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Leveraging Technology to Make Learning Accessible for Students with Disabilities
In today’s classrooms, accessibility isn’t optional—it’s essential . Many students struggle with learning barriers, not because they lack...
Gamification for Differentiation - How I Learned to Engage Every Student
I’ll never forget teaching during COVID, staring at rows of black Zoom screens, muted microphones, and students who looked like they had...
What Are Text-to-Speech & Speech-to-Text Tools and Where Can You Find Them?
We all want to meet the learning needs of all students, and technology offers some remarkable tools. Text-to-speech (TTS) and...
5 Ways Teachers Can Embrace AI and EdTech Next Semester
Hey there, educators! As you gear up for the next semester, have you considered shaking things up in your teaching toolkit? Integrating...
Is Flipped Teaching Really Worth It?
In the modern educational landscape, the term "flipped classroom" is more than a buzzword; it's a pivot to a more engaged and...
AI in Classrooms: Revolutionary Tool or Educational Armageddon?
The debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in classrooms isn't new; it's just the latest chapter in education's ongoing dance with...
Are Google Slides Actually an Accessibility Tool?
Ever wonder about the role of Google Slides in the realm of accessible education? It's easy to see it just as a platform for...
Mindfulness Meets Technology in the Classroom
Incorporating Mindfulness Through Technology in Today's Classrooms In an era where education constantly evolves, the integration of...
Navigating the Future of Education with AI and the 80/20 Rule
In the evolving landscape of education, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises revolutionary changes. But as we embrace...
Slash Your Grading Time: How Chat GPT Turns Hours Into Minutes
Grading essays, especially the stack of 100 five-paragraph pieces sitting on your desk, is a marathon that eats into your precious time....
ChatGPT: Can It Transform Good Teachers into Great Ones?
Teaching has always been a marathon, not a sprint. Between grading essays, lesson planning, and the thousand other tasks that fill a...
Is AI Enhancing the Educational Experience?
The conversation around AI (Artificial Intelligence) in education often paints it as a revolutionary force, poised to reshape learning...
Revolutionize Your Teaching with Digital Textbooks: A Step Toward Inclusive Education
Introduction Welcome to a new horizon in education, where the confines of traditional classrooms are expanded into the digital realm. We...
7 Tools for Reducing Educator Burn Out this Summer
It is NOT easy being an educator today. Summer is a time to care for ourselves and rethink how we tackle next year. Here are some great...
Top 10 Struggles and Benefits of Travel Teaching
If you're thinking about becoming a traveling teacher, or just curious about what it's like, you've come to the right place. I've been on...
Navigating the Challenges of Being a Traveling Teacher
As a traveling teacher, the nomadic lifestyle can be both exciting and challenging. On one hand, it provides the opportunity to...
How I Collect and Manage Data as a Travel Educator
I’m a traveling teacher. I work in various teaching positions in nearly all grade levels all over the country. I serve as a case manager,...
7 Lessons I’ve Learned as a Travel Teacher
I am a traveling special education teacher. This means I teach in hard-to-fill positions all over the country. It is an amazing...
How I Make 6 Figures and Stay in $1M Homes for FREE as a Teacher
I'm writing this sitting in a hot tub overlooking a beautiful mountain in one of my favorite cities in America at a million-dollar home...
Supporting Asynchronously
I've learned a lot from other educators during the pandemic, especially @MrJackCat1 on TikTok. He's challenged me to think of the role of...
Realities of a Virtual Educator
Why Virtual? Brick-and-mortar schools are not accessible for all students. That was true before the pandemic, and it will continue to be...
8 Ways to Prepare Students for Standardized Testing
Our students are intelligent in more ways than can ever be measured by a standardized test. Howard Gardner describes 8 intelligence...
Amazing Constructed Response Writing Tool for Struggling Secondary Students!
Writing can be difficult for many of our students. This is especially true for students who are neurodivergent or with a disability of...
Please Kindly Leave Our Classroom
Sometimes students need a break from class. Sometimes teachers need a break from a particular student. Sometimes a student needs a break...
10 Must-Have Mindful and Accessible Teaching Tools
The last school year was eye-opening and overwhelming for educators. The good news is the pandemic ignited a spark of innovation in the...
How I Check Student Emotions and Basic Needs
There’s an unspoken rule between teachers at my school. It is echoed through our society. When we pass each other in the hallway, we...
How I Created My Own Digital Textbook
Tyler Rabin’s tweet really stuck with me this past school year and inspired me to create a system where students can access everything...
Teaching With Location Independence
Garden of the Gods, Shawnee National Forest: I sat right here as I wrote lesson plans for the week. This is Location Independence. There...
Personal Learning Plans and Learning Arcs
2020 taught us that students might lose access to the physical classroom, but they should never lose access to instruction. There are so...
Asynchronous for All: Mindful Strategies that Support All Learners
On March 12th of 2020, I walked into my classroom as if it were any other day. I began class by greeting students with paper worksheets...
A Teaching Philosophy of Mindfulness
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...
Teaching with Trauma to Traumatized Kids
“Traumatized people chronically feel unsafe inside their bodies: The past is alive in the form of gnawing interior discomfort. Their...
Why Asynchronous/ Flipped Teaching ?
The greatest advice I could give teachers struggling to find sanity would be to flip their lessons and provide asynchronous instruction....
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