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"The more we share, the more we have." - Leonard Nimoy 

Content Specific
History/Social Studies
Lessons, resources, and events
Lessons and resources for analyzing historical events 
News and current events for students
Lesson plans, student resources, and other references
Information on all 50 states (fun facts, license plates, etc.)
New: The History Project

Science and Engineering
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
STEM/STEAM lessons, ideas, and resources
NGSS STEM lessons
Six characteristics of a great STEM lesson
Engineering lessons and 200 activities on Google Drive
Science and Engineering lessons, units, and templates
Explore digital graphing with Desmos (great for math)
Computational knowledge engine for any discipline!
50 STEM Ideas for Kids
NGSS Cheat Sheets and STEM Teaching Tools
New: National Science Foundation - STEM Teaching Tools
Digital Collaboration Tools
Audience participation, online brainstorming, and student feedback with AnswerGarden

Create online quizzes for any content area with Kahoot

Online collaboration through Pear Deck

Online collaboration with Padlet (great for the classroom)

User-friendly platform for creating videos with Animoto

Create interactive images and videos with Thinglink

Share and download presentations with Slideshare

Web tools & mobile apps; Google Drive resource for teachers

Google Drive templates 

Great tool for creating cool flyers for any event
Educational Articles
Websites

Finland Adopts the Common Core

Piecing Together An Ideal School

eLearning Statistics

Using Smartphones in the Classroom

Protocols for Analyzing Student Work

An Interesting Take on Professional Development

English Learners in the Common Core

Mathematics Instruction for English Learners

Talk Moves in Science (also applies to other content areas)

DOK Guide and Definitions

Fixed Mindset vs. Growth Mindset

Culturally Responsive Teaching

A Problem-Solving Approach

Downloads
Information and Communication Technology_Nigeria
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Teaching for Meaning
File Size: 144 kb
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Learning Across the Globe
File Size: 591 kb
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Hong Kong PBL Study
File Size: 183 kb
File Type: pdf
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PBL and Technology
File Size: 1045 kb
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Learning and Technology
File Size: 197 kb
File Type: pdf
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Advancing Language Through Text Complexity
File Size: 209 kb
File Type: pdf
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Socratic Seminar
File Size: 140 kb
File Type: pdf
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A Writing Revolution
File Size: 122 kb
File Type: doc
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Understanding Preferences in a Group
File Size: 56 kb
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The Coolest Apps
Teach Students How to Present, Create, and Code
Haikudeck - Create beautiful presentations with this app
Duolingo - Have fun as you learn another language for free
Draw and Tell - Draw something, tell a story, and share it
Instructables - Instructions for more than 100,000 projects
Hopscotch - Learn game design, coding, and much more
Tinkercad - Design your own 3D objects

Everyday Classroom Needs
Evernote - Create assignments for students and share it
Explain Everything - Interactive and collaborative white board
Educreations - Create videos to explain things better
Oxford Dictionaries - For languages around the world

Noteshelf - Best note taking app for iPads
Collaborating on School Projects
Slack - A messaging app for teams​ integrated with Google Apps
GAFE (Google Apps for Education) - Enhance learning for all
Mindmeister - Capture, develop, and share ideas visually
Wikispaces - Social writing platform for education

Communicating With Students and Their Families
Remind - Send quick, simple messages to any device for free
Edublogs - Easy blogging for education
ClassDojo - Build a great, digital classroom community

Giving and Receiving Feedback
Socrative - Simplify grading and reports
Google Forms - Gather immediate feedback that is organized

Click here to let us know of other apps that you find useful so that we can inform others. Thank you!

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Acacia M. Warren, Ed.D.
acacia@acaciatreelearning.com



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