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The Student, Faculty, and Parent Gateway Portal. For additional technical assistance please navigate to support.gcu.edu.

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World's most popular online marketplace for original educational resources with more than four million resources available for use today.

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Where we can find links for learning objectives, COE, ect.

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Assessment is at the heart of our teaching practice. We use backward planning and start with the end in mind. We ask ourselves questions like, "what do we want our students to know?" and "what will our students be able to do?" Because assessment is so important, it's no surprise that there are a ton of tech tools for assessment. Trying to find what you're looking for is time-consuming! That's why we've picked the ten best tech tools for student assessment, keeping your goals in mind.

Goal: I want to find out what my students learned

I wish we could read students' minds, but since we can't, we use exit tickets. If you rely on this best practice to plan your next instructional move, you have a lot of options. I love Google or Microsoft Forms. They are easy to use, and you can create multiple choice or short answer questions for students to complete. All the data is there for you.

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Goal: I want to hear from my students and watch them share what they've learned

Flipgrid is a social media-style video discussion platform great for generating class discussion around topics, videos, or links posted to the class grid. Students can video record their responses to share with the teacher or class. It's a great tool for supporting your students to make their thinking visible.

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Goal: I want to do a quick check in during my lesson

Mentimeter lets you add polls, word clouds, Q&As, and more to presentations and create an interactive experience for students, who can vote on/respond to questions and engage with the presentation in real time. This made our list because there's so much variety in the types of formative assessments you can give in real time.

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Goal: I want to see my students' thought process and their answer

Jamboard is a digital whiteboard that is compatible with the GSuite services. It's a game changer for emphasizing the process of learning over the product. Math teachers love how students solve and explain their solution. If you don't use Google, Padlet is our runner up.

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Goal: I want to listen to my students' read to assess fluency

Students read aloud and answer questions on their device (almost any device works). Within 24 hours, you get a running record with scores for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. A free basic account includes 10 reading assessments/month.

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Goal: I want to include checks for understanding as my students learn

EdPuzzle is a video editor that allows both teachers and students to add voice-overs, comments, resources, and quizzes to existing or self-created online videos. Best part? All the students' answers are gathered for you so you can quickly assess.

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Goal: I want to put checks for understanding in my slides

Pear Deck is an interactive presentation and lesson delivery tool. Students use their devices to follow along with the teacher's slideshow on a classroom screen. Throughout, teachers can pause at points where they've added interactive questions and collect real-time data about student understanding.

Goal: I want my students to give each other feedback

Once you set up your assignment, pick a feedback rubric (or create your own), and select your assignment. Your students take it from there. They submit work, review each others', and then act on the feedback. Best part? There's a teacher overview where you can see it all.

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Goal: I want to give a quiz or test

There are a lot of options with this tool. You can include multiple choice, true/false, and short answer questions. I love how you see students' results in real time, and you can add explanations if students get a question wrong. Students can get instant feedback, or you can make the quiz self-paced or lead it yourself. My favorite feature: Space Race, a group quiz where students "race" to cross the finish line.

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Goal: I want grading to take less time

No matter what grade and subject you teach, grading takes time that we don't have. Enter Floop. This tool is a cloud-based website where students get annotated feedback from you and their classmates. Using any internet-connected device, students upload images of an assignment to the platform, and you put markers in places where you want feedback. Students are able to see and respond to comments, creating a feedback loop.

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Goal: I want one tool that does different types of assessment

Spiral is a free suite of four apps. Use Quickfire to give a formative assessment in real time and hear from all of your students. Discuss makes your slides more interactive for students. Team Up supports student collaboration, and Clip turns public-facing videos into a live chat with questions and quizzes.

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The 10 Best Tech Tools for Student Assessment

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It's no secret that when schools make a concerted effort to foster healthy, strong relationships with families, students benefit in a number of ways.

Studies suggest that parental involvement can lead to academic gains for students: higher grades and test scores, improved social skills and time on task, better attendance and participation, and decreased behavioral problems in the classroom.

But parent-teacher communication can be challenging, say teachers. In 2006, 50 percent of participants in a survey of more than 1,000 K-12 public school teachers rated parental involvement in their children's education as inadequate; 48 percent reported parental understanding of the curriculum similarly. And a 2016 study revealed that some of the largest barriers to productive parent-teacher communication were trouble getting to the school site, conflicting work schedules, lack of translation services, and consistent requests for donations or fundraising that seem prioritized over all else.

