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Ideas: What are you hoping to learn today?
What are you hoping to share today?

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Challenges: What challenges have you and/or your learners encountered related to this topic?

Equity: What are some challenges and potential solutions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion as it relates to this topic?

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Be mindful of your own unconscious biases in communicating.

Give ample wait time for people to respond to a question or comment.

Remind participants to stay muted when they are not speaking.

Use the chat feature or reactions (like a thumbs up icon) to share quick responses with the group.

The Edcamp Community is dedicated to a harassment-free experience for everyone. The Edcamp Community’s Anti-Harassment Policy can be found below:

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Introduce yourself when you begin speaking.

Avoid talking over others by:

Using reactions to give a quick thumbs up to an answer

Using the chat box to share responses and give the speaker quick cues:

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7th Math / PreAlgebra & potentially Science (for the first time)
F2F summer school and in September
@BlainlySpoken (Twitter)
@AcuteAsAButton (TPT and Boom)

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Digital flash card format.
Great for immediate feedback on what they are learning:
-> Reports for teacher
-> Ss know right away if they are correct
Easy to differentiate (esp if you made your own decks)
Many free decks as well as premium decks

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Boom Cards are self-grading exercises that are gamified
for students and provide the data teachers want.

My kids BEG for "Boom Time". They are the reason I have so many decks. They constantly ask for more and more! -- Della Larsen, Kindergarten Teacher and Teacher-Author, Massachusetts

We are addicted to Boom Cards. The kids ask to do them every time they come to the lab. I am thankful to have such a meaningful way to help teachers with their content and still practice the technology skills needed for my classes. -- Eva Griffin, K-6 Technology Teacher, Arkansas

Join for FREE

interactive

Game features keep students engaged and wanting more

self-grading

Save time! Lots of time.

paperless

No printing photocopying, laminating, or cutting

created by teachers like you

Boom Cards are interactive lessons created by teachers like you. Using our platform, you can easily create Boom Cards to use in your class, or sell them in our marketplace.

made for teachers and parents

Teachers can use Boom Cards in the classroom or parents can use them at home. We cater to K-12 and new content offered every day!

Membership Plans

Membership Plans

FastPlay

Groups/Classrooms

Student

Self-Made Decks

Play or Create with Sound

Live Monitoring

Sell in Marketplace

points

What is a point?
Marketplace items are priced in points.
Points cost about a penny (more or less) depending on discounts.

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Boom Cards are self-grading exercises that are gamified for students and provide the data teachers want. My kids BEG for "Boom Time". They are the reason I have so many decks. They constantly ask for more and more! -- Della Larsen, Kindergarten Teacher and Teacher-Author, Massachusetts We are addicted to Boom Cards.

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So many tools for teachers:
- Google forms (poll responses, quizzes)
- Self-calculating rubrics
- Self-calculating lab simulations (example: circuit measurements)
- Q&A Board that students can post questions and reply on.

Tool for students:
- Student planner that pulls data for specific week.

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Learned more from twitter  resources;
share ideas Etsy, etc. share all but without in person EdCamp getting to meet our people
Twitter chats that have common grounds;
PLC  math learn  strategies of model use and bring them into upper level classes;
Let teachers pick which PLC you want to be part of;
Professional Driven book;
Facebook groups for each profession that are willing to share their ideas work etc. for free no TPT;
Edcamp find our people and stay current with job   its important because we are life long learners;

Clubhouse app audio only  rooms no video or chat have moderator speakers that have a topic or subject that you can join like a
pod cast;
Joined shared clubhouse with group;
miss IN conference meetings that we can meet in person etc.;

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Coppell, Texas
Twitter: @SHowell306
I am a lifelong learner, and I'm looking forward to learning with YOU today!!

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https://www.didax.com/math/virtual-manipulatives.html

https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/virtual-manipulatives/

FlipGrid

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Have students reteach the material to the teacher

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Have students reteach the material to the teacher

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Free resource, focused on video questions and responses. Excellent for facilitating discussions (asynchronous)

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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flipgrid creates videos to share with teacher - class
class review with "wishes" = I wish I had seen....

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questions about reading
kids in groups working on individual slide
turn background yellow means needed help
turn red - need help right now
turn green when done

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Here's what I do to help.

I'm Angela Watson. As a National Board Certified teacher and instructional coach, I've been sharing ideas online since 2003 through my website, TruthforTeachers.com. I've written 5 books, created countless printable resources, and even launched a top-rated weekly podcast called Truth for Teachers.

