TL Advisor Blog - page 6 | Tech & Learning

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Educational Activities and Games with Flippity

By Eric Curts

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Transforming STEM Education from a Noun to a Verb: STEM in all Areas, Part Two

By Michael Gorman

Think of STEM as a verb, not a noun. What are the skills that make up that STEM-based occupation? I

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Fixing One of the Biggest Accessibility Issues: Color Contrast

By Lisa Nielsen

In this article you'll learn why this is important, what the standard is for color contrast, and how to make content with accessible color contrast.

Report from Tech & Learning Live Austin

By Matthew X. Joseph EdD

#TLtechLive Austin brought together high-level educators that understood the benefit of taking the time to learn something new.

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Focus on the Doing of Social Studies, Not Just the Model

By Glenn Wiebe

Is it possible to take the best parts of Madeline’s model and adapt it to a world that needs our students to be engaged, informed, and knowledgable citizens?

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Transforming STEM Education from a Noun to a Verb: STEM in all Areas, Part One

By Michael Gorman

STEM action is something all content areas can embrace as they engage students in authentic learning.

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Building The First Middle School Esports League

By Chris Aviles, Teacher, Fair Haven Schools, NJ

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What's New in Google - September 2019

By Eric Curts

Find out what's new in G Suite for September.

5 Ways to Make Your PLN Work for You

By TL Editors

As the educational technology coach and a district personalized learning coach for Verona Area High School, in Verona, Wisconsin, a key part of my role is supporting my colleagues as they learn to integrate technology into the classroom.

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Top 5 Ways that Programming in Education has Changed

By Steven Lahullier

The trend towards programming in education has gone through many changes over the past forty years.

How Can Schools Better Use Data to Personalize Learning?

By Tara Smith

While most US high-school students aspire to earn a college degree, less than one in three succeed.

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3 Steps to Creating An Accessible Website

By Lisa Nielsen

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Emojis. Cause they’re good for kids and fun to use. What’s not to like?

By Glenn Wiebe

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.

Seeing the Whole Lesson with Video Reflection

By TL Editors

As a teacher, I spend the majority of my planning time trying to find new and insightful ways to engage my students, to give clear instructions, and to relate content to them.

Review: Epson BrightLink 697ui Interactive Projector

By Phil Hintz

Epson describes its BrightLink 697Ui ultra short-throw interactive display as “the ultimate academic collaboration tool,” and it’s nothing short of amazing.