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Collaborative edtech tools are changing the game for student engagement

eSchool News

Key points: Adopting collaborative edtech tools creates a dynamic classroom environment Students often are more engaged when teachers take on a guiding role rather than a purely instructive one What’s been lacking in education up to now? But I’m not referring to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, quizzes, or virtual breakout rooms.

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Today's CTE Investments Help Boost Students' Success

EdTech Magazine

There is a renewed focus on CTE amid broader debates about the value of college and the student debt crisis as well as the need for viable post-secondary alternatives. Another plus: High-quality CTE helps with student engagement and retention. Demand for Post-Secondary Options Drives CTE Investment. It makes sense.

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The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

Catlin Tucker

Students at the independent station are directed to log into Google Classroom, put on headphones, and play a breathing exercise/meditation video. This breathing activity reinforces the norm that students will work quietly on their own at the independent station. This time I have them reflect individually on a Google Form.

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Dave Burgess Talks Student Engagement #MondayMotivation #tlap

The CoolCatTeacher

He specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. he was awarded the BAMMY for Secondary School Teacher of the Year by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Learn, Collaborate, and Succeed by Paul Solarz.

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The ultimate guide to authentically creating a secondary classroom where students feel safe, welcome, & whole

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEL can sometimes feel like “one more thing” we have to do, and can sometimes feel inauthentic to students. This is especially true for secondary students. That’s how I came up with these five strategies and routines that help me cultivate a safe and welcoming classroom for secondary students.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. Our goal is the purposeful integration of technology to support or enhance learning. I had a few in my toolbox, but needed more.

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Online Teaching Best Practices, Tips, and Tools ? SULS065

Shake Up Learning

Have you ever wanted to add a file to multiple folders in Google Drive? Go to Google Drive and select a file you want to appear in more than one folder. Be sure to include the student-friendly learning goal in your assignment package. In Google Classroom, add this to the instructions in your assignment. Google Meet.

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