author 11 books and resources including The Reading Strategies Book and the two-time award-winning Independent Reading Assessment Series.

 Teaching the Classics without Boring Your Students to Death | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:13

Virtually every literature teacher has encountered students who see no value in reading the classics. Join us as we talk about how to get the students to enjoy and understand Beowulf, Hamlet and Jane Eyre. Follow: @coolcatteacher @mssackstein @Owleyesreader @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Starr Sackstein teaches writing and journalism in New York City. She is a National Board-certified teacher and the New York director for the Journalism Education Association. Sackstein is also the author of the book Teaching Mythology.

 3 Ways to Say to Parents, "We Want You on the Team" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:00

It's back-to-school time. Here are some great ideas you can use to explicitly and implicitly let parents know that you value them as partners in educating their child. Follow: @coolcatteacher @strongfathers @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech J. Michael Hall, M.Ed. is an educator, speaker and founder of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, he has presented to more than 165,000 fathers at local schools, Head Starts, as well as regional and national conferences. For his pioneering work over the past twelve years in education and the fatherhood field he was honored as a 2012 White House Champion of Change.

 3 Ways Your Classroom Layout Will Impact Your Students | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:00

Join us as we review the results of a recent study on the classroom design factors that drive student learning rates. Follow: @coolcatteacher @cdpub @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Peter Barrett MSc PhD DSc is Emeritus Professor at Salford University in the UK and and an Honorary Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Department of Education. After initially training as a surveyor he has since carried out academic research in many areas, most recently around the impact of buildings on people, and more specifically of school design on pupils’ learning rates.

 Balancing the Need for Physical Learning with Technology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:16

Join us as we look at the fundamentals every teacher needs to know about balancing physical learning with technology in early childhood development Follow: @coolcatteacher @DianeELevin @tigglykids @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Diane E. Levin, PhD, is a Professor of Education at Wheelock College in Boston. She is the author of Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood(NAEYC) and So Sexy So Soon. She is a founder of Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment and Defending the Early Years.

 How I Shift Control of the Learning to Students | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:02

As we prepare for the start of the new school year, we're taking this episode to talk about putting students in control of their learning. How can we shift the ownership? Follow: @coolcatteacher @msoskil @Freshgrade @bamradionetwork Michael Soskil was a top-10 finalist for this year's Global Teacher Prize, widely considered the Nobel Prize of Teaching, for the innovative ways he empowers his students to use learning to solve problems around the globe. He was a 2012 winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and currently teaches elementary science in northeastern Pennsylvania. .

 I Challenged My Students to Design My Classroom and... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:25

Join us as our guest talks about her decision to let her students design her classroom layout. Follow: @coolcatteacher @TeachStanley @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Catherine Stanley is a sixth grade English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher who is passionate about fostering an inclusive learning environment that is shaped and led by students. A former NC Teaching Fellow, Catherine enjoys reflecting on pedagogy through blogging, as well as serving on her school's Advisory and PBIS Committee.

 I Challenged My Students to Design My Classroom and... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:25

Join us as our guest talks about her decision to let her students design her classroom layout. Follow: @coolcatteacher @TeachStanley @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Catherine Stanley is a sixth grade English Language Arts and Social Studies teacher who is passionate about fostering an inclusive learning environment that is shaped and led by students. A former NC Teaching Fellow, Catherine enjoys reflecting on pedagogy through blogging, as well as serving on her school's Advisory and PBIS Committee.

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