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30 useful communication apps for your school

Although it shouldn’t, communication is one of the things that can go wrong everywhere. Especially in a school environment, communication is very...

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19 Powerful Apps for Project-Based Learning

PBL or project-based learning is a learning method in which students identify a real-world problem and develop a solution for it. Students develop...

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19 Fun ways to use a hangman game in the classroom

7 letters; description: ‘game’; now, start the guessing! Yes, I’m talking about the hangman game. Guess a word based on a description and some clues...

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Artificial intelligence in the classroom - What do the experts say?

Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) is increasingly finding its way into our lives. More and more, we wonder how our future is going to change...

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20+ helpful