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Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations–the video

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free to Ask a Tech Teacher subscribers: Summary This video discusses using student presentations to enhance speaking and listening skills, aligning with Common Core standards.

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FETC 2024: Could Esports Reverse the Trend of K–12 Boys Falling Behind?

EdTech Magazine

Custer spoke during a presentation at the Future of Education Technology Conference, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Additionally, their test scores are lower, and they are less likely to graduate from high school. Today, more than 90 percent of boys play esports, Custer said, which makes the…

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

Ask a Tech Teacher

By presenting information in various ways, educators can ensure that all students access content. This could include options for written assignments, oral presentations, artistic projects, or multimedia creations, enabling students to choose the method that best suits their strengths and preferences.

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TCEA 2024: Physical Safety in Schools Requires Stakeholder Collaboration

EdTech Magazine

At the TCEA convention and exposition in Austin, Texas, presenters additionally took into consideration laws the state has put in place around school safety. Safety is imperative in conversations today about K–12 education. Schools are looking for the best ways to protect staff and students from on-campus incidents.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right?

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7 Digital tools for student engagement across all grade levels

Neo LMS

Buncee is a multimedia presentation tool that fuels creativity. My older students use it for teaching a lesson or to present their project-based learning (PBL) findings. Some favorites are to use it for creating a class website, choice boards, flyers, designing interactive images, newsletters, presentations, storybooks and more.

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Rethinking Normal

A Principal's Reflections

This truth presents a constant opportunity to innovate and grow. While “normal” might seem like the best or safest option, the question is, are we preparing kids for the present and future or the world where we grew up? Instead, my call to action is to fight the urge to teach the way you were taught and lead the way you were led.

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