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16 Years of Girls Who Build - Black Girls Code
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Do you want students to see how coding connects to real-world opportunities? Black Girls Code is a nonprofit organization that increases access to technology and STEAM education for...more
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Do you want students to see how coding connects to real-world opportunities? Black Girls Code is a nonprofit organization that increases access to technology and STEAM education for Black girls, women, and gender-expansive youth. The site organizes its programs into three stages: Inspire (ages 7-13), Educate (ages 14-18), and Launch (ages 18 and older). Students and educators can explore Code Along videos featuring programming lessons in Scratch, Python, and JavaScript. These self-paced activities introduce coding concepts and give learners opportunities to practice creating with code. The site also highlights technology careers and opportunities for continued learning.
tag(s): womenchangemaker (101), coding (112), STEM (393)
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Introduce students to coding through the Code Along lessons. Have students follow an activity using Scratch, reviewed here and then modify their project by adding a character, changing a setting, or creating a new sequence. Ask students to explain how their changes affect the program. Extend the lesson by introducing students to women working in technology. Students can use the Trading Card Creator, reviewed here to design a digital card featuring a woman in a STEM career. Include her career, accomplishments, and an interesting fact about her work. Students can share their cards and discuss the different paths people take into technology. This activity connects coding practice with career awareness and gives students a chance to create and share a product.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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STEM Women in KidLit - STEM Women in KidLit
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STEM Women in KidLit is a podcast hosted by children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig. The hosts interview women with careers or educational backgrounds in science,...more
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STEM Women in KidLit is a podcast hosted by children's book authors Rajani LaRocca and Artemis Roehrig. The hosts interview women with careers or educational backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics who also write or illustrate children's books. The podcast features 27 episodes covering a wide range of STEM fields, including environmental science, medicine, computer engineering, oceanography, neuroscience, veterinary medicine, and wildlife biology. Guests discuss their professional experiences, how they became interested in their fields, and how their STEM backgrounds influence their writing and illustrations. Each episode includes recommendations for children's books, giving educators and librarians ideas for connecting STEM topics with literature. Notable guests include environmental scientist and author Andrea Wang, computer engineer Darshana Khiani, veterinarian Sara Levine, and mechanical engineer and author Stacy McAnulty. Episodes range from approximately 37 minutes to just over an hour.
tag(s): STEM (393), womenchangemaker (101), podcasts (191)
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Use selected podcast episodes to introduce students to women working in different STEM fields. Before listening, ask students to identify what they think someone in a particular career does. After listening, have them compare their predictions with what they learned about the guest's education, daily work, and career path. Pair an episode with one of the guest's children's books to create a cross-curricular reading and STEM activity. For example, after listening to the interview with veterinarian and author Sara Levine, students can research animal health and create an animal-care infographic using Whimsical Mind Maps, reviewed here. Students can also use Adobe Podcast, reviewed here to create and share a podcast featuring women in STEM. The book recommendations make this podcast particularly useful for librarians developing STEM-themed reading lists and teachers planning lessons that connect science and literacy.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Girls Collaborative Project - National Girls Collaborative
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The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) connects educators, organizations, and communities working to expand access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)....more
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The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) connects educators, organizations, and communities working to expand access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Its goal is to encourage girls, particularly those from groups historically underrepresented in STEM, to explore STEM interests and consider related careers. The website offers a growing collection of resources, including research, articles, webinars, teaching strategies, program ideas, and information about STEM role models. Educators can explore topics such as gender equity, mentoring, inclusive STEM instruction, artificial intelligence literacy, and ways to address stereotypes that may discourage students from pursuing STEM fields. The resource library includes materials for both formal and informal education settings.
tag(s): careers (186), engineering (137), womenchangemaker (101), STEM (393)
In the Classroom
Use NGCP to help students explore STEM careers and learn about women's contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Have students select a female STEM professional, research her career, and create a short biography or digital presentation using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here. Use the site's STEM statistics and research to start discussions about representation and opportunities in STEM fields. Use the resource library to find webinars, activities, and research-based strategies for making STEM learning more inclusive. The AI literacy resources are particularly useful when looking to introduce AI concepts while considering equitable access and participation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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51 Famous Women in History Who Have Changed the World - Janaya Wecker, Catherine Caruso
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This list of women changemakers for freedom includes women from many time periods, backgrounds, and occupations, each with stories of incredible accomplishments. Updated in 2026, this...more
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This list of women changemakers for freedom includes women from many time periods, backgrounds, and occupations, each with stories of incredible accomplishments. Updated in 2026, this article provides a summary of each woman and includes a link to their biography. Scroll through the list to learn about these prominent women, starting with Maya Angelou and ending with Kamala Harris. The names are not in any specific order.