I love teaching teachers, and I wanted to help people who love teaching kids stay in the profession without hitting burnout.

So, I've dedicated the past 7 years to developing and refining the club materials to create a proven system that has freed thousands of educators to be their best selves, both in and outside of the classroom.

Angela Watson

Founder of The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek

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I'm Angela Watson. As a National Board Certified teacher and instructional coach, I've been sharing ideas online since 2003 through my website, TruthforTeachers.com. I've written 5 books, created countless printable resources, and even launched a top-rated weekly podcast called Truth for Teachers.

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connecting with students because you can relate to them knowing the songs and dances

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Classes need to be relational before they are informational

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Classes need to be relational before they are informational

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It is more important to connect with students then get them to learn statistics

fast 5 - small talk with every student
attendance; I will call out your name and you must respond to me.
ex: Hi Mike, How was your game?

The last 5 -  verbal exit ticket
promoting dialogue with each students
more one-on-one time - the more connectivity with students, the more engaged the students are

Build relationships builds engagement

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Padlet - All Teachers shared lesson plans on this.

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Padlet - All Teachers shared lesson plans on this.

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we have been given the fear of using social media due to not wanting to get in trouble

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https://nearpod.com/

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Nearpod: Foster a love of learning in every student

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Create active learning experiences students can’t wait to be a part of.

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https://www.blooket.com/dashboard

*Free
*Can link Quizlet premade questions
*Can assign as HW or play like a Kahoot
*Different forms of games example: racing, Kahoot, keeping a "Castle", Stealing treasure/gold

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I use these books to help in my teaching practices Reading, Writing and Rising Up Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word by Linda Christensen.

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I use these books to help in my teaching practices Reading, Writing and Rising Up Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word by Linda Christensen.

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Another book is Langston Hughes the ways of White folks
Last is the First 100 days of schools

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Shared database for all grade-level teachers in the school. Lesson plans, resources, etc.

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Shared database for all grade-level teachers in the school. Lesson plans, resources, etc.

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professionally driven: empower every educator to redefine pd

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Professionally Driven: Empower Every Educator To Redefine PD

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Professionally Driven: Empower Every Educator To Redefine PD [Bormann, Jarod] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Professionally Driven: Empower Every Educator To Redefine PD

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Create break out rooms for students to hang out in

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Create break out rooms for students to hang out in

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while meeting one on one with students - let students choose/drop-in to break out rooms

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Prioritize. Be grounded so you aren't overwhelmed with too much. (Ex. If they ask for a resource about A, don't give resources for A, B, G, & I).

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Prioritize. Be grounded so you aren't overwhelmed with too much. (Ex. If they ask for a resource about A, don't give resources for A, B, G, & I).

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meet students where they are like tik tok

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use hashtags for finding tik toks to teach content

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make students learn more about who you are

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App Creation (Android or iPhone) - Thunkable

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App Creation (Android or iPhone) - Thunkable

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Give students fun challenges, like passion projects, that can relate to class.

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Thunkable: Best no code app builder | No code app creation

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Thunkable is the most powerful mobile app development platform that allows anyone to create an app without needing to know how to code.

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Have office hours Google meet  always open

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Have office hours Google meet  always open

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Students can drop-in any time
Keep second google meet open all day long - so students had opportunity to engage with each other

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https://itld.psu.edu/training/web-based-whiteboarding-tools-google-jamboard-and-microsoft-whiteboard

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Choose brave over perfect. Focus on the core things.

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Choose brave over perfect. Focus on the core things.

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It creates class unity and openness to share with each other

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I heard some good advice about summer, making sure we do some non-education things. We will come back healthier and with stories that will springboard connections.

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I heard some good advice about summer, making sure we do some non-education things. We will come back healthier and with stories that will springboard connections.

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list 7 habits of highly effective people in school terms

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list 7 habits of highly effective people in school terms

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allow 3 lines of action items for each
have students brainstorm the expectations for the classroom

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Focus on priorities. Set goals & define if they are high, medium, or low. Stick them on the calendar per priorities. Don't just check a list & feel like a failure. Ok to move lesser priorities to different days.

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Focus on priorities. Set goals & define if they are high, medium, or low. Stick them on the calendar per priorities. Don't just check a list & feel like a failure. Ok to move lesser priorities to different days.

