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How do you teach the hard to teach class? Watch the video.

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How do you teach the hard to teach class? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

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Exploring diverse writing exercises, experimenting with different perspectives, and seeking inspiration from various sources can cultivate creativity and enhance essay writing skills, with the option to have professionals write me an essay providing valuable insights and further honing one’s craft.

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Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Through Content Creation and Real-World Relevance

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This article is part of a three-article series dedicated to harnessing powerful technology for powerful learning. In the articles, we share the perspectives of HP Teaching Fellows. Blend Creativity With Real-Life Relevance Many educators working with diverse populations often try to find new ways to meet the needs of their learners.

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Creative Fabrica–the Perfect Solution for Teachers, Creators, and Anyone In a Hurry

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I–like many teachers–do a lot of prep for my teaching, often requiring digital desktop publishing platforms. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica. With Creative Fabrica–I was sold faster. How had I never seen this amazing website? You can search by keyword, category, or filter options.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks?

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

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Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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How Music Technology Helped My Students Tap Into Their Creativity

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But what I noticed early in my teaching career is that when kids are excited about telling a story, they figure out a way. Music Technology to the Rescue Before most people compose music, they must master writing and reading music. They draw comic books. They write phonetically. They tell stories out loud.