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Happy Apples: Fun PD Subscription Boxes for Teachers Made by the District (e263)
Happy Apples: Fun PD Subscription Boxes for Teachers Made by the District (e263)
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8 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Crystal Marshall-Krauss and her colleagues at the district office in Howard County, Maryland have created a fun way to excite teachers about professional development. They’ve created “Happy Apples” subscription boxes for their teachers around a variety of subjects. Learn about this innovative PD idea and how your district can craft these boxes for your teachers. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e263 This week I'll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies. Shift #1 is that Students are collaborators. My interactive display is the common workspace for the whole class. I use it as a digital workspace, to display any screen for the whole class to see, as a large multi-touch drawing and brainstorming space and so much more. My interactive display is a must-have device. I wouldn't want to teach without one. Recent research shows that large interactive displays are vital to the classroom ecosystem
Released:
Feb 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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