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Student-centered experiences are some of the most impactful teaching tools in the classroom. Empowering students gives them agency of their learning. When students see themselves as leaders those benefits grow exponentially. I teach an electiveContinue readingCraft students into academic leaders through content bootcamps

What do Spotify, literature, and resumés have in common? Three English teachers and a Family Consumer Science collaborated to find new ways to teach practical skills to students while still imbibing them with classical literature.Continue readingTeach 21st century job skills using literature and technology

You may be unaware that a platform you use each and every day offers free training and low cost credentials that can advance your career. That’s right — Google has a certification program. Becoming aContinue readingVIDEO: Becoming a Google certified educator is well worth $10

Imagine someone unable to speak or write. If you could give them the ability to communicate for $300, would you do it? Assistive technology now gives schools that opportunity. Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)Continue readingAssistive technology gives students the gift of communication

Video conferencing used to be the stuff of science fiction. Now we use it almost daily in our homes, schools, and offices. But video conferencing applications can do a whole lot more than fill yourContinue readingVIDEO: Zoom should be used for more than meetings — have students make podcasts

“If you build it, they will come,” so says the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” What was true about that cinematic baseball diamond seems true about education technology. In order to adequately prepare students forContinue readingVIDEO: Ed tech integration requires dynamic vision