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Very neat site to check out for close reading online. It has lots of potential and lots already there - and there's a free version! Activelylearn.com

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Engage every student in every lesson with Actively Learn's award-winning ELA, science, and social studies curriculum platform.

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Your words and thoughts have physical power - Will Smith

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GO HERE NOW (( http://YesRockstar.com )) To See More Videos that will show you why you should be getting as much PHYSICAL GOLD as humanly possible right now!!! I have A Free Membership Site That Will Change Your Life For The Better Forever... Your words and thoughts have physical power.

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Common Sense Education | Digital Citizenship Curriculum & EdTech Reviews

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Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

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This video introduces Depth of Knowledge as a tool to increase instructional rigor, and walks the viewer through the succession of a social studies task from DOK Level 1 to a DOK Level 4. For a transcript of this video, go to: http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/0110FC1C-7668-4F54-A736-958B6FF14BA6/0/DOKSuccession.pdf

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Are you using Google's free tools in your classroom yet? At this free online Google event, our presenters will provide hassle-free directions for getting organized, streamlining collaboration, and increasing student achievement in your classroom. No matter what subject or grade level you teach, you'll learn about innovative Google resources for both you and your students!

5 Free Google Webinars:

• Streamline Collaboration and Communication with Google Docs

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A great resource for close reading...newsela.com

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A great resource for close reading...newsela.com

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Mindsets -
Growth or Fixed?
Carol Dweck - Psychologist
View the world through a growth mindset, or a fixed mindset.
It's not the end of the world to lose.

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball.
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence
- Jim Watkins.

Judy Murray told me: "We sent him to Barcelona because it would be hard to find a better place for him to learn his trade. He's 15 and he trains with a large group of players aged between 19 and 26 who are all between 140 and 400 in the world rankings. This is what it's all about, training with the men - not winning in the juniors."
Growth or Fixed for different things in our life, home, friendships, sports, relationships, risks, learning...
So - how does it work.........
You can change your mindset...
so good at self doubt - "doubt your doubt"
challenge, persistence, try....

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Mindsets - Growth or Fixed? Carol Dweck - Psychologist View the world through a growth mindset, or a fixed mindset.It's not the end of the world to lose. I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball.A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence - Jim Watkins.

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Carol Dweck - A Study on Praise and Mindsets

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This is a song parody of Adele's "Rumour Has It" about Google and all the wonderful FREE tools it provides. For the record..... From http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html The 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S.

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Yessss!!! It's back!!

This is the best of the best as far as at-home, watch when you want, make a cup of coffee (Diet Coke for me!), don't bother getting out of your PJs, and LEARN at your own speed from some awesome educators!

Missed something? Watch it back it again! Can't watch today? They are up and available for days!! Binge watch them all if you want! Oh? Did you miss previous years...including the one I did a session for????? They are ALL open and available going back years!!!!

Best of all? FREE!!! What???? Yes, Matt Miller is a bit crazy...but we all get to benefit! Nobody pulls this online summit thing off better than Matt and I know you will love this year's #DitchSummit programs. Below is a special message and invitation directly from Matt! See you in #DitchSummit! I'll definitely be tuning in, too!

Guest Post by Matt Miller

What if you had access to a really GOOD Netflix-style online professional development?

You know, not boring videos of stuff that you'll never use, but practical ideas. Inspiration. Plug and play activities you can use in class tomorrow. And from speakers you KNOW you'll love to listen to.

Well, that Netflix of professional development exists, and it's only available December 13th through January 7th!

Oh and it's completely FREE! Watch the videos whenever you want over the window of the summit, and since it is virtual...you can make it PAJAMA PD!

I'm Matt Miller, author of Ditch That Textbook ... a blogger, speaker, creator of things for educators and the host of the Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit.

Every year I put on a free online conference for teachers each year called the Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit. Here are the details:

We release new sessions day by day for nine days. But once they're out, you can watch them (or rewatch them!) whenever and wherever you want, from the time it opens on December 13 until it closes on January 7.

Also one of the BEST things: the variety of speakers. DBC authors are featured PROMINENTLY in the Ditch Summit, with sessions including ...

