Featured Encourage critical thinking by turning your class into a Socratic Seminar By Mary Howard August 4th, 2016 With so much talk about the Common Core standards and truly increasing our student’s argumentative powers and critical thinking skills, some teachers are starting to think critically themselves about how…
News This easy presentation software lets students focus on content, not design June 7th, 2016 Students spend more time playing around with presentation software than you might think. Shouldn’t they…
News 3 ways to revamp lessons for the interactive learner May 26th, 2016 Educators who want to reach students who favor interactive communication know that integrating digital tools…
News The 4 essentials of a successful Genius Hour January 26th, 2016 Genius Hour projects may be open ended, but there are still some ground rules. Here…
News How the tech community can minimize brain drain in rural communities January 17th, 2020 As an educator with a background in computer science, I have always been passionate about teaching STEM skills to the next generation, particularly students in…
News 4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain January 17th, 2020 More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the…
News 4 questions to ask about multimedia content January 16th, 2020 When considering multimedia presentation systems for classroom use, one’s mind immediately goes to the hardware--the monitors, projectors, and other components often grab all the attention.…
News A strategy to help struggling adolescent readers January 16th, 2020 According to the Nation’s Report Card, about two-thirds of eighth-graders are not proficient readers. What’s even more alarming is the fact that the size of…
News 16 multimedia learning tools for the classroom January 15th, 2020 Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways--including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping…
News Helping the next generation of students succeed and transform our world January 15th, 2020 I remember when the people I looked up to were older than me. These days, I’m looking to the younger generation for inspiration, and hoping…
News Here are 10 reasons to use AR and VR in the classroom January 14th, 2020 In Phenix City, using AR and VR in the classroom has been an integral part of our STEM programming for the past four school years.…
News How to eliminate the summer slide January 14th, 2020 More than 100 years of research have documented the summer reading slide, the loss of skills that students experience from the end of one school…
News What are the key components of a digital classroom? January 13th, 2020 Most teachers today view edtech as an essential part of an increasingly digital classroom, and a new report from Common Sense sheds light on the…
News 3 digital strategies to help with assessment January 13th, 2020 Educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using a number of free digital…
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