Teachers need resources to grow professionally
Explore online training centers to learn more about the technology tools that are used in your school district.
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Learn from your students by giving them opportunities to "become the teachers" and teach you and your peers.
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Use an open-ended question protocol to best understand a challenge before attempting to solve it.
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Use video tutorials to learn new teaching skills and grow professionally as an educator
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Teachers need ways to observe and learn from colleagues.
Use a video-sharing website to share videos between colleagues and leave time-stamped comments and feedback.
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Utilize a collaborative calendar to schedule classroom visits and attach lesson resources to ensure teachers can preview the content.
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Create a digital observation template to standardize questions and data collection methods for teachers to use as they observe other classrooms.
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Use an online video tool to observe and learn from a colleague (while in another location) without interrupting their classroom environment.
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Teachers need to easily facilitate the sharing of resources with students and colleagues
Store and share resources in a learning management system (LMS) for your students (individuals, groups, or whole class) to access all classroom materials.
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Use an online file storage system with your colleagues to compile and share lesson plans and resources.
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Teachers need to create consistent meetings with colleagues, students, and parents.
Track meetings and time on a collaborative document for both parties to see meeting times and goals accomplished
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Utilize online scheduling software to allow students, colleagues, and parents sign up for times to meet.
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Write a note that is visible for both parties that states, "set up next meeting" during a meeting. Conclude the meeting by setting up a follow-up meeting. Also known as the "Post-it note prompt"
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Students need to explore real-world and authentic technology integration in the arts.
Help students create songs and musical scores to experiment with sounds and demonstrate their musical knowledge.
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Help students explore art collections and historical artifacts from around the world to spark their creativity.
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Help students create and edit films based on curriculum content to demonstrate their learning through cinematic storytelling
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Exploring real-world, authentic tech integration in math
Insert equations and graphs into a Doc or Presentation
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Students can create a screencast to showcase their knowledge of concepts and thinking.
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Use the measuring tool and other features in web mapping services to create authentic examples of math problems.
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Practice graphing and create beautiful visuals using an online graphing calculator.
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Teachers need fun and exciting strategies to increase student engagement in the classroom.
Create interactive and fun brain breaks and use games to help students stay calm, focused, and motivated during instructional time.
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Incorporate competition and game-based learning to better engage students and help them demonstrate their learning while having fun.
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Create a “Get to Know You” activity using an online note-taking, presentation, or data collection tool to learn about your students and what is important to them.
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Teachers need to create lessons that are authentic and meet students’ needs.
Use a problem-based learning and design-thinking process to help students solve problems affecting their community or problems they’ve read about in the news.
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Create a collaborative, digital space for students to engage with lessons by making comparisons to their lives and finding related real-world examples.
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Use social media to connect the curriculum to what’s happening in the real world. Examples: Contact authors on Twitter, create and share blog posts, or write a book review on Goodreads.
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