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tag(s): poetry (196), acting (17), politics (122), journalism (74), artists (107), sports (108), careers (186), biographies (103), womens suffrage (66), womenchangemaker (101), women (197)
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Include this article with your current resources to use when teaching students how to write biographies or as part of discussions about women changemakers. Use Wakelet, reviewed here to curate and share resources with students. Ask students to choose a member of this list to research further and share their research as part of a multimedia presentation. Provide options for sharing their final projects using tools such as Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here, or Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Intentional Lesson Design: Connecting Content, Skills, and Learning - TeachersFirst
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Research consistently shows that interleaving--strategically mixing content, skills, or problem types across lessons and practice sequences--produces stronger long-term retention than blocked practice, where one topic is taught and practiced to completion before moving on. That said, most lesson and practice design defaults to blocked approaches because they feel more organized and manageable. This session unpacks the science behind interleaving, addresses the common misconception that struggle means failure, and gives participants a practical framework for applying interleaving in both their lesson sequencing and student practice design. You can implement this research-backed strategy immediately with or without technology and in any content area or grade level. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explain the research basis for interleaving and distinguish it from blocked practice design. 2. Apply interleaving principles to redesign at least one lesson sequence or student practice activity. 3. Identify common misconceptions about interleaving--including productive struggle--and address them with students and colleagues. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Research consistently shows that interleaving--strategically mixing content, skills, or problem types across lessons and practice sequences--produces stronger long-term retention than blocked practice, where one topic is taught and practiced to completion before moving on. That said, most lesson and practice design defaults to blocked approaches because they feel more organized and manageable. This session unpacks the science behind interleaving, addresses the common misconception that struggle means failure, and gives participants a practical framework for applying interleaving in both their lesson sequencing and student practice design. You can implement this research-backed strategy immediately with or without technology and in any content area or grade level. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explain the research basis for interleaving and distinguish it from blocked practice design. 2. Apply interleaving principles to redesign at least one lesson sequence or student practice activity. 3. Identify common misconceptions about interleaving--including productive struggle--and address them with students and colleagues. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Beyond the Worksheet: Creating AI-Powered Classroom Activities - TeachersFirst
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AI tools designed specifically for K-12 classrooms make it possible for teachers to create interactive, student-facing learning experiences like differentiated practice, guided inquiry, and discussion activities with built-in safety guardrails and real-time teacher oversight. In this session, participants will explore how SchoolAI--a free, educator-focused AI platform--can support activity design without sacrificing instructional control. You'll create at least one classroom-ready activity and leave with a clear sense of where AI-powered experiences fit responsibly in your teaching practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use SchoolAI to design and configure at least one interactive, student-facing learning activity. 2. Apply SchoolAI's teacher controls to monitor student interactions and maintain instructional oversight. 3. Identify instructional contexts where AI-powered activities appropriately support -- rather than replace -- teacher-led learning. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
AI tools designed specifically for K-12 classrooms make it possible for teachers to create interactive, student-facing learning experiences like differentiated practice, guided inquiry, and discussion activities with built-in safety guardrails and real-time teacher oversight. In this session, participants will explore how SchoolAI--a free, educator-focused AI platform--can support activity design without sacrificing instructional control. You'll create at least one classroom-ready activity and leave with a clear sense of where AI-powered experiences fit responsibly in your teaching practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use SchoolAI to design and configure at least one interactive, student-facing learning activity. 2. Apply SchoolAI's teacher controls to monitor student interactions and maintain instructional oversight. 3. Identify instructional contexts where AI-powered activities appropriately support -- rather than replace -- teacher-led learning. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (317), OK2Askarchive (64), learning objects (4), artificial intelligence (372)
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Designing Structured Talk Activities for Meaningful Classroom Discussion - TeachersFirst