Though parent-teacher communication will always require a mutual effort on both sides, educators shared their best practices-from home visits to in-school parent workshops-for building strong bonds with families, from the first day of school to the last.

Getting Off to a Good Start

Establishing strong relationships and clear lines of communication at the beginning of the year sets a strong foundation for parent-teacher interactions, according to teachers.
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Opening reliable channels of communication: Not all parents communicate the same way. To determine a family's contact preferences, simply ask them directly, says Erin Healey, an English teacher in Rhode Island. Create a beginning-of-the-year Google Form, use an introductory phone call or email, or discuss the topic at back-to-school night. This is also a great time to learn what languages are spoken at home.

A personalized touch: When in-person parent meetings weren't possible due to the pandemic, middle and high school teacher Lauren Huddleston found that embedding short, introductory videos in emails was an effective alternative. The video format allowed Huddleston to virtually "share my personality and warmth with parents" at the start of the year, while also outlining the syllabus and explaining classroom expectations.

Your child, in a million words or less: Eighth-grade English teacher Cathleen Beachboard mails out a "Million Words or Less" survey asking caregivers to tell her everything she should know about their child, with a tongue-in-cheek word limit as the only restriction. Huddleston, meanwhile, distributes a survey to caregivers that is meant to capture their child's attitude toward the subject matter, their motivations, and how they might be feeling about the new school year.

Connecting outside the school walls: To kick off the year, preschool teachers from Educare New Orleans visit the homes of each family. During the visit, parents are asked about their strengths as a family and any goals they have for their child. Educators then help outline what can be done within their classroom to help the child meet and exceed those goals, as well as what families can do at home to help support their child's learning. They have a follow-up visit near the end of the school year.

Establish Back-and-Forth Communication

Two-way communication where parents can listen and receive information, as well as speak and be heard, ensures a healthy exchange of ideas that welcomes parents as partners in their child's education, says Beachboard.

Beyond bad news: Consider sharing regular information about how students are progressing and engaging with lessons at school. This is especially important for families that are newer to the country, as "teacher-home communication may be new and is likely to be reserved for bad news only," explains Louise El Yaafouri, an independent consultant in refugee and immigrant newcomer education.

Get active on social media: Healey recommends creating a classroom Instagram page or Twitter account to post photos and videos of student work, or emailing out a monthly or quarterly blog celebrating student successes and previewing upcoming curricular content for parents. This keeps families in the loop about what their child will be learning next and maintains positive communication with parents, she says.

Real-time tech tools: Platforms like Seesaw or ClassDojo allow kids to share their learning with their parents directly through the app and make real-time updates easier. "If you're in class and you're able to take a video of one of your scholars saying, 'Hi Mom! I'm learning about how to add numbers-10 and 5 makes 15. I'm going to practice tonight when I come home,' and then the [parent] gets to see, that's powerful," says Paul Bannister, a New York-based kindergarten teacher.

Give parents a nudge: Simple text reminders-sometimes called "nudges"-can help parents help their children stay on track. A Columbia University study, for example, found that sending weekly text updates to middle and high school parents about their children's grades, absences, and missed assignments led to an 18 percent increase in student attendance and a 39 percent drop in course failures. Beachboard says she personally utilizes the Remind app to keep families abreast of assignment due dates and bolster back-and-forth communication.

Bring the Parent Into the Classroom

Show off your families' strengths: Give parents a chance to highlight their talents, experiences, and skills to get them more engaged in the classroom, says education consultant and retired teacher Terri Eichholz. Eichholz created a Google Form where families could mention any skills that they might want to share with the class-which led to her finding a parent who was a drone operator. "[He] zoomed with my students (back before Zoom was a thing!), and we built an entire field trip around his expertise," she says.

Provide pathways for entry: At Educare New Orleans, teachers maintain a monthly calendar marked with days on which caregivers are invited to engage with their child inside the classroom. For parents who can't attend, there's a take-home activity that provides a similar experience.

Empower students to explain their best work: At Design 39 Campus in Poway, California, parents attend in-school workshops. During the first half hour, students are in the driver's seat, taking charge and explaining their work to their parents. The second half hour is reserved for parent-teacher communication-including a question-and-answer period-while students attend an elective, gym, or their lunch period.