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Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work by Phillip Schlechty — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470640081/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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use it as a tool to become a better educator

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Pintrest & Brown Bag Teacher blog for more ideas

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Pintrest & Brown Bag Teacher blog for more ideas

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Vocabulary Review

*You can buy the physical game or go here https://codenames.game/

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Give work that can be personalized and have student ownership - really helps to increase engagement

Give the students the goal and let them choose the pathway to get there. The more ways for them to engage, the more buy-in and engagement.

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Think of glass balls ( you have to do or it will break) vs. plastic balls (someone else can do or it can wait w/minimal consequences)

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Think of glass balls ( you have to do or it will break) vs. plastic balls (someone else can do or it can wait w/minimal consequences)

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Makes your google slides interactive. Allows polls, informal quizzing, messaging. VERY HELPFUL!

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The fastest way to transform presentations into classroom conversations

Imagine if you could engage every student in your class, every day. What if you could instantly see who's confused and who's ready for more? That's the power of Pear Deck. And now, with the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on, you can add the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions to your presentations right from Google Slides.

Design brilliant slides & engage your class

Open up Google Slides & the Pear Deck sidebar

Design a new presentation or open an existing one in Slides. Just getting started with Google Slides? Upload your PowerPoint or Keynote lessons to Google Slides and get going!

DROP IN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

Our team of educators created a library of templates to support learning objectives typically found at the beginning, middle, and end of a class. Think: bell ringers, checks for understanding, exit tickets, and more. Simply drop in one of these templates for instant engagement and watch your class transform.

Create custom questions

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ADD AUDIO TO ANY SLIDE TYPE

With the Pear Deck Add-on, you can leave audio instructions, descriptions, or examples for your students to hear while they read the prompts and respond to Interactive Questions in your Pear Deck Slides presentations. Make a new recording instantly or upload one from your computer. The recordings you insert will play in the Student View of your live presentation Sessions, so it's perfect for any remote learning lesson!

Present with Pear Deck

Start your presentation and students will join your Session from any device with a web browser. As you advance your slides, students will be prompted to answer your questions! Students' answers can be displayed anonymously on the classroom projector, so instead of worrying about getting the right answer and feeling silly in front of peers, your students are putting ideas out there in a safe, anonymous way, discussing, and learning from each other.

GO DEEPER WITH THE tEACHER dASHBOARD

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INVITE TEACHERS TO YOUR SHARED tEACHER DASHBOARD

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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*You can buy the physical game or go here https://playtaboo.com/playpage

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ELA grading - Just look at 2-3 skills to assess. (Read whole paper but only look at the few. Have students highlight them so they know & it helps you too.)

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ELA grading - Just look at 2-3 skills to assess. (Read whole paper but only look at the few. Have students highlight them so they know & it helps you too.)

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Penny Kittle & Kelley Gallagher's book "180 days". High school teachers. Grading selectively. Readers & writers workshops. Lots of wisdom.

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Penny Kittle & Kelley Gallagher's book "180 days". High school teachers. Grading selectively. Readers & writers workshops. Lots of wisdom.

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Think collaborative google slides. Great for getting thoughts on slides, that students can then process.

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Google Chrome extension lets you do voice comments

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Google Chrome extension lets you do voice comments

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Batching is our JAM! When you understand the power of batching and utilize it to help you gain back your time and feel less stressed, you will never want to go back to your normal to-do list again!

In our episode How to Lesson Plan Like a PRO, we talked about the power of project planning and in there we gave you a teaser that this week was all about batching. For all those out there that are already batching their work, they will tell you how it has helped them to become more efficient. It's true.

When you bake cookies, you don't bake one cookie at a time. NO! You batch them. This is how you need to view your productivity. When you batch your work your productivity increases and that leads to less stress and a happier YOU.

[1:37] But first! We want to hear your Time Sucking Hurdles! Be sure to click here to share your Time Sucking Hurdle with us and you can be featured in our next episode.

[4:00] In our last episode we talked a little about multitasking versus task-switching, and before we move on to the steps to get you started with batching, we want to revisit what this means. For those of you out there thinking that you are fantastic multitaskers and you don't need batching, what if we told you that you are not truly multitasking? In fact, what if we told you that you are actually task-switching?

Multitasking is the act of completing two tasks at once. For instance walking and chewing gum. Sweeping and talking on the phone. Those are examples of multitasking.

Task-switching is the act of moving back and forth from one task to the next. Your brain never really gets to focus on one thing because it doesn't have enough time to process what it is doing.

