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Time-Saving Lesson Planning Strategies for Teaching with Phenomena

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One of the most time-consuming parts of teaching is lesson planning. It’s often a barrier to trying new instructional strategies, even when we’re confident they’ll be a game-changer in the classroom. If you’re considering integrating phenomena into your science lessons to engage your students and encourage them to think critically about the world around them, … read more »

Thinking Routines: A Universal Tool for Deeper Learning Across All Subjects

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Finding a resource that works for all grade levels and subjects to promote student learning is rare. Project Zero’s Thinking Routines Toolbox (reviewed here) is one of those unicorns. It offers strategies that enhance critical thinking skills in many ways that apply to real-world situations, using research-based strategies that scaffold and support student thinking. Why … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: ClassQuestion – Part 2

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In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced you to ClassQuestion and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using it in your instruction. Today’s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom implementation ideas. ClassQuestion is a simple tool for conducting class polls and sending students questions. … read more »

Tech Tool of the Month: Wriddle – Part 2

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In part one of this blog, we introduced you to Wriddle and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework to using it in your instruction. Today’s post offers detailed instructions for using this tool and shares classroom ideas.  Wriddle is a free multimedia literacy tool where students can write, draw, and record … read more »

How to Learn to Love AI for High School Research & Writing

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Let’s take a minute to talk about artificial intelligence (AI). The Terminator, Blade Runner, and The Matrix warned everyone about the dangers of AI, but it’s been unleashed on an unsuspecting world, and we need to navigate it. At first, we struggled to keep it in check: students turned in horrific AI-generated essays, and teachers lamented the loss of … read more »