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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

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To students, knowing how to ‘compare and contrast’ sounds academic, not real world, but we teachers know most of life is choosing between options. Compare-contrast is an organic skill that will become part of their life skills toolkit, once they understand how to use it. The better adults are at this, the more they thrive.

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How to Increase Family Involvement with Connection

Waterford

Check out Waterford’s on-demand webinar page and learn how to implement CARES, a framework for inclusive family communication, genuine relationships, clear and flexible expectations, and concrete support, in your schools. Including families in the planning of these events can help them be invested in the classroom.

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How to Find Reliable Internet Sources

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They have barely learned about ‘primary sources’ and have no idea how to select unbiased ones. Perfect for international and cultural research, but they will retain their nation’s bias and interpretation of events, just as American sites have ours. These are foreign sites.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices. This should include homework, projects, student presentation, school events–everything that requires preparation. Classroom activities should be handled the same. Options include Office 365 and LucidPress.

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The SaaS Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

How to define the right events. How to shine a light on where customers drop off. And, “Is the issue a technical breakdown, or is it the UX flow?”, then you’ve come to the right spot. In this guide, you’ll learn: 7 detailed steps to infuse data-power into your conversion process.

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How to Use AI to Help You Make Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans in a Snap

The CoolCatTeacher

Here are my tips on how to use AI to help you write your plans. How to Read and Get These Prompts I've loaded the different prompts in an “accordion” below to keep this page from being too long. I even have things like how to find the bathroom and notes on the cafeteria and breaks.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Jal Mehta from the Harvard University School of Education has co-written an award-winning book “ In Search of Deeper Learning ” and reflects on how deeper learning can happen at the secondary level. Sponsor: Pear Deck. You can mix and match your tracks. So, reserve your spot.

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The Ultimate Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

How to define the right events. How to shine a light on where customers drop off. And, “Is the issue a technical breakdown, or is it the UX flow?”, then you’ve come to the right spot. In this guide, you’ll learn: 7 detailed steps to infuse data-power into your conversion process. New ways to test, learn, and iterate.