…Because there are so many free books that she can offer students through the app, Erin says she feels like “I just opened the world to them.” Growth Mindset: For…
#262 β Digital Learning Day, with Dr. Adam Phyall
…in, garbage out. That’s the time to tell the truth.” A Toolkit Item: Dr. Phyall advises discretion when implementing new technology and not to just go for the new, shiny…
AVID’s Six Tutoring Principles for Student Success
…agency to resolve points of confusion and support each other. Equitable: Defined roles and responsibilities ensure equal participation. Metacognitive: Students identify where they are confused, and then summarize their new…
Prepare for the End of the Year: Tips for Closing the Year Feeling Accomplished
…lost during the pandemic, the return to in-person learning, and all the rule adjustments of this school year. A small win could include trying something new in your class. Try…
Relational Capacity #EducatorVoices
Listen to insights, tips, and strategies from experienced educators. Reflect on your own practices in relation to what you have heard. Grow as an educator by integrating new ideas or…
#308 β College and Career Connections: Women in STEM, with Dr. Carolyn Colley, Science Instructional Facilitator
…school mascot at Sartori Elementary. Fifth graders get to spend 1 hour per week learning about something new and interesting. This exploratory experience helps them to open new doors and…
Ed Tip: Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
…concerns are not new. Each time that new technology is introduced, teachers must navigate the ways that this change will impact instruction. This was certainly the case when calculators, spell-check,…
#35 β Supporting Families During the Pandemic: Coping With Stress, Anxiety, and Grief
…to access the technology necessary for distance learning to helping parents develop new routines to provide structure in the midst of chaos. The usual boundaries between parents and teachers have…
#208 β Educator Voices: Relational Capacity
…is and that every day is important.” Karlonda Favors, AVID Teacher, Fossil Ridge High School, Keller Independent School District, TX: Karlonda describes a new program at her school called the…
#202 β A Life of Learning, with Paul Beckermann
…Beckermann is one of the hosts of Unpacking Education from AVID Open Access, with new episodes every Wednesday. He also provides listeners with practical and actionable tech integration strategies and…
#206 β Possibility Panel: A Conversation with Recent Graduates
…currently works as a wildlife biologist in Florida. She says, “I pursued wildlife as a career, and I feel that every day I’m trying to discover new things around me.”…
#32 β Refuel, Recharge, and Recover: Teacher Self-Care
…more than another. Each group is experiencing new challenges, as their relied upon routines no longer exist to offer familiarity and comfort. Teachers are juggling new teaching modalities, while trying…
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
As with any new technology, artificial intelligence offers some incredible possibilities as well as some potential concerns. As educators, it is our responsibility to always work to maximize those positives…
Interactive Collage
…you learn from those mistakes? Why are comments helpful in our projects? For Students Have students explore what else they can create in Scratch by trying out new blocks and…
#146 β Reflections and Projections
…the new year. Themes include just-in-time support and instruction, new on-ramps for our students, improved teacher evaluation, building and designing learning experiences with responsive feedback, injecting fun into learning, and…