The author discusses recovering from a concussion while exploring the Socrait app as a tool for classroom management. The app helps track the balance of praise and redirects given to students, aligning with research supporting positive teacher-student interactions. This data-driven approach aims to enhance student engagement and outcomes.
Part 2 by Laura Steinbrink, @SteinbrinkLaura One of my go-to edtech tools for my personal and professional use and for use with students has long been Adobe Express. It has undergone quite the overhaul throughout the years, but I could not ask for more from a creative learning tool. Today’s version is truly something special. If … Continue reading AI, Creativity and Adobe Express Classroom (part 2)
Generally speaking, when educators think about artificial intelligence, or AI, it is usually in the frame of a tool students use to cheat, avoid thinking, or come up with an easy and quick answer. We all know that AI can do significant mental heavy lifting for us. The news has been saturated with the accomplishments … Continue reading AI, Creativity, and Adobe Express Classroom (Part 1)
In this post, I provide a detailed account of how Teach Aid can assist teachers in developing teaching materials. It highlights the time-saving aspect and the customizable nature of the platform. Want AI to work for you? Check out Teach Aid.
This post discusses the benefits of the "Think Pair Group Share" strategy, an extension of the well-known "Think-Pair-Share" technique. The author emphasizes the importance of collaboration in learning and describes a detailed process for implementing the strategy, highlighting its effectiveness in promoting student engagement, refining thinking, and supporting learning. The activity involves individual, pair, and group discussions, culminating in a sharing phase. The author also underlines the formative assessment aspect and the flexibility of the approach.
Dictation tools are valuable for students, not just secretaries. If you are looking for ways to get students reflecting on their learning, dictation is a great way to start. This post explores one activity in a series dedicated to using dictation to increase student learning.
This post may seem primarily for those who teach writing, as opposed to my usual posts that work for most content areas or teaching in general. However, even if you don't teach writing, you might get a nugget by looking into how the analogy of fishing, coupled with some brain science (dual coding) or researched-based … Continue reading Fishing Essay Graphic Organizer
This post explores how to rethink the use of whiteboards or sheet protectors as whiteboards in class to move students away from thinking a grade has to be attached to every activity.
Ever wondered what tech tools are out there that can maximize learning as we enter the era of Artificial Intelligence? Worried about reading or math gaps as we continue post-covid? Introducing Microsoft's (MS) Learning Accelerator tools for students, specifically, Reading Progress and Reading Coach within Microsoft Teams. Not a Microsoft school? No problem! In this post, I'll walk you through what the MS Learning Accelerators, Reading Progress and Reading Coach, can do to help students improve their reading, and how to get started!
This week's spotlight lands on a Chrome extension and a Docs/Slides add-on that I have been exploring recently. While they both can save time, which all teachers will appreciate since time is a very valuable commodity in this profession, they function very differently. At this point in my exploration, I am by no means an expert on either of them yet, but I am definitely an enthusiast of both. Introducing Text Blaze and Stickity! Both of these can save you time AND help students.
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