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PBL Works Podcast: The Project - Buck Institute for Education
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K to 12
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This free audio resource provides K-12 educators with an understanding of the "why" and "how" of authentic learning, and includes episodes ranging from introductory concepts for beginners...more
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This free audio resource provides K-12 educators with an understanding of the "why" and "how" of authentic learning, and includes episodes ranging from introductory concepts for beginners to deep dives into racial equity and real-world student impact. The hosts interview veteran teachers about their classroom bloopers and success stories, offering practical insights on shifting from a traditional teacher-delivery model to a facilitator role and on helping teachers navigate the transition to student-centered inquiry.
tag(s): bias (33), professional development (319), Project Based Learning (28)
In the Classroom
Listen to these podcasts in conjunction with visiting the PBL site, reviewed here, to understand how to implement project-based learning in any classroom. Find additional ideas and resources at Project Based Learning Project Ideas, reviewed here. As you learn about project-based learning, share ideas with peers using a collaboration tool such as Milanote, reviewed here to share links, images, videos, and more.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Online Web Tools - KodX
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K to 12
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Finding the right web tool for a specific classroom task often feels like an overwhelming puzzle when navigating an endless sea of digital options. Kodx.uk addresses this challenge...more
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Finding the right web tool for a specific classroom task often feels like an overwhelming puzzle when navigating an endless sea of digital options. Kodx.uk addresses this challenge by offering a comprehensive directory of free web-based utilities that support a variety of educational needs, including image editing, text-to-speech conversion, and QR code creation, serving as a one-stop shop for daily digital needs. Find tools by selecting from the provided categories, which cover everything from data encoding to simple file modifications. By focusing on browser-resident applications, the site eliminates the need for complicated downloads, making it a reliable resource for any classroom setting.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), colors (63), editing (90), images (267), text to speech (23)
In the Classroom
Use the Online Web Tools to find resources that support student learning and help with everyday digital needs, for example, during the creation phase of an interdisciplinary project. As an example, use the site's QR code generator to link physical books in the classroom library to audio recordings of the stories, or use the text-to-speech tool to help beginning readers hear their own written sentences read aloud. After selecting the necessary tools for tasks such as image resizing or text formatting, have students include their content as part of a presentation created with Canva for Education, reviewed here. After students complete their presentations, post their final creations to a class Padlet, reviewed here to invite commentary and questions from their peers as part of a gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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News In Simple - News in Simple
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3 to 12
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News In Simple delivers current events through a simplified lens, offering the same news stories at three distinct English proficiency levels. This free digital resource bridges the...more
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News In Simple delivers current events through a simplified lens, offering the same news stories at three distinct English proficiency levels. This free digital resource bridges the gap for all readers, including English Language Learners (ELL) and ESL students, by providing accessible entry points to global headlines. Level 1 features short, direct sentences with basic vocabulary, while Levels 2 and 3 gradually increase complexity to support linguistic growth. The site focuses student attention on the text and accompanying imagery without distractions. Regular updates ensure learners stay informed about relevant world events while building literacy skills in a supportive environment.
tag(s): differentiation (92), digital reading (18), independent reading (83), multilingual (82), news (223), vocabulary (251)
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Students engage with the day's top headlines by choosing an article and selecting the reading level that provides the right amount of challenge. To check for understanding, use a Wordwall, reviewed here, match up activity for students to pair key vocabulary words from the text with their definitions in a game-like format. To extend the lesson, ask students to record a short video using ScreenPal, reviewed here to summarize the story's main points and share their personal perspectives or use Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here to design a flyer or social media that relates to the content.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded - Open Culture, LLC
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4 to 12
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The Open Culture article The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded highlights a video and discussion about the astronomical significance of Stonehenge, showing how its massive...more
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The Open Culture article The Ancient Astronomy of Stonehenge Decoded highlights a video and discussion about the astronomical significance of Stonehenge, showing how its massive stones were likely arranged with careful alignment to the sun's movements at the solstices. It explains that although the builders did not understand modern astronomy, they clearly observed natural phenomena such as the sun's rising and setting points throughout the year for agricultural and ceremonial purposes. The piece also notes that both summer and winter solstice alignments draw modern-day interest, connecting ancient astronomical observation with today's celebrations and interpretations of this prehistoric site. If your district blocks YouTube, then the video may not be viewable.