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Meaningful classroom discussion doesn't happen by accident--it happens by design. When students lack the academic language to enter a conversation, they disengage, defer, or disappear. Talk stems give every student a structured, supported entry point into academic discourse, building the conversational skills that research consistently connects to deeper learning, language development, and equitable participation. This session blends the proven practices of Zwiers and Crawford's Academic Conversations with Resnick's Accountable TalkA'® framework to help participants understand why structured talk matters and how to design talk stem activities that work across content areas and grade levels. Participants will explore a range of talk stem structures, experience them as learners, and leave with classroom-ready activities they can implement immediately. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect the research-backed practices of academic conversations and accountable talk to the purposeful design of classroom talk stems. 2. Design at least one structured talk activity using talk stems appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Identify how structured talk supports equitable participation and amplifies student voices that are often marginalized. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Meaningful classroom discussion doesn't happen by accident--it happens by design. When students lack the academic language to enter a conversation, they disengage, defer, or disappear. Talk stems give every student a structured, supported entry point into academic discourse, building the conversational skills that research consistently connects to deeper learning, language development, and equitable participation. This session blends the proven practices of Zwiers and Crawford's Academic Conversations with Resnick's Accountable TalkA'® framework to help participants understand why structured talk matters and how to design talk stem activities that work across content areas and grade levels. Participants will explore a range of talk stem structures, experience them as learners, and leave with classroom-ready activities they can implement immediately. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect the research-backed practices of academic conversations and accountable talk to the purposeful design of classroom talk stems. 2. Design at least one structured talk activity using talk stems appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Identify how structured talk supports equitable participation and amplifies student voices that are often marginalized. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Streamlining Planning and Feedback with MagicSchool AI - TeachersFirst
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Time is one resource educators can never have enough of--and MagicSchool AI is built specifically to help them get some of it back. As one of the most educator-focused AI platforms available, MagicSchool AI offers a suite of free tools designed around real teacher workflows: lesson planning, differentiation, feedback generation, communication drafting, and more. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, MagicSchool AI speaks the language of K-12 education from the ground up. In this session, participants will explore its core features, identify the tools most relevant to their own practice, and leave with meaningful improvements to at least one workflow. Whether you're new to AI or have already started experimenting, this session will show you how to use it more intentionally and efficiently. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use at least two MagicSchool AI tools to streamline a specific planning, feedback, or communication task. 2. Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, bias, and instructional appropriateness before classroom or professional use. 3. Identify where MagicSchool AI fits responsibly within their existing workflow without displacing professional judgment. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Time is one resource educators can never have enough of--and MagicSchool AI is built specifically to help them get some of it back. As one of the most educator-focused AI platforms available, MagicSchool AI offers a suite of free tools designed around real teacher workflows: lesson planning, differentiation, feedback generation, communication drafting, and more. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, MagicSchool AI speaks the language of K-12 education from the ground up. In this session, participants will explore its core features, identify the tools most relevant to their own practice, and leave with meaningful improvements to at least one workflow. Whether you're new to AI or have already started experimenting, this session will show you how to use it more intentionally and efficiently. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use at least two MagicSchool AI tools to streamline a specific planning, feedback, or communication task. 2. Evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, bias, and instructional appropriateness before classroom or professional use. 3. Identify where MagicSchool AI fits responsibly within their existing workflow without displacing professional judgment. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: No Coding Required: Creating Interactive Activities with Canva - TeachersFirst
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Canva's AI code generator empowers educators to create quizzes, sorting tasks, matching games, and more without any coding or programming knowledge. Built into the free Canva for Education platform that many teachers already use, Canva Code lets educators design engaging, student-facing activities that go well beyond static slides and worksheets. In this session, participants will explore Canva Code's core capabilities, build at least one interactive activity, and connect the format to specific instructional purposes, including formative assessment, differentiated practice, and student engagement. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use Canva Code to design at least one interactive classroom activity aligned to a specific instructional purpose. 2. Distinguish between activity types in Canva Code and match each to appropriate learning goals. 3. Evaluate interactive activities for accessibility and differentiation potential before use with students. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Canva's AI code generator empowers educators to create quizzes, sorting tasks, matching games, and more without any coding or programming knowledge. Built into the free Canva for Education platform that many teachers already use, Canva Code lets educators design engaging, student-facing activities that go well beyond static slides and worksheets. In this session, participants will explore Canva Code's core capabilities, build at least one interactive activity, and connect the format to specific instructional purposes, including formative assessment, differentiated practice, and student engagement. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use Canva Code to design at least one interactive classroom activity aligned to a specific instructional purpose. 2. Distinguish between activity types in Canva Code and match each to appropriate learning goals. 3. Evaluate interactive activities for accessibility and differentiation potential before use with students. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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, we've shared specific classroom examples and ideas. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Establishing Predictable Routines for Student Success - TeachersFirst