Making your curriculum transparent: High school history and journalism teacher David Cutler posts two weeks' worth of lessons and assignments online. The practice provides transparency to families about what their children will be learning-and when- while also allowing him to carve out time to meet with students and parents as they prepare for more challenging assignments.

Reaching Every Parent Where They Are

Historically underserved families are often judged before parent-teacher communication even begins, says Angie Shorty-Belisle, school director of Educare New Orleans.

"The biggest mistake is to think, OK, we're at a school where we're servicing [underserved] families; they're going to be difficult parents," explains Shorty-Belisle. "Every parent is their child's first advocate.... No family comes in wanting to be a burden or difficult to the school."
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Redefine the perception of participation: Work schedules and transportation can be just as significant of a barrier to parent engagement as language, say teachers. "We often think of parent engagement as PTA, coaching the softball team, or chaperoning the middle school dance," says El Yaafouri, who recommends redefining family participation so that it's more inclusive. "Sometimes, engagement is ensuring that a child has a quiet place to study at home, or making the right calls to get ahold of school supplies, or sharing wisdom that is unique to one's lived experiences."

A more inclusive calendar: One way to show families of diverse learners that they are an important part of the community is by creating an inclusive school calendar at the beginning of the year, says El Yaafouri. Find out what holidays families celebrate-don't make assumptions-and be cognizant of not scheduling school events on days that might conflict, while creating opportunities throughout the year so that all students and families feel represented and valued.

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Teachers of Tomorrow wants to recognize the most respected education and teaching blogs of this generation. These blogs are consistently updated and focus on education's current events, technology, creative strategies, valuable resources, as well as personal experiences.

After reviewing hundreds of educational blogs, we found created a list of the top 50. These blogs contain indispensable content, out-of-the-box classroom ideas, thought-provoking insights, and entertaining media as a whole. If you are looking for awesome concepts to use in the classroom or even at home, we strongly suggest that you check out our exclusive rundown of the best teacher websites of 2023.

The sites are in no particular order, but we did organize them by site type:

Education and Learning Blogs

A comprehensive resource for project-based learning,
social/emotional learning, comprehensive
assessment, teacher development, integrated studies, and technology integration. Browse through hundreds of helpful content and videos, or simply join the growing community of Edutopia to be able to connect, collaborate, and share resources with fellow education enthusiasts.

Contact: Nora Fleming, Editor

Twitter: @norafleming1

Technology, teaching strategies, and classroom management - this blog has these all covered. Every week, new content is published about using technology and practical teaching strategies. This blog also provides ways to utilize classroom resources to build stronger relationships with students.

Contact: Annie Condron, Author

Twitter: @anniecondron

Library Stuff

A law librarian's weblog that shares
daily bits of education news, current state, conferences, periodicals, and tons of other information that can be exhausted for professional development. Stay in the loop with the latest updates on education by subscribing to this personal teacher website.

Contact: Steven Cohen, Author

Twitter: @librarystuff

Education News Websites

An all-in-one ed blog that compiles teaching resources and tools, strategies and ideas, fun student activities, good books and authors, as well as updates ed news in a single setting. The website also provides amazing devices for new and experienced teachers alike.

Contact: Alexander Russo, Author

Twitter: @alexanderrusso

For passionate educators, EdWeek offers daily news and fantastic advice on addressing everyday classroom scenarios. Browsing this blog will provide you with easy access to e-books, professional development kits, and links to follow-worthy blogs related to education.

Contact: Ryan Lanier, Marketing Manager

LinkedIn: @ryan-lanier-92111710

Need daily updates of technology and innovation? Look no further! In addition to brilliant featured articles, eSchool News also features tons of teacher resources, classroom improvement ideas, and professional development tools for avid educators.

Contact: Meris Stansbury, Editorial Director

LinkedIn: @MerisCCI

AEIdeas is more than just an ordinary public policy blog. It's a multifunctional website, featuring works of valued authors in education. Follow AEIdeas to stay in-tune with the latest education news, innovation, reforms, events, and opportunities for career development.

Contact: Megan Cahill, Media Relations and Marketing

Showcasing in-depth journalism at a whole new level, The Hechinger Report deals with the latest innovation and everyday issues on education and academics. The website tackles a plethora of timely topics including blended learning, early education, higher education, high school reform, teacher preparation, and so much more.

