Best Games for Back to School: Video Games Finally Make a Legitimate Move into the Classroom By Chris Aviles, Teacher, Fair Haven Schools, NJ Game-based learning—where teachers teach and assess through video games—is being found in more and more classrooms.
10 Back to School Tips for An Awesome Year! By Shelly Terrell The 10 tips below have helped me be an effective and energized teacher.
Makerspaces 101 By Chris Aviles, Teacher, Fair Haven Schools, NJ In this video, I cover the basics of what a makerspace is, show off my makerspace, and give you some tips for starting your own makerspace.
6 Tips for A More Accessible Classroom. Advice from @HabenGirma, First DeafBlind Graduate of @Harvard_Law By Lisa Nielsen Haben Girma, author of Haben: The DeafBlind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law shared advice for making schools more accessible for students.
Tip of the Week: Six Super Sweet Social Studies Strategies for Back to School By Glenn Wiebe To help energize your first awesome week with kids, here are six great ways to kick off the school year.
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Review By Les Pounder/TechRadar This review of the specifications, performance and capacity of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B will help educators decide if it's the technology of choice for their innovative STEM classrooms
How to make best use of a Professional Learning Network (PLN) By Rita Mortenson, Verona Area High School
Calculating your Social Studies ROI. Cause it’s #RefreshFriday By Glenn Wiebe The world of school is different now. We’re not following the traditional model of kids in rows and teacher centered instruction.
Build Relationships Throughout the Year With These Awesome Icebreakers! Free Template! By Shelly Terrell The following teambuilding and get to know you activities often take less than 5 minutes and have helped my students build strong bonds with each other and me.
8 Ways to Prepare & Connect at Conferences: #NYCSchoolsTech Summit By Lisa Nielsen The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit is the largest annual #EdTech conference in New York City.
AutoCAD 2019 Review By Rebecca Spear/TopTenReviews AutoCAD offers a wide range of tools and can be a great introduction to CAD programs.
Facilitating Student Owned Inquiry With The Right Question: Deeper Learning By Michael Gorman 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.
Intentional Innovation By Matthew X. Joseph EdD To think like a leader is to design a blueprint for success (i.e district, school or lesson plan) that is ongoing, dynamic, and able to change in time with the reality of a changing school environment.
Top Research Websites, Search Engines, and a Research Choice Menu for K-12 Students By Shelly Terrell Students need to learn how to be skilled searchers.
Tech Tools for Active Learning Classrooms By Matthew X. Joseph One of the latest buzzwords in education is “active learning,” but what does this really look like in the classroom?
Class Tech Tips: How to Use Video Portfolios this School Year By Monica Burns Video portfolios are an excellent option for encouraging students to reflect on their learning and showcase their accomplishments this school year.
Digital Wellbeing - Tools to Balance Tech and Life By Eric Curts I have listed a collection of digital wellbeing resources, including online training, apps, settings, and more.
Streaming VR with a Participant and Their Experience with Green Screen By Micah Shippee What’s more engaging is to stream both a participant in the experience and the VR.
