How to Plan Outstanding Tech Training for Your Teachers 20Mar2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez What are the best practices in tech training for teachers? Three technology integration specialists give us advice about the most effective way to plan and deliver ed tech training in schools.
A Day in the Life of an Alternative High School Teacher 13Mar2016 by Shanna Bowden What everyone really wants to know is if I teach THOSE kids—the mean ones, the dangerous ones, the ones that are “too far gone to save.”
How This School Library Increased Student Use by 1,000 Percent 6Mar2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez To adapt to changing student needs, some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.
BoomWriter: A Fun Twist on Collaborative Writing 28Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Take a look at BoomWriter, a collaborative writing tool that will bring more experimentation, craftsmanship, and fun to your writing instruction.
5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Unmotivated Students 20Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If we know what works to motivate students, why are so many students still unmotivated? These five questions will help you determine if your practice is really in line with research.
A Collection of Resources for Teaching Social Justice 14Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Want your students to actively engage in addressing inequality? Explore this annotated bibliography of resources for teaching students about social justice.
A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Argumentative Writing 7Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez The art of persuasion is an essential life skill. It also happens to be part of the required curriculum for many, many teachers. In this post, I’ll share my method for teaching argumentative writing.
Can-Do Descriptors: A Free Tool for ESL Differentiation 31Jan2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If your non-English speaking students aren’t ready to do the regular class work, what should you have them do instead? This handy tool can help.
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2016 25Jan2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Each of these tools can make your teaching more efficient and effective, and your students’ learning deeper and more engaging. Come take a look.