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tag(s): agriculture (54), england (51), seasons (59), sun (87)
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Begin with a short discussion about seasons and daylight. After viewing the video, have students identify how Stonehenge aligns with the sun during the solstices and explain why this would have mattered to ancient people. Show images or short clips of Stonehenge during the summer and winter solstice. Have students list visual clues that support the idea of astronomical alignment, then share their observations in small groups. Using simple materials such as paper circles, sticks, or a flashlight, have students create a small model demonstrating how the sun aligns with Stonehenge during a solstice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mixboard - Google Labs
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K to 12
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Mixboard is an experimental tool from Google Labs that lets you create presentations with AI-generated images and design elements. Begin by selecting the "Get Started" button to start...more
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Mixboard is an experimental tool from Google Labs that lets you create presentations with AI-generated images and design elements. Begin by selecting the "Get Started" button to start a new project. View some examples on the new board, or begin creating by entering what you want to make in the message box, or by adding images or documents. Edit your board by adding photos or documents, resizing images, adding text, or organizing content. When complete, use the share button to create a shareable URL. Mixboard can also transform the content into a presentation; hover your mouse over the transform button at the top-right of your board to see how many files you need to upload before you can generate a presentation. When the indicator says "Ready," you're good to go. Customize your presentation using the provided choices, including format, story, and appearance. Presentations may take up to twenty minutes to create.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), brainstorming (19), collaboration (113), curation (25), iwb (29), mind map (33), Whiteboard (12)
In the Classroom
Use Mixboard as a collaborative activity by adding students' ideas along with images and text to brainstorm any topic. Turn your brainstorming ideas into a presentation to add to your class site. Build webs that visually link keywords, photos, and AI-generated visuals to map out themes or concepts. Plan narratives or scripts by creating a sequence of visuals and text that depict scenes, characters, or plot points. In Social Studies lessons, make boards to explore cultural artifacts, historical maps, or comparative societies. Provide language support by creating visual vocabulary boards with AI-generated situational images plus labels.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Academic Integrity & Citations - The University of British Columbia
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9 to 12
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The Academic Integrity and Citations page from the Chapman Learning Commons at the University of British Columbia provides students with clear guidance on upholding honesty, responsibility,...more
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The Academic Integrity and Citations page from the Chapman Learning Commons at the University of British Columbia provides students with clear guidance on upholding honesty, responsibility, and ethical behavior in their academic work. It offers explanations of academic integrity, tools for assessing citation skills, and practical guidance on when and how to cite sources. The site includes resources on identifying common knowledge, choosing and using the correct citation style, and recognizing the importance of connecting new ideas to existing research. It also explains students' rights regarding open licensing and ownership of their academic work. Overall, the page helps learners build confidence in conducting research, avoiding plagiarism, and using citations effectively and responsibly.
