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return to subject listingArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning - U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
Include this document as part of your research and understanding of how to address the use of AI in education. Consider including the document as part of your professional development activities within your school or district. For example, use Fiskkit, reviewed here to begin discussions virtually. Begin by adding the link to Fiskkit to create a shareable document that allows you to add highlights to important text, rate or tag information, and discuss the contents virtually. Create a professional library of information related to AI using Padlet, reviewed here. Include professional articles, classroom use suggestions, and online AI tools in your Padlet.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Almanack - Almanack.ai
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), assessment (150), presentations (18), Teacher Utilities (159), worksheets (70)
In the Classroom
Use Almanack to quickly create classroom slide presentations, worksheets, and learning activities. Quickly create materials to differentiate instruction using the same topic but adjusting for different grade levels to meet students' abilities. A straightforward way to learn how to use Almanack is by beginning with the resources section. For example, start with video recommendations to find YouTube videos to include with your lessons. Being as specific as possible with requests will lead to the best suggestions that meet your needs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MagicSchool - Adeel Khan
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K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), chat (41), multilingual (69), quiz (66), quizzes (89), rubrics (36), Special Needs (56), Teacher Utilities (159), vocabulary (238)
In the Classroom
Use MagicSchool as a time-saving tool to support many professional needs in your classroom and increase productivity. For example, save time by choosing from the student support tools to generate ideas for IEPs or suggestions for behavior management. Prepare classroom newsletters quickly by sharing relevant information and asking MagicSchool to write your newsletter. Quickly create lessons, unit plans, rubrics, and more using the tools in the planning section.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI is for Everyone, Everywhere - EdSurge
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (149), Research (84)
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Read over the guide deciding which parts need to be shared with the class. Introduce the guide and the projects to students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector through the part "activate prior knowledge." Then pair more computer savvy students with novice computer users or weak readers with stronger readers as needed. Next, the student-driven approach to the projects includes "Take a Closer Look" activities are scaffolded, guided learning activities that connect subject-area content and artificial intelligence concepts. "Culminating Performances" are meaningful performance tasks that challenge students to synthesize their learning and reflect on what they have learned. Once students have finished the first project, consider setting up computer stations for students to try out the different AI projects. Allow partners to work together.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lifting as We Climb Juneteenth Event - Penguin Classroom/Evette Dionne and Julia Torres
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10 to 12tag(s): authors (105), civil rights (201), Juneteenth (22), professional development (407), women (144)
In the Classroom
Share this video with students after reading Lifting as We Climb or during your lessons on women's rights and civil rights. Use Vibby, reviewed here to highlight, annotate, or clip portions of the video to enhance learning. For example, when discussing Juneteenth, use Vibby to clip that portion of the discussion in the video to share with students. Extend learning by asking students to interview community members on their experience as Black women. Have students share the information learned modeled upon this video by creating and recording a discussion of Juneteenth, civil rights, or women's rights. Use Vmaker, reviewed here to create, edit, and share their video recordings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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9 to 12tag(s): columbus day (6), cultures (147), explorers (66), native americans (97), primary sources (119), westward expansion (39)
In the Classroom
Use the materials shared on this site to enhance your current lessons about Christopher Columbus and Indigenous Americans. Many lessons include using organizational frameworks like Frayer Models and adding a Frayer Model to Google Slides, reviewed here, or Microsoft PowerPoint, reviewed here for students to share their information digitally. Find ready-to-use Frayer Model templates on sites like SlidesMania, reviewed here, by using the search feature. As students explore the primary source documents and information shared during the lesson activities, use Padlet, reviewed here, to curate and share information with students. Add links for viewing primary source documents, supplemental articles, and videos related to the lesson topic. As a learning extension, ask students to share their understanding of history by creating websites using Site123, reviewed here, which provides documentation and reflection upon the different historical perspectives found during the lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cracking the Code: Coding in the Classroom - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): book lists (164), coding (89), professional development (407), STEM (284)
In the Classroom
