…and completing unfinished units. However, this would be a mistake. TNTP’s Learning Acceleration Guide points out, “While well intentioned, this approach often means that students who fell behind never encounter…
#22 – Empower Students by Allowing Them Control of Pace, Place, Path, and Time in Blended Learning
…works best for them. Sometimes, this means working alone or with a partner. Other times, it means choosing the medium for the content (text, video, audio, etc.). Still other times,…
#19 – Mindfulness Goals for This Holiday Season
…environment. The thought of adding one more thing is overwhelming. Differentiation can seem like that “one more thing” when it actually means focusing on our students’ needs, and technology gives…
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
…from abusive data practices via built-in protections and you should have agency over how data about you is used.” That means, on the administrative side of technology, we need to…
Care for Your Students During Live Teaching and Learning
…or two. Consider weaving these into your materials, like you would for a brain break. Combine an academic activity with a personal connection. Students can work with a chat partner,…
#125 – Evaluating the Credibility of Online Information
…Intent Accuracy Slant For more information about online reference materials, explore the AVID Open Access article Search and Seek Credible Information: Step 3 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process….
#210 – Educator Voices: Strategies and Best Practices for Teaching and Learning
…Columbia Public Schools, MO: Teresa likes the Said, Means, Matters Framework for “getting kids to identify what’s said in the text, put that into their own words, and then explain…
#192 – The Future Ready Librarian, with Shannon McClintock Miller
…so much more. Leadership in these areas means that the power of the teacher librarian extends far beyond the library itself. Shannon says, “One thing that I always want to…
Establish an Engaging and Sustained Digital Focused Note-Taking Process
…are given voice and choice in their learning, there will be times when they need to consume information and take notes from materials presented in a variety of formats. For…
Liquids in Microgravity
…kinds of materials. Based on evidence, write a persuasive argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. For Teachers Consider how you might integrate this…
Keep Your Students Engaged Virtually: When Life Hands Them Lemons, Help Them Make Batteries (…and Other Cardboard Engineering Ideas)
…educators from Microsoft’s Hacking STEM team, James Burke and Jason Ewert. Learn how hands-on lessons with low-cost materials can work in your virtual classroom. James Burke is a 20-year teacher…
Letter to Grades 6–12 Students
…common materials, and experience what an inventor would do by brainstorming an invention problem and its solutions. You can build a prototype of your solution with materials you find at…
Dash’s Gather and GO
…that you can gather at a grocery store. Materials to create your local grocery store layout – This can be a physical or sketch layout. Device to take photographs and…
Stepping into Invention Education
…time you may be spending at home. Gather your tools, re-usable materials and dive right into the activities we have on this site. The Lemelson-MIT (LMIT) Program located within the…
Wave Machine: Building a Model
…and glue Note: A complete kit of materials is available for purchase from Carolina Biological Supply Company. Minds-on Teamwork Sustained attention Perseverance Problem-solving Your Challenge Understanding how our…