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10 Ways to Motivate the Undermotivated

Ten ways to motivate the undermotivated

Adding elements of surprise and choice into our classrooms is a great way to motivate the unmotivated.

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Paper

The beauty and the value of paper

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50 Activities for 5th Grade

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Five steps to student-centered learning

David Thornburg

An interview with futurist David Thornburg

Student project

Students explore ancestry in "Suitcase Stories"

Undermotivated

10 ways to motivate the undermotivated

Helen Barrett

Lessons from a digital portfolio pioneer

Student project

Diving in to digital projects

Team planning

Strategies for effective technology implementation

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Teaching Tolerance, Teaching Diversity

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Nurturing Citizenship with a Contest

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Making modern myths with Wixie

Action research.

Embrace action research

10 Ideas for truly active learning

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Grow Your Teaching by Presenting

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5 Ideas to Better Engage with Your Students

Student project

Teaching across the curriculum with a race around the world

choices

Let it go: Giving students choices

5 Ways to Create an Impassioned Classroom

5 Ways to Create an Impassioned Classroom

Podcasting

Podcasting: A powerful avenue for student voice

Student project

Exploring history through animation

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Transform the Traditional State Report

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Operationalizing Flexible Professional Learning

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The Case for Gaming in Learning

Super simple

Keep it super simple, and meaningful.

Action Research

Your first action research cycle

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Making Poster Sessions a Success

Phillip Kovacs

Match policy with local initiatives

Student project

Creating Websites Builds Excitement for Research

Whiteboard

Ideas for using Pixie on an interactice whiteboard

Digital primary sources

Use digital primary sources to entice students to question and analyze

Helping all students learn

Build communication skills in students with physical disabilities.

Portfolio

Change the face of assessment with digital portfolios

Flip

Flipping the elementary classroom

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Students, Too, Sit at Langston Hughes' Table

Encourage student voice and choice.

10 ways to encourage student voice and choice

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Model the Change You Want to See

Dick Sagor

An interview with Dick Sagor, action research leader.

Student project

Students work to improve local parks

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Build Questioning Skills in Math

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Standards + Creative Tasks = Future-Ready

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Use Mind Maps for Improved Student Learning

Student project

A tool for authentic learning

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6 Tips for Submitting a Successful Presentation Proposal

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Open-Ended Questioning with Bloom's

Devices

Meet the needs of digital learners with BYOD.

Cup of Time

Find more time for technology integration

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The case for boredom: why creativity thrives with empty time

Summer School

Use summer school to foster technology integration

Jason Ohler

ARt as response to experience with Dr Jason Ohler

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50 Activities for Kindergarten

Digital Portfolios

Building digital portfolios

Student project

Involving students in assessment

Student director

A student's turn to flip

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Fostering Gratitude

Big 6

Combine the Big6 with making

Can you trust this image?

Can You Trust This Image?

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50 Activities for Middle School

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Sharing Student Expertise with the World

Student project

Student-created grammar tutorials

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Supporting Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Museum interior

Museum Makers: Bringing History to Life

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Get Started with Place-Based Learning

Sharing with grandparents

Make parents an integral part of academic success

Music

Engage students with music and technology, a student's perspective.

Landing your First Teaching Job

7 steps to ending up in the right place

'What's Your Story' words written on a blackboard

Why Your Story Matters

Reach ALL students

Reach all students with digital media

Keyboard

Create a memorable learning archive

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10 Creative Ideas for Back-to-School

Add Creativity to Intermediate Math

Add creativity to intermediate math instruction

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50 Activities for 2nd Grade

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Afraid to flip? Try a somersult

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Preparing for a Secure Financial Future

EdJourney

A Roadmap to the future of education

IDEA

How to make a difference through your service

One Tech Period

How to make the most of one tech period a week

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50 Activities for 1st Grade

Diverse students

Get started with differentiated instruction

Speaking

Find and measure hidden objectives

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Helping Students Write the Story Only They Can Tell

Students using technology

From acceptable use to responsible use

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50 Activities for 4th Grade

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50 Activities for 3rd Grade

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50 Activities for 6th Grade

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