Waterford

JANUARY 13, 2021

It’s crucial to provide your students with books that explore a diverse breadth of identities and experience for two reasons, both of which tie into equity and access. First, it makes sure every student in your classroom feels that they have a voice and belong. 5 Diverse Picture Books for Your Classroom Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Read on to find books, activities, and more resources for celebrating Women’s History Month in the elementary school classroom. 4 Children’s Books for Women’s History Month Find ideas for celebrating Women’s History Month in class and including women’s achievements in your curriculum! Download Classroom Guide 4.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

.” I dedicate time every morning to my professional growth by reading an article or chapter in a book. My reading regularly inspires my blogs, books, teaching, and work with educators. A book club may present a more manageable, self-paced approach to professional learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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Ditch That Textbook

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Learn 10 ways to help students publish their work -- and how Book Creator can help.Post sponsored by Book Creator Some students in your classroom probably dream of being an author. Publishing a book. For one, let's help them think and work like authors.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

He breaks the book into chapters every teacher will understand: x. Setting up your classroom. What doesn’t is the fundamentals Pete covers in this book: x. Overall an excellent book. How did i get here. Working with students. Working with colleagues. Working with your boss. Discipline. …and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wipebook flipchart is a fantastic addition to your classroom teaching toolkit – especially if you’re teaching from home. Resources Mentioned in the Show Epic book of Web Tools and Apps The Digital Librarians Survival Toolkit Kristina Holzweiss – Bio as Submitted Kristina A. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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Waterford

JANUARY 14, 2022

Read on to discover strategies for engaging your classroom’s reluctant readers and getting them excited about stories—along with seven book recommendations to help you diversify your classroom library options! Find Books About a Student’s Interests. Introduce Students to “Hi-Lo” Books and Graphic Novels.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

When Dr. Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. We want every student to reap the benefits of becoming effective writers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher has a new book out, Inquiry-based Teaching with PBL: 34 Lesson Plans. This book includes 34 lesson plans as well as discussion on inquiry-based teaching strategies: The Inquiry-based Teacher. The Inquiry-based Classroom. Here are a few screenshots from the book: Click to view slideshow. inquiry #pbl.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When I work with elementary teachers, one of the biggest challenges they face is the wide range of reading skills in their classrooms. In an effort to challenge students who are above reading level, I worked with a first-grade teacher, Jessica Perry, to design a book club for advanced readers using Google Slides and FlipGrid.

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Ditch That Textbook

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

It's one thing to teach students about characters in history -- or the characters in a book. Prompt […] The post Classroom AI 101: Simulate conversations with characters using AI appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. But having simulated conversations with those characters?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2021

Thought Leader Eric Sheninger has a challenge for us today about what we can learn from the pandemic and the opportunities we have to use disruptive thinking in the classroom for the good of our students. Check out Eric Sheninger’s new book, Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. . Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2022

Classroom culture defines your classroom. You can feel a classroom culture, but what is a classroom culture? How do you build a positive classroom culture? In this show, Andrew Sharos, author of Finding Lifelifes: A Practical Tale about Teacher and Mentors , shares how to create a thriving classroom culture.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 18, 2022

While most students have returned to in-person learning, many have remained in the online classroom. So, what can you do to connect with students in the online classroom? They also allow you to keep daily classroom routines that everyone can be a part of. Finally, consider gamifying some of your classroom activities.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 10, 2021

Providing opportunities for students to develop relationships in our classrooms will best prepare them for future workplace success. With access to a toolkit such as this, it helps educators feel confident with bringing SEL into the classroom! Options for creating books include adding text, images, audio, and video.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

By Dan Kemp from the Book Creator Team. That’s why Book Creator has come up with a way to help teachers bring those PDFs to life and make them more engaging, more personalized and help save you time! Learn more: How to import your PDF into Book Creator. Learn more about this update on the Book Creator website.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In this post, we’ll explore some of the best online tools for writing books and ebooks. By the end of this exploration, you’ll have a clearer picture of which tools and formats can best support your journey from a blank page to a published book or ebook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2017

John Sowash will be on the 10-Minute Teacher show on Friday morning sharing his ideas for a Chromebook classroom. As part of our ongoing celebration of the launch of the show, John has agreed to give away two copies of his book The Chromebook Classroom. 10-Minute Teacher Giveaway: The Chromebook Classroom Book by John Sowash.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. – Vicki, your podcast host and friendly fellow classroom teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Digital calendars Does anyone carry around a calendar book any more? Classroom activities should be handled the same.

