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It's 90 degrees and I hear lawn mowers all around me. That's a sure sign that the end of the school year is here for most of us. After you pack-up your classroom for the summer take a moment to …
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For some students it's a lot better for them to hear your feedback on their work than it is to read your feedback. The inflection of your voice can go a long toward softening the tone of the feedback …
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I originally created the video in this post for my other blog, Free Technology for Teachers. I liked it so much that I decided to feature it as my tip of the week in my weekly newsletter. If you don't …
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As you probably know, I'm hosting the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp again this year. From 2013 through 2019 I held it as an in-person event here in Maine. The kind of long-range …
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It's that time of year when schools are hosting awards events and similar end-of-year celebrations (most of ours are virtual again this year). Many of these events involve giving students certificates …
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We’re getting down to the end of the school year. This is when many of us turn our attention to developing end-of-year review activities. Speaking of summer, the first session of the Practical Ed …
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