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Emojis. Cause they’re good for kids and fun to use. What’s not to like?
One of my fave conversations centered on the idea of using emojis as a way to help kids make sense of social studies and incorporating them as part of a quality lesson that can help improve student thinking and literacy skills.
Minecraft: Kids Learn 21st Century Skills While Building New Worlds
Minecraft is a sandbox game that can be adapted to fit nearly any objective or subject, with lessons lasting as short as one period or the entire year.
Mentoring Minds Partners With Clever to Offer Single Sign-on Access
“We are excited to partner with Clever in order to provide a seamless experience with the school learning environment,” said Shad Madsen, CEO, Mentoring Minds.
Fake News: 3 Things We Can Learn From Finland (And 3 Cool Tools From Right Here In The US Of A)
In 2014 Finland began noticing intentional misinformation campaigns focused around issues like immigration, the European Union, or whether Finland should become a full member of NATO.
Facilitating Student Owned Inquiry With The Right Question: Deeper Learning
In a world filled with so much instant information, it is important to teach students to ask even more questions as they seek possible answers.
BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Mentoring Minds Introduces ThinkUp! for Texas Educators
The supplemental curriculum for math, science, writing, English/language arts and reading aligns with TEKS and prepares students for STAAR
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 2: 10 Resources for Student-Owned Questions
In a world filled with so much instant information, it is important to teach students to ask even more questions as they seek possible answers.
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom: The Driving Question and PBL, Part 1
The Driving Question or Investigative Question in Project Based learning and STEM can be often the hardest concept to get across to teachers.