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Predictable classroom routines do more than manage behavior: they reduce cognitive load, build student confidence, and create consistency that allows all learners to focus on thinking rather than navigation. But not all routines are created equal. This session explores two research-informed frameworks for building high-impact instructional routines: EduProtocols, which give teachers repeatable lesson structures that students internalize over time; and Project Zero thinking routines, which make student thinking explicit, discussable, and transferable across content areas. Participants will explore examples from both frameworks, experience selected routines as learners, and leave ready to implement at least two routines in their own classrooms. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explain how predictable instructional routines reduce cognitive load and support diverse learners, drawing on EduProtocols and Project Zero's thinking routines as evidence-informed examples. 2. Select and implement at least two routines from either framework that are appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Design a plan for introducing and sustaining a new routine with students, including how to build familiarity over time. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Predictable classroom routines do more than manage behavior: they reduce cognitive load, build student confidence, and create consistency that allows all learners to focus on thinking rather than navigation. But not all routines are created equal. This session explores two research-informed frameworks for building high-impact instructional routines: EduProtocols, which give teachers repeatable lesson structures that students internalize over time; and Project Zero thinking routines, which make student thinking explicit, discussable, and transferable across content areas. Participants will explore examples from both frameworks, experience selected routines as learners, and leave ready to implement at least two routines in their own classrooms. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Explain how predictable instructional routines reduce cognitive load and support diverse learners, drawing on EduProtocols and Project Zero's thinking routines as evidence-informed examples. 2. Select and implement at least two routines from either framework that are appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Design a plan for introducing and sustaining a new routine with students, including how to build familiarity over time. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Smarter Study Tools: Transforming Content with NotebookLM - TeachersFirst
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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) has become one of the most powerful--and most privacy-conscious--AI tools available to educators. By grounding its responses entirely in the sources you upload, Gemini Notebook helps teachers transform curriculum materials, articles, and documents into interactive study guides, audio overviews, timelines, and Q&A resources without the hallucination risks of general-purpose AI tools. Participants will explore these features, engage in hands-on guided practice, and leave with at least one Gemini Notebook resource they can use with students or for their own professional practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Build a Gemini Notebook using curriculum-relevant source materials and generate at least one classroom-ready resource. 2. Use Gemini Notebook's interactive features -- including audio overviews and Q&A -- to support differentiated student engagement. 3. Explain Gemini Notebook's source-grounded approach and how it addresses common privacy and accuracy concerns associated with AI tools. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) has become one of the most powerful--and most privacy-conscious--AI tools available to educators. By grounding its responses entirely in the sources you upload, Gemini Notebook helps teachers transform curriculum materials, articles, and documents into interactive study guides, audio overviews, timelines, and Q&A resources without the hallucination risks of general-purpose AI tools. Participants will explore these features, engage in hands-on guided practice, and leave with at least one Gemini Notebook resource they can use with students or for their own professional practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Build a Gemini Notebook using curriculum-relevant source materials and generate at least one classroom-ready resource. 2. Use Gemini Notebook's interactive features -- including audio overviews and Q&A -- to support differentiated student engagement. 3. Explain Gemini Notebook's source-grounded approach and how it addresses common privacy and accuracy concerns associated with AI tools. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Canva Basics: Creating Classroom Ready Learning Materials - TeachersFirst
