Tech Tool of the Month: Pablo – Part 1

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Pablo is a free tool that you can use to quickly and easily create and share engaging images for social media. Pablo doesn’t require registration and is very user-friendly. You can choose the shape of your image based on the platform where you plan to post it (for example, a rectangle for Twitter or a square … read more »


From Penguins to Pandas: Celebrating National Zoo and Aquarium Month

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June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month, a time to celebrate and appreciate these organizations’ conservation, education, and research work. Take advantage of this occasion by bringing the wonders of the animal world into your classroom and engaging your students with fascinating facts, videos, and virtual tours of some of the world’s best zoos and … read more »


Get Ahead of Summer Reading!

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It’s that time of the year! Time to think about summer reading and helping our students stave off the summer slide. Students that don’t read during the summer stand to lose between 25–30% of their school-year learning. Reading over the summer encourages lifelong reading, helps children improve and maintain reading skills, increases children’s knowledge base, … read more »


Effective Strategies for Supporting English Language Learners in Your Classroom

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Rita Mae Brown’s quote demonstrates how learning a new language for English language learners (ELLs) is not just about communication but also about gaining insight into a new culture and way of life. Currently, ELLs are a growing population in U.S. public schools, with an average of 10 percent of students classified as ELLs nationwide … read more »