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Explore the Sounds of Nature • STEAM for Little Learners
Introduce your preK-2 students to the sounds of nature. In this outdoor activity students explore, observe, and create a original piece of music in GarageBand. Follow the tutorial below to create a r…
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Integrating Technology to Enhance 'Building Thinking Classrooms' Strategies
With the influx of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can solve any math problem, teachers look for ways to move beyond memorization and repetitive calculations in math classrooms. ’Building Thinking …
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Cultivating Empathy: Kickstarting the Design Thinking Process with Encounter Journals
Introduction Empathy-based design is revolutionizing how educators approach Design Thinking in the classroom. By focusing on understanding and relating to others' needs, students develop not only pro…
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Imagine a Playground • STEAM Activity for Little Learners
Dive into an exciting activity designed just for early learners (ages 4-8) Imagine a Playground with iPads using the Freeform app. In this activity students will imagine and draw their ultimate playg…
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Showcasing Experiences: Capture STEM Experiences through Learning Journals on iPad
Unleash your students' thinking with the Learning Journal!This journal helps students capture their critical thinkingduring projects,communicate theirfindings clearly, collaboratewith classmates on n…
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Decision Making Framework
I recently attended a leadership workshop facilitated by Emily MacLean and Shantel Clark at the 2024 ADE Academy in Montebello Quebec about courageous conversations and it reminded me of a courageous…
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Visible Thinking & Thinking Aloud with Keynote
💭💡Effective thinkers make their thinking. visible, meaning they externalize their thoughts through speaking, writing, drawing, or some other method. They can then direct and improve those thoughts.…
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What Doesn't Belong - Google Slides
I love the website "What Doesn't Belong". There are three categories to pick from: shapes, numbers, graphs & equations. I love using these as warm ups to get my students thinking. I took screensh…
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From Text to Tech: Lord of the Flies Character Transformation in GIFs
In this summative project over The Lord of the Flies, students put on their critical thinking caps to infer where characters from the book end up later in life, after the events in the book. Students…
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Creating a Podcast for Change
Learning about complex issues is important! We have created a step by step Podcast project as an "Engage, Investigate and Act" activity. We take you through the process using "Food Banks" as our Big …
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World Explorers Research and Poster Project
Exploring the Great Explorers: A Journey Through History and Creativity Dive into the past with our captivating World Explorers project, where Year 4 students embark on an educational adventure to re…
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Bringing learning to life with Keynote animation (starring Australian kangaroos)
Hello everyone, my name is Paul and I’m an Apple Professional Learning Specialist from Australia (on the west coast - kinda like California just an awful lot more massive and full of dangerous insect…
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Making Thinking Visible Using Numbers
Check out these thinking routines and ways you can include Number Talks in your own Science or Math classes.
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Utiliser la programmation en art? C’est possible! Même pour un débutant en programmation!
Comment peut-on permettre à des élèves de présenter une façade artistique d’eux-même tout en leur permettant d’intégrer des éléments clés de la programmation? Le projet «Programmer avec des piles et …
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One Best Thing: Strengthening Number Sense Skills with Global Math Task Tech Challenges
Connecting to share the learning continues to be a passion of mine. I love to connect with teachers to share ideas and activities, but connecting students to share the learning with an authentic audi…
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Developing Problem Solving using AR
This summer, we were asked to share our One Best Thing (OBT). This is the story of my OBT with my colleague Caroline and we're looking forward to see how much further we can take this! A few years…
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Sparks of Creativity: A Creative Mindset Imaginarium (One Best Thing)
As educators, it is essential we prepare our learners for an ever-evolving world, one that requires adaptability, innovation, and empathy.To build thought leaders and change-makers for an unknown tom…
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Hexagonal Thinking Numbers Template
Hexagonal Thinking is a fantastic strategy to get learners to think critically and make connections between words, images, or concepts they've learned. Numbers is a great platform for this activity b…
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Tiny Techies: Nurturing Tomorrow's Coders Today
Learning to code helps young students develop their creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Beginning with unplugged activities (those with little to no tech), helps to lay a founda…
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Calculate Area with Shapes
Whenever I took out manipulatives to use while teachingmath, students undoubtedly used them as a creative outlet and building tool. Why not ask learners to build first, then ask some powerful wonder …
