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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 31, 2017
By Anne Jones

6 Unbeatable Ways To Spot High Quality Open Education Resources (OER)

Since OER came onto the map in the early 2000s, the pool of available resources has grown into a vast ocean. With a wide array of OER materials at our fingertips, the trick now is not so much in finding OER, but on identifying high quality OER that can be used and transformed for our classroom needs. So how can we recognize the pearls, and avoid the sharks? 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

July 7, 2017
By Ty Schmidt

Top Summer PD Opportunities

There is a heavy focus on the importance of students learning how to learn and how to lead. Multiple guess questions are becoming a thing of the past, as we educators seek to challenge students to apply what they’re learning instead of simply memorizing and regurgitating it Continue reading

June 12, 2017
By Brandi Marcene

Summer Learning Activities That Students Will Actually Enjoy

How many times as a teacher have you witnessed the dreaded “summer slide” in students after their return from summer break? Students who previously showed tremendous progress at the end of the school year are suddenly unable to demonstrate previously mastered skills Continue reading

June 8, 2017
By Amy Findley

8 Questions Teachers Should Ask When Evaluating EdTech

It’s unlikely that you experience a dearth of options when you go online to search for tools and resources to supplement your curriculum, instruction, and assessment materials. Instead, you quite likely experience the opposite— Continue reading

June 5, 2017
By Ty Schmidt

End of Year Survival Guide

It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. There is a certain indescribable sense of overwhelming excitement when you’re about to mix up the routine in some way. As summer break approaches, students all over the country are fighting a constant battle Continue reading

November 30, 2016
By Jessica Beyer

6 Easy Steps to Differentiate Assessments with Wisewire

How can you create differentiated learning experiences for your students without spending hours of your precious planning time? The Wisewire cloning feature solves this dilemma by providing a quick, easy way to create differentiated versions of assessments Continue reading

October 20, 2016
By Jennifer Ajello

4 Tips for Creating Successful Project-Based Learning Activities

Creating a new project-based learning (PBL) activity to engage and motivate your students is exciting and filled with endless possibilities--until you need to plan it. Taking on too much at one time or trying to cover too many disciplines are common pitfalls Continue reading