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…
#238 – You Matter, with Angela Maiers
…from AVID and on AVID Open Access to explore related topics in more depth: AI, ChatGPT, and Education, with Angela Maiers (podcast episode) Project-Based Learning, with A.J. Juliani (podcast episode)…
#223 – Canva, a Versatile Creation Tool
…How can you access Canva? Set up an account at Canva.com. Verify student or teacher status for free access to the Pro version For more information about educational technology tools,…
#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: 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…
Postcard From Space: Marketing
Students will create a postcard, advertising a new product for astronauts, that will ride to space on a rocket and then be sent back to them. They will complete this…
#268 – Relationships: The Secret Ingredient in the Recipe of Success, with Robin Ilac
…can possibly be. Rita Pierson, from her TED Talk, “Every Kid Needs a Champion” Resources The following resources are available from AVID and on AVID Open Access to explore related…
Coding C.H.O.M.P.
…how code representing healthy foods causes CHOMP to grow bigger and faster, and they will ultimately create and test their own code that shows consequences for characters when they choose…
#194 – Assessment as Revelation, with Dr. Kelly Camak Niccolls
…Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education Resources The following resources are available from AVID and on AVID Open Access to explore related topics in more depth: Inspire Students With Project-Based Learning…
…Twitter is a browser-based website. No login or account is needed to view or search. An account is needed to follow others and have followers. A phone app is available…
Teach Information and Media Literacy: The Foundation of Democracy
…to know how to wire a new electrical outlet in your garage, search YouTube. More information is freely available online than in all the libraries of the world combined. Information…
Design Assessments Students Will Want to Do
…performance assessment? Would a student have to do more than just quickly find the answer through a search engine on the internet? Does the assessment allow for multiple pathways to…
Care for Your Students During Live Teaching and Learning
…quick check-in, continue to do those things in a virtual way. Consider communicating and creating new virtual classroom routines, like digital show-and-tell or virtual Spirit Weeks. Provide sentence stems to…
Establish Your Communication Plan
…(LMS) Class website Shared, online folders or calendars Mail or email Individual-Student Communication Options Email Phone calls Digital messaging Video calls Family Communication Parents/guardians will likely want to know what…
TeacherMade
TeacherMade is a free website that allows you to convert paper documents into interactive, digital activities. Upload PDFs, images, or Word documents to the site, and then add the interactive…