Tech Tool of the Month: Genially – Part 1

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Transform your classroom presentations into engaging, interactive experiences with Genially! This versatile web-based platform offers over 1,000 templates for creating diverse educational content. Whether you’re looking to build escape rooms, interactive games, branching activities, quizzes, or multimedia presentations, Genially provides the tools you need to make learning more dynamic. Getting started is simple with a … read more »

Why All Secondary Teachers Need to Add Science of Reading to Their Lessons

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The first month of the new year recently closed and many of us have refocused on our resolutions, here is a gentle push to keep that literacy goal going strong (or to create one, as the case may be). You might be thinking, “But I teach [fill in a non-literary-focused course here]—why do I need … read more »

Building Skills, Exploring Careers: Edtech Resources for CTE Month

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February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month®, a celebration of the importance of CTE for all students hosted by the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE). But what does high-quality CTE look like? ACTE’s Program of Study Framework outlines elements and more than ninety supporting criteria to answer this question for all grade … read more »

Crucial Collaboration: Teaching and Learning with Phenomena

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In the constantly evolving educational landscape, the traditional model of instruction is transforming into a dynamic, collaborative, and hands-on experience for both teachers and students. The integration of phenomena-based learning has taken science instruction by storm and is the new expectation for the modern classroom. We’ve discussed this approach in several recent posts that emphasize … read more »

Building Engagement in Virtual Learning Environments, Part 1: Relationships Matter!

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Establishing strong teacher-student relationships in a virtual learning environment can be challenging. Students may sometimes feel their teacher is just a name on their gradebook, or they may think the computer is their teacher instead, particularly in canned curriculum situations. Research on learning and development emphasizes that student success is contingent upon learning conditions that … read more »