A critical skill our students need to develop is the ability to listen and communicate their ideas with others.  The collaborative learning strategy 1-3-6 allows students to develop and practice these skills as they learn area specific content.

Guided Reading has become a staple in creating proficient readers starting from the beginning.

Guided Reading has become a staple in creating proficient readers. This task helps you create your own lesson plan for guided reading.

This badge will give you ideas for how you can differentiate to meet the needs of gifted learners in your classroom without creating a lot of extra work for yourself.

Learning menus (aka choice boards) are a form of differentiated learning that gives students a menu or choice of learning activities.

You must complete Part 1 before earning this badge. Learning menus (aka choice boards) are a form of differentiated learning that gives students a menu or choice of learning activities.

Share some of your procedures and ways that you are using and incorporating Fountas and Pinnell successfully with your students.

Students with disabilities have accommodations and modifications to assist them within the general education classroom. These are vital to their success. Although there are several provided, we all have our own success stories of new ways we’ve found to help these struggling students.

Anchor charts are an easy, useful tool to use in the classroom.

Earn the badge for getting started with interactive read-alouds by watching this introductory video.

Deepen your understanding of Guided Reading in the PreK - 2 classroom.

Learn how to create fine motor manipulatives to help your students develop the necessary skills to be successful with everyday activities!

I-squared strategy requires students to Identify and Interpret an image, diagram, formula, or graph and provides a template for writing about the image.

This badge will help you identify students that you may or may not already view as being gifted.

Implementing special ed modifications and accommodations can be quite tricky and quite time consuming, at times. By keeping track of the students who require accommodations, it will ensure you’re meeting their needs and staying compliant. Attached, you will find an editable tracker to assist you in doing so.

A student-centered learning strategy in which the teacher serves as a facilitator by posing questions, problems, or scenarios.

Deepen your understanding of Interactive Read-Alouds in the PreK - 2 classroom.

Deepen your understanding of Interactive Writing in the PreK - 2 classroom.

A critical skill our students need to develop is the ability to listen and communicate their ideas with others.  The collaborative learning strategy Jigsaw allows students to develop and practice these skills as they learn area specific content.

Implement literature discussions in your classroom.

Have students take a story and turn it into a script to help them to picture the story elements.  

Most special needs students require a modified testing format. This is usually done by reducing the amount of questions and/or choices, rephrasing or paraphrasing questions, or providing an alternate assignment, just to name a few. How do you adjust your test to accommodate your special needs students?

Teachers will learn about using the “My Favorite No” strategy as an in-class assessment and a way to collect data and analyze student understanding of a particular topic.

Deepen your understanding of Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study in the PreK - 2 classroom.

Teachers will use the game, “Quiz, Quiz, Trade” to review a unit.

Using rubrics in the classroom helps clarify expectations of your assignments

Do you remember the little details that go into giving a running record? Review your knowledge of running records and take a quick quiz to show what you know!

Now that you know how to properly give and score a running record, the next step is to properly analyze the errors and self corrections. You will be able to see what strategic actions your students already control and which they need to learn how to use.

Knowing how to give and analyze running records is the first step. Now it’s time to use running records to guide your instruction.

Use Science journals as a way to get your students to think like a scientist.

Sometimes people prefer PDF files because they’re easy to print, download, and open in existing programs (not everyone uses Google, can you believe that?). How about you give them a PDF link that is always up to date?

Deepen your understanding of Shared and Performance Reading in the PreK - 2 classroom.

Implement Shared and Performance Reading in your classroom.

Tea Party is a simple quick cooperative learning strategy that  is useful because not only does it allow for all students to get a chance and share with another student, but additionally, it allows for students to work together to come up with a solution.

Teachers will use a Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Board to help students demonstrate their skills and understanding of a unit in a variety of ways.

USA Test Prep diagnostic benchmark system provides a performance snapshot at the student, class, school, and district level.

Teachers will learn about additional resources available in USA Test Prep and practice implementing those in class.

Teachers will review the benefits of using music in the classroom, practice using music in their classroom, and record the results.

Learn how to utilize attention-getters in the classroom to improve student engagement.