Contact: Liz Willen, Editor

Twitter: @L_willen

A delegated learning website that
supports creative expression, civic engagement, and problem solving by means of multimedia, digital devices, experiential activities, and professional tools in education. It also features noteworthy articles about Arts, Post-Secondary ESL, Science, and News & Civics.

Contact: Christina Reagan

Twitter: @KQEDedspace

An education policy and politics blog composed by Andrew J. Rotherham, the Co-founder and Partner at Bellwether Education Partners. It is open for collaboration with guest authors who are passionate about policies and politics in the broad field of education.

Contact: Andrew J. Rotherham

Education and Tech Blogs

This site started as a technology and learning magazine in prints, but now has taken publication to new heights! Providing an all-in-resource for school administrators, teachers, and students. It allows them to manage, educate, and learn using the website's cutting-edge information.

Contact: Kevin Hogan, Author

Twitter: @techlearning

Lucy Gray designed her blog to inspire today's educators. Here, she shares not only ideas and resources, but also downloadable PDFs and multiple useful links for the savvy teacher. Plus, you'll get easy access to her YouTube workshop by joining in!

Contact: Lucy Gray

Twitter: @elemenous

This blog provides you with a wide selection of useful education-related information, ranging from Math tools, Social Studies and Sciences, reading, writing, educational technology, and new teaching strategies. You will also get instant updates on the latest events and workshops for professional advancement.

Contact: Monica Burns

Twitter: @ClassTechTips

Kelly Tenkely's purpose of creating this edutech weblog is to create education opportunities based on how it can and should be. In addition to updates on her everyday journey as a teacher, she also lets readers to take part in tips on integrating technology in the classroom for more effective education.

Contact: Kelly Tenkely, Author

Twitter: @ktenkely

This high school math teachers blog is perfect for techie and learning addicts like himself. The Author is passionate about making lessons feel like play. Learn about tips on using technology, making creative project ideas, and how to transform monotonous lessons into dynamic and fun-filled discussions.

Contact: Stacey Roshan

Twitter: @buddyxo

A blog owned by a commerce and information technology teacher that aims to implement technology in classrooms all over the world. Her blog highlights her recent collaborations in the ed industry, newest projects, guest blog posts, as well as the latest presentations she has participated with.

Contact: Anne Mirtschin, Author

Twitter: @murcha

This blog targets schools and teachers who are new to educational technology. Various topics are covered such as educational website/app tutorials, EdTech lesson ideas, class management technology, and tons of other useful tools.

Contact: Neil Jarrett, Author

Twitter: @edtechneil

An incredible resource for updates on educational technology news and reviews. This teacher website also contains a full load of ingenious lesson plans/strategies for incorporating technology in everyday classrooms and helping teachers to easily incorporate technology into the curriculum.

Contact: Michael Karlin, Author

Twitter: @etroundup

A jam-packed reference guide
specializing in AT hardware and software solutions to address several areas including communication, writing, organization, reading and multimedia for special needs students. The ed blog is written for both general and SPED teachers looking for ways to increase students' awareness on using technology devices for learning.

Contact: Brian Friedlander, Author

Twitter: @assistivetek

A blog created and maintained by an instructional technology specialist based in Central Philadelphia. The site is dedicated to sharing innovative teaching strategies using digital media and the latest technology devices to further engage students and provide a millennial educational experience.

Contact: Jamie Forshey, Author

Twitter: @edutech20

A tech integrator's avenue for disclosing classroom management tips, classroom and technology integration ideas, non-conformal teaching techniques, imaginative student project ideas, and loads of other tech resources that both parents and teachers can use, whether at home or in school.

Contact: Matt Bergman, Author

Twitter: @mattbergman14

This news and technology blog designed by a teacher based in Oslo, Norway. The website combines a myriad of fantastic resources for getting more creative at drafting lesson plans, incorporating technology in the classroom, as well as improving teaching in general.

Contact: Ann Michaelsen, Author

Twitter: @annmic

Teacher Websites

A weblog written and edited by a speaker, author, and learning evangelist who aims to help educators and school administrators better understand social media and technology through a humorous learning approach. Learn more through his articles, interviews, and philosophies on the future of education.

Contact: Steven W. Anderson, Author

Twitter: @web20classroom

An influential teacher's blog provided by deputy headteacher working in an inner-city school in London, UK. Sink your teeth into real-world tips on teaching, training, resources, books, articles, and creating lesson plans. Stay updated with the latest ed news and policies through this site.

