Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month here. If you follow WordDreams, you may have already seen this: “Be an Author Month” is an annual event celebrated every March. It’s geared more for kids, but since most of my readers have schoolage children, this could be exactly the event that inspires them to embrace their creativity.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 24, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, teacher retention and customized learning are at the forefront of discussions among educators and administrators. With teacher shortages becoming a pressing issue nationwide, innovative approaches to instructional leadership and personalized learning are important.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 24, 2025

Assessing student presentations can feel overwhelming, you want to be fair and consistent, but you also want to provide meaningful feedback that helps students grow. Thats where rubrics come to the rescue. A well-designed rubric not only sets clear expectations for students but also makes grading presentations manageable and equitable. Here are a few effective rubric styles educators can use to assess student presentations as well as a few tips for tailoring them to meet your classroom needs.

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STEM Discovery Education

MARCH 24, 2025

This Spring, supercharge students curiosity and wonder with an incredible lineup of Virtual Field Trips! Well be exploring super storytelling with DC Comics, experimenting with magnets with Sesame Workshop, and getting pumped up about health with the NBA. Check out the line up below and be sure to save the date so your students dont […] The post Spring 2025 Virtual Field Trips Lineup appeared first on Discovery Education Blog.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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