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"Rich classroom experiences in complex questions, problems, or challenges that promote deep learning." Makerspaces -- ideas for projects and creations by actual students and classes.

Some interesting ideas for setting up a studio in the classroom at very low cost. Use for student projects and special effects in student videos.

Great article for both those getting started with video and those who have used it often. ALso contains lots of good links to further exploration.

Quizlet is one of the most flexible self-teaching tools available online. It offers far more than quizes: Good for self-practice, flashcards, vocabulary study, etc. All the multimedia you want and students can create their own practices. This pdf booklet/Google presentation helps you get started with distance learning.

"Successful classroom management relies on a handful of fundamental strategies and a larger number of quick interventions." T/h T Finley

"It's no longer enough to work from a pre-determined set of knowledge and skills all students are expected to acquire. To truly meet the Common Core, we have to teach students to dig deeper, think bigger and apply what they learn to real-world problems." So it's also about how teachers approach their job. Article by N. Krueger, 12/29/18

John Larmer sees a sliding scale: "There is a sliding scale of authenticity for projects, which goes from "not authentic" to "somewhat authentic" to "fully authentic.""

"Of course, since we all live in the real world, it's unlikely that we will be successful in getting all our students participating -- particularly in a cognitive way -- all the time. However, there are a number of actions we can take to increase the odds of as many as our students being active learners and co-creators of what is happening in the classroom.... These techniques can include use of individual whiteboards for students to use for writing and sharing responses; not having students raise hands and, instead, having teachers call on students (especially if they are given thinking and partner-sharing time for preliminary processing); and asking students reflective questions at the end of class for use as exit slips. "It's also important to remember that the effectiveness of these kinds of techniques will always be constrained or expanded by the quality of the relationships and the culture in any classroom." T/h L Ferlazzo

"Use these strategies to help middle and high school students identify relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability in the content they read." T/h J Coiro

"Classcraft, the first online educational role-playing game that teachers and students play together for free, recently announced the launch of a fully-updated version of their product for the new academic year. This revised version boasts new features such as free iOS apps for iPhone and iPad, interactive forums, student analytics and customisable characters, all of which will be useful for both teachers and students. Also included are French, Chinese, Dutch, German, and Spanish translations, which has made the game even more accessible to classrooms worldwide. To date, more than 30,000 students in 50 countries around the world are playing the game. "In order to keep students engaged, the Quebec-based team of education professionals are keen to inject the mechanisms of popular social games into learning. Playing in teams, students can become mages, warriors and healers, each with unique powers. The more a student excels, the more they gain points and real powers, like the ability to take notes into an exam. Teams can lose points by disrupting the classroom or submitting homework late; consequences can include detention and and less time to finish assignments."

Very handy guide to tools for formative assessment -- get some variety in your testing.

Inspiration for young artists. Add language lessons by writing or talking about what has been drawn, what colors are used, feelings expressed, etc.