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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

However, if you look at the definition of the word, you’ll find: 1. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Now, some people think that to say every child is a “genius” is a stretch.

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Showcasing Bullis School’s Innovative Faculty, 2022-23

techieMusings

FRAYER MODEL The Frayer Model is a graphic organizer designed to help students “better understand new and important concepts by listing examples, non-examples, facts, and definitions.” Vellenga has access to each file in Google Drive and can easily pull student work up on the board for full class discussion.

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

Edsurge

And that is a very conservative number, based only on time saved using the top six critical core web applications from Pearson, McGraw-Hill, PowerSchool, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Google Classroom. Case Study: Pickens School District enjoys instant access. It’s definitely reduced the workload around here.

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What I learned from writing a book: A 3x3x3 reflection

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

Then one morning, for reasons unknown, I switched from Google Docs to Microsoft Word and in a two-hour sprint, I wrote over 5000 words. I don't think that Word is better than Google Docs for writing; but the change of scenery got me unstuck. So now I definitely see the benefits of partnering with someone. on Fridays.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

But culture is an elusive concept and mandates a definition here. Google’s AI literacy resource can help teachers learn more about how to effectively make the best of artificial intelligence technologies in their educational practice. Adaptive teaching in literacy instruction: Case studies of two teachers.

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Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something rare for them — adapt

The Hechinger Report

Another small school, private Hartwick College in New York, provides a similar case study. Related: From Google ads to NFL sponsorships: Colleges throw billions at marketing themselves to attract students. It’s definitely an area we want to capitalize on.”. Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report.

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S’Cool Tools, Teacher Voice Edition: FreshGrade, ScreenCastify, Quizlet Live

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If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. However, I liked the idea of broadcasting myself along with my PowerPoint/Google Slides presentations. Many of the options I found were for pay only, but Screencastify is a Google Chrome add-on.

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