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Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher

BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel

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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10:19

Connected Classrooms: Bringing the World to Your...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/09/09

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

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13:24

Teach Like a Pirate

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/08/30

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

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12:18

Dressing Your Classroom for Student Success

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/08/20

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

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11:56

Questioning Rigor, Considering Vigor and Other Musings

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/08/17

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.

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11:52

Learning by Doing: Inside the Maker Movement

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/08/06

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

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11:30

Leaning Forward: Moving Your Teaching Practice Beyond...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/07/22

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

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9:07

One on One With a Teacher on the Edge

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/07/15

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,

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9:07

Achieving Sustainable Classroom Innovation

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/07/03

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

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9:07

Learning Commons: How the School Library is Being...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/06/25

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

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12:24

New Models: Inside Early College STEM Schools

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/06/17

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 @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

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11:27

A Look Inside the Classroom of the ISTE 2013 Teacher...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/06/07

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

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12:03

Savvy Use of Edtech in Early Ed Classrooms

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/06/04

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

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11:47

A Larger Vision:The...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/05/23

If you are not already involved in the Choose2matter movement listen up and find out why you'll want to be. It's about passion based learning and a whole new model for thinking about education and the purpose of schools. Follow:@coolcatteacher @angelaMaiers @bamradionetwork As a teacher educator, author and consultant, Angela Maiers has spent the past twenty-two years working diligently to help learners of all ages succeed by recognizing their power as readers, writers, and global

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10:26

Why Computer Science is Not Just for Geeks

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/05/20

Learning to write computer code is a skill that our guest believes is not just for geeks and will be increasingly important to students and teachers in the future. Follow:@coolcatteacher @alfredtwo @bamradionetwork Alfred Thompson currently teaches high school computer science at Bishop Guertin HS in New Hampshire. He has also been a software developer and worked at academic relations at Microsoft. He is the author of several computer science textbooks, project books, and a blog about

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11:26

Teaching Teachers with Technology

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/05/16

In this segment we talk about how technology is changing the game of training teachers, offering new tools and new possibilities. Follow:@coolcatteacher @ebrownorama @bamradionetwork Eva Brown is a teacher educator at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is a Flat Classroom Certified Teacher and a Microsoft Innovative Teacher.

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14:02

Radically Authentic Learning: How Classrooms Change...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/05/06

If connecting learning to student's passions and interests is the master's skill of teaching, then a concept called "Genius Hour "may be the master stroke. Borrowed from Google's policy of allowing staff to spend 20% of their work week on the pet project of their choice, teachers are reporting profound changes in student engagement and student motivation where Genius Hour is used. Moreover, they are finding that the quality of learning is radically more authentic than learning driven solely by

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10:05

Encouraging Global Connections and Digital Citizenship

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/04/23

In this segment we talk about various tools, projects and strateties you can use to get your students globally connected. We also offer some guidelines for good digital citizenship. Follow:@coolcatteacher @tdallen5 @bamradionetwork Theresa Allen is the Technology Teacher and Coordinator for the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet, IL. She is Flat Classroom certified and manages the Digiteen Project, a digital citizenship project for junior high and high school students

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10:05

Gearing Up for Common Core in Math

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/04/23

In this segment we talk about the challenges and opportunities ahead as states gear up to embrace the Common Core standards. We discuss content, instruction and with the aim of identifying what needs to be done differently to meet the demands of the standards. Follow:@coolcatteacher @dgburris @bamradionetwork Darren Burris is currently a PARCC Educator Leader Fellow for Massachusetts and a member of the state's Model Curriculum Development Team. He is also working on One

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18:14

How Teachers and Students Are Collaborating Globally

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/04/06

In this segment we talk with teachers from around the nation about the projects they're using to create global learning experiences. Guests discuss tools, challenges and benefits of connecting and collaborating globally in the classroom. Follow:@coolcatteacher @toniobarton @bcdtech@djesponsito@MrsSchmidtB4 @bamradionetwork Toni Olivieri-Barton is a Flat Classroom Certified Teacher in Colorado Springs. Michelle McGarvey is a Flat Classroom Certified Teacher in North Carolina.

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15:21

Creative Approaches to Teaching STEM at The...

Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher ·

2013/03/12

According to our guest teaching STEM at the Elementary school level is not as novel a notion as many believe. What is new is some of the creative ways it can now be done. Tune is as a teacher who is passionate about STEM shares some of his practices. Follow:@coolcatteacher@kJarrett @bamradionetwork Kevin Jarrett is a K-4 Teacher of Computer Technology since 2003. In 2012, he "re-imagined" his program into a STEM-infused, learner-centered experience called "K4STEMLAB," which he

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