Include the suggested books and activities with your current lessons on coding. If you are new to coding, begin by offering activities found at Hour of Code, reviewed here. Although Hour of Code is an annual event held each December, the activities are always available, including options for beginners through advanced coders. Encourage your more tech-savvy students to become instructors and provide tutorials for their peers. Ask them to use a screen recording tool like Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here, to create short instructional videos demonstrating different methods for creating code.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classroom Management: Face-to-Face, Hybrid, & Virtual - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): classroom management (123), professional development (407), remote learning (56)
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Take advantage of the learning modules shared on this site to learn new classroom management ideas or revitalize your current classroom management procedures. Share this information with peers during your grade-level planning sessions to support fellow educators and collaborate on best practices. If you would like to document your understanding and participation in completing the learning modules, complete the course questionnaire and share it with your school or district's professional learning team to obtain professional learning documentation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Professional Learning Log - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): professional development (407)
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Use the information on this page and the accompanying form to take advantage of the many professional learning opportunities offered by TeachersFirst and receive professional development credits from your school or district. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to use online resources such as Canva Edu, reviewed here, Microsoft products, and Elementari, reviewed here. Document your professional learning as you learn about classroom strategies found in the TeachersFirst blog posts,found here or through interactions with professionals worldwide when participating in TeachersFirst's bi-weekly Twitter Chats, found here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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I'm Trying to Love Math - Expanding Mathematics Across the Curriculum - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): biographies (95), book lists (164), careers (141), census (13), charts and graphs (170), data (148), professional development (407)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this article to save as a resource for incorporating literature into math lessons and engaging students with learning about mathematicians by researching their lives and career paths. Encourage students to think about the many uses of math in their daily lives using Google Jamboard, reviewed here. Create a Jamboard slide and ask students to add a sticky note anytime they use math during the day. Extend this activity by adding a slide with columns and asking students to identify the type of math used during their day. For example, create columns that include geometry, measurement, data collection, and numbers. Use this information to create graphs and analyze students' different uses of math throughout the day. In addition to the Data Gif Maker, reviewed here suggested in the article, consider creating graphs and charts using LiveGap Charts, reviewed here to create charts representing data in many formats.Comments
I believe that integration is a marvelous way to help students to better understand math concepts. I have employed the use of integrating Science in my Math classroom and it has enlightened the student's way of thinking. Not only are they able to associate math with shopping, time management and buildings but they see where it can be applied to another subject area.Roxanne, , Grades: 3 - 5
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A Giant Step for Small Feet - TeachersFirst
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K to 4tag(s): animal homes (57), animals (289), Research (84)
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Bookmark and save this article as a reference for teaching research to young students or as a resource for activities to supplement your animal unit. Use Symbaloo, reviewed here, to create and share online information with students to use with their research. The introductory activity teaches students to go beyond "asking Google." Use technology to engage students during your in-house field trip with a digital field trip using Goosechase Edu, reviewed here. Use Goosechase to create a digital scavenger hunt for students to use when locating different areas of the school or classroom library to find research materials.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dewey Know How to Find Information - TeachersFirst
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3 to 12tag(s): reading strategies (103), Research (84)
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Take advantage of the many resources and activities shared on this site to provide direct instruction to students on using the Dewey Decimal System to find materials for research projects and encourage learning about topics of personal interest. In addition, engage students in learning using Blooket, reviewed here, to create entertaining learning quizzes and games for individuals and groups of players. Blooket also includes "homework only" activities for use as flipped learning lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Using Non-Fiction Text Features to Find Information Efficiently - TeachersFirst
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3 to 12tag(s): professional development (407), reading comprehension (148), reading strategies (103)
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Share this article and the included activities with peers as part of your professional development activities. Work with your peers to identify specific nonfiction texts to use during your lessons. One excellent resource for finding short, nonfiction articles is Newsela, reviewed here. Assign articles to students through Newsela and differentiate information based on individual student needs. Use Newsela's annotation feature to highlight text features discussed during your lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What Do Snowmen Do In Summer? - TeachersFirst
