Student engagement Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/category/student-engagement/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Mon, 15 May 2023 15:32:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 40 sites for students with free time on their hands https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-sites-for-students-with-free-time-on-their-hands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-sites-for-students-with-free-time-on-their-hands https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-sites-for-students-with-free-time-on-their-hands/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 10:45:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4507 When students are done with an assignment or project, how can they spend extra time wisely? These sites give them something academic to chew on. As a teacher, there’s always been a question that I wanted to have an answer to. “I’m done. What do I do now?” Early in my teaching career, my answer was, “If […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-sites-for-students-with-free-time-on-their-hands/feed/ 42 15 ideas for digital end-of-semester final projects https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ideas-for-digital-end-of-semester-final-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-ideas-for-digital-end-of-semester-final-projects https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ideas-for-digital-end-of-semester-final-projects/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:54:43 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9487 Final projects can help students summarize and review content from the entire semester. Plus, they can create fantastic products with what they've learned!After months and months of learning, it all comes down to this. The end of the semester project. How can your students encapsulate the most important parts of the semester to demonstrate learning? At […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ideas-for-digital-end-of-semester-final-projects/feed/ 7 Demarginalizing Design: 3 powerful ways to get started https://ditchthattextbook.com/demarginalizing-design-3-powerful-ways-to-get-started/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demarginalizing-design-3-powerful-ways-to-get-started https://ditchthattextbook.com/demarginalizing-design-3-powerful-ways-to-get-started/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:54:00 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=23107 This post is written by Dee Lanier, an Educational Technologist and Equity Enthusiast. Dee is an award winning presenter, TEDx Speaker, Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, and Google Certified Coach. Dee is also the creator of the gamified design thinking activity called Solve in Time!®️ and the author of Demarginalizing Design. You can connect with […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/demarginalizing-design-3-powerful-ways-to-get-started/feed/ 2 Fun formative assessment: 12 easy, no-tech ideas you can use tomorrow https://ditchthattextbook.com/no-tech-formative-assessment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-tech-formative-assessment https://ditchthattextbook.com/no-tech-formative-assessment/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:39:14 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=22502 Formative assessment means providing students with opportunities to show you what they are learning while you are teaching it. These assessments inform your instruction and help you make those little tweaks to your lessons that meet the needs of your students. If it sounds tricky that’s because it is. But that’s what we as teachers shine […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/no-tech-formative-assessment/feed/ 2 4 inclusive practice strategies for any classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/inclusive-practice-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inclusive-practice-strategies https://ditchthattextbook.com/inclusive-practice-strategies/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:12:00 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=22025 Embrace the inclusive mindset to transform any environment to a place where every learner has the opportunity to be successful. By utilizing technology tools effectively, all educators can promote inclusive learning and all learners can thrive. This post was written by Chris Bugaj (@attipscast), Karen Janowski (@KarenJan), Mike Marotta (@mmatp) and Beth Poss (@PossBeth) the […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/inclusive-practice-strategies/feed/ 1 Student interest surveys to connect learning to their world https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-interest-surveys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-interest-surveys https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-interest-surveys/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:12:43 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=22189 Student interest surveys help us know what makes our students tick, which helps us build relationships and learning that matters.When we know what makes students tick, it can help us create learning that they'll really love. But that's not the only reason to get to know our students' interests. When we know them and what they're into […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/student-interest-surveys/feed/ 1 Captain of a hook: 10 engaging lesson introduction ideas https://ditchthattextbook.com/lesson-hooks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lesson-hooks https://ditchthattextbook.com/lesson-hooks/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:09:59 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=21004 This post is written by Megan Diede and Kara Risby. Megan and Kara both currently teach primary at Prairie Wind Elementary in Gillette, Wyoming. They are also the founders of IntegratED LLC a framework that challenges teachers to find a new norm and their teaching. “Tick, Toc, Tick, Toc…” How many of you pictured the crocodile from […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/lesson-hooks/feed/ 0 Getting started with learning stations in middle school https://ditchthattextbook.com/learning-stations-in-middle-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-stations-in-middle-school https://ditchthattextbook.com/learning-stations-in-middle-school/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:55:48 +0000 https://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=20450 This post is written by James Hunt, a 6th grade science and geography teacher in Southeast Missouri. James was selected as Teacher of the Year at his building in 2019. You can connect with him on Twitter at @Mr_JamesHunt. Have you ever tried stations in your classroom before?  Stations are centers (or areas) set up […]

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