The True Cost of Free Teaching Resources
…away for free was just too high. I started writing books for teachers and creating high-quality digital products to sell from my website. A few years later when I learned…
…away for free was just too high. I started writing books for teachers and creating high-quality digital products to sell from my website. A few years later when I learned…
…what I’m learning about Plickers with other educators. If you aren’t familiar with Plickers, read my original post, Plickers 101: Digital Exit Tickets and More, to get an overview of…
…together as a part of a team. These social skills are important in everyday life, too. People who embrace diversity and who treat others with kindness are far more likely…
…discussion groups, or in cooperative learning teams. They would work well with the Talking Sticks Discussion Strategy or with the strategies I shared in the post, Teaching Kids How to…
…on my phone to search for something that would help pass the time. Within minutes, I discovered dozens of FREE podcasts on fascinating topics, and I created a playlist with…
…Students need to develop a question related to their passion that they can research. Simple questions that they can find the answer to easily should be discouraged. Inquiry questions should…
…what you can and can’t do with Plickers. Some of those questions are answered on the Plickers site and in online tutorials, but many you’ll have to discover through trial…
…you might be surprised to know that it’s the family pet that can make all the difference for kids this summer. If your students – or their parents – are…
…information and videos on the Whole Brain Teaching website, but be forewarned – there’s so much on the site that it can be a bit overwhelming on your first visit!…
…application tool that takes your presentations to a whole new level. Teachers can take already existing PowerPoints or PDFs and upload them to the Nearpod site to create enriched multimedia…
…as we go via my classroom website. If you do not have a classroom blog or website, another easy option is setting your Symbaloo as the home page for each…
…or the rectangular ones. I love Julia’s boards because they are 2-sided and can be customized with different surfaces. You can choose between an unlined surface, handwriting lines, graph paper,…