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Give students a set of statements and ask them to sort each into categories such as Needs a Citation, Common Knowledge, or Does Not Need a Citation. Have groups explain their reasoning. Present short classroom scenarios involving plagiarism, improper paraphrasing, or misused sources. Have students work in pairs to decide what went wrong and how to fix it. Assign a brief research task in which students choose a topic and gather three credible sources. Throughout the process, include checkpoints that require them to justify why a source is reliable, identify what needs to be cited, and produce a properly formatted bibliography.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DeepL Translator - DeepL
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K to 12
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations....more
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations. Type or paste your text into the chat box, then select the target language from the drop-down list. Each message box includes a link to listen to the audio in the chosen language.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), chinese (38), french (72), german (49), multilingual (82), russian (25), spanish (112)
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Use this translator to greet "other language" speaking students and make them feel welcome in your classroom, and encourage conversations between them and your class. Take advantage of this tool to broaden your classroom's global perspective by engaging in conversations with others around the world. Use this site in world language classrooms to have students copy their text to convert into the language being studied (or the reverse). Enhance student learning by having students create presentations on other countries in the nation's native language using a presentation tool like Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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HeyGen - HeyGen
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HeyGen is an AI-powered video creation tool that generates videos from text, images, or audio clips. You can start with just a script (text), and it will create a talking ...more
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HeyGen is an AI-powered video creation tool that generates videos from text, images, or audio clips. You can start with just a script (text), and it will create a talking video from that text without having to film yourself or record voice-overs manually. Choose avatars to become digital presenters who deliver your script. Pick from hundreds of stock video avatars or create a custom avatar that resembles you. HeyGen supports multiple languages and voices, which can be helpful if you teach multilingual classes or provide translations. After creating an account, use the dashboard to begin a project, and follow the prompts to add a script or instructions for the video. HeyGen provides a plan for the video; after approving it, wait for the video to become available. When ready, share the video using the public link, embed code, via social media links, or download to your device. Free accounts allow users to create up to 3 videos per month, each up to 3 minutes long, using standard video processing. In addition, free plans provide access to one custom video avatar and over five hundred stock video avatars.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), digital storytelling (166), presentations (33), tutorials (50)
In the Classroom
Use HeyGen to create explainer videos, lesson overviews, short tutorials, flipped-classroom clips, or informational videos, essentially anything that benefits from a "talking-through" format but where you might not want to appear on camera or record audio yourself. For example, create a tutorial on how to use a new software program or share some at-home learning strategies with parents on your class site. Use the embed code or link to add videos into flipped lessons using Sway reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ResearchRabbit - ResearchRabbit
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8 to 12
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ResearchRabbit is an AI-powered literature discovery and mapping tool designed to help researchers, students, and academics explore scientific literature more intelligently than a typical...more
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ResearchRabbit is an AI-powered literature discovery and mapping tool designed to help researchers, students, and academics explore scientific literature more intelligently than a typical paper search engine. Instead of just listing papers based on search keywords, ResearchRabbit helps you visualize how papers, authors, and topics are connected and also supports organizing your findings so users can build collections, save papers, and add notes. Begin by creating an account, providing a project name, and then start your search. ResearchRabbit provides "seed" articles to choose from; select those to include in your discovery. From the home screen, choose your project from the "browse library" drop-down to start viewing the visualization of the information in your chosen articles. Click on any article to view a summary and add a note, or select an article, and colored dots indicate articles you have saved. Free accounts include unlimited searches across 280+ million articles, search from up to 50 search inputs, basic search settings, and one project.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), professional development (319), Research (87)
In the Classroom
Visit ResearchRabbit's YouTube channel for excellent tutorials that walk users through getting started and making the most of the platform's built-in features. Although ResearchRabbit is primarily valuable to educators as a professional development and research-support tool, it can also benefit advanced high school students conducting rigorous, inquiry-based research projects. Students can use the visual networks to identify influential authors, follow lines of inquiry, and map how ideas connect across disciplines. ResearchRabbit also works well alongside free tools such as Zotero, reviewed here, which allows students and teachers to save citations, organize sources, and generate bibliographies. After exploring and identifying relevant papers in ResearchRabbit, users can easily transfer citations into Zotero to support writing, note-taking, and final project creation. This combination gives learners a complete workflow, from discovering literature to managing and citing it professionally.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SciSpace - PubGenius Inc.
