The iTeach Blog
Virtual Student-Led Conferences and Personalized Learning
Student-led conferences are a great space for engaging families in the learning process and a valuable opportunity for students to display their learning. Learn how to get started!
Creative Writing and the STEAM Discipline
iTeach Coach Chioma Anuebunwa shares tips to incorporate the STEAM discipline into Creative Writing activities.
Unplugging for the Break (or Sooner!)
Teachers deserve unplugged time too. There is an endless list of things to do that will take you away from the screen. Use National Day of Unplugging or your spring break to reconnect and explorer by yourself, with a friend, or with your family.
“I can’t believe the news today. Oh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go away!”
Most of us try to shield young children from upsetting news programs, but many times kids know far more than we think they do about what is happening in the world. Since we can’t always control what children see or hear, learn how to design a plan for talking about the news and helping kids understand.
Engaging Learners in Local History
With so many schools closed and learners at home with care-takers, engagement has proven to be difficult for many classroom teachers. Learn how you can use gamification and hands-on learning to engage learners in history!
Disrupting School: Promoting the Values of Personalization
Education has done well to meet the needs of a lot of students, but with the rise of technology, we have the opportunity to reach and help all students succeed, not just most. Max Gertz explores how classrooms can be rid of the rule of the bell curve by promoting the values of personalization.
Purposeful Choices to Center Students’ Voices
What needs to be present in our classroom culture, our pedagogy, and our curriculum to honor students for who they are and to use that as a springboard to amplify their voices? Sarah Yoo challenges educators to consider purposeful pedagogical choices to center all students’ voices in the classroom.
“Take it Easy. Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.”
Taking a measured approach and using the tech tools that work well for you and your students will move your classroom forward and prepare your learning community, even when you have to work at a distance from each other.
Social and Emotional Learning in the Virtual Classroom
As educators, we understand that virtual learning has a significant impact on the social and emotional wellness of our students. That’s why we are sharing a comprehensive SEL Guide, designed to help teachers promote social and emotional wellness in the virtual classroom.
Join the iTeach #CoachingCollab!
Do you have a desire to grow professionally in an environment that is personalized for your learning needs? Do you want to grow your professional learning network? If so the #CoachingCollab is a great opportunity for you!
Seven Ways to Level-Up Your Next Virtual Meeting
Learn seven effective strategies to make meetings engaging and beneficial during a time of virtual or blended learning.
Five Remote Learning Lessons for Administrators
Suzy Lolley helps administrators understand how this school year’s unexpected remote learning can benefit learning and leadership in the future.
Hope Vs. Strategy: Learning in a Post-COVID19 Reality
Now more than ever, it is essential to capture the voice, experience, opinions and desires of the educators on the front lines. Perhaps this disruption will allow true personalized learning to take root, where goals and outcomes of schooling reflect the diversity of the learners themselves.
Leveraging Social Media in the Classroom
Learn how to use social media in the classroom to excite and empower student learning.
Remote Learning: Translating Best Efforts into Best Practice
Guest blogger Max Gertz reflects on remote learning and inspires teachers to use their past experiences as a driving force to transform remote learning.
Master Your Time: Building a Schedule for Blended Learning
Key considerations to keep in mind when working to create an effective master schedule that supports personalized learning in a blended learning environment.
Effective Strategies for Virtual Coaching
It is critical that coaches are prepared to support teachers virtually! Learn how to make the most out of the virtual coaching process.
3 Ways to Foster a Growth Mindset with School Staff
Promoting a growth mindset empowers educators (and leaders) to be innovative in instruction—and problem-solving
Maker Education for All
All students can have a rich and engaging making experience by using simple household materials. Using readily available materials to make and create allows more students to access the benefits of maker-centered learning as they design, tinker, and iterate.
Changing Course to Remote Learning
Guest blogger Max Gertz shares a six-step protocol to work your way to online teaching.