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In this hands-on, beginner-friendly session, participants will explore Canva for Education--a free, browser-based design tool and time-saving solution for creating polished, classroom-ready learning materials. Participants will learn how to claim a free Canva for Education account and work through a core design workflow: selecting a template, customizing it for a classroom purpose, and sharing or downloading the finished product. By the end of the session, participants will have created at least one classroom-ready material and will leave with a concrete plan for incorporating Canva into their regular practice--no prior design experience needed! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Apply dual coding theory by designing instructional materials that pair verbal and visual information. 2. Design a customized, visually consistent instructional material using education-specific templates that support student learning. 3. Export and distribute learning materials through PDF downloads, shareable links, or Google Classroom integration. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
In this hands-on, beginner-friendly session, participants will explore Canva for Education--a free, browser-based design tool and time-saving solution for creating polished, classroom-ready learning materials. Participants will learn how to claim a free Canva for Education account and work through a core design workflow: selecting a template, customizing it for a classroom purpose, and sharing or downloading the finished product. By the end of the session, participants will have created at least one classroom-ready material and will leave with a concrete plan for incorporating Canva into their regular practice--no prior design experience needed! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Apply dual coding theory by designing instructional materials that pair verbal and visual information. 2. Design a customized, visually consistent instructional material using education-specific templates that support student learning. 3. Export and distribute learning materials through PDF downloads, shareable links, or Google Classroom integration. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Instructional Video Design Basics - TeachersFirst
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Creating a video is easy. Creating a video that actually helps students learn requires something more intentional. In this session, participants explore the research-grounded principles behind effective instructional video design and learn to apply them using free tools already available to most educators. We'll examine what makes a video a true learning object -- not just a recording -- and use cognitive science to inform decisions about length, structure, and the relationship between visuals and narration. Participants will also get a practical introduction to Google Vids and Canva's video capabilities as accessible, no-cost options for recording and producing instructional content. No hands-on recording required -- this is a pedagogy-first session focused on design thinking before tool use. Appropriate for all grade levels and content areas. No prior video creation experience required. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Apply cognitive load theory to determine optimal length and structure for instructional videos. 2. Evaluate existing video content using the coherence and redundancy principles of multimedia learning. 3. Select appropriate free tools to produce accessible, visually congruent, and engaging instructional content. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Creating a video is easy. Creating a video that actually helps students learn requires something more intentional. In this session, participants explore the research-grounded principles behind effective instructional video design and learn to apply them using free tools already available to most educators. We'll examine what makes a video a true learning object -- not just a recording -- and use cognitive science to inform decisions about length, structure, and the relationship between visuals and narration. Participants will also get a practical introduction to Google Vids and Canva's video capabilities as accessible, no-cost options for recording and producing instructional content. No hands-on recording required -- this is a pedagogy-first session focused on design thinking before tool use. Appropriate for all grade levels and content areas. No prior video creation experience required. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Apply cognitive load theory to determine optimal length and structure for instructional videos. 2. Evaluate existing video content using the coherence and redundancy principles of multimedia learning. 3. Select appropriate free tools to produce accessible, visually congruent, and engaging instructional content. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Designing and Using Graphic Organizers Effectively - TeachersFirst
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Graphic organizers are among the most research-supported tools in a teacher's instructional toolkit, but they're also among the most frequently misused. When reduced to fill-in-the-blank busywork, they add little value--but when designed with intention, they leverage the power of dual coding and nonlinguistic representation to strengthen comprehension, retention, and higher-order thinking. This session draws on Marzano's research to help participants understand why graphic organizers work--and how to design and use them in ways that actually support instruction. Participants will explore a range of organizer types, examine examples of purposeful versus superficial use, and leave with a set of classroom-ready designs they can adapt or implement immediately in any content area and grade level. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect dual coding theory and Marzano's research on nonlinguistic representation to the purposeful use of graphic organizers. 2. Design a graphic organizer intentionally aligned to a specific thinking skill or learning goal. 3. Distinguish between graphic organizers that deepen thinking and those that function as busywork. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Graphic organizers are among the most research-supported tools in a teacher's instructional toolkit, but they're also among the most frequently misused. When reduced to fill-in-the-blank busywork, they add little value--but when designed with intention, they leverage the power of dual coding and nonlinguistic representation to strengthen comprehension, retention, and higher-order thinking. This session draws on Marzano's research to help participants understand why graphic organizers work--and how to design and use them in ways that actually support instruction. Participants will explore a range of organizer types, examine examples of purposeful versus superficial use, and leave with a set of classroom-ready designs they can adapt or implement immediately in any content area and grade level. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect dual coding theory and Marzano's research on nonlinguistic representation to the purposeful use of graphic organizers. 2. Design a graphic organizer intentionally aligned to a specific thinking skill or learning goal. 3. Distinguish between graphic organizers that deepen thinking and those that function as busywork. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Creating Classroom Audio with Adobe Podcast - TeachersFirst
