Activity 3: Identifying Solutions Sketch Your Solution Make a plan for what you will build tomorrow! Create sketches of the invention you would like to create. Consider different views of…
Week 2: K-2 Day 4 Letter
…yogurt container from the recycling bin) and have the child wash it before you begin making the play-dough. You can have your child “test” how the play-dough fits in the…
Tech Integration Can Ignite Science in Your Classroom
…and even virtual robotics through a multitude of devices that can connect to the Internet. Constructing Explanations (for science) and Designing Solutions (for engineering): Technology can be used to construct…
Ed Tip: Digital Gratitude Activities
…(Mayo Clinic) Boost relationships. (The New York Times) Increase optimism. (Harvard Medical School) Gratefulness Activites Here are 10 ways that you can bring gratefulness activities into your classroom: Virtual Gratitude…
Developing AI Policy in K–12 Schools, Step 3: Writing
…documents, such as EDSAFE AI’s SAFE Benchmarks. TeachAI also provides some policy writing suggestions in its Foundational Policy Ideas for AI in Education slideshow, which you can download, copy, or…
#237 – Digital Gratitude Activities for Thanksgiving Week
…of disease, and chronic pain. (Mayo Clinic) Boost relationships. (The New York Times) Increase optimism. (Harvard Medical School) Gratefulness Activities Here are 10 ways that you can bring gratefulness activities…
Ed Tip: Making a Research Plan
…of strategies that can be effective when building this plan. Gaining Background Knowledge Explore encyclopedias, including Britannica and Wikipedia. Conduct a web search. Ask an AI tool, such as Microsoft…
#238 – You Matter, with Angela Maiers
…recognized as a human being worthy of space—that someone else will notice them, and acknowledge them, and hear and see them.” Serving Others: “But the key to mattering—the real key…
Hanny’s Voorwerp
…be properly rendered in English as “Hanny’s Object.” The original name, however, has stuck. It has its own web site: hannysvoorwerp.com. Apart from being interesting in its own right, it…
#24 – Teacher Insights with Trentino Parcells
…hybrid learning and how he strives to create a student-centered experience. Trentino Parcells Fourth Grade Teacher from Medellín, Colombia Paul Beckermann PreK-12 Digital Learning Specialist Rena Clark Digital Learning Coach…
Show What You Know! How Students Can Demonstrate Understanding in a Virtual Classroom
After your students have had a chance to learn and practice something new, you want them to demonstrate their learning. While a final test may be a common face-to-face assessment…
Design Summative Assessments for a Face-to-Face or Live Virtual Classroom
…Costa’s Level 2 and 3 Questions: Include two or three questions and answer them. Download Costa’s Levels of Thinking Name: Students write their name(s) in the notes of the slides….
Support Student Reflection With Live Digital Strategies and Tools
…a chat buddy, or even send it to themselves and/or their parents/guardians as a real text. Reflection Dice Create a set of reflection questions and number them from 1 to…
Ed Tip: Launch Learning
…button to generate your own version that can be edited and shared as needed. You may also download a PowerPoint version if you are a Microsoft user. Templates from AVID…
#229 – Grammarly and GrammarlyGO
…this episode. Paul Beckermann PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist Podcast Host Classic Grammarly Features Is for users 13 and older. Use as a download, app, or Google Chrome extension. Proofread documents…