I don’t know about you, but it is taking me longer to get my students’ behavior under control. Five years ago my class would be a well-oiled machine with minimal distractions by Thanksgiving. Now, it seems like we’re constantly moving at a turtle pace to reach the goal of appropriate classroom behavior. Thankfully there are …
As a new year starts, people often find themselves reflecting on the previous year. As educators, we often reflect on how we can best meet the instructional needs of our students. We examine our instruction to see what we should keep, what needs to be tweaked, and what we should never try again. The same …
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A few weeks ago I had the privilege to teach other educators about Common Sense Education’s Digital Citizenship Curriculum. With the dramatic increase in time spent online and the need for providing Social Emotion Learning, these digital citizenship lessons are essential for students of all ages. Common Sense Education’s curriculum is available for students in K-12 …
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Wakelet is an online platform that allows teachers and students to “save, organize and present multimedia content.” I love the way that it allows information to be organized and easily accessible for students. As an educator, Wakelet allows me to have one place to collect various digital resources for personal organization. I can also easily …
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Adobe Spark is a free program that educators can use to create graphics, presentations/web pages, and videos. It is easy to follow and contains multiple templates. While using Adobe Spark is great for teachers, it’s even better for students! Students can use the program to create different graphics and visual stories. This amazingly engaging program is …