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…
#8 – Develop Efficient and Effective Practices and Mindsets for Teaching Remotely
It’s the start of the school year, and we are already seeing teachers across the country who are exhausted beyond measure. The challenges of teaching during a global pandemic seem…
Left to Their Own Devices: Not All Screen Time Is Created Equal
There tends to be a negative association with the words “screen time” when we hear them or use them. Why is that? What does screen time even mean? In the…
Help Students Hone Their Online Study Skills
During hybrid learning, and certainly during remote learning, students are spending more of their time independently learning and studying at home. In order for students to be productive and successful…
Optimize Station Rotation in Blended Learning
Station rotation may be the most versatile blended-learning model outlined in this collection of articles. It can be implemented quite easily into elementary classrooms where teachers already use a center-based…
#13 – Design Engaging Assessments for Remote Learning
Teachers need to regularly assess learning while their students are at home. While students and their families are coping with so much, how might we as teachers be mindful of…
#12 – Collect, Reflect, and Recollect: The Power of eBinders and ePortfolios
According to Gambill, Moss, and Vescogni (2008), “Directly teaching organizational skills aids students for their current task (school) while preparing them for their latter tasks (workforce). Simple tools such as…
#11 – Develop Your Students’ Digital Organizational Skills: Study Spaces, Routines, and Time Management
A critical component of every student’s educational journey is learning how to organize—both their physical learning artifacts as well as their thought process. When we add remote learning to the…
Address Digital Footprints: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Technology is becoming a prominent part of our personal, academic, and professional lives. This can be good, bad, or ugly depending on how we use it. As teachers, we want…
Maintain Academic Integrity
According to the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI), academic integrity is “a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and…
PhET
PhET is a free website packed with over 150 online math and science simulations. Simulations are available in the areas of physics, chemistry, math, earth science, and biology. This project…
Learn More About Whole-Group Rotation in Blended Learning
Of all the blended-learning models, whole-group rotation might be the easiest place to start. In fact, many teachers have probably used some version of whole-group rotation without even knowing it….
Seesaw
Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio and simple parent communication tool. Teachers can create classes, add students, establish a parent communication channel, and manage digital activities all within the website….
#10 – Create Differentiation for Students in Remote Learning
Teachers are working extraordinary hours to meet the needs of their students in what is, for many, an unfamiliar virtual-learning environment. The thought of adding one more thing is overwhelming….
#9 – Foster a Growth Mindset for Teachers and Students
Developing a growth mindset is equally applicable to teachers and students. This week’s podcast explores what growth-mindset development can look like for you and your students, what it means for…