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Evidence of the Big Bang
How can astronomers determine the chemical composition of stars and galaxies that are millions to billions of light-years away, and how do they know that the universe is expanding? Students…
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Publish With Pride: Step 5 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology
Congratulations! You have written, revised, and polished your writing, and it’s now time to share the results of your hard work with others. While you might decide to publish in…
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#42 – Conversations About Leadership During a Pandemic: Successes, Unsung Heroes, and Lessons Learned With Dr. Dan Bittman
Our guest today knows a thing or two about steadfastly leading a school district through a year of unprecedented obstacles. We are joined by Dr. Dan Bittman, Superintendent of Independent…
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#43 – Leveraging Virtual Field Trips to Engage Students in Authentic Learning
As teachers, we provide rich learning experiences for our students every day within the walls of our traditional classrooms. But when we are able to break down those walls and…
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Invite Virtual Guest Speakers to Engage and Inspire Students
We have long used guest speakers to help engage and inspire our students, from early childhood through postsecondary classrooms. As teachers, many of us continue to value and enjoy listening…
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Polish With Precision: Step 4 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology
Once you’re satisfied with the organization and content of your writing, it’s time to polish it into a final, publishable draft. The polishing stage includes a more detailed editing of…
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Put the Pieces Together: Completing the Puzzle With Computational Thinking
Computational thinking helps prepare students for their future. It’s not just a necessary skill for future computer scientists and programmers; it can be a valuable skill for all students to…
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#41 – Teacher Insights with Kaia Tomokiyo: Creativity and Choice Starting in Kindergarten
Welcome back to Teacher Insights at Tech Talk For Teachers. With this series, we celebrate teachers and the important role you play in our lives and community. We learn about…
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#40 – Tapping Into Creativity and Choice: Student Agency for Powerful Learning
Learning should be fun, inspiring, and motivating. As we each know from experience, it is so much easier to learn when you are having fun doing it, when you are…
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FANtastic: Using Wind Energy
In this lesson, students will apply the first four stages of the design thinking process through discovering environmental issues related to fossil fuels and the benefits of renewable energy. There…
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Fuzzy Friend Speaks: Empathy and Coding
In Fuzzy Friend Speaks, students will be introduced to algorithmic thinking and following sequential steps. Students will empathize with Fuzzy Friend, who speaks in his own code, and are challenged…
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Revise With Resolve: Step 3 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology
Many people use the words revising, editing, and polishing interchangeably when describing the writing process, but they are distinctly different tasks. For our purposes, we’ll think of revising as the…
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#38 – Accelerating Learning with AVID to Empower Students and Educators Through Agency
While the past year resulted in disruption in schooling, as we look forward, can we shift the focus of the national dialogue from learning loss to accelerating learning? The pandemic…
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Leverage Virtual Field Trips to Engage Students in Authentic Learning Experiences
Field trips have long been a tradition in education. They are an excellent way to engage students in real-world learning experiences that cannot be replicated in the traditional classroom setting….
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