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K to 8tag(s): commoncore (75), literacy (117), summer (28)
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Browse through the suggested activities found in this article. Then, create a Wakelet, reviewed here, page of books and ideas, and post it on your teacher or school webpage. If the school library is open during the summer, ask them to post your Wakelet page, too. Wakelet gives you the ability to have a cover image and background for your wakes, which makes them much more engaging and easily identifiable, especially for young or visual students!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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What is a Statistical Question? - United States Census Bureau
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4 to 8tag(s): census (13), data (148), statistics (121)
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Take advantage of this free lesson plan and the included ideas to introduce and reinforce the concept of statistical questions to your students. Integrate statistical questions with your lessons using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets spreadsheets to visualize and analyze data. Ask students to share their data using Livegap Charts, reviewed here to view the information in many different formats, including line graphs, bar charts, infographics, and much more. Extend learning by asking students to become statisticians by creating questions, gathering data, and sharing their analyses with peers. Use Microsoft Forms or Google Forms for students to collect data to begin their investigation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: My Time Learning - TeachersFirst
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K to 12Looking for a...more
Looking for a way to get just-in-time personalized PD? We've got the ticket for you. Join us as we explore websites and communities that offer free professional learning opportunities. Whether you're a beginner or a tech ninja, you'll find something to pique your interest and grow your teaching toolbox. Start making your learning path today! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Learn about a variety of free professional learning resources; 2. Understand how to craft a learning path to fit their own professional growth; and 3. Develop a professional learning plan that includes regular reflection. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (407)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Focusable for Education - Focusable
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K to 12tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (147), social and emotional learning (96), Teacher Utilities (159)
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Include Focusable as one of your tools to assist students who have difficulty staying on task or with students who have anxiety as a teaching tool to learn meditative breathing and focusing techniques. Download the Research Guide for Education to understand the research behind Focusable and learn about ways to incorporate Focusable into classroom routines that develop healthy work habits and routines. Then, be sure to add a link to Focusable on your class website or newsletter for students and parents to access at home. To reinforce your focus routines in the classroom, ask a student or a group of students to share a weekly report on progress using Focusable. Students may include new breathing techniques learned, how routines are used at home, or how paying attention to focusing techniques improves class performance. Record and share short student video presentations using Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FreeFunder - John Symonds
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K to 12tag(s): grants (15)
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Use FreeFunder to set up fundraisers for community or school family members who need financial support. Additional ideas include fundraisers for school equipment, class trips, and after-school or summer programs. Browse through the Discover link on FreeFunder to find ideas already supported on the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Givebutter - Ari Krasner, Max Friedman, and Liran Cohen
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K to 12tag(s): grants (15)
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Use Givebutter for any classroom or school fundraising needs to make it easier for parents and community members to support students. Use Raise to share your classroom wishlist by sharing videos and stories of how funds will engage learning in your classroom. Share Givebutter with your school's parent/teacher organization for more extensive fundraising needs, such as new equipment for your school or playground. Accept online donations and recurring donations as a way to meet the needs of community members.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Writer's Workshop - TeachersFirst
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K to 6tag(s): creative writing (123), descriptive writing (40), expository writing (31), letter writing (19), paragraph writing (15), persuasive writing (58), writers workshop (31), writing (324)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site and the many resources to include with your other lessons and activities for your writer's workshop. Use Symbaloo, reviewed here, to share and organize student resources. For example, include letter writing templates, links to online dictionaries and thesauruses, and examples of writing projects for students to access easily. Extend learning by asking students to share writing projects by choosing from various multimedia tools. For example, ask emerging writers to share their stories using Write Reader, reviewed here. Write Reader includes options for adding recordings, a place for student writing, and correct spelling on each page. Another digital book creator to share with students is StoryJumper, reviewed here. StoryJumper includes options for writing and sharing collaborative stories and uploading custom images, including custom characters designed by the story author.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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