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TeachingBooks, Sora and Pear Deck Announce Collaboration to Expand Student Engagement and Learning

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – TeachingBooks.net today announced a unique collaboration with Pear Deck , providing expanded opportunities for student engagement and learning. In this new collaboration, Pear Deck takes book-specific supplemental materials from TeachingBooks and creates a custom, interactive lesson.

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

book that is new? Can teachers differentiate with more than thirty students in a class? Subscribe to the Show Resources Mentioned in Episode 803 Show Sponsor: Propello – free NGSS-aligned differentiated science curriculum for middle school The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 Her newest books are THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK 2.0

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At the Top of Teachers’ Wish Lists? Tactile STEM Projects, Flexible Furniture and Books

Edsurge

Requests for classroom furniture—specifically, flexible furniture intended to increase student engagement—were funded 111,000 times in 2018, up from 75,000 the year prior and just 16,000 five years ago. They beat out computers and tablets, games and classroom supplies by a long shot.

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Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation Adds New, High-Tech Tools Supporting Teaching and Learning to Students’ Digital Book Bags

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Students across Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) will add new, high-quality learning resources to their digital book bags this Fall thanks to a new partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students. Discovery, Inc.

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Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Homework Hacks Course – Created by Brian Page, this course offers students strategies for effective studying and learning. Books: “ Make It Stick ” by Peter C. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Using Amusement Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms to Inspire Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

John Meehan on episode 546 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Student engagement! John is the author of EDrenaline Rush: Game-changing Student Engagement Inspired by Theme Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms. We need it! Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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3 ways to teach with book excerpts instead of entire texts (and why this benefits students)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

One tradition in classrooms that many educators may need to re-think is the concept of reading whole books in classrooms. As opposed to reading a full book in the classroom, excerpts can serve as an opportunity to better engage students and expose them to readings that vary in length, style and complexity.

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