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End-of-the-Year Housekeeping: Reflect & Organize

Catlin Tucker

Is there another technology tool or online resource that you didn’t get a chance to try that you might try next year? If you used a learning management system this year (e.g., Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology), what role will it play when you return to your classroom next year? You can be as detailed as you want.

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How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

Online learning has become not only a common alternative to physical classes, but a well-regarded change maker in the education ecosystem. This personalizes learning without the voluminous extra time that most teachers associate with it.

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Teacher Tips: Starting the Year with Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

Station Rotation Preparation Tips: Create an overview of the first 2-3 weeks of school in your Google calendar planner or use Catlin Tucker’s template. Design a mix of 4-6 online and offline activities that correlate with what you usually cover in the first few weeks of the school year. Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

The challenges of online learning are real, but there are some basic steps teachers and families can take to encourage educational success. Use Online Teacher Tools to Communicate With Families. Fortunately, teachers have plenty of options when it comes to online learning tools and parent resources for special education.

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Offline Choice Boards: How Are You Integrating Offline Learning into Your Online Class?

Catlin Tucker

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators. ChoiceBoardLearnOffline.

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8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online

Catlin Tucker

Students can work independently or in pairs on a Google Drawing to complete this digital concept mapping activity. Teachers can ask students to complete these online asynchronously then share them during face-to-face sessions (blended) or in video conferencing sessions (online). Google Map Adventures. Spotify Playlist.

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Tips for Designing an Online Lesson Using the 5 Es Instructional Model

Catlin Tucker

What strategies and technology tools can teachers leverage to take their traditional classes online? I have fielded multiple questions about the best ways to engage students and leverage online learning tools if schools close for a period of time. PrepOnlineLesson.

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