Have you ever been teaching when a student asks, “Why are we doing this?” or “Why do I need to know this?” Maybe they adamantly stated, “I am never going…
Engage Students Through Project-Based Learning
According to PBLWorks, Project-Based Learning (PBL) “is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.” PBL empowers and engages students in authentic…
#28 – Teacher Insights with Julie Beaver
Welcome back to Teacher Insights at Tech Talk for Teachers. With this series, we celebrate teachers and the important role that you play in our lives and community. We learn…
#27 – Create an Engaged Learner Journey with the Hybrid Model
Today, we are focused on exploring how to efficiently and effectively plan for hybrid learning. Instead of creating multiple lessons every day, we will share best practices for designing flexible…
The Server’s Tray
In this lesson, students take another step in creating code that they can wear! The Server’s Tray lesson shows students how to make the Code Cube™ play sounds for different…
Sound Off
In this lesson, students take another step in creating code that they can wear! The Sound Off lesson shows students how to make the Code Cube™ display different images, except…
Acknowledge and Identify Bias
There are various definitions of bias. The Cambridge Dictionary defines bias as “the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing…
#26 – Teacher Insights with Leif Voltz
Welcome back to Teacher Insights at Tech Talk for Teachers. With this series, we celebrate teachers and the important role that you play in our lives and community. We learn…
Resources for District Support
Our goal is to make resources easy for you to find. The following are key areas of focus that districts from around the country have shared with us as needs….
#25 – Learning to Embrace the Hybrid Model of Instruction During Distance Learning
Let’s unpack hybrid learning to identify strategies that can best be used during distance learning. In a hybrid model, students learn some lessons during face-to-face classroom instruction and other lessons…
Soundtrap
Soundtrap is an online audio production tool. While there is a premium subscription available, the free version will likely meet most classroom needs. Soundtrap allows you to record and edit…
Set the Stage and Get Started With Project-Based Learning
You’ve read our article on engaging students through project-based learning, you’ve heard amazing things about project-based learning (PBL) from another educator, or maybe you’ve gotten interested in PBL in some…
Note the Possibilities for Inquiry Learning: Step 2 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process
In the first step of Searching for ANSWERS via inquiry learning, students generated their essential question. In this second step, students will use this question to do some preliminary research…
Create Credibility Detectives in Your Classroom
It’s easy to believe that a well-designed, professional-looking website contains accurate and credible information. However, design and content are two completely different things. A Hollywood movie set can look very…
Interactive Collage
How might students share more about themselves while creating an awesome program at the same time? Students will create an interactive collage that explains what they like when a sprite…