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9 to 12
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SciSpace is an AI-powered platform for discovering, analyzing, and writing scientific literature. Users can use the AI assistant to choose a model or tool to perform a task or write...more
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SciSpace is an AI-powered platform for discovering, analyzing, and writing scientific literature. Users can use the AI assistant to choose a model or tool to perform a task or write their task in the message box, and SciSpace selects the best tool. Additional options include a citation generator, a paraphraser, and a chatbot for PDFs. Free accounts provide users with 100 monthly credits; the number of credits required to complete an activity varies by prompt. For example, locating papers might use 54 credits, and summarizing a pre-printed article uses 24 credits.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (303), citations (34), images (267), presentations (33), Research (87)
In the Classroom
Use SciSpace to search for articles related to current student research projects and create citations for their published works. Utilize the "Review My Writing" option to assist students in enhancing and refining their written work. Additionally, use SciSpace professionally to aid in writing grant proposals. If you are focusing on professional development topics or completing graduate courses, take advantage of the built-in tools to find research articles that support your projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mostly Mindful for Teens and Tweens - Mostly Mindful for Teens and Tweens
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6 to 12
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This weekly podcast introduces one mindfulness strategy or concept at a time to help teens build resilience, manage stress, and develop healthy habits for emotional well-being. Each...more
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This weekly podcast introduces one mindfulness strategy or concept at a time to help teens build resilience, manage stress, and develop healthy habits for emotional well-being. Each episode offers age-appropriate techniques grounded in self-compassion and designed to boost joy, focus, and life satisfaction during the challenging teen years. Created by Dominique Sullivan, a teacher-librarian and mindfulness educator, the podcast blends practical tools with calming guidance that can easily complement classroom SEL routines. These podcasts provide teachers with a positive, accessible resource for helping students strengthen lifelong coping skills.
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tag(s): classroom management (135), emotions (71), podcasts (163), social and emotional learning (195), stress (7), thinking skills (116)
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Begin class with a short breathing or grounding exercise inspired by the podcast. Have students close their eyes, listen to their breath, and focus on one calming word or phrase. Have students complete a quick "How am I arriving today?" slip. They can choose a word that describes their mood and jot down one strategy they might use to stay focused or calm during class. After listening to an episode, have students create a card explaining the featured strategy, when to use it, and how it helps the brain. Add these cards to a growing class toolkit for students to revisit throughout the year.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Book Creator to develop Thinking Routines - Paul Hamilton
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K to 12
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This helpful book shares ideas on how to connect Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here with the visual and multimedia elements in Book Creator,...more
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This helpful book shares ideas on how to connect Project Zero Thinking Routines, reviewed here with the visual and multimedia elements in Book Creator, reviewed here. The book explores and provides examples of how to show thinking for several thinking routines, including core routines. In addition, the book includes specific instructions on using several Book Creator features, including creating layers and hotspots.
tag(s): critical thinking (179), DAT device agnostic tool (129), digital storytelling (166), ebooks (49), multimedia (62), thinking routines (35), thinking skills (116), visual thinking (13)
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Use this book as inspiration to extend your use of Thinking Routines and to help students develop visual thinking skills. This tool is invaluable for encouraging students who are hesitant to participate in class discussion, as it provides a range of options for sharing their ideas. Learn the basics of Book Creator by watching the archive of OK2Ask: Tech Made EZ with Book Creator, reviewed here. Find out more about Thinking Routines by reading the two-part blog starting with Empower Your Classroom with Thinking Routines, Part 1: A Quick Guide.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Headspace for Educators - Headspace Inc.
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and...more
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Headspace for Educators gives K-12 teachers and school staff free access to a full library of mindfulness, meditation, and wellness tools designed to support educator well-being and reduce stress. The resources include guided meditations, breathwork and calming techniques, sleep support, mindful-moment transitions, and tools for managing anxiety or burnout. In addition to teacher self-care, Headspace offers classroom-friendly materials, such as short meditations, mindfulness exercises, and calming videos, to help students relax, focus, or manage difficult emotions. As a teacher, using Headspace can support your mental health and energy and help foster a calmer, more emotionally healthy classroom environment where students can learn and engage more effectively. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos may not be viewable.
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tag(s): professional development (319), social and emotional learning (195), Teacher Utilities (215)
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Begin class with a one-minute guided breathing exercise from Headspace. Students should close their eyes or soften their gaze, focus on their breath, and prepare their minds for learning. Have students design personal calm-down strategies based on techniques learned in Headspace, such as counting breaths, visualizing a quiet place, or practicing gratitude. They store their ideas in a journal or a small set of cards. At the end of the week, have students write a short reflection about which mindfulness strategy helped them most during class and how it affected their focus or mood.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence - Yale School of Medicine
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can...more
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The Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence offers free, research-based resources that help educators strengthen social and emotional learning across school communities. Teachers can access a self-paced online course called Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty and Stress, which provides strategies for understanding emotions, reducing stress, and creating supportive classroom environments. The Center also shares information about the RULER Approach. This widely used framework helps schools teach students how to recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate emotions while improving overall school climate. The free materials give teachers practical tools to support student well-being, build positive relationships, and create emotionally healthy classrooms.
