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APRIL 2, 2018

April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 1, 2018

If you’ve ever been in an online community you are familiar with the posts that get a lot of attention. This usually also equals a lot of comments. When the comments start to pile in, it is hard to keep track of what’s what. What’s worse, sometimes the information shared is incorrect. Others times the comments go off track. One of the most annoying thing is when commenters chime in without reading previous comments and repeat information or just share something that is no longer relevant given t

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STEMx

APRIL 2, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Step right up and experience — science! That’s the invitation offered by the Traveling Science Fair, an assemblage of six colorful, carnival-style trailers that travels throughout east Tennessee bringing cutting-edge science information and hands-on activities to underserved students. The Traveling Science Fair was created and staffed by professionals at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the largest U.S.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 5, 2018

EDpuzzle is the amazing learning tool that educators everywhere are using to flip their classroom, assess student learning, differentiate instruction, and much much more. This is done by adding questions to a video and modifying it to make it work for YOU. Best of all, are the wide range of lessons and resources that are available for students and educators.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! 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.

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APRIL 6, 2018

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #130: 7 Google Tricks Teachers Should Know.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: 14 Education Advancements in a Year. Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education. 6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes. Tech That Won’t Survive 2018. The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality. How to Build Lifelong Learners. Update a Classic Bridge Building Lesson Plan.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 4, 2018

Preposition Builder Master is a unique game for Language Arts/ESL students learning about prepositions. PBM is a easy to play game where a user tries to put the correct preposition into a sentence in as fast as time possible. This game can be played online for multi-player and there are 4 different levels to choose from. I highly recommend checking out Preposition Builder Master by clicking here !!!

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