Rachelle Dené Poth

Start the New Year with STEM!

Start the New Year with STEM!

As we continue to seek ways to best prepare students for the skills that they need to be successful in the future, it's important that we are not afraid to take risks in our classroom by bringing new methods and different digital tools for our […]

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Fresh Ideas for the New Year

Fresh Ideas for the New Year

The start of a new year is a great time to think about the progress we have made so far this year and consider trying some different methods and tools in our classrooms. Taking time to reflect on what has worked, what we have not tried, and areas […]

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Boosting Student Engagement and Curiosity

Boosting Student Engagement and Curiosity

As educators, we need to be comfortable with taking more risks in our classrooms. Whether we dive in and try new ideas, bring in new digital tools, or shift to more of a facilitator role, it will promote more student-driven, meaningful learning. […]

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Promoting Student Agency in Learning

Promoting Student Agency in Learning

Over the past two school years, educators, students, and their families have experienced learning and living in new ways. There have been many challenges that we have all faced in education. For some educators, it was a necessary push to take risks, […]

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3 Fresh Ideas for Fall

3 Fresh Ideas for Fall

Now that the school year is in full swing, teachers may be starting to come up for air to look for new ideas to try in the classroom. It's always fun to kick off a new school year with a new method or a digital tool, but there are always many other […]

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3 Ideas for Promoting Collaboration in the Classroom

3 Ideas for Promoting Collaboration in the Classroom

Collaboration is being open to each other's ideas and benefiting from each other's perspectives in an open way”. - Alan Menken 

Preparing our students for the future means that we need to continue to learn more about the types of jobs that are in […]

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Preparing Students for the Future: 3 Essential Skills

Preparing Students for the Future: 3 Essential Skills

As educators, we have had to adjust our methods and choices in digital tools throughout our careers for many reasons. Besides what we have experienced in the past few years, there is increased access to devices, more apps and tools available for […]

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Fresh Ideas for A New School Year

Fresh Ideas for A New School Year

Getting back into the routine of a daily schedule can be tough at the start of every new school year. After a summer break, making a shift in routines, the added responsibilities, and time commitments in our days can be tough at first. Educators and […]

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PBL in the New School Year

PBL in the New School Year

The start of each new school year is a great time to try out some new methods and digital tools that can help amplify learning while also focusing on the development of essential skills for students. A method that works well for any grade level and […]

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Back to School: Focusing on SEL and Our Wellbeing

Back to School: Focusing on SEL and Our Wellbeing

It has been a challenging couple of years for all of us. We’ve all had to adjust in our personal lives as well as professional lives. The routines we had for working, connecting with family and friends, and the many other things we kept ourselves […]

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