tag(s): emotions (71), professional development (319), social and emotional learning (195)
In the Classroom
Have students place a small sticky note on a class chart showing how they feel at the start of class. After a few days, invite them to notice patterns and reflect on how emotions may affect learning. Read a short passage, poem, or scenario and ask students to identify the emotions involved. Students should discuss the clues they used to build emotional vocabulary and comprehension. Have students write a brief weekly reflection using Book Creator, reviewed here about one emotion they experienced during the school week, what caused it, and what strategy helped them manage it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TED Talk- Are you really as good at something as you think? - Robin Kramer
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"Are You Really As Good at Something As You Think?" is a short TED Talk by psychologist Robin Kramer that helps students and teachers reflect on how well they understand ...more
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"Are You Really As Good at Something As You Think?" is a short TED Talk by psychologist Robin Kramer that helps students and teachers reflect on how well they understand their own skills. Kramer explains that sometimes we overestimate our abilities and other times we underestimate them. He also describes how noticing these gaps can help us grow, learn new strategies, and use feedback more positively. This talk gives teachers an easy way to start a conversation about self-reflection, honest goal setting, and building a growth mindset in the classroom.
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tag(s): brain (58), emotions (71), social and emotional learning (195), thinking routines (35), thinking skills (116)
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Have students choose a simple classroom task (reading aloud, drawing a shape, solving a math problem). They rate how well they think they'll do, try it, and then rate how they actually did. Compare the two and discuss why the ratings might differ. Give students colorful cards with prompts such as "One skill I want to improve is...," "One thing I'm confident about is...," and "Feedback helps me when...." Students can complete the cards and share with a partner to practice metacognitive thinking. Assign students to pick one skill they want to get better at over a week (typing speed, multiplication facts, drawing, fitness). They make a simple improvement plan, collect daily evidence, and reflect at the end on whether their predictions matched actual progress.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition - SlideShare
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The SlideShare presentation "Metacognition" gives teachers a clear, accessible overview of what metacognition is and why it matters for student learning. It explains the difference...more
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The SlideShare presentation "Metacognition" gives teachers a clear, accessible overview of what metacognition is and why it matters for student learning. It explains the difference between thinking and thinking about thinking, highlights how metacognitive strategies improve problem-solving and comprehension, and offers simple routines that students can use to plan, monitor, and reflect on their work. With its straightforward visuals and examples, the presentation serves as a helpful introduction for teachers who want to build more reflection, awareness, and independence into everyday lessons.
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tag(s): presentations (33), professional development (319), questioning (37), social and emotional learning (195), thinking routines (35), thinking skills (116)
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During work time, have students pause for a quick "Check My Strategy" moment to note whether their plan is working and what they might adjust. After completing an activity, ask students to create a Metacognition Mini-Poster using Canva for Education, reviewed here that shows one strategy they used, how it helped them, and an example of when they might use it again. Begin a lesson with a "Think About Your Thinking" warm-up and have students briefly write how they plan to approach a task, such as a reading assignment or math problem set.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Travel Blog: Luxury Travel 2026/2027 - Travelbag
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The Travelbag blog is a travel inspiration and advice site created by experienced travel specialists. It features destination guides, holiday-planning tips, and themed posts on places...more
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The Travelbag blog is a travel inspiration and advice site created by experienced travel specialists. It features destination guides, holiday-planning tips, and themed posts on places like the USA, the Caribbean, and Dubai, as well as wellness retreats and foodie hotspots, helping readers discover ideas and practical information for planning trips around the world. Content includes travel advice, cultural highlights, budgeting tips, and ideas to spark wanderlust for a variety of holiday types, whether students or educators are curious about global destinations or planning their own family travels.
