Tech Tool of the Month: Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker – Part 1

Adobe Express Free Comic Strip Maker offers many templates to design, share, and download high-quality comic strips. Quickly search to find the template you wish to use and change color design options, add your text, add images, and then click to download or publish on the web. You can also create several pages of the … read more »

Let’s Talk About: International Literacy Day

We are all worthy of telling our stories and having them heard. We all need to be seen and honored in the same way that we all need to breathe. Viola Davis As educators, we are entrusted with shaping young minds, igniting their curiosity, and nurturing their love for learning. On September 8th, International Literacy … read more »

Women Changemakers as Role Models for Students

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” Mother Teresa History books are lined with pages about changemakers who dared to challenge norms and expectations and rewrite rules. Unfortunately, most changemakers we read about in history books are men, so it is important to … read more »

Using Microsoft Tools for Authentic Assessment

It’s important for 21st-century classroom teachers to consider how to include authentic assessments in their classrooms. Authentic assessments provide a valuable alternative to traditional assessments and allow students to practically and meaningfully demonstrate their knowledge and skills by incorporating real-world contexts and tasks. Authentic assessments emphasize critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity rather than relying … read more »

From Penguins to Pandas: Celebrating National Zoo and Aquarium Month

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 »