Here are 4 great questions from my principal licensure students about how we do new teacher onboarding in our schools and districts: Has no one asked new hires what could be done differently to make them feel more welcomed and comfortable? Why are we not spending...
We can move on from using laminates to alternative approaches which cause less environmental impact. This post considers some of the options.We can move on from using laminates to alternative approaches which cause less environmental impact. This post considers some of the options.Early Years Outdoors,...
We can move on from using laminates to alternative approaches which cause less environmental impact. This post considers some of the options.We can move on from using laminates to alternative approaches which cause less environmental impact. This post considers some of the options.Early Years Outdoors,...
PhET is a free resource that has been popular with science and math teachers for many years. PhET provides free interactive math and science simulations covering topics in physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and mathematics. In the PhET library you'll find simulations appropriate for elementary, middle,...
This week I have been publishing a series of videos designed to help teachers who are new to Google Workspace learn what they need to know to use Google Drive, Docs, Forms, and Slides in their classrooms. Continuing in that series I've just published a...
About seven years ago I noticed that "too many updates" was the most common reason for people unsubscribing from the emails from this blog. To remedy that I created the Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week Newsletter. What started out small now has more...
Space Math is a NASA website containing space-themed math lessons for students in elementary school through high school. This evening I revisited for the first time in a couple of years and noticed that it now offers more than 700 math problems related to space and...
All week I've been releasing new video tutorials designed to help new Google Workspace users get started with the basics and a little more. The first installments in the series covered Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Slides. You can see those tutorials here and...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Stephanie Reece. Being a teacher is demanding in many ways. I have always struggled with the mental load of the job. I was always focused on pleasing others, trying to be perfect, and making sure I’m doing...
Whimsical is a good tool for creating flowcharts, mind maps, Venn diagrams, and a variety of other charts and diagrams. As we've come to expect with any tool like it, Whimsical is a collaborative tool. You can invite people to collaborate with you to edit...
