If you are looking to develop personalized professional learning experiences, consider using the free resources available from AVID Open Access (AOA). Resources The following list highlights the variety of free…
#218 – AI and Education, with Wren Hoffman
…only opportunity to receive this learning. AI Snapshots: These free materials from aiEDU are 5-minute activities that work like bell ringers. There are 180 sets of question/answer slides split into…
#304 – The News Literacy Project, with Brittney Smith
…amazing nation.” To support this mission, the News Literacy Project offers a resource library full of free content and teaching materials. Among other resources, the library includes lessons, infographics, a…
Integrating Tech Into Birthday Celebrations
…special message on their big day. Two free products that are perfect for meeting this need are Canva (Tips) and Adobe Express. Both of these online tools offer a large…
Deliver Your Self-Paced Virtual Lesson
…recent date at the top. Slideshows and Calendars: Embed or link to a slideshow or calendar with the expectations for each day. Link directly to materials needed for the day’s…
Plug Into a Professional Learning Network
…It’s a place for educators to connect and share questions, ideas, strategies, and materials. Typically, these networks find a home on social-media platforms. Why should I join a PLN? A…
Internet Safety for Teachers
…search online: This might be the most important tip of all. Students will undoubtedly search the internet for their own answers, and this can be very empowering for them. To…
Teach Reading With Online Resources
…instruction across math, English language arts, social studies, and science. Students join with a class code. Basic level analytics are free. Lalilo: This free, research-based phonics and comprehension program is…
#323 – AVID Open Access for Professional Learning New!
…even templates and graphic organizers that you can grab for free and use right away in your lessons. While you can definitely search the site for topics that are important…
Elaborate and Express Your Learning: Step 5 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process
…and inquiry process. To help guide your students through this step of the ANSWERS inquiry process, you can use this Elaborate and Express Your Learning study guide template. Feel free…
Foster Substantive and Respectful Online Discussions
…classroom materials and notes so that you can reference them in your responses. Carefully read the discussion prompt. What are all the requirements? Reach out to your teacher if you…
Review, Reflect, and Revise: Step 6 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process
…on the quality of their inquiry question, the sources and methods they used, the notes they recorded, the organization of their information, and the design of their product or presentation…
Week 2: K-2 Day 1 Letter
…read the first part of it together on the video, which describes how Abby found the invention problem that bothered her—crayons always break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYATitwvODo After watching Video 1, discuss with…
Khanmigo as an AI Personal Tutor and Assistant
…community. Khan’s goal is to continually improve the product based on test-user feedback, with the hope of having something ready to roll out in the fall for the start of…
#240 – Reaching and Teaching Neurodivergent Learners in STEM, with Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke
…“The essence of the materials is to teach those foundational thinking structures, problem decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design. They’re what we call computational thinking, and it’s a mode…