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This is a wonderful resource in my subject area that allows students to learn, review, and test themselves on basic music theory concepts.

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Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators.

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This is an online timer that allows students to block out longer segments of work into more manageable chunks - this can be hugely helpful for students who struggle with time management.

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A simple Pomodoro Timer app that works on a desktop & mobile browser. Pomofucus will help you manage your time and let you focus on any tasks such as study, writing, or coding.

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Jigsaw grouping is an instructional strategy that asks groups of students to individually become "experts" in a specific piece of a larger lesson, and then return back to their home group to tell the other group members about their topic.

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Aronson, E., & Goode, E. (1980). Training teachers to implement jigsaw learning: A manual for teachers. In S. Sharan, P. Hare, C. Webb, and R. Hertz-Lazarowitz (Eds.), Cooperation in Education (pp. 47-81). Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press.

Aronson, E., & Patnoe, S. (1997). The jigsaw classroom: Building cooperation in the classroom (2nd ed.). New York: Addison Wesley Longman.

Clarke, J. (1994). Pieces of the puzzle: The jigsaw method. In S. Sharan (Ed.), Handbook of cooperative learning methods. Westport CT: Greenwood Press.

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Law, Y.-K. (2011). The effects of cooperative learning on enhancing Hong Kong fifth graders' achievement goals, autonomous motivation and reading proficiency. Journal of Research in Reading, 34(4), 402-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01445.x

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Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy that asks groups of students to become "experts" on different aspects of a topic and then share what they learn with their classmates.

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I love using Kahoot - it is a fun and easy way to review music theory concepts, and allows for all students to test their knowledge in a formative assessment-style environment.

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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This is a helpful tool for emotional regulation; students can use this to center their breathing in crisis, or just to simply transition from their previous class to the current one they are in.

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This link can be helpful in reflective practices, so students can properly frame their mindsets when setting themselves to a specific task or lesson.

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by Terry Heick

I'm a passionate proponent of sentence stems.

The biggest benefit of using sentence stems is the way it models the language, tone, and cognitive patterns native to certain activities. If you ask a student to summarize the plot of a story, there are many tasks embedded in that request, from recalling, analyzing, and distilling the story, to articulating it in a way that satisfies both their understanding of the story as well as any specific requests from you.

By offering a sentence stem-in this case, something like, 'The plot is mostly about ______.' You can then follow up with, "The plot is mostly about _______ but the real lesson is ______,' or 'The most important scene is _______ because _______', etc.

(That is also somewhat how strategies like 'Somebody Wanted But So' works-as a kind of template for students to 'fill in,' which itself functions similarly to multiple-choice questions compared to essay or open response, for example.)

In 26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom, I offered ways to scaffold critical discussions. Below, I offer something similar but to help students develop a growth mindset-and mindsets related to it.

See also 25 Ways To Promote A Growth Mindset In Students

Creative Thinking Sentence Stems

I can use________ in a new way so that________.

_____ is an opportunity to use ______.

One pattern I notice about problem-solving is________.

Complexity usually requires thinkers to _______.

Self-Knowledge Sentence Stems

When I see other people struggle and/or fail, I think________.

My________ has changed over time because________.

How I see myself is mostly determined by________.

I usually learn _______ by _______.

I most successful when I________.

I know this is my best because________.

This is worth doing or knowing to me personally because ________.

Working with others affects my learning by ______.

Group work can be great but when ______ I prefer _______.

Persistence Sentence Stems

'Effort' is its own kind of 'smart' because ________.

This confusing, but _______.

Since learning is a process rather than a single event, I know that________.

So far I've found ____ ways that don't work.

The last time I faced a challenge like this, I _______.

When I'm confused, I usually________ but I also could consider _____.

I can't let this stop me because _______.

I haven't tried _______.

If I start over at the beginning, it might ______ but also could ______.

Here is a list of all of the people who haven't failed (again and again): _______. [Obviously rhetorical. : )]

One lesson I can take from this for the future is ________.

I've tried _______ and _______, but I haven't tried _______.

For this to work, I'm going to have to _______.

Reflection & Metacognition Sentence Stems

The difference between feedback and criticism is _______.

When I'm frustrated, my thinking _______.

If I changed my thinking about _______ then _______.

While I _______, I noticed that I _______.

When I approach situations like this, I tend to ______.

The personality trait of mine that tends to be most useful to me when I am challenged is ________.

Collaboration Sentence Stems

I can learn ________ by watching others which can help me because _______.

When I see other people struggle with something like this, they sometimes________.

Working with ______ has changed _______ by ________.

By working with ______, I night be able to _______.

Without collaborating with ______, I would not have been able to _______.

I need others when _______ because ________.

Positive Thinking Sentence Stems

While it's true that _______, the upside is that _______.

In the past, I've struggled with _______ but _______.

This an opportunity for me to _______.

I might not be able to _______ but I can _______.

Challenging circumstances improve me by _______.

My strength comes from _______.

The last time something like this happened and I was hurt, worried, or confused, it turned out that ________.

I know things are going to turn out okay because _______.

Things didn't turn out the way I hoped this time, but next time _______.

Feeling sorry for myself helps me by _______. (Ironic/sarcastic-obviously use in the right circumstance).

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25 Sentence Stems To Help Children Develop A Growth Mindset

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Help students develop a growth mindset with these sentence stems, categorized by collaboration, creativity, and other SEL pillars.

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This is a website that helps students dictate their words; it can transcribe dictation in multiple languages!

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Use the magic of speech recognition to write emails and documents in Google Chrome.

Dictation accurately transcribes your speech to text in real time. You can add paragraphs, punctuation marks, and even smileys using voice commands.
Launch Dictation Voice Commands

Voice Dictation - Type with your Voice

Dictation can recognize and transcribe popular languages including English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, हिन्दी, தமிழ், اُردُو, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, ಕನ್ನಡ, and more. See full list of supported languages.

You can add new paragraphs, punctuation marks, smileys and other special characters using simple voice commands. For instance, say "New line" to move the cursor to the next list or say "Smiling Face" to insert :-) smiley. See list of supported voice commands.

Dictation uses Google Speech Recognition to transcribe your spoken words into text. It stores the converted text in your browser locally and no data is uploaded anywhere. Learn more.
Speech to Text

System Requirements

Google Chrome
Windows/Mac/Linux
Internet Connection

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Voice Dictation - Type with your voice using Google Speech Recognition

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Dictation is a free online speech recognition software that will help you write emails, documents and essays using your voice narration and without typing.

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Canva is already heavily used at my school, and allows for significant creativity in creating projects and presentations for various subjects.

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

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This may seem obvious, but google translate is a huge stopgap for my ELs. Sometimes, it is helpful to use tools like these in non-English classes, or they may want to input vocabulary terms so that they may better understand them in their primary language.

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This website allows an easy transformation of google slides into flashcards - this can be helpful for ELs or other students who may struggle with vocabulary.

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Flippity.net: Flashcards and Other Resources for Educators and Learners

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Create an interactive virtual breakout activity.

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This is a google chrome plugin that helps uses text to speech in order to read webpages out loud. This can be helpful for students who struggle with written words, or simply want to hear the words they are reading alongside reading them.

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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

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Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.