Guest Blog Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/category/guest-blog/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:35:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 8 time-saving tips to be a more efficient administrator https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-time-saving-tips-to-be-a-more-efficient-administrator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-time-saving-tips-to-be-a-more-efficient-administrator https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-time-saving-tips-to-be-a-more-efficient-administrator/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:21:38 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=22598 This post is written by Dr. LaMarcus Norman. Dr. Norman is the Assistant Professor at Delta State University, Educational Administration and Supervision. Before joining Delta State University, Dr. Norman spent 12 years of service as a public-school administrator and teacher in Mississippi. You can connect with him at lamarcus.norman@gmail.com. Every educator knows one of the […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-time-saving-tips-to-be-a-more-efficient-administrator/feed/ 1 Shorts season: An introduction to the NEW Flipgrid camera https://ditchthattextbook.com/shorts-season-an-introduction-to-the-new-flipgrid-camera/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shorts-season-an-introduction-to-the-new-flipgrid-camera https://ditchthattextbook.com/shorts-season-an-introduction-to-the-new-flipgrid-camera/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:41:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10395 The Flipgrid Shorts Camera is packed with possibilities. Check out some of the new features and get started creating! Mike Mohammad has been a secondary science teacher for 20 years. He is currently teaching High School science at Brookfield Central High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin.  You can follow him on Twitter @mo_physics  and check out […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/shorts-season-an-introduction-to-the-new-flipgrid-camera/feed/ 3 10 ideas for creating an interACTIVE classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:04:29 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8402 This post is written by Joe and Kristin Merrill. Kristin is a fourth grade teacher, and Joe is a first grade teacher. They would love to stay connected with you! Follow them on Twitter at: @FriendsInFourth (Kristin), @MrMerrillsClass (Joe), and @TheMerrillsEdu (collectively). To gain access to free templates for the activities above, sign up for […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/feed/ 5 4 ways to fight educator burnout https://ditchthattextbook.com/educator-burnout/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=educator-burnout https://ditchthattextbook.com/educator-burnout/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:44:23 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=19202 This post is written by Kim Strobel. Kim is the owner of Strobel Education. She is a highly sought-after consultant, speaker, and happiness coach who works with K-12 teachers and schools throughout the country. I’m sure we can all agree that educators are “June tired” and have been for most of the last school year. […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/educator-burnout/feed/ 1 4 tips for building Peloton style choice boards https://ditchthattextbook.com/peloton-style-choice-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peloton-style-choice-boards https://ditchthattextbook.com/peloton-style-choice-boards/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:38:25 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=16968 This post was written by Michele Haiken, a middle school English teacher at Rye Middle School in Rye, NY and adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. She is the author of three ISTE titles, New Realms for Writing: Inspire Student Expression with Digital Age Formats was published in 2019. Follow her on Peloton at @Spinismygame, Instagram […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/peloton-style-choice-boards/feed/ 3 10 Jamboard templates for distance learning https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamboard-templates https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:46:57 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=16172 This post has 10 engaging ideas for using Jamboard in your class that will get your students working together, even though they may not be face to face. This post is written by Kris Szajner, a tech integration specialist and former kindergarten teacher Prior Lake, Minnesota. You can follow him on Twitter @kszajner and check […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/feed/ 20 Learning math through story: Examples from one teacher’s classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/learning-math-through-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-math-through-story https://ditchthattextbook.com/learning-math-through-story/#comments Mon, 04 May 2020 19:40:51 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=15032 You don’t see storytelling in a math class that often. But Missouri math teacher Mandi Tolen’s class isn’t the traditional type you’ve seen for decades in schools. Here's how she does it. This post is written by Mandi Tolen a math teacher from Missouri. You can connect with her on Twitter @MandiTolenEDU and check out her blog infinitelyteaching.com […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/learning-math-through-story/feed/ 4 Google Forms magic ✨ with pre-filled links https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-forms-magic-%e2%9c%a8-with-pre-filled-links/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-forms-magic-%25e2%259c%25a8-with-pre-filled-links https://ditchthattextbook.com/google-forms-magic-%e2%9c%a8-with-pre-filled-links/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:12:46 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=14182 This post is written by Craig Klement, an RTI facilitator, working with teachers and struggling students from Garland, Texas. You can connect with Craig on Twitter @CraigKlement and check out his blog at craigklement.wordpress.com. Have you ever had a student type in their name or ID number incorrectly into a Google Form? Or select the wrong teacher or […]

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