Contact: Ross McGill, Author

Twitter: @teachertoolkit

A teacher's journal presenting his daily experiences in learning and leading in education. Focused on innovative teaching and learning, the author has also published inspiring books and shared viable resources covering effective teacher-student relationships, visionary leadership, leading a learning community, revamping professional learning, and loads more.

Contact: George Couros

Twitter: @gcouros

An encouraging teacher blog that shares inspiration, ideas, and support for those in the field of education. Featured in prominent media outlets such as Forbes and The Washington Post. Cool Cat Teacher shares cool teaching secrets, technology utilization ideas, education trends, and a multitude of cool stuff for keen teachers.

Contact: Vicki Davis

Twitter: @coolcatteacher

A Texas principal's medium for sharing views about on educational leadership, effective technology integration, best practices, and creating a student-centered learning culture. It also boasts his innovative approach to teaching, and how to adapt relevant methods to capture lasting student engagement.

Contact:Eric Sheninger

Twitter: @E_Sheninger

A teacher's blog that focuses on modern learning and schooling. The blog's main mission is to orient educators and schools in terms of technology, learning and everything in between. Will Richardson invites you to join in his wonderful journey of teaching and inspiring future educators.

Contact: Will Richardson

Twitter: @willrich45

A nerdy teacher's guide to everything education and techie. Learn to become an improved leader, learner, and teacher by browsing through these nerdy articles, which give out tips and ideas to maintain student interest and engagement.

Contact: Nicholas Provenzano

Twitter: @thenerdyteacher

A blog maintained by Kathy Schrock, an instructional technology specialist and retired public library librarian. She also authored over a hundred education and technology articles and multiple books about educational technology. Kaffeeklatsch offers a perfect place for learning and chatting about anything related to education.

Contact: Kathy Schrock

Twitter: @kathyschrock

The site is developed by Dr. Wesley Fryer, a speaker, author, and teacher in Oklahoma City. Blog is created to digitally document his journey and collaboration with educators and learning enthusiasts across the globe. His main interest is using media creatively to help students in learning.

Contact: Dr. Wesley Fryer

Twitter: @wfryer

A teacher's multi-functional website, containing a plethora of useful tools regarding educational books, writing, reading, math and science, technology and so much more. The blog is an awesome resource for new teachers, especially those employed in preschool and elementary levels.

Contact: Melissa Taylor

Twitter: @imaginationsoup

Edited by Dr. Inger Mewburn, the blog focuses on all things related to the creation of school thesis. It contains editorial guidelines, useful resources, and also workshops and training opportunities for graduating students. Dr. Mewburn is the Director of research training at the Australian National University.

Contact: Inger Mewburn

Twitter: @thesiswhisperer

A preschool teacher's journal for sharing her daily route towards learning and growing as an educator. Discover DIYs, fun classroom activities, and tons of other helpful resources covering topics such as literacy, STEM, art, sensory play, and motor skills.

Contact: Deborah J. Stewart

Twitter: @teach_preschool

The Jose Vilson is a site drafted by an activist, author,
speaker, and a teacher rolled into one. He teaches math in middle school in New York, NY. His website covers a plethora of great topics, including education, resources, writing, and the list goes on.

Contact: Jose Vilson

Twitter: @thejlv

A blog inspired by a community of teachers who want the best for themselves and their students. The website Provides you with valuable teaching tips, lesson plans, and classroom activity ideas such as dramatic play and learning workshops.

Contact: Vanessa Levin

Twitter: @prekpages

A journal on modern education, including tips, techniques, and classroom ideas for today's techie educators. Sam usually posts about programming, technology, STEM education, language arts, creative classroom projects, curriculum, student programs, student behavior, and other teaching-related concepts.

Contact: Sam Patterson

Twitter: @sampatue

Ira is passionate about linking conceptual and historical research with real, on-the-ground, investigation and using best practices to create a unique perspective at educational systems, whether formal or informal. In this blog, he shares enlightening insights about education, technology, and school reforms.

Contact: Ira David Socol

Twitter: @irasocol

Darcy's blog emphasizes on learning, leadership, education, schooling, teaching, digital technologies, edutech, books, literature, travel, genealogy, music, photography, citizen science and the impact of social media to students of this generation. Darcy is a father, a traveler, and a deputy principal at NSW Department of Education and Communities.

