Impactful Integration With Amy

This issue of Power PD includes some creative ways to increase student engagement.   You can check out the slidedeck with all the links here. 1. Try Wakelet Check out this post by TCEA to see more creative ways to use wakelet. Have you had a chance to try out Wakelet yet?   Ditch that Textbook recently put together a great post about using Wakelet.  Y ou can read more about it here .  Wakelet is a tool that can be used to organize or curate your information.  Students can use it to show what they know or to respond to others.  It can be individual or collaborative.  There is so much possibility with using this tool. Check out this wakelet about using wakelet created by Holly Clark. 2. Choice Boards I recently used Choice Boards in my Capstone Research Project lesson series. Giving students choice is a great way to build engagement.  I love using choice boards with my lessons.  If you have never used choice boards, I would suggest s...

Choice boards have been around for awhile, however I have noticed they are really trending lately.  When I was an elementary teacher and librarian, I did use choice boards in a low tech way.  I gave students options in how they might respond to a lesson. Now that our campus is one to one with devices, I realized I hadn't tried digital choice boards with my high school students.  I decided to go with combination of stations and choice boards to flip my instruction with my 11th graders last week.  I knew I wanted to structure their library visit in a way that we could cover four areas: finding a good book, researching colleges, exploring test prep materials and checking out a book.    So how do we start using choice board in way that works for teachers and students. Tip 1: Use a template I'm always so inspired by what Mrs. Howell is doing with Gold Edu and I decided to use a template she shared with our group.  Here is the template I used: Inspiration/ t...