Teach Like a Pirate author Dave Burgess

50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom author Alice Keeler

Talk to Me author and Ron Clark Academy co-founder Kim Bearden

EduProtocol Field Guide author Jon Corippo

Explore Like a Pirate author Michael Matera

Learn Like a Pirate author Paul Solarz

Control Alt Achieve author Eric Curts

... and more!

Oh, and there's me! I (Matt Miller) have several sessions on tech integration, including a FUN one on my book, Tech Like a Pirate! It's full of ideas to make learning memorable with tech!

Other speakers you can see at the Ditch Summit that you may have heard of ...

Atomic Habits author James Clear

Show Your Work author Austin Kleon

Kid President co-creator Brad Montague

Here's what educators are saying about the Ditch Summit:

It is so motivating to hear passionate educators speak about how we can make a difference for students. It always takes place at a moment where everyone needs a little energy boost. Thanks! -- Emilie Racine, educational consultant, Quebec

You DO NOT want to miss this year's #ditchsummit hosted by @jmattmiller. You gain valuable knowledge from top innovators AND receive tips you can implement immediately!!

It's FREE PD that will change the way you teach!!! -- Catherine Day, reading specialist, Pennsylvania

Have you registered? Go to DitchSummit.com to get signed up. (It'll take 15 seconds ... super quick. Go do it now so you don't forget!)

Oh, and there are free prizes, too! We will be giving away TONS of prizes throughout the summit including books signed by authors, edtech subscriptions, online courses, and more!

So, the topics ... what are the presentations about? Each year, I've brainstormed my favorite presenters in the education space and asked them to participate in the summit. And each year, almost all have said yes!

This year's new speakers include:

Dr. Catlin Tucker, author, educator, and blended learning expert

Deanna Rice, STEM teacher and classroom supply guru

Jen Giffen, sketchnote and visual thinking enthusiast

Chanel Johnson, leader in STEM and culturally responsive teaching

Merve Lapus, VP Education Outreach and Engagement, Common Sense Media

Nate Ridgway, educator, author, UDL & differentiation enthusiast

Todd Shriver, tech integration specialist, virtual guest guru

Mike Lang, Director of Storytelling, ed.Xtraordinary

Gina Ruffcorn, veteran fifth grade teacher, student choice advocate

Ways to share Ditch Summit with your colleagues:

1. Email your school staff, district staff, teacher friends, etc. about the summit.
You can copy and paste the text of this document into the email if you want to make it easy!
2. Tweet about it. Here's a quick and easy pre-written tweet you can use to tell others you're joining the summit -- so they can too. Have Facebook? Click here to post to Facebook about the summit.

3. Hang up a flyer at your school. For the teachers who don't get this email newsletter (I know ... sad) here's a printable flyer ( Google Slides file / PDF download) so they won't miss out on the Ditch Summit fun! (PS: Yes, you are allowed to hang this up in the staff restroom ... captive audience, you know ...)

If you've made it this far in this post and haven't claimed your free ticket to the Digital Summit, what are you waiting for?!? Head to DitchSummit.com right now and get signed up!

Thank you, Matt!

Hey...it's Dave again. Thank you to Matt Miller!!! I am super excited to share this FREE #DitchSummit opportunity with you. Thank you so much for all you are doing for colleagues and kids during this incredibly challenging school year. Hopefully, this will be the boost you need over winter break to help prepare you for the rest of the year. But...no need to watch them at any set time or day...even skip around to what best fits you. Priority one is BREAK. And, if you have the bandwidth, enjoy some of this free PD, too! Tempted to add a PJ picture here...but that may be too much! 🙂

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Yessss!!! It's back!! This is the best of the best as far as at-home, watch when you want, make a cup of coffee (Diet Coke for me!), don't bother getting out of your PJs, and LEARN at your own speed from some awesome educators! Missed something? Watch it back it again!

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Kid President's Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!

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Another class for Chrome in education.

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Make the most of Chrome technology in your classroom. We'll show you how to utilize Google drive to create shared documents, develop a collaborative student environment and build formative assessments for your students.