ISSUE #7 • OCTOBER 2017
Tech Tools and Tips
Technology can be great – when it works. In this issue, we’re looking at tech tools and tips to make the technology you use a help and not a hindrance.
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4 Effective Ways to Use the Single Most Powerful EdTech Tool
Resources & Tools 4 Effective Ways to Use the Single Most Powerful EdTech Tool 5 Min Read • Technology This year, my school district began a 1:1 initiative. [...]
Hyperlinked Planning and Instruction
Organization Hyperlinked Planning and Instruction 2 Min Read • Planning One of my favorite tools for planning and instruction is simple, but effective: the hyperlink. With this tool, [...]
3 Ways to Make Your E-Life More Manageable
Resources & Tools 3 Ways to Make Your E-Life More Manageable 3 Min Read • Technology 17, 295. What is that number you ask? Apparently it is the [...]
The Sounds of Science
Approaches The Sounds of Science 3 Min Read • STEAM Being a musician and a STEAM teacher, I bet you'll never guess what my favorite unit of study [...]
Team Challenges: Why and How I Implemented This in My Classroom
Classroom Management Team Challenges: Why and How I Implemented This in My Classroom 6 Min Read • Procedures Back in July, there was a post in the Arts [...]
Classroom Management and Art in a Virtual World
Classroom Management Classroom Management and Art in a Virtual World 4 Min Read • Behaviors Perhaps the title of this article gives the impression that I believe we [...]
How to Successfully Teach Social Emotional Skills Through the Arts
Approaches How to Successfully Teach Social Emotional Skills Through the Arts 5 Min Read • Social/Emotional Learning More and more, I find that my elementary students need basic [...]
Easy Ideas for Teaching AI and STEAM with Nearpod
Resources & Tools Easy Ideas for Teaching AI and STEAM with Nearpod 4 Min Read • Technology Although Nearpod was first developed seven years ago, I have watched [...]
Making Connections: SEL Competencies and the Arts
Approaches Making Connections: SEL Competencies and the Arts 4 Min Read • Social/Emotional Learning Social & emotional learning is comprised of five core competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, [...]
“The ART” of the Warm-Up
Classroom Management "The ART" of the Warm-Up 6 Min Read • Behaviors Recently, I was talking to an old friend, who has been a teacher for 6 years, [...]
Math Artwork Dice: Abstract Art
Approaches Math Artwork Dice: Abstract Art 4 Min Read • STEAM What if I asked each of you to bake a cake and supplied you with all of [...]
5 Time Saving Tech Tips for Teachers
Resources & Tools 5 Time Saving Tech Tips for Teachers 2 Min Read • Technology True confession: some of my friends call me “Hashtag.” Funny, but it fits! [...]
The Secret to Making Artistic Careers Visible
Advocacy The Secret to Making Artistic Careers Visible 2 Min Read • Community Connections Painter Henri Matisse is famous for saying "creativity takes courage." And he's right - [...]
Announcing the Winter 2018 Arts Integration and STEAM Conference
Professional Development Announcing the Winter 2018 Arts Integration and STEAM Conference 4 Min Read • Conferences What's inspiring, fun, affordable, convenient... and made just for teachers? The Winter [...]
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