Use visual phonics in your classroom to improve student knowledge of letter names and sounds.

Demonstrate your general, theoretical understanding of whole brain teaching by completing Bronze Level Certification.  

Deepen your understanding of Writing About Reading in the PreK - 2 classroom.

Deepen your understanding of Writing Workshop in the PreK - 2 classroom.

A great way for students/teachers to create webpages for many different items.  For example, you could use it for: reports, blogs, portfolios, reflections, newsletters, journals, etc.

Use Adobe Spark to create easy, yet powerful videos.

App Smashing is the fun and creative process of combining the attributes of more than one application to demonstrate learning. App smashing can combine as few as two apps, or as many as one can imagine!

Canva is an easy-to-use digital design website that allows you to use pre-made templates, or start from scratch, to create professional presentations, documents, logos, etc.

Use Classtools to create tools and games that are interactive and easy to use.

The teacher will use Toolkit on Class Dojo to explore classroom management tools.

Inspire creativity with Canva through graphic creations.

EDpuzzle allows teachers to crop videos from organizations such as Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, YouTube,Ted Talks, and a few others in an easy format while also adding audio notes, quizzes, or audio voiceovers.

EdPuzzle combines videos teachers make or find (from Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, YouTube,Ted Talks, and others) with custom questions, audio notes, and voice overs. It integrates with Google Classroom, so students can be added a whole class at a time.

Flipgrid is where your students go to share ideas and learn together. It’s where students amplify and feel amplified. It’s video the way students use video.

Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and their families around the world. Flipgrid promotes fun and social learning by giving every student an equal and amplified voice in discussing prompts organized by the educator.

Flippity is a Google Sheets Add-on that allows users to create a variety of cool items from flash cards to a crossword puzzle to a quiz show!

GoNoodle is a video resource that you can use for Brain Breaks, Relaxation, Indoor Recess, and Learning Style Differentiation (bringing kinetic learning into the classroom easily).

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

Now that you know how to create, give and analyze a GoFormative assessment let’s get a little deeper and add a variety of different types of test items.

Learn to create simple online multiple choice assessments. These assessments will be automatically graded and you can view data instantly.

Evaluate Data with GoFormative. See how your students do as a class, on each question, and compared to your other classes.  Easily allow students to see and track their own data.

Grammarly will make sure your messages, documents, and social media posts are clear, mistake-free, and impactful. Adding Grammarly to Chrome means that your spelling and grammar will be vetted on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, and nearly everywhere else you write on the web.

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!

Once you save a password in LastPass, you’ll always have it when you need it; logging in is fast and easy.

Lucidchart combines ease of use with more robust functionality to accommodate all students, from those in elementary school to those in advanced engineering courses. Teachers and education leaders can also use the software to explain complex processes and demonstrate learning techniques.

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Nearpod is a classroom tool for teachers to engage students with interactive lessons & assessments that students can access on any device.

Remind is a messaging tool that can empower clear communication throughout your parents, staff, etc.

Newsela is a nonfiction reading site where readers can access real news articles, then adjust them to match their reading level to annotate and more!

Teachers will learn how to create classes and develop practices, quizzes, and diagnostics on No Red Ink.

Pear Deck “transforms presentations into classroom conversations with an array of interactive and formative assessment questions.”

Pear Deck aims to help teachers efficiently understand individual students’ progress in the classroom.

PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery

Piktochart is a free tool for making infographics, presentations, and printables. Infographics are concise visual representations of data and information that is easily viewed and understood.

Piktochart is a free tool for making infographics, presentations, and printables. Infographics are concise visual representations of data and information that is easily viewed and understood.

Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices

Prezi is a presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional slide making programs such as PowerPoint. Instead of slides, Prezi makes use of one large canvas that allows you to pan and zoom to various parts of the canvas and emphasize the ideas presented there.

Quizlet Live is a powerful tool filled with fun and engagement for both the students and teachers. It takes Quizlet off of the computer screen only and brings it into a real world interactive competition!

Quizlet is a great way to help kids study for vocab tests or remember important terms.

