Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Alpaca and Brisk Teaching Every January for the last ten years, we have chosen a small collection of tech tools we think are worth checking out. That will be the same this year. This video explains more about the change: The online guide is available now!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Pocket Points was founded in 2014 by two college students who noticed a disturbing trend among their classmates in that too many kids were spending class glued to their phones, ignoring their professors' best attempts to teach them. Students can download the Pocket Points app for free from the app store. Getting started is easy.

Classroom Management 419

Classroom Management Cultures High School Teaching 419

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 10, 2013

When I began teaching, my world changed. I can download the document, work on it, and upload it back into my personal drive at work, even from home or on the go. I simply logged onto Classlink, found the document, downloaded it, changed it to reflect what he needed, and printed it out on the spot. My life was saved!

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Educational Technology High School Teaching Education 301

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 2, 2025

In the very first minute of my first day teaching at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC, I received a rude awakening. And if you have new lessons to teach, you may struggle to help them catch up. Its important to note here that you dont need to transform your entire classroom or stop teaching the way youre used to.

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Pedagogy Teaching Library Classroom Management 172

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2015

Building Community and Digital Citizenship Using mobile communication to build school community and facilitate learning brings an opportunity to teach digital citizenship. Students use texting as a social activity, but it can also be practice to build a positive digital footprint.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2017

If you are not using this app please download it to your mobile device. Cole goes on to explain the following: " What's difficult about leadership is that nobody ever sits you down and "teaches" you what being a real leader is all about. There's no class in early education that defines leadership.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. This mattered to me as I teach at a Canadian institution. Taylor & Francis.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 28, 2025

Classroom Behavior Management Ideas to Try Mar 28, 2025 By Debbie Bagley NEWSLETTER Teaching children to manage their emotions is essential in the 21st century. DOWNLOAD EBOOK Recess Time Climbing Activities like jungle gyms, monkey bars, and rock walls are fun and great for children’s body awareness!

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Primary Sources American History World History Lesson Plan 89

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Resource: Archaelogical Adventure Activity Plan Archaeology-Activity-Plan-1-1 Download Practicing Primatology is number 3 of 4 resources Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire is sharing as part of their Flipped Classroom practice. A confidence boost in the midst of exam stress feels like an excellent outcome to me.

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Archaeology Anthropology Tradition Teaching 264

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 3, 2024

Listen to the interview with Blake Harvard: Sponsored by Listenwise and Khan Academy Kids Please allow me to describe an all-too-common situation that has occurred in probably every teacher’s classroom: You teach your heart out. This is absolutely not a nod to teaching to preferred learning styles … don’t do that.) Come back for more.

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Psychology Pedagogy Library Teaching 352

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. Primary Source Analysis Worksheet: Photograph Analysis Start Learning with Primary Sources Start engaging with primary sources with our free downloadable Primary Source Analysis Tools. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

My goal here is to inspire all teachers regardless of your setting to think about how this kind of teaching might be possible in your classroom. Example 1: A Classroom in a Competency-Based School One unit Messer teaches is a 9-week seminar called Global Zoo. What Is Competency-Based Learning? Click to Register Come back for more.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 19, 2012

As I download all of the apps on these devices, the majority of their time is spent engaged in games that require thought, creativity, and sometimes collaboration. The gift he wanted the most this past Christmas was an iPod Touch, which Santa was kind enough to bring him.

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Global Connections Educational Technology Classroom Management Professional Development 349

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For more classroom-ready Lincoln documents, please see our CDC volume, Abraham Lincoln , available for purchase or download from our bookstore. The post Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: Sorting the Real from the Myth appeared first on Teaching American History. It is difficult to believe he was surprised at the outcome.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Any time we teach our students something , we need to check to see how well they learned it. But if we only do this check at the very end, after all the teaching is done, and we find that our students haven’t learned the material quite well enough, it’s too late to do anything about it. ” David-Lang says.

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Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 20, 2024

To prepare for local and national elections in November, teach outside the textbook about voter suppression. Below are resources for teaching about voting rights. Learn more about this history and its legacies in our national report on teaching Reconstruction. Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales , available as a poster.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2012

Once the content is created, it can be downloaded onto a tablet and viewed with, or without, an Internet connection. Tablet apps can get schools and educators closer to their stakeholders on a device they love. Students and schools can create content, share it, and have it available for all stakeholders to consume and to interact with it.

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Education Artifacts Private School Educational Technology 275

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Tools for Teaching Wordle : create beautiful word clouds quickly and easily. Create an account then download Dropbox on your computers, smartphone, and any other mobile device that you have (i.e. Learn more here. Use as an anticipatory set, review prior learning, or closure. Check out this video for more information.

