review Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/review/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Mon, 15 May 2023 16:41:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 End of the Year THRIVE-al (Not Survival) Guide https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/#comments Wed, 12 May 2021 07:26:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4281 The end of the school year is a unique animal: extra time, review time, not enough time, etc. Here are some ideas and tools to help you thrive.As I write this, my kids have a little less than three weeks left of school yet. It’s the time of year when attention spans get shorter and […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/feed/ 8 50+ awesome end-of-year ideas, activities and projects https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-awesome-end-of-year-ideas-activities-and-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=50-awesome-end-of-year-ideas-activities-and-projects https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-awesome-end-of-year-ideas-activities-and-projects/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:29:27 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9696 The end of the school year is upon us. It’s time to reflect on the growth we’ve made and showcase our learning. We get to pull out our favorite end-of-year projects and activities. It’s also the perfect time to try something brand new. If you are looking for:ways to keep motivation high as you review for the end […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/50-awesome-end-of-year-ideas-activities-and-projects/feed/ 0 Improve retention, re-teach less with this learning technique https://ditchthattextbook.com/improve-retention-re-teach-less-with-this-learning-technique/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improve-retention-re-teach-less-with-this-learning-technique https://ditchthattextbook.com/improve-retention-re-teach-less-with-this-learning-technique/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:42:12 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4686 What if you didn’t have to spend so much time re-teaching material to your students? What if that material was securely saved in their minds, ready for recall whenever necessary? And they could apply that knowledge to whatever they were learning at the moment? Even though there’s no magic bullet to make students remember everything […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/improve-retention-re-teach-less-with-this-learning-technique/feed/ 3 End the school year with Epic Review Olympics (free templates!) https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-the-school-year-with-epic-review-olympics-free-templates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-the-school-year-with-epic-review-olympics-free-templates https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-the-school-year-with-epic-review-olympics-free-templates/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:45:48 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4186 The end of the school year is high time for review. Make your experience EPIC with the review to end all reviews! As the school year starts to come to a close, a couple of things are certain. Student motivation will be soaring high. (Not!) Reviewing previous content gets more and more important. There are lots of ways to […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-the-school-year-with-epic-review-olympics-free-templates/feed/ 12 10 ways to electrify class with Kahoot! https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-electrify-class-with-kahoot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-ways-to-electrify-class-with-kahoot https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-electrify-class-with-kahoot/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:12:53 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=2287 My students have begged for it almost every day. I’ve used it to entertain family and my children (8, 6 and 5 years old) love to play it. It’s educational and engaging. Oh, and it’s FREE. It’s Kahoot! (getkahoot.com), and if you haven’t heard of it, it could be your new favorite digital tool of […]

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