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Audio is one of the most underutilized (and most accessible!) formats for classroom learning. Adobe Podcast's free AI-enhanced tools make it easier than ever for teachers and students to record, clean up, and publish high-quality audio without expensive equipment or technical expertise. In this session, participants will get hands-on experience with Adobe Podcast's core features and explore how classroom audio supports student voice, differentiation, and family engagement. Leave with a practical plan for incorporating audio into your existing instructional practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use Adobe Podcast's free tools to record and enhance classroom-quality audio. 2. Design at least one instructional application of audio that supports student voice or differentiation. 3. Evaluate audio as a format for accessibility and equity in their specific classroom context. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Audio is one of the most underutilized (and most accessible!) formats for classroom learning. Adobe Podcast's free AI-enhanced tools make it easier than ever for teachers and students to record, clean up, and publish high-quality audio without expensive equipment or technical expertise. In this session, participants will get hands-on experience with Adobe Podcast's core features and explore how classroom audio supports student voice, differentiation, and family engagement. Leave with a practical plan for incorporating audio into your existing instructional practice. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Use Adobe Podcast's free tools to record and enhance classroom-quality audio. 2. Design at least one instructional application of audio that supports student voice or differentiation. 3. Evaluate audio as a format for accessibility and equity in their specific classroom context. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Formative Assessment Strategies for Real-Time Feedback - TeachersFirst
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Effective formative assessment isn't a quiz at the end of a lesson -- it's an ongoing instructional process that happens during learning. In this session, participants will reframe formative assessment as a continuous feedback loop (Collect, Interpret, Respond) and explore how free, low-barrier digital tools can make that loop fast enough to actually change what happens next in the classroom. Whether you're looking for a two-minute digital check-in or a strategy for making sense of what you see and responding on the spot, this session will give you a practical toolkit and a mental model to help you put it to use. Participants will leave with immediately applicable research-based strategies, free edtech tool recommendations, and the confidence to make formative assessment a natural, low-prep part of every lesson. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect Hattie's feedback research and Wiliam's embedded formative assessment framework to specific classroom assessment practices. 2. Select and implement at least two formative assessment strategies appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Use real-time assessment data to make an immediate instructional decision during or after a lesson. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Effective formative assessment isn't a quiz at the end of a lesson -- it's an ongoing instructional process that happens during learning. In this session, participants will reframe formative assessment as a continuous feedback loop (Collect, Interpret, Respond) and explore how free, low-barrier digital tools can make that loop fast enough to actually change what happens next in the classroom. Whether you're looking for a two-minute digital check-in or a strategy for making sense of what you see and responding on the spot, this session will give you a practical toolkit and a mental model to help you put it to use. Participants will leave with immediately applicable research-based strategies, free edtech tool recommendations, and the confidence to make formative assessment a natural, low-prep part of every lesson. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Connect Hattie's feedback research and Wiliam's embedded formative assessment framework to specific classroom assessment practices. 2. Select and implement at least two formative assessment strategies appropriate for their content area and grade level. 3. Use real-time assessment data to make an immediate instructional decision during or after a lesson. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Designing Classroom-Ready Visuals with AI - TeachersFirst
