…can be effectively integrated at each of the three stages of the Socratic Seminar process (preparation, seminar, and reflection), it can also be used to transform the experience through asynchronous…
Strategies to Protect Yourself From Misinformation
…disinformation agents are trying to do to you. This can help you become a more savvy consumer of information. The Bad News game has you take a pre- and post-test,…
Week 2: K-2 Day 1 Letter
…read the first part of it together on the video, which describes how Abby found the invention problem that bothered her—crayons always break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYATitwvODo After watching Video 1, discuss with…
Connect Computational Thinking to Computing
…this several times before comparing the original to the latest version and identifying what parts were changed or what was added on and how it affected the program. In addition,…
Connect With Art, Artists, and Audiences Using Technology
…Coalition for Core Arts Standards. Rights administered by State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE). All rights reserved. www.nationalartsstandards.org. Consider how you can apply these standards by having students…
Incorporate Strategies for Critical Reading of Video and Digital Images
…you can download the Snip & Sketch tool for free from the Microsoft Store. If using the Chrome browser or a Chromebook, you have the option to add extensions that…
#114 – Staying Safe and Secure in a Digital World
…Cybercriminals can easily find these documents through an internet search. Guiding Questions If you are listening to the podcast with your teaching team or would like to explore this topic…
#258 – Recalibrate the Culture, with Jimmy Casas
…to real change. Jimmy reiterates this, saying, “I don’t care what the words on the wall say. I want to walk into a school, and I want to see the…
Ed Tip: Online Reference Materials
…thesaurus, and translation tool Dictionary.com: Dictionary, thesaurus, and word games TheFreeDictionary.com: Dictionary, thesaurus, specialized dictionaries (medical, legal, financial), and acronym and idiom tools Lexipedia: Ability to view a webbed representation…
Inventing Matters: Move It! Activities
…through invention.” Prize winners and the young inventors we have worked with from high schools across the U.S. cite the importance of having opportunities for learning the unique ways inventors…
AVID’s Six Tutoring Principles for Student Success
…on a foundation of relational capacity so that students feel supported while seeking solutions. Inquiry-Based: Tutors and peers ask higher-order questions instead of offering answers. Collaborative: Peers use their collective…
#310 – College and Career Connections, with Tasha Henderson, Television Writer/Producer, and Her Former AVID Teacher, Ben Solomon
…with Dr. Winston Benjamin (podcast episode) The Other Side of Pain, with Jesula Jeannot (podcast episode) Activating Possibility, with Jonathan Grant Brown (podcast episode) 70–30 Reflecting back on her high…
Tutoring With Inquiry Instead of Answers
…solutions. This inquiry incorporates the use of academic language and vocabulary associated with the content area. Finally, they generate a list of generalized steps to their solutions, so they may…
AI and Writing
…One way to introduce this collaborative drafting process to your students is to have them begin with a smaller sample of writing, rather than the entire piece. This might be…
Show Students How to See Patterns and Also Use Them
…One way to easily represent data in different ways is through data visualizations. Students can create data visualizations on their own using different methods, like bar graphs, pie charts, scatter…