Introducing Women as Changemakers Using Multimedia Text Sets

On December 23, 1867, in Delta, Louisiana, Sara Breedlove was born, and she became a remarkable changemaker better known as Madam C.J. Walker. Her transformative contributions revolutionized African-American women’s hair care and cosmetic industries while establishing her as the first American woman to amass a million dollars. Modern-day changemakers such as Ketanji Brown Jackson and … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: LyricsTraining – Part 1

LyricsTraining is a device-agnostic tool to learn and practice world languages and engage multilingual learners. This free resource offers an extensive collection of videos that can each be gamified into multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank questions. The game removes words from songs or videos, and players need to use context clues to figure out what word fits … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Teach with Movies – Part 1

Teach with Movies is a fantastic resource that offers free lesson plans and guides to complement movies across various subjects. You don’t need to register; you can immediately access the lesson guides and discussion questions. Every month, we feature specific themes that you can use as a guide to find related movies with accompanying learning … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Read to Lead – Part 1

Read to Lead offers a collection of lessons, projects, and online learning games that align to College and Career Readiness standards and CASEL’s Social-Emotional Framework. Students can build literacy and social-emotional skills using the immersive stories presented as a “day at work” at various locations. At the time of this blog post, there were nearly … read more »

10 Dictionaries That Enhance and Engage Students in Learning

Noah Webster is broadly considered to be the father of the American dictionary. In his honor, October 12 commemorates National Dictionary Day, his birthdate. This date marks learning and encourages readers to improve vocabulary. Most classrooms now rely on digital dictionaries to look up word meanings. Digital dictionaries are easy to use and provide information … read more »