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All Articles for Back To School

September 20, 2017
By Ty Schmidt

Standout with these 5 Lesson Improvement Tips

It’s a necessary evil based in scientific research. Tedious, time-consuming, and difficult are among the most common words used to describe the process. Yet, whether you’re anxiously typing away with excitement or it’s something you loathe entirely, lesson planning continues to be a gold standard in today’s teaching industry (and for good reason) Continue reading

September 5, 2017
By Ty Schmidt

Return Your Students to Normalcy: 5 Tips to Getting Back to Learning

Sharpen those pencils, folks. A new school year is upon us. What that means for every teacher may be a little different, but one thing remains the same: among those crisp spiral notebooks, sparkly new folders and updated wardrobes is a group of young minds prepared to learn. Right? Wrong. Continue reading

July 25, 2017
By Drew Robison

6 Things the Best Teachers Do

They say that no two teachers are alike. Each one has a teaching style that creates a unique classroom experience. Some prefer project-based learning, while others use interactive assessments to measure student growth Continue reading

October 10, 2016
By Taylor Ramage

5 Hacks for Teachers Using the Content Page Template

Wisewire’ s Create platform is designed for building formative assessments, but we all know there’s more to learning than testing. Using Wisewire’s Content Page template, you can create and assign entire lessons or presentations that integrate instructional content and classroom activities Continue reading

October 3, 2016
By Kristen Wilson

Summer 2016: Conference Takeaways

The masses perceive teachers to have summers off, but anyone who specializes in the field of education knows that there really aren’t any breaks. Summer is often a time filled with many hours pondering and planning for the year to come. Continue reading

September 25, 2016
By Jessica Beyer

Easy Ways to Apply Self-Directed Learning in Any Classroom

Self-directed learning has long been recognized as a leading learning approach for adults, but more recently, the idea of students taking ownership over their own learning has gained popularity in K‒12 education. In a self-directed learning environment Continue reading

September 18, 2016
By Jessica Beyer

Infusing 21st Century Skills into Your Classroom

“You have to prepare students not to live in the world of 1950….The jobs of the future are not middleman jobs. The jobs of the future will require creativity, will require imagination, experience.” -Dr. Michio Kaku, ISTE 2016 Conference

September 10, 2016
By Jennifer Ajello

4 Ways to Foster Study Skills During Class Time

Study skills are essential for students to achieve academic success, but incorporating these foundational skills into jam-packed school days can be challenging. Here are four ideas for weaving study skills into daily instruction: Continue reading

August 11, 2016
By Lisa Doehnert

Top Tools for Formative Assessments

Formative assessments play an important role in how we shape our lessons and learning activities to help students succeed. They provide unique, real-time insight into student learning that summative assessments do not. Continue reading