…students. One way to do this is to start with things familiar to them or that they use every day—perhaps a video game or a popular application, like Google Docs….
#143 โ Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
…comes with a guaranteed summer internship at Amazon. The AFE Scholarship is open to high school seniors with financial need and a 2.3 grade point average. UPDATE: The application deadline…
#272 โ Shift Writing Into the Classroom, Part II, with Dr. Catlin Tucker
…implement the concept of that chapter. The chapter then wraps up with reflection questions and an application activity. The last strategy in each chapter is an AI-enhanced strategy. Dr. Tucker…
Accelerate Learning Through One-on-One and Small-Group Meetings
…instruction to teach a concept and follow that with application and practice time, you can target the work time for your conferences. While students are working on their own, you…
Accelerate Learning With Meaningful, Targeted Assessment
…coaching, where you provide support or encouragement at the point of need, and that support is targeted to an immediate and authentic application of the learning. Project Checkpoints: If students…
#182 โ Activating Possibility, with Jonathan Grant Brown
…when Jonathan threw away his application, this teacher posted it back on his locker and said, “You will go to this AVID interview, and I will see you in there.”…
Make Project-Based Learning Truly Authentic With Public Products
…some point to provide feedback prior to the final public product being completed. If students will be creating an application, a game, or a YouTube video for their final product…
#127 โ 7 Tips for Effective Digital Note-Taking
…Beckermann PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist Podcast Host Integration Ideas Consider these tips for bringing digital note-taking into your classroom: Use a template. Format text. Use comments. Add multimedia. Search. Cut,…
#177 โ Student Organization: Digital Files
…Beckermann PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist Podcast Host Tips for Digital File Management Use consistent file-naming conventions. Create and organize folders. Leverage search and filter options. Create bookmarks and shortcuts. For…
Ed Tip: Digital Learning Environments
…search to locate resources online. I can refresh the webpage. I can navigate back and forth between pages. I can add, close, rearrange, and pin tabs. I can create, manage,…
#193 โ ANSWERS Inquiry Process, Step 2: Noting Possibilities
…including Britannica and Wikipedia. Conduct a web search. Ask an AI tool, such as Microsoft Bing Chat, Merlin Chrome Extension, or Google Bard. Look for key terms, outlines, hyperlinks, and…
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…
#215 โ AI Is Not New, Or Is It?
…and respond like thinking humans. Previous Examples of AI Facial Recognition Social Media Feeds Email Sorting Predictive Text Spell-Check Product Recommendations Navigation Apps Search Engines Automatic Closed Captioning Speech-to-Text New…
Ed Tip: Old and New AI
…Recognition Social Media Feeds Email Sorting Predictive Text Spell-Check Product Recommendations Navigation Apps Search Engines Automatic Closed Captioning Speech-to-Text New Generative AI Examples: ChatGPT (OpenAI) Bing Chat (Microsoft) Gemini (Google)…
#233 โ Popping Filter Bubbles
…consumer of information and ideas. Don’t avoid the hard conversations; engage in them. Don’t unfriend everyone who disagrees with you. Use ad-blocking browser extensions. Use incognito browsing. Use search engines…