…“no” or “don’t” with them. If we continue to promote a culture of “no” and “don’t,” we will not help students develop the good online practices that they will need…
Practice, Review, and Enrich Math Skills With Digital Tools
…input of answers and immediate feedback. Categories include Data Analysis, Sampling Distribution Simulations, Classics, Probability, Statistical Inference, and Multiple Variables. Quizlet: Use this free flashcard-based site to have students practice…
Note the Possibilities for Inquiry Learning: Step 2 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process
…(Tips) Bubbl.us Creately Draw.io Canva MindMeister MindMup Coggle Whiteboard and Drawing Tools: Seesaw (Tips) Google Drawings (Tips) Sketchboard.io Google Jamboard (Tips) Microsoft OneNote Whiteboard.chat (Tips) Write a hypothesis or thesis…
Internet Safety for Teachers
…that can lead someone to your location or allow them to guess your passwords (date of birth, address, school, online surveys, etc.). If it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t….
Show What You Know! How Students Can Demonstrate Understanding in a Virtual Classroom
…that change every 15 seconds. Ignite Talks are fast and very engaging. Ignite Talks are focused on one specific topic or subject matter. Podcasts, Radio Shows, and Songs Students can…
Mysteries of Space: What Is the Scale of Our Solar System?
…Sun. What You’ll Need Hands-on A ball that is 8 inches in diameter (kickball, bowling ball, etc.) One ounce each of modeling clay in the following colors: gray, yellow (used…
Digital Note-taking: Going Beyond Paper
…their own thinking. Interactive notebooks go beyond text and can include pictures, links, audio, videos, and much more. Tools: Interactive Notebooks can be done with Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, or…
Girls Invent! Meet Team Tactile – All Inventors!
Introduction Chen, Chandani, Grace, Jessica, Charlene, and Tania are friends. They are also inventors. They created Tactile. Tactile is a device. It changes text to the braille alphabet. “Huh?” you…
Inventing Matters: Eat It! Activities
…category fits your personal interest and passion. Have fun inventing! 2020 “Eat it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Graduate Winner Tzu-Chieh (Zijay) Tang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Syn-SCOBY, a special kind of…
Design for Accessibility With the Universal Design for Learning Process
…other students, about their goals. Record and communicate student progress. Create planned checkpoints during the day, week, and/or month. Provide exemplars of projects, assessments, and assignments. Communicate very clear instructions…
Manage Your Teacher Workload in a Remote-Learning World
…lessons. Work to your strengths when dividing tasks. Consider pairing up on larger tasks. Share, share, share. Leverage Professional Learning Networks (PLNs). Reach beyond the walls of your school for…
#8 – Develop Efficient and Effective Practices and Mindsets for Teaching Remotely
…“Don’t spend 90% of your energy/time giving feedback on [the] finished product, put that 90% into giving students feedback as they work!” Create portfolios of work. Provide students with repeated…
Integrate Digital Whiteboards
…through the pages. Data Collection: Live video classes can go by very quickly, and we may not have enough time to fully check for understanding. However, with a virtual whiteboard,…
Pop the Filter Bubble
…News) Beware Online “Filter Bubbles” (TED Talk by Eli Pariser) How Filter Bubbles Isolate You (GFC Global) The Causes and Effects of “Filter Bubbles” and How to Break Free (Medium)…
Calculate, Measure, and Compute With Virtual Math Tools and Manipulatives
…protractor, and more. Students join a teacher’s class with a lesson code. Meta-Calculator: This site also hosts a suite of popular calculators, including graphing, scientific, matrix, statistics, standard deviation, fractions,…