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Assign students a Travelbag blog post about a destination. Have students identify key details such as location, climate, culture, landmarks, and activities, then share a one-minute destination pitch with the class. Use a blog post as a mentor text. Have students analyze how the author uses descriptive language and sensory details, then write their own short travel blog post or travel brochure using Canva for Education, reviewed here on about a real or imaginary destination. Have students design a mock travel itinerary inspired by the blog. They can include destinations, activities, transportation, a simple budget, and a persuasive explanation of why someone should visit that place.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template - SketchBubble
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5 to 12
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Teachers who want to bring metacognitive thinking to life in their classrooms will find the Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template to be a helpful starting point. This...more
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Teachers who want to bring metacognitive thinking to life in their classrooms will find the Metacognition PowerPoint and Google Slides Template to be a helpful starting point. This page offers a visually rich, editable slide deck that explains metacognition as the awareness of how we think and learn. The template includes diagrams, icons, and layouts that show how students can identify what they know, monitor their strategies, set goals, and reflect on their progress. It can be customized in PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote, making it a practical tool for helping students understand their own learning processes.
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Show one simple slide from the template, such as a diagram about planning or monitoring. Ask students to turn and talk about what the picture makes them think of in their own learning. Print a few icons or graphics from the template and give each group a set. Have students sort the icons into categories such as "planning," "monitoring," and "reflecting," then explain how each icon matches their thinking process during reading or writing. After reviewing a few sample slides, have students create a slide of their own using Google Slides, reviewed here that shows a metacognitive idea they use in school, such as rereading, questioning, or checking their work. Combine students' slides into a class slideshow.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Activities for Metacognition - DePaul University
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If you want a clear, practical way to help students understand how they learn, the DePaul University Teaching Commons page on Activities for Metacognition is a useful resource. It explains...more
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If you want a clear, practical way to help students understand how they learn, the DePaul University Teaching Commons page on Activities for Metacognition is a useful resource. It explains metacognition as both reflection (what we know) and self-regulation (how we learn). The guide shows how metacognitive activities can help students identify prior knowledge, set goals, monitor their learning, evaluate their work, and transfer strategies to new tasks. It also shares simple classroom structures such as journal prompts, partner conversations, and whole-class routines that you can use before, during, or after a lesson to strengthen students' awareness of their own thinking.
tag(s): critical thinking (179), social and emotional learning (195), thinking skills (116), visual thinking (13)
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During reading or writing, call a "strategy pause." Have students stop for one minute and write down which strategy they are using, why they chose it, and whether it is helping them build monitoring and mid-lesson adjustment skills. Provide a new reading or writing task and ask students to select one strategy from a previous lesson to apply. Afterward, have them write a short explanation of how the strategy worked in a new situation to encourage long-term skill transfer. Students can create a simple flowchart showing how they approached a challenge: what they knew before starting, what strategies they tried, how they monitored progress, what they changed, and what they learned. Display students' charts to demonstrate visual thinking skills and strategies, or use Padlet, reviewed here to create a digital gallery walk of students' explanations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Perplexity Pages - Perplexity
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Transform research or information into shareable pages using Perplexity Pages. Add a topic, choose your audience, and provide a prompt to generate a fully customizable page with text...more
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Transform research or information into shareable pages using Perplexity Pages. Add a topic, choose your audience, and provide a prompt to generate a fully customizable page with text and images. You can find Pages by visiting the Perplexity chatbot, reviewed here. Select the plus sign, then click to open the library to find Pages. Once in Pages, fill in the section to describe your Page, choose your audience, and click the arrow to generate your Page. After generating the information, use links to add sections and media, or edit the content. Publish your Page and share it using the link provided. Viewers of Pages can ask questions using the chat feature.
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Use Perplexity Pages in many different ways to support student learning. For example, create Pages to introduce content to students as you begin a new learning unit. Include Pages as part of choice boards or multimedia text sets (MMTS), view the archive video of OK2Ask: MIE Day - Quick & Engaging Explorations with Multimedia Text Sets, reviewed here to learn more about using MMTS in the classroom. Use Perplexity Pages to share examples of creating informative and engaging research presentations. Extend learning by asking students to use Sway, reviewed here that include similar features, including images and videos.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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