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Visual communication is one of the highest-leverage skills teachers can develop, and AI-powered tools have made it easier than ever to create clear, engaging, professionally designed materials. In this session, participants will explore free, educator-friendly AI image and design tools you can use to create materials that support instructional goals without design experience or a paid subscription. From classroom displays and lesson visuals to student-facing materials, you'll leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use examples you can adapt for your own students. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Identify free AI-powered design tools and match them to specific instructional purposes. 2. Create a classroom-ready visual using a free AI design tool and educator-relevant prompting strategies. 3. Learn how to evaluate AI-generated visuals for accuracy, bias, and instructional appropriateness before classroom use. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Visual communication is one of the highest-leverage skills teachers can develop, and AI-powered tools have made it easier than ever to create clear, engaging, professionally designed materials. In this session, participants will explore free, educator-friendly AI image and design tools you can use to create materials that support instructional goals without design experience or a paid subscription. From classroom displays and lesson visuals to student-facing materials, you'll leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use examples you can adapt for your own students. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Identify free AI-powered design tools and match them to specific instructional purposes. 2. Create a classroom-ready visual using a free AI design tool and educator-relevant prompting strategies. 3. Learn how to evaluate AI-generated visuals for accuracy, bias, and instructional appropriateness before classroom use. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
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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. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Power of Retrieval Practice for Long-Term Learning - TeachersFirst
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This blog post explains how retrieval practice strengthens memory by having students actively recall information rather than simply rereading or reviewing notes. The article describes...more
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This blog post explains how retrieval practice strengthens memory by having students actively recall information rather than simply rereading or reviewing notes. The article describes why retrieval works and offers practical ideas teachers can use throughout a lesson, including brain dumps, short quizzes, flashcards, and entrance and exit tickets. It also provides examples for different grade levels and subject areas, making the strategy easy to adapt. The article also emphasizes that retrieval practice should be a low-stakes learning activity, not another graded test. Teachers looking for simple ways to build review and reflection into daily instruction will find several ideas worth trying.
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Use this post to introduce retrieval practice to teachers or as a starting point for adding short recall activities to lessons. Try a two-minute brain dump at the start of class, a few questions about prior learning, or an exit ticket asking students to recall and summarize what they learned. Consider using Wayground (formerly Quizizz), reviewed here to create short retrieval quizzes for individual or whole-class review. Wordwall, reviewed here, provides another option for creating quick practice activities that students can revisit over time.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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20 Engaging Ways to Teach With Graffiti Walls - WeAreTeachers
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Turn an ordinary classroom wall, whiteboard, or sheet of butcher paper into an interactive space for thinking, sharing, and reviewing with these 20 ready-to-try graffiti wall ideas....more
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Turn an ordinary classroom wall, whiteboard, or sheet of butcher paper into an interactive space for thinking, sharing, and reviewing with these 20 ready-to-try graffiti wall ideas. Students can write, draw, respond to classmates, and visually organize their thinking in activities ranging from geography and math challenges to vocabulary practice, reading responses, discussion starters, weekly reflections, music appreciation, and art. Ideas include rotating through review questions before a test, collecting favorite book quotations and recommendations, responding to an image, recording important points during guided reading, and comparing students' prior knowledge with what they know after a unit. Most activities require little preparation and can be adapted to different subjects and ages.
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Have students respond to a challenging question on chart paper before a class discussion, then invite classmates to add connections, questions, or supporting ideas as they read one another's responses. Ask students to create a digital version of a graffiti wall with Padlet, reviewed here, where the class can collect ideas, reflections, questions, or resources around a shared topic. Have students individually record what they already know about a new concept on a graffiti wall, save the responses, and revisit the same prompt after the unit to identify evidence of learning and changed thinking.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Create and explore with the Adobe Aqua drawing and coloring tool, all without requiring registration. Choose Draw and Color Online to create drawings starting from a blank whiteboard...more
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Create and explore with the Adobe Aqua drawing and coloring tool, all without requiring registration. Choose Draw and Color Online to create drawings starting from a blank whiteboard using a crayon, paintbrush, pencil, and other drawing tools. When you're done, download it as a PNG file or an MP4 timelapse video. Alternatively, choose from many themed coloring pages, such as Coloring Coast and World Ocean Waters. Visit the Education link to find suggestions for classroom use.
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Use Aqua activities to support and practice fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness. Replace paper-and-crayon drawings and ask students to use Aqua to retell stories or draw their favorite character. Have students practice drawing geometric shapes for math class or draw a story that illustrates a math problem (3 fish plus 2 whales equal...). Because this site doesn't require registration, it is an excellent resource to include with centers or computer station activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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