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Creating Student Choice to Improve Engagement

2022-01-26T17:54:43+00:00

    Educators across the country are looking for innovative ways to increase student engagement and gauge mastery of content in the classroom. Assessments should be more than the traditional quizzes, tests, and essays that have been used for generations. Students should be challenged to tackle real world problems that they may face outside the classroom. Providing authentic assessments and lessons increases understanding of content, improves critical thinking skills, and increases student engagement. However, educators shouldn’t feel like they have to accomplish authentic lesson planning and assessment on their own! There are plenty of great creative technological tools out there to bring [...]

Creating Student Choice to Improve Engagement2022-01-26T17:54:43+00:00

How Educational Technology Improves Instruction

2022-01-13T23:14:31+00:00

As more and more school districts across the country move to 1:1 environments, the topic of whether technology enhances or hinders education has become a common conversation. Many believe that technology is a hindrance in the classroom. Students play games on their phones in class; there are constant dings and vibrations as students receive messages; and students are fixated on how they are perceived on social media. Why shouldn’t educators lock up their students' phones? Schools have become more reliant on technology and remote learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020. Students are immersed in technology now more than [...]

How Educational Technology Improves Instruction2022-01-13T23:14:31+00:00

No, It’s Not Too Late to Try a Flipped Classroom This Year

2021-12-13T18:38:56+00:00

This school year has been a strange and challenging one for many school districts so far, as educators, administrators, and students alike are discovering that many of the traditional models for learning and teaching are becoming less and less effective. Those who wish to meet the new and emerging needs of today’s students must find ways to adapt. One such technique that seems to fade in and out of the education lexicon is a flipped classroom. In this model, students learn new material at home by watching recorded lectures and participating in online discussions at home rather than listening to a [...]

No, It’s Not Too Late to Try a Flipped Classroom This Year2021-12-13T18:38:56+00:00

Content Creation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Great Instructional Videos

2021-11-08T18:13:46+00:00

There’s no denying that high-quality video content is here to stay in the world of education. Even when many of today’s teachers were students in school themselves, their eyes widened with excitement the minute they saw the TV cart being wheeled into the classroom, now traded out for projectors and touch-screen boards. However, we’ve come a long way since the days of TV carts in terms of who is making that high-quality relevant content. Gone are the days of having to search the library or video store for the latest and greatest VHS tape. These days, there are no better content [...]

Content Creation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Great Instructional Videos2021-11-08T18:13:46+00:00

Are You Missing the Final Piece of the Social Emotional Learning Puzzle?

2021-10-18T16:38:56+00:00

Social emotional learning is certainly not a new concept, but its importance has been made abundantly clear in recent years. Covid-19, and the many challenges brought with it, has fostered a new era where students are coming to school with a whole new set of needs, and educators are rising to the occasion to meet those needs as best they can. Social emotional learning can be a powerful tool for students and adults alike to explore and develop important soft skills such as empathy, self-awareness, respect, conflict resolution, responsible decision making, and more. But implementing a positive and impactful SEL curriculum [...]

Are You Missing the Final Piece of the Social Emotional Learning Puzzle?2021-10-18T16:38:56+00:00

How to Incorporate Video Into Your Fine Arts Program

2021-09-21T22:01:34+00:00

There’s no doubt that ed tech tools which focus on video as an instructional aid have been on the rise for years. Educators across grade levels and content areas have adapted to a fast-paced modern world by incorporating technology into their curriculum in meaningful and impactful ways. While it’s easy to see how certain departments such as career and technical education programs can find this new technology so useful, it’s not always so obvious how to best incorporate tech into other areas such as fine arts programs. Quantifying and modernizing creative pursuits such as music, dance, and visual arts presents a [...]

How to Incorporate Video Into Your Fine Arts Program2021-09-21T22:01:34+00:00

5 Instructional Tools That Engage Students in the Digital Age

2021-09-15T20:36:15+00:00

Being a teacher in the 21st century can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, there is a seemingly endless supply of technological tools at their disposal to make their jobs easier. On the other hand, students also have an endless supply of technology that at times can make the teachers’ jobs harder. When students are inundated with media day in and day out, it can be hard to compete for their attention and engage them in meaningful learning. Choosing the right instructional tools for the classroom can be the key to unlocking learning in the digital age. These five instructional [...]

5 Instructional Tools That Engage Students in the Digital Age2021-09-15T20:36:15+00:00

5 Ideas for Using Digital Media in Your Summer School Program

2021-06-16T16:50:22+00:00

With days getting longer and temperatures getting hotter, that can only mean one thing - it’s finally summer! When planning out our summertime adventures, summer school is likely toward the bottom of our lists. However, creating and implementing an engaging summer learning program is the reality that educators across the country are facing. Enrollment in summer school programs is at an all-time high this year. Students and teachers are working hard to close a widening achievement gap caused by instructional disruptions due to COVID-19. To help take off some of the heat, we’ve gathered 5 ideas for using digital media [...]

5 Ideas for Using Digital Media in Your Summer School Program2021-06-16T16:50:22+00:00
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