Engage Student Voice on World Storytelling Day

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What story is your classroom waiting to tell? Engage your students in exploring their stories on World Storytelling Day, March 20th! This year’s theme, ‘Deep Water,’ offers endless creative possibilities—whether your class dives into its literal meaning, uses it as a symbol of emotions or challenges, or charts their own imaginative course. It’s your classroom, … read more »


Building Engagement in Virtual Learning Environments, Part 3: Leveling Up Asynchronous Learning Activities

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In parts one and two of this series, we discussed how to build strong relationships in virtual learning environments and how to optimize live instructional time for maximum student engagement. Now it’s time to turn our attention to where virtual learners spend the majority of their time: asynchronous learning activities. The challenge and opportunity for … read more »


Differentiate Your Iditarod Lessons with These Free AI Tools

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The Iditarod, known as the Last Great Race, is an annual reconstruction of the 1925 sled dog relay to get diphtheria medicine from Nenana, Alaska, to Nome during hazardous blizzard conditions. It took five and a half days for twenty teams and approximately 150 dogs to travel 674 miles with the valuable package containing diphtheria … read more »


Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 1: A Quick Guide

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As edtech coaches, we’re constantly looking for impactful and scalable strategies. Recently, at a PLN meeting, the challenge was to design a media literacy activity that could be completed in just 5 minutes. My immediate thought was to leverage the power of Thinking Routines – specifically, a quick, adaptable form to guide students in analyzing … read more »


Tech Tool of the Month: Roxxem – Part 2

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In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced Roxxem and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using it in your instruction. Today we’ll provide detailed instructions for using this tool and share classroom ideas. Learn languages through popular songs with Roxxem! This free platform offers content-filtered songs by language level … read more »