…other hand, if you are testing recall or knowledge-level content, an online test will not be a reliable way to see what your students know. If students can “Google” the…
Stepping into Invention Education
…to bring solutions to intended audiences (i.e. entrepreneurship). Students and teachers tell us stories about the knowledge and human skills they gain that help prepare them for the future of…
Reduce Your Workload by Effectively Managing Class Time
…in a small group each day. This valuable time together lets you get a pulse on their progress, provide personalized feedback, and differentiate more easily due to the smaller group…
Design Collaborative, Tech-Empowered Lessons
…hybrid model, or teaching remotely. If you are face-to-face, you can facilitate most of the collaboration through real-time dialogue. If you are teaching in a hybrid model, some of the…
#29 – Engage Students with Project-Based Learning
…unpack PBLWorks’ definition to identify strategies to bring PBL into your classroom in ways that will work for face-to-face, remote, and hybrid learning. Join our Digital Learning Specialists as they…
Digital Templates
…3: Search and Seek Information Effective Search Strategies: Google Effective Search Strategies: Boolean Operators Boolean operators AND, NOT, and OR Question Formulation Student Worksheet Template Step 4: Weave the Information…
Reduce Your Workload With Efficient, Meaningful Grading
…neuroscience tells us that removing high-stakes grades from formative work helps students grow faster because it reduces the stress and worry they may have about an evaluative grade. In that…
AI and Inquiry
In today’s world, we have access to more information than ever before. We can get millions of responses to a Google search in about a tenth of a second. We…
Ed Tip: Literature Analysis
…may be completed digitally or printed and completed offline. A benefit of choosing to use these digitally is that multimedia (images, videos, links) can be added quite easily. The digital…
Enhance Classroom Netiquette and Diminish Cyberbullying
…Ribble and Park (2019) point out, “Digital technologies are accelerators. When used for good, the benefits are abundant and easily celebrated…the same technologies can accelerate intimidation, threatening behavior, or bullying”…
Ed Tip: The Achievery
…NGSS standards. How does the site work? Set up a free account. Browse content or search with the available drop-down menus. Choose from numerous categories, including English Language Arts, Math,…
#318 – Roadtrip Nation, with Mike Marriner
…do it too.” Resources: Free resources are accessible at roadtripnation.com. On the site, you’ll find the open access Roadtrip Nation experience, which includes a five-lesson curriculum where students can build…
#17 – Celebrate: Building Community Beyond Your (Virtual) Classroom
…explore the great outdoors, museums, and zoos for free! A few options are included below: Virtual Yosemite Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation San Diego Zoo Free Interaction Time (FIT):…
#204 – A Journey From the Humanities to STEM, with Dr. Michelle Magallanez
…computational thinking “helps them unpack and solve problems across content areas and in the real world.” It also helps expose students to new career pathways and additional ways they can…
#97 – Engage in Creative Coding with Scratch
…“getting unstuck.” Beyond that, slow down, have fun with it, and focus on the sharing and iteration of ideas. Free Conferences: Scratch is offering a free online conference on Thursday,…