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Education Educational Technology EdTech Professional Development 345

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

But over the last ten years, whenever I set out to find information about teaching strategies, educational resources, technology for schools, or pretty much anything related to improving learning for our students, someone would inevitably pipe up and say, “Librarians can also help with that.” That was about it.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 1, 2012

This is how I’m going to teach it”. As educators, we need to be thinking about how to teach … in the language of the Digital Natives” (Prensky 4). There is also a free Edmodo app that students can use on their smart phones (even I have downloaded it!). They need to let go of the mindset of: “this is how I learned it.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 18, 2023

Her 2021 book, Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education , is one I wish I’d had available to me before I started teaching; it would have made a world of difference in how I saw my students and designed my classroom practices. ” An Equity-Centered Lens Venet’s approach to trauma-informed teaching puts equity at the center.

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Teaching Pedagogy Classroom Management Social Justice 130

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not only are they working extremely hard to adjust to the many new mandates enacted in NJ, but in the face of this adversity they have not departed from what makes NMHS a special place to teach and learn. As opposed to final answers being submitted on paper, Mrs. Chellani had her students use the app to submit the final answers.

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Library High School History Cultures 237

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

Google Calendar provides teachers with a central location for everything you need to conduct your teaching sessions while still providing the overall look of a traditional daily. Unlimited-use: It serves as an online portfolio of your teaching, which you can refer back to year after year.

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Tradition Lesson Plan Middle School Teaching 218

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 6, 2025

Make visible the history that we are defending the right to teach with mini-lessons. Mini-lessons also serve as an affirmation that we defy censorship by teaching this “banned history” in a public space. We offer a range of downloadable resources and a procedures. Board and Mendez v. Westminster , and more.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 18, 2024

If we can get a better understanding of how metacognition works, we can tap into it to improve our learning and teach our students to do the same. Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun. Come back for more.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

The simple animation is captivating and each book comes with a resource guide teachers can download to access discussion points and activities. The stories can also be downloaded to a device if connectivity is an issue in your classroom. Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology Available NOW ! .

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Library Teaching 168

Living Geography

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

You can download your own copy from here. It can be downloaded from the GA website. This spoke of the need to drive forward initiatives for greater diversity in the Association and support for anti-racist teaching in geography. Thanks to Steve Brace for sending me a copy of the report. The report is published today.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

What many people also don’t realize is that even though all eyes were on the digital aspects of our transformation, it was the continuous focus on improving teaching and learning that ultimately led to results. You can access and download the form HERE if you wish.

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Artifacts Leadership Advocacy Lesson Plan 256

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 9, 2024

Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading. Come back for more.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Look for moments, places, or experiences that are important or meaningful to your teaching life at your school. Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun. Look for the way the light falls on or through things: buildings, windows, fences, or trees.

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TeachThought

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

After choosing a VPN, simply download the app, connect to a server in an area where TikTok is accessible. Whether you’re a student delving into new scientific concepts or an educator looking to integrate TikTok into your teaching, a reliable VPN can remove access barriers. It can significantly enhance your learning experience.

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Education Teaching Research 188

Studies Weekly

APRIL 7, 2025

He also held numerous visiting professorships throughout his career and spent short periods teaching mathematics at universities around the globe. According to the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, he was in great demand to give visiting lectures at mathematical societies, colleges, and universities across the world.

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Social Studies Primary Sources American History Heritage 52

Geogramblings

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I encourage you to download the guide, share it, and use it in your teaching and communication efforts. The dedication and expertise of those folks and their colleagues across different agencies and federal departments are evident in every page of this document.

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Archiving Humanities Teaching Education 52

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2021

The Digital Equity Checklist includes supports and procedures that can help sustain digital equity in a learning ecosystem over time Download the guide. Teaching & Learning. Click here to download the League’s Digital Equity Checklist. Last year’s abrupt transition to remote learning impacted all levels of K-12 education.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 14, 2025

3 Human-recorded audio with synchronized highlighting on Studies Weekly Online Primary Source Analysis Worksheets Download these free easy-to-use worksheets that help students analyze various types of sources and bring their stories to life. DOWNLOAD RESOURCE The post Scaffolding: What is it and Why is it Important?

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Primary Sources Social Studies Lesson Plan Professional Development 52

Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Understanding Seb’s choices One of the hardest things for beginning teachers to grasp is that teaching is about a lot more than designing activities which will engage/ enthuse/ occupy the pupils for the lesson. Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School. Had it been worth all the effort? London: Hodder Murray.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

The reason for this is that we have put a premium on creating a teaching and learning culture that better meets the needs of our learners while enhancing essential skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, media literacy, and global awareness. Students used their cellphones to download an app to both create and read QR codes.

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