Quizziz is a free game-based tool that allows you to create fun, multi-player quiz games that can be used both in the classroom as a quick formative assessment and out of the classroom for homework.

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Use Screencastify in your classroom for video recording magic!

Using SeeSaw, students capture learning with photos and videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. Everything gets organized in one place and is accessible to teachers from any device.

Effective communication is essential to create strong school-home partnerships and to increase parental involvement.

Post your class activities to the school Facebook page to earn this badge!

Teachers will learn how to create classes and develop assessments using Socrative.

Quizlet Live is great to play with your class to review. Now time to spice it up with your students even more!

Sporcle is a trivia quiz website on which users have a set amount of time to complete their responses. Sporcle can be utilized as a study tool that covers a multitude of subjects. Teachers can create timed assessments for student-use.

Sutori is a free website for creating and sharing content. This storytelling and presentation tool makes it easy to integrate all kinds of media into one beautiful and clean interface.

Teachers will learn how to manipulate Symbaloo to set up all classroom websites in one area.

ThingLink is a free and user friendly digital tool that provides users with the ability to turn any image into an interactive graphic. Create multiple “hot spots” on specific parts of an image and turn that image into a multimedia launcher.  Include video, record audio or provide a link to any website with the click of a button.

Thinglink allows teachers and students to create interactive images, videos, and audio clips as a way to fully immerse themselves into the content.

ThingLink is a free and user friendly digital tool that provides users with the ability to turn any image into an interactive graphic. Create multiple “hot spots” on specific parts of an image and turn that image into a multimedia launcher.  Include video, record audio or provide a link to any website with the click of a button.

Thinglink allows teachers and students to create interactive images, videos, and audio clips as a way to fully immerse themselves into the content.

Teachers will submit a video to Youtube related to a concept learned in class. This could include: a song, skit, chant, or even schoolwide expectations.

VideoNot.es allows you or your students take notes along with a video and share them using Google Drive or Evernote. You can sign in using Google.

Create and share free interactive worksheets that are organized and easy to make for your students online.

Create shareable books that include audio, video, illustrations, photographs and more.

Chrome Extensions are programs that you can add to your Google Chrome browser that make the Chrome experience more tailored to you.

Learn the ins and outs of maneuvering around a Chromebook. Learn buttons shortcuts, the many uses of the touchpad, and other tips/tricks.

Google Sites is an easy-to-use website that you can create your own websites for FREE.

Google Meet is a great way to connect your classroom with other classrooms, take your classroom on a field trip, or attend professional development anywhere in the world.

This online, video-based curriculum includes lessons for a wide range of learners, from middle school to college, and beyond.

This badge is a "second part" badge that works with this online, video-based curriculum includes lessons for a wide range of learners, from middle school to college, and beyond.

Teachers can create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized, all in one place.

Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and instantly start class discussions. You can earn TWO Badges!!

Everyone uses the Google Suite in different ways. What tip do you use that simplifies your life?

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Create and share your own maps online with My Maps

Google shared drive allows a cohort/group to contribute and access materials from anywhere.

HyperDocs, a transformative, interactive Google Doc replacing the worksheet method of delivering instruction, is the ultimate change agent in the blended learning classroom.

Google Drive has become an essential tool for teachers, but they can get unorganized and messy in a heartbeat. This badge will help you organize your drive and help you easily find the things you need, quickly.

Quickly capture notes wherever you are to share with others.

Taking text from a picture has never been easier! Use Google Keep to transpose the text from a picture!

Teachers will learn and manipulate the tools available in Google Forms to create a self - grading CFA.

Learn ways to incorporate Google Sheets into your classroom!

STAR and Accelerated Reader used together help teachers set the right goals, match students with the right reading materials, and gain deeper insight into progress quickly and efficiently - giving more time to differentiate and personalize each child’s learning experience for a profound and proven impact on growth.

Breaking out in those brain break sessions are vital in the classroom to achieve maximum success. It’s easy to become overwhelmed while teaching students new concepts. Because of this, finding a quick and engaging activity from using our brains can be a great resource to maintaining focus.