Batching helps to prevent task-switching and gets your brain laser-focused on one "like" task. So let's stop task-switching! #LetsStopTaskSwitching

Now you're probably wondering what you can actually do for batching. Well, we've got you covered because there are so many areas that you can batch in your life! Answering emails, grading, lesson planning, copies, and laminating are only a few ideas that will get you started. You can also head over to the home page and signup for our 7 Ways to Jumpstart Your Teacher Productivity freebie and get so many more ideas!

Now let's jump into these steps.
5 Steps to Getting More Done
[8:15] Step #1: Plan Ahead

[10:26] Step #2: Decide How Long it Should Take

[12:45] Step #3: Choose a Time to Batch

[16:14] Step #4: Gather All of Your Materials

[18:00] Step #5: Get it Done

[21:22] Review the Steps
CONCLUSION
Remember that batching works best for projects that can be broken down to those like tasks. The hardest part is planning. Taking the time to plan each of these steps will ensure that you are successful, but we are confident that if you do follow these steps you will see the reward greater than you can imagine.

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*Students have a word on their head and don't know what it is -- they have to ask yes/no questions to other students to guess what their word is

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ELA - The Collins Writing System (They have a book too.) Strategic way to focus on 2-3 skills at a time, teach revision, etc.

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ELA - The Collins Writing System (They have a book too.) Strategic way to focus on 2-3 skills at a time, teach revision, etc.

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Writing Across the Curriculum Model

The Collins Writing Program is a proven, unified, research-based writing program designed to be used in all classrooms, all subject areas, and all grade levels. It offers all teachers writing strategies designed to help students understand and recall content.

The program is organized around Five Types of Writing. These focused assignments develop students' essential writing and thinking skills in the context of everyday classroom learning. The Collins framework is used strategically to meet the needs of each content area whether the assignment is:

informal and routine

more formal and structured

short or long

research-based or experienced-based

critical or creative

informative, argumentative, or narrative

The program is truly designed for real teachers working under real conditions. It is not designed to turn all teachers into English teachers. Teachers in K-12 in all subject areas have more than enough content to teach. Our program is designed with the understanding that requiring students to regularly think on paper promotes learning.

Teachers adopting the Five Types of Writing framework use frequent, often short, writing assignments to increase student involvement in lessons, check for understanding of concepts, and promote deeper thinking about content. Here are some samples of writing assignments that promote active cognitive engagement in the content of the lesson.

Identify relevant information they know or think they know about a new concept or topic just before it is presented to them

Take a concept from a text or other source and put it into their own words i.e., paraphrase it or summarize it

Make a connection between a concept from class and something else they know about or have experienced in their own lives

Explain how ideas are similar (despite their differences) or different (despite their similarities)

Critique an answer or procedure to identify weaknesses or missteps

Develop a position and use relevant and logical evidence to support it

For a detailed program overview read Chapter 1 of our foundation book, The Collins Writing Program: Improving Student Performance Through Writing and Thinking Across the Curriculum.

RELATED QUICK LINKS

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Writing Across the Curriculum ~ Collins Education Associates

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Writing Across the Curriculum Model The Collins Writing Program is a proven, unified, research-based writing program designed to be used in all classrooms, all subject areas, and all grade levels. It offers all teachers writing strategies designed to help students understand and recall content. The program is organized around Five Types of Writing.

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https://www.amazon.com/fatchicken007-Heads-Up-Charades/dp/B00D38DVHK

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The standards are the stars - how we get there is the constellation we make - based on learner choice and engagement

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Day to impress the teacher with your work

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Resource - Testing Website (Actively Learn)

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Resource - Testing Website (Actively Learn)

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Grades tests for you, can upload rosters. Can use articles to test from.

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I am an administrator I am a teacher

CONTENT

Texts (and videos!) for ELA, Science, and Social Studies with scaffolds and higher-order questions

READING

The best features to
support, engage, and build stamina

ASSESSMENT

Data you need;
Feedback your students act on

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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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Before tweaking or trying something new, ask if it's worth your time. Is the benefit high enough for the cost of time.

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Before tweaking or trying something new, ask if it's worth your time. Is the benefit high enough for the cost of time.

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Student Tech Clubs/Tech Leaders Challenges

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Student Tech Clubs/Tech Leaders Challenges

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Here is a link to a session that I just did on how to build students' technology skills through a series of fun bi-weekly tech challenges - https://bit.ly/mlclevelup

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Save the last unit for student voice and choice

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Save the last unit for student voice and choice

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give students a class evaluation and let them then choose the last unit, based on what the liked, didn't like, wish they new more about...

