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Teaching with tech can be a breeze with the right instructional resources.

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Get quick and easy teaching strategies for integrating technology into the classroom. Even if you only have a few minutes, you'll find free tips and tools to use with your students or share with colleagues.

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Inspire Empathy in Your Students

Our students are facing a future full of big problems to solve. These solutions require a deep, compassionate... Explore Topic

Give Every Student a Stake in Group Work

Teachers and researchers agree: student collaboration is essential to learning. Group work, on the other hand, tends to... Explore Topic

Protect Your Students' Data and Privacy

Student data privacy is a complex issue that can baffle the best of us, but have no fear! There are some simple things... Explore Topic

Turn Students into Fact-Finding Web Detectives

From viral memes to so-called "fake news," the web is overflowing with information -- true, false, and... Explore Topic

Find the Learning in Any Game

Educational games for the classroom have been around a long time. But these aren't the only games teachers and... Explore Topic

Amplify Your ELLs' Voices With Digital Storytelling

English-language learners come to us with a diverse set of learning needs, including the necessity for more... Explore Topic

Get Started with Coding in the Classroom

Learning to code in school is more popular than ever, and it's never been easier for teachers to get started. What... Explore Topic

Power Up Your Parent-Teacher Communication

Effective parent communication is crucial in helping students learn. But, for busy teachers it can be challenging just... Explore Topic

Dealing With Digital Distraction in the Classroom

Digital devices put the world at our students' fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-... Explore Topic

Set Up Your Digital Classroom for Success

A great classroom invites exploration and discovery but also supports all the norms, routines, and procedures that make... Explore Topic

Use Video in the Classroom to Stimulate Critical Thinking

Active viewing is great, but it isn't enough. When it comes to videos in the classroom, students shouldn't... Explore Topic

Make Formative Assessment More Student-Centered

It’s true: many of the most popular formative assessment and student-response apps like Kahoot!, Plickers,... Explore Topic

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