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All AVID Open Access Classroom Resources

Use Technology to Spark Speaking and Listening

Explore the unique benefits of digital speaking and listening and also discover online resources to integrate into your classroom.

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Fine-Tune Your Communication With Online Reference Materials

Develop a collection of online reference materials for convenient and immediate access and use.

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Find and Explore Websites to Help Teach ELA

Explore websites filled with lessons, teaching ideas, content resources, and interactive games.

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Help Students Recognize and Apply Abstraction

Develop and deepen your understanding of abstraction and how it can be used in the classroom.

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#44 – Insights From a Small, Rural District With Natasha Monsaas-Daly

This week, our guest is Natasha Monsaas-Daly, Director of Information and Learning Technology for Watertown-Mayer Schools. She shares how her small, rural district integrates rigorous and authentic instruction, with quality technology tools.

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#43 – Leveraging Virtual Field Trips to Engage Students in Authentic Learning

Explore how to engage students in virtual field trips to provide rich learning opportunities, develop a broader perspective of the world around them, and a deeper understanding through shared experiences that may be otherwise unattainable.

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Teach Students to Divide (Decomposition) and Conquer (Algorithmic Thinking)

Deepen your understanding of decomposition and algorithmic thinking and how you can use both to help your students become better problem solvers and better understand the world around them.

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Develop Global Collaborators: Connect Your Students to Classrooms Around the World

Explore how to connect your students to classroom around the world to help them become effective global collaborators.

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Publish With Pride: Step 5 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to add your finishing touches, conduct one final check, and then publish your finished project to your audience.

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#42 – Conversations About Leadership During a Pandemic: Successes, Unsung Heroes, and Lessons Learned With Dr. Dan Bittman

Our guest has experienced what it means to lead a school district through a year of unprecedented obstacles. Tune into our conversation with Dr. Dan Bittman, Superintendent of ISD 728 in Minnesota, for a discussion of how challenges became opportunities to provide care and support to the community.

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#41 – Teacher Insights with Kaia Tomokiyo: Creativity and Choice Starting in Kindergarten

Welcome to Teacher Insights! This week, our guest is Kaia Tomokiyo, a kindergarten teacher from Renton Unified School District in Renton, Washington. Kaia shares her strategies for introducing creativity and choice with our youngest learners.

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Invite Virtual Guest Speakers to Engage and Inspire Students

Explore how to invite virtual guest speakers to engage and inspire your students.

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Polish With Precision: Step 4 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use digital tools to analyze your writing, identify mechanical issues, and help you create a polished final draft.

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Put the Pieces Together: Completing the Puzzle With Computational Thinking

Begin to develop an understanding of computational thinking and why we should be teaching it to every student.

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Revise With Resolve: Step 3 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology

Use technology to efficiently and effectively improve the content, organization, and coherence of your writing.

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