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Problem: Kids not turning in work so it takes LOTS of time to find them & have them turn it in.

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Problem: Kids not turning in work so it takes LOTS of time to find them & have them turn it in.

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Ideas: Reward system, Independent study, Has our way of teaching caused them to be less independent & how can we change that? (set own goals, do the work, seek feedback), Have them fill out agendas w/assignment but actually hold them accountable for that, Make sure they know how to use the tech (to fix issues of when they think they turned it in but didn't).Keep all assignments in the same place (especially online) so it's easy for them to find (make sure all teachers are putting assignments in the same place).

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Essay on the unit -
on their learning, their engagement,

"really hard and really fun" is a success!

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Turn learning into games, VERY COMPETITIVE.

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Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win. Get started for free!

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Like kahoot, similar to Gimkit (but free).

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ex: geometry: construct a 3-D model of a city

go back to hands-on driven work rather than technology driven
- address multiple intelligences

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Thank you so much for joining me at the Mobile Learning Conference for my session on Level Up With Student Tech Leaders!

Need to teach your students technology skills for distance, hybrid, or in-person classroom learning? Let them teach each other!

Our student Genius Squad tech teams learned new tech skills, leveled up and earned badges as they moved through synchronous and asynchronous course resources, and put their skills to work through service learning to support their teachers & classmates. Check out the work of our elementary Genius Squads & resources that helped them level up their skills & created an interest in computer science careers.

Everyone Can Create Challenges

Check back for future blog posts on new tutorials and challenges for elementary Genius Squad students.

How To Connect Your iPad To Wifi

iPad Control Center

Personalizing Settings On Your iPad

Getting And Organizing iPad Apps

The iPad Camera App

Creating Screenshots On The iPad

Annotating Photos With Markup On The iPad

How To Sign Into The Schoology App

How To Find Courses In Schoology

Link To Video On YouTube

How To Find Upcoming Work In Schoology

How To Use The Schoology Assignment Camera

How To Upload A Photo To A Schoology Assignment

How To Upload A Photo From An Album In Photos To A Schoology Assignment

How To Upload A File From The Files App To A Schoology Assignment

How To Upload From Notability To A Schoology Assignment

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Mobile Learning Conference 13 - Level Up With Student Tech Leaders

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Thank you so much for joining me at the Mobile Learning Conference for my session on Level Up With Student Tech Leaders! Need to teach your students technology skills for distance, hybrid, or in-person classroom learning? Let them teach each other!

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You can lock students out of apps when taking a Google Form quiz. Here is a resource on how to turn it on.

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You can help keep students focused while they take quizzes and tests on their Chromebooks. When students take a quiz in locked mode, they won't be able to browse other websites or open any other apps.

About locked mode

Locked mode collects email addresses and limits quizzes to only your domain. When in locked mode:

Students can't use other apps.

Some extensions and keyboard shortcuts are disabled.

If a student exits the quiz, or opens any other tab, the teacher is notified via email.

Important: To use locked mode, you need:

Turn on locked mode

Accessibility features & extensions in locked mode

Recommended Chrome extensions

Quizbot: An automatic quiz creator for Forms (for teachers).

Snap&Read: A text reader that can translate, clarify, and organize ideas.

Co:Writer: A writing help tool with word prediction, speech recognition, and translation.

EquatIO: Converts your input into mathematical equations, formulas, and more.

Read&Write for Google Chrome: Converts text to speech and speech to text, with picture dictionaries, text prediction, and more.

Tip: If you can't find an accessibility feature, use accessibility shortcuts instead.

If you can't use locked mode

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You can help keep students focused while they take quizzes and tests on their Chromebooks. When students take a quiz in locked mode, they won't be able to browse other websites or open any other apps. Locked mode collects email addresses and limits quizzes to only your domain.

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find something that....

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Do surveys with your students to get feedback (If not turning in assignments, they may be able to give you insight. Ex. Online tool isn't functional. Can't find assignments, etc.)

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Do surveys with your students to get feedback (If not turning in assignments, they may be able to give you insight. Ex. Online tool isn't functional. Can't find assignments, etc.)

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Also need time for teachers to learn the online tools so they can all be on the same page.

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Projects that share about themselves and their lives

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Projects that share about themselves and their lives

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https://www.gimkit.com/hub

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The work will fill in the time you give it.

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The work will fill in the time you give it.

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This really helps families-it is like Facebook but only for your class.  It translate into the language that they choose.