Resources
How to Make and Use Word Walls
Word Walls are a staple of most Elementary classrooms and many classrooms right up to High School, but a really effective Word Wall is a lot more than a list. Download this PDF guide to learn what a Word Wall really is, how to design one and, most importantly, how best to use it in teaching to support literacy and language development.
How to Design Your Classroom for Learning
The new school year is almost here in the Northern Hemisphere, and many teachers will be buying borders, creating color schemes, and feverishly laminating. But is all that work helping your students? How can you create a learning environment that is cosy and inviting, but also really supports learning?
Download this easy reference which lays out the most important information about designing an effective learning environment for your students.
How To Make Your Homework Work
Is homework actually worth the work?!
It’s bone of contention around the world, so download this PDF resource which lays out the most important information about making homework meaningful for your students.
Assessment and Learning with Dylan Wiliam
In this episode for Professional Learning Conversations, Sarah Gilmore interviewed the incredible Dylan Wiliam about why and how assessment for learning - or formative assessment - works.
Coaching Questions to Help Explore Teachers’ Mindsets About Technology
When it comes to teaching with tech, research clearly shows that mindset matters. So what questions can leaders and coaches ask to support teachers to explore their opinions and beliefs about technology?
Approaching New Technology in the Online Classroom
There’s always something new in the world of edTech, but how do we keep our “eyes on the prize” and stay focused on student learning amid all the change?
What is the role of technology in education?
What is the role of technology in education? What should it really be for? And how can we make sure we are achieving that purpose in a meaningful way?
Teaching With Tech In Coronavirus Times (And Beyond)
What does teaching with tech look like now, during the corona times, and in the future? What do we want it to look like, and how can we get there?
6 Suggestions for Teaching Online
6 simple suggestions to support your students and yourself during school closure and online teaching.
Teaching During School Closure: Where to Start
What do you need to think about when you’re facing remote learning and online teaching to help yourself and your students?
Enhancing Teacher Communication with Technology
A free downloadable mini-chapter all about enhancing differentiation, instruction and assessment with technology.
Chapter 10: Integrating Technology in Your Context
Free downloadable reflection and planning templates to support personal and school development of technology integration.
Chapter 6: Planning and Scaffolding Tech Integration
A free downloadable discussion and reflection framework to support planning and scaffolding of technology integration.
Chapter 5: Digital Approaches and Tools for Collaboration
A free downloadable resource with digital tools and approaches to support common challenges teachers and students face with collaboration.
Chapter 4: Digital Approaches and Tools for Communication
A free downloadable resource with digital tools and approaches to support common challenges teachers and students face with communication.
Integrating Technology Companion Resource
A free downloadable 53 page companion resource to the book to support reflection and discussion with teams and schools
Communicate, Collaborate, Integrate!
A one-hour webinar sharing teaching strategies to enhance communication and collaboration in the classroom and online
Feedback Flowchart
A free downloadable PDF flowchart to help you identify what type of feedback to give.