Tag: teaching
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From Prompt to Practice: Streamline Math Test Prep w/ Gemini & Snorkl
Preparing students for high-stakes statewide assessments often feels like a race against time. Educators frequently run into the same roadblock: a shortage of high-quality practice problems that mirror the specific standards students will face. When the released sample questions run dry, creating new ones from scratch can take hours of valuable planning time. Recently, I…
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From Data to Dialogue
Using AI to Pinpoint and Close Learning Gaps High school mathematics moves at a rapid pace. When a unit assessment reveals that students are struggling, the challenge for any educator is identifying exactly where the conceptual breakdown occurred and then providing meaningful intervention without losing more instructional days. Recently, I coached a teacher through a…
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When the Tech Gets in the Way
The Power of the Pivot As educators, we are often eager to introduce the latest tools to our classrooms, hoping to spark engagement and deepen understanding. However, as I always say, “we must lead with learning and never with tech.” If a tool is not advancing the learning process or if it starts to get…
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Bringing Lessons to Life with the New Gemini Audio Feature in Google Classroom
Google Classroom continues to evolve by providing tools that bridge the gap between static content and interactive learning. A recent update introduces a feature within the Gemini tab that allows teachers to transform written content into dynamic audio lessons. These lessons are designed to sound like a natural conversation between a teacher and a student,…
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Making Thinking Visible: High-Impact Math Strategies with EdTech
Educators constantly seek practical, powerful ways to reach every learner. I recently co-taught math lesson that focused on adding fractions with unlike denominators. This lesson provides a model for achieving this through thoughtful tech integration. By leveraging a tool called Snorkl, a 5th-grade classroom moved beyond simple right or wrong answers, turning a standard math…
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Tech That Helps Deepen Understanding: Beyond the Worksheet with Snorkl
The goal of technology integration in the classroom is not simply to replace old tools but to deepen student learning and engagement. When it comes to ELA grammar skills, like proper comma usage, teachers often rely on traditional worksheets. But what if a tool could take those practice questions and elevate them from a simple…
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Quick Video Creation: Engaging Students Without Being a Tech Guru
Integrating new technology into your teaching practice can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when you are balancing countless other responsibilities. However, simple tools are emerging that can instantly elevate student engagement without requiring you to become a technology expert overnight. I want to share a fantastic example of practical EdTech integration that yielded immediate, positive results…
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Student Success with Snorkl in Middle School Math
Integrating new technology into your classroom should always aim to amplify student learning and agency. In middle school math, the tool Snorkl is proving to be a highly effective way to do just that, creating engaging practice opportunities and fostering deeper student understanding across different grade levels. In an eighth-grade math class, students recently used…
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From Speaking to Writing: Boosting Reasoning with Snorkl
Helping students master argumentative writing can be a significant challenge. Educators often observe that students can find a claim and gather evidence, but struggle with the reasoning. Developing strong reasoning, the bridge that connects the evidence back to the main claim, requires practice. I recently had a wonderful opportunity to co-teach an 8th grade English…
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Snorkl and Feedback in Math for the Win….Again!
I recently had the opportunity to facilitate and co-teach another demo lesson in a math class, this time with 6th grade students, that highlighted the power of immediate feedback in the classroom. We focused on the math concept of multiplying multi-digit numbers with decimals. The specific challenge for the day was solving 14.72 multiplied by…
