No Brainer: AI in the Classroom
Many AI products impact and improve our daily lives. These AI technologies and products may be beneficial to the teachers in the classroom.
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Cybersecurity Starts Here
In order to teach engage kids in conversations about security, it’s necessary to go beyond a simple list of rules, the do’s and don’ts of cyber hygiene.
The Upside of Social Media
Kids today are technology-savvy, but they need to be guided in asking the right questions about the content they produce and consume.
Updating the Moccasin Telegraph: Indigenous People Embrace Digital
Within the classroom, it is important to share content that doesn’t position Indigenous people in the past but brings them into the present and future.
Planet School: Building a Greener World
Administrative policy may dictate how teachers deal with climate strikes. Preparing them for responding to the needs of increasingly ecologically aware students is more complicated.
Carbon Neutral: Messages of Hope
At a time when it would be easy to scare them silly, educators need to empower kids instead. They need to know that change is possible.
Starting a Rubik’s Cube Club
Are you interested in improving student engagement with your ELL students? Here’s an idea that I tried at my elementary school that was both fun and successful—a Rubik’s Cube club.
Summer Reading
It’s no secret that students experience a loss of reading proficiency over summer holidays. Here are a few resources to help keep their reading skills sharp during the break.
The Birds & The Bees: Preventing Local Extinction
Teaching students about birds and bees is crucial to their survival—and this isn’t a topic only for health class.
Learning about Butterflies
How does a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? Your students can find out with a field trip to a butterfly conservatory where they can witness this fascinating metamorphosis.