Contact: Darcy Moore

Twitter: @darcy1968

An online learning specialist's avenue for sharing new topics concerning online educational media. The blog discusses passion in spreading knowledge, learning, and interaction. The website also shares good leads to books, publications, presentations, newsletters, and articles that educators might find useful in their profession.

Contact: Stephen Downes

Twitter: @downes

A teacher resources website
containing ideas and time-saving resources for busy teachers. Laura's posts consist mainly of teacher hacks, fun activities for kids, professional development insights, student engagement, making connections, and other fun ideas. Laura is an author and teacher based in Fayetteville, NC.

Contact: Laura Candler

Twitter: @lauracandler

An edublog involving a teacher's fun experiences with six-year-olds in a school in Saskatchewan, Canada. Ms. Cassidy invites you to join the joy and excitement of learning through her Twitter feed and daily activities with her jolly and super curious students.

Contact: Kathy R. Cassidy

Twitter: @mscassidysclass

Sheryl's blog revolves around playful learning, mainly for little kids in preschool and nursery. Get exclusive tips, activity concepts, themes, and helpful content aimed at teachers, preschoolers and toddlers for more effective education at the early stage of development.

Contact: Sheryl Cooper

Twitter: @tch2and3yearold

A psychology-themed blog written by a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Most of his articles discuss teaching theories, learning concepts, education-related research, emotional issues of youth, learning determination, resilience, and general mental health.

Contact: Marc Smith

Twitter: @PsychologyMarc

Parent-Friendly Websites

It's more than just a teachers' website. It's a blog created to promote learning, critical thinking, effective teaching strategies, as well as valuable content for parents. Take an in-depth look at timely education topics and significant advice on professional growth.

Contact: Terry Heick

A writer's website encompassing piles of helpful links for today's educators. Browse through collection of respected blogs of organizations and teachers or scroll through a comprehensive rundown of the best online resources that are not only for teachers, but also for dedicated parents.

Contact: Joanne Jacobs

Twitter: @joanneleejacobs

An educator's blog containing fun children themes and activities that teachers and parents can use in the classroom or at home. Obtain interesting concepts for dealing with preschool and kindergarten students using Darla's tips. With blissful and colorful themes, you'd surely get more attention and participation from your students.

Contact: Darla Hutson

Twitter: @pschooltoolbox

EdReform Websites

An information-packed website that delivers the latest news on educational opportunities, economic outcomes, and innovation. The team is actively working to expand educational opportunities so everyone may achieve the American dream. Its mantra is to combine innovation and opportunity to achieve positive results.

Contact: Jeanne Allen

Twitter: @edreform

An excellence-focused website concentrating on school reforms and its changes over the years. ExcelinEd is created to encourage student readiness for university and careers so that students will be able to succeed in this modern and fast-changing world.

Contact: Kristin Lock

An ESL teacher's blog that includes a compilation of the latest stories in education news and politics. Updated daily by Arthur Goldstein. If you're subscribed to this blog It's impossible to miss anything big, notable, or life-changing happening in NYC.

Contact: Arthur Goldstein

Twitter: @teacherarthurg

Edvocate aspires to make education policy shifts to improve students quality of education and learning opportunities. The team strongly calls for a relatively radical and comprehensive reform of America's education system.

Contact: Matthew Lynch

Twitter: @Lynch39083

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I structured my teacher tool kit on padlet. This is my first time using this website and I like how it is structured to the point where I can access things easily. For each category, I chose one that I feel would help me the most. Lesson planning, Standards for the state I live in, GCU links and previous assignments that I might benefit from in my future studies. I also have useful teacher websites listed, under this category, I listed some of my few favorites that I have used in the past and still do. For my last two categories, I have lesson planning and communication. They each have information from previous classes or from my current class. I also added a few new websites. This tool kit will give me access to the things I feel are necessary in my current class and future classes. I am sure I will add more for each class I have left. I think my tool kit could help support other colleagues if they are interested in the things I have listed. Helpful teacher websites, lesson plans and communication would help support other teachers outside my community and within my community. Learning new ways to do a lesson plan or using the websites I have listed to create or get tools for their lesson plan. For my local school, I have the one category that lists the NC standards. I am not 100% sure I will be teaching in NC but for now, I am here and will be doing my student teaching here in NC.