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This Middle School Engaged Struggling Students and Gave Them a Voice in a Virtual World

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Assistant Principal Ronda Smith remembers her heart racing when she learned that John F. Kennedy Middle School would pivot to remote learning because of the pandemic. Now that we’re in a hybrid learning setting with 60 percent of our students attending remotely, we can't function without Pear Deck.

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KidWind Offers Virtual Workshops on Renewable Energy Education

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The workshops are topic-specific and designed to help educators teach about renewable energy during distance and hybrid learning. Workshops and the materials used are geared toward middle school and high school teachers, and no prior knowledge of wind or solar energy is required. Participants can register here.

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Vernier and SAM Labs Help Teachers Incorporate Science and Coding into Instruction

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Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & Technology and SAM Labs. The packages are versatile in that teachers can use them for in-person instruction or in a hybrid learning model.

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Flinn Scientific adds New Labs to Science2Go

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This includes new lab series for high school chemistry and biology, which are being offered at an introductory price for schools and districts through the end of the year, as well as new individual labs for high school physics, middle school physical science, and middle school life science.

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BetterLesson and Adobe release 300+ strategies for creativity, student engagement

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To support educators with student-centered learning, BetterLesson and Adobe have teamed up to create 325 free instructional strategies that build creativity, collaboration, and communication skills using products in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

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As COVID relief spending deadlines loom, one district moves ahead with an uncommon tech plan

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As a result, the district’s 1,900 elementary students will return later this summer to classrooms outfitted with multiple touch screens, motion-tracking cameras, and microphones — part of an uncommon plan to embrace hybrid learning. We’re doing hybrid learning,” the staffer responded. What’s this all about?”

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Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

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The visual appeal and interactivity of Canva ensure students stay engaged, especially in online or hybrid learning environments. The pre-made quizzes also offer instant feedback, helping students reflect on their learning process. For a literature assignment, I have students design a Canva infographic analyzing a novels themes.