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Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 19, 2024

Choose Your Own Adventure books were always a hit for me in the school library. As a student, I probably read all of those CYOA books -- and read them over and over again. The premise was pretty innovative at the time: Start the book. Then give the reader a choice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to today's episode, where I will bridge the gap between AI in my classroom and your ears! Let's continue this AI adventure together as we work to improve our classrooms and educate a successful generation for tomorrow. You’ll be glad you did.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

She is an actual classroom teacher and doesn't “do” hype, but I think she wants to help. Mary recently authored the book, Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Your Teacher Life: The ChatGPT Guide for Educators. AIforEducators. I highly recommend this free AI course from Microsoft. So sign up today.

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Neo LMS

MAY 31, 2022

However, there are many different methods that we can bring into our classroom to get students up and moving and more importantly, collaborating. . One of them is the classroom escape room activity! . Since students spend so much time in classrooms, why not plan a quick “escape” to inspire curiosity for learning and engage students?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Today Karen Voglesang @NBCTchr teaches children to use thinking routines in her classroom. After participating in Harvard’s Project Zero , she is applying and using the methods in classrooms and with teachers. Learn some thinking routines and how to apply these valuable techniques in your classroom. Listen Now.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

Key points: Audiobooks are popular, but print still commands a majority of the audience A balance of both offers students increased accessibility See related article: 5 long-term benefits of our online literacy programs My 2023 #BritReads book tally experienced a massive slowdown in April when my husband and I welcomed Holden Lane to the world.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How to get started with STEM in your classroom. Name writing challenge : Another fun challenge to try in your classroom is to have students write their name using a variety of materials they choose and it has to be the same length as their height. Read more: How STEM is preparing students for future careers. Cornucopia. CoSpacesEDU.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2023

Although fiction books are fun to read, even the most reluctant readers enjoy nonfiction books on topics that interest them. Book clubs and great classroom libraries feature diverse books to help shape students’ education, promoting their understanding of the world.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Now, with a new book coming out in May, provocatively titled “MATH- ish ,” Boaler is fighting back. She had written a book, “What’s Math Got to Do with It?: Instead, she focused on changing classrooms. But despite all her fans, she has sparked controversy at nearly every stage of her career. Teachers loved it.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Carl Hooker’s Learning Evolution: The New Era of AI in the Classroom taps dozens of experts for diverse perspectives on the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence in education Carl Hooker, a leading educational speaker, consultant, and author, today Keep Reading Groundbreaking Book Helps Educators Bring AI into the Classroom The post (..)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

What there is is a teacher not afraid to try new ways, test them out in a classroom environment, toss what doesn’t work and share the rest. Her/his success doesn’t come without lots of failure and mistakes, widgets that sounded good but were too complicated or non-intuitive for a 21st century classroom. Why do this?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

I love visiting classrooms around the country to not only support but to see educators in action. Recently I visited the district where I met with each school to visit classrooms and see how they were progressing with personalized learning. This has completely changed my classroom.

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Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 19, 2021

We might define a teacher hack as a unique, sometimes creative, not "by the book" way to solve a problem and there are tons out […]. The post 20 brilliant teacher hacks for the classroom appeared first on Ditch That Textbook. They find ways to solve problems in ways that are not only ingenious but also usually pretty cheap!We

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 25, 2021

For me, in the case of the latter, that was writing a new book. I am so proud to introduce Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Students for Their Future which is now available on Amazon. It’s time to challenge the status quo when it comes to teaching and learning in our classrooms. Comfort is the enemy of growth.

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