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PD Resources

Teachers need resources to grow professionally

Explore online training centers to learn more about the technology tools that are used in your school district.

Tools to Try

      • Google for Education Teacher Center
      • Microsoft Educator Community
      • Apple Education for Teachers
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Learn from your students by giving them opportunities to "become the teachers" and teach you and your peers.

Tools to Try

      • Pear Deck
      • Google Slides
      • Adobe Express
      • WeVideo
      • Nearpod
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Use an open-ended question protocol to best understand a challenge before attempting to solve it.

Tools to Try

      • Solve in Time
      • Problem of Practice Consultancy

Use video tutorials to learn new teaching skills and grow professionally as an educator

Tools to Try

      • YouTube
      • TeacherTube
      • Teaching Channel

Observing Colleagues

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.

Tools to Try

      • TeacherTube
      • EdPuzzle

Utilize a collaborative calendar to schedule classroom visits and attach lesson resources to ensure teachers can preview the content.

Tools to Try

      • Google Calendar
      • YouCanBook.Me

Create a digital observation template to standardize questions and data collection methods for teachers to use as they observe other classrooms.

Tools to Try

      • Google Docs
      • Google Forms
      • Microsoft Word
      • Padlet

Use an online video tool to observe and learn from a colleague (while in another location) without interrupting their classroom environment.

Tools to Try

      • Google Hangouts
      • Google Meet
      • Skype
      • Zoom

Resource Sharing

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.

Tools to Try

      • Google Classroom
      • PowerSchool Learning
      • Schoology
      • Edmodo
      • Canvas

Use an online file storage system with your colleagues to compile and share lesson plans and resources.

Tools to Try

      • Google Drive
      • OneDrive

Schedule & Time Management

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

Tools to Try

      • Google Docs
      • Google Spreadsheets

Utilize online scheduling software to allow students, colleagues, and parents sign up for times to meet.

Tools to Try

      • Google Calendar Appointment Slots
      • Calendly
      • YouCanBook.Me

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"

Tools to Try

      • Google Keep

Innovation in the Arts

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.

Tools to Try

      • SoundTrap
      • Incredibox
      • Chrome Music Lab
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Help students explore art collections and historical artifacts from around the world to spark their creativity.

Tools to Try

      • Google Arts and Culture
      • The Met Collection
      • The Getty
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Help students create and edit films based on curriculum content to demonstrate their learning through cinematic storytelling

Tools to Try

      • WeVideo
      • iMovie
      • AdobeSpark
      • Powtoon
      • Animoto

 

Innovation in Math

Exploring real-world, authentic tech integration in math

Insert equations and graphs into a Doc or Presentation

Tools to Try

      • EquatIO
      • Google Sheets

Students can create a screencast to showcase their knowledge of concepts and thinking.

Tools to Try

      • Screencastify
      • Lensoo Create
      • Explain Everything

Use the measuring tool and other features in web mapping services to create authentic examples of math problems.

Tools to Try

      • Google MyMaps
      • MapHub

Practice graphing and create beautiful visuals using an online graphing calculator.

Tools to Try

      • Desmos
      • GeoGebra

Joy Factor

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.

Tools to Try

      • GoNoodle
      • Cosmic Kids

Incorporate competition and game-based learning to better engage students and help them demonstrate their learning while having fun.

Tools to Try

      • GeoGuessr
      • Kahoot
      • BreakoutEDU
      • Quizziz

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.

Tools to Try

      • Google Docs
      • Google Slides
      • Microsoft Word
      • Microsoft PowerPoint
      • Google Forms

Real-world Learning

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.

Tools to Try

      • Solve in Time
      • 20Time

Create a collaborative, digital space for students to engage with lessons by making comparisons to their lives and finding related real-world examples.

Tools to Try

      • Google Docs
      • Google Slides
      • Microsoft Word
      • Microsoft PowerPoint
      • Google Forms

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.

Tools to Try

      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • Blogger
      • WordPress
      • Edublogs
      • Kidblog

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