Breakout EDU, the immersive games platform for learners of all ages. In Breakout EDU games, players work collaboratively to solve a series of critical thinking puzzles in order to open a locked box.

Bloxels EDU is the most intuitive platform for creating video games in the classroom. When students build games, they become the writers, artists, designers, and developers of their own interactive stories.

Find out what your library has to offer!

We all decorate our doors from time to time...it enhances the climate of our hallways and adds a joyful touch for our students to see when they come in the room.

Cricut Design Space allows for you to create your own text/ images, as well as use pre-made templates to create paper and vinyl cut-outs. This is a great tool if you have access to a Cricut machine. It helps you to customize your classroom, equipment and so much more!

Discover Nature Schools lists free nature programs that align with state standards that get kids outside and exploring the world around them.

The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is a FREE online conference for teachers, starting the last part of December and running through the first week of January. 

Although no one likes to be absent or make substitute plans, at some point, we all have to. View this powerpoint to gather ideas of how you can make sure your sub is taken care of to the fullest extent. Review the editable resources and create your own version to incorporate into your sub plans.

Participate in our new eBinders initiative.

eMule is our official email newsletter for our school district. If you are featured in an article or your classroom is you could earn this badge!

Partnering with community business/members with your classroom can help build great supportive relationships. This can start with just having a guest speaker come in or to have students exhibit their projects/ideas to them.

Learning Ally is a resource used to support struggling readers and building a strong foundation for independent, engaged learners who are empowered to achieve socially, emotionally and academically, regardless of their learning difference.

Learning Ally is a resource that our district has purchased for students in grades 4-12. It is designed to help struggling readers by providing audio materials.  The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution is a multi-sensory reading accommodation that levels the playing field for students who struggle to read due to a reading deficit, providing them the opportunity to achieve in school and in life. 

Students can work to write/color letters to our local nursing homes or to send to our veterans.

There’s so much work put into organizing an event at our schools. Whether it be a Transition Fair, Magic Show, Talent Show, or Prom, the teachers who help in organizing these events put in a lot of time and effort. So, why not get credit for it?

Japanese for “chit chat,” PechaKucha is a communication style that makes presenters get right to the point.  20 slides X 20 seconds each = a concise presentation.

A global project-based online learning community where students can both explore independently and be held accountable for expanding their learning of various social cultures, world issues, and have discussions with students around the world.

Numerous studies have shown that indoor plants provide a number of benefits for health and wellbeing. Earn a badge for adding plants to your classroom!

Teachers will increase their knowledge of using Green Screen as a way of empowering students to take a more active role as the teacher.

Every student has the potential to be a rockstar in our classrooms. Maybe it’s acts of kindness, maybe it’s acing a test, or maybe it’s bringing an interesting perspective to class discussions. Regardless of the reason, students respond well to positive reinforcement. How do you display gratitude for your students?

The atmosphere of a positive learning environment is crucial in letting students know they are in an organized classroom setting. Earn this badge by sharing your organization hacks!

Be creative- go green!  Students can use any type of greenscreen- green shirt, tablecloth, pizza box, straws, etc.  to create a video or picture to understand a concept.

Service to the community of which you are a part is a great way to develop your own professional skills. Sponsoring a student organization or club can enhance your connection to your students and help develop leadership skills.

Create digital lessons in five minutes using t’es teach.   Collect all your digital content in one place, engage students with fun interactive lessons, and monitor student comprehension with discussions and quizzes.

Add interactive questions, discussion topics and more to your favorite TED-Ed Animations, TED talks or any video on YouTube. Easily share lessons with your students and track the results.

Tinkercad is the entry-level 3D modeling design tool by Autodesk that allows users to create 3D objects simply as well as downloadable and 3D-printable items.

Yoga is a tool that engages, refocuses and develops self awareness in our students all while having fun.

By using student data, teachers have a more accurate sense of student progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Teachers can utilize data to diagnose and address learning gaps and to correlate patterns to get to the root cause of learning difficulties.

USA Test Prep diagnostic benchmark system provides a performance snapshot at the student, class, school, and district level.

Teachers will learn and manipulate the tools available in Google Forms to create a self - grading CFA.