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    February 7, 2022

    Empowering Students: Utilizing Flipgrid for Student Feedback Teams

    Over the last month, we have discussed how students can become more engaged, self-directed, and responsible for their learning. We’ve shared ideas… Read More

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    February 7, 2022

    Using Socratic Seminar in a Hybrid Environment

    Recent times have forced the landscape of our classrooms to evolve. The question I often ask myself is, "Will we ever go back?" I don't… Read More

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    December 15, 2021

    Supporting Instruction with Seesaw

    This course will provide learning around skills with the Seesaw platform that will support the design of classroom instruction. Participants will evaluate, organize, and… Read More

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    December 13, 2021

    Pear Deck in a BLENDED Classroom

    The goal of a blended classroom is to work to personalize instruction for students. This is a lofty goal and there are many levels of… Read More

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    December 10, 2021

    Pear Deck in a Classroom…Takeaways

    Special Note: This blog is about the Premium Pear Deck Feature of Takeaways in Pear Deck. All Grant Wood AEA Schools have access to the… Read More

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    December 7, 2021

    Making Pear Deck a More Inclusive Experience

    Our students learn in a variety of ways. Adding audio can be a great way to make your Pear Deck more powerful and engaging. Audio… Read More

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    December 1, 2021

    Whose Pace? Instructor or Student? (And a Pear Deck in a Classroom)

    Pear Deck offers two amazing ways to facilitate & manage learning for students: Instructor- Paced & Student-Paced modes. "Instructor-Paced Mode" is set-up for synchronous instruction… Read More

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    November 30, 2021

    An Intro to Premium Pear Deck

    Google Slides just got better! Pear Deck Premium was recently purchased for all of our Iowa educators as an excellent add-on for… Read More

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    November 29, 2021

    Seven Ways to Increase Student Engagement in K-12 Classrooms

    Contributor: Jonathan Wylie The desire to keep students engaged in their learning is a continual challenge for teachers. However, help is at hand. When… Read More

  • November 29, 2021

    Computer Science is Everywhere: Try it with Community & Business Partners

    Computer Science Education Week (csedweek.org) is celebrated the first week of December to help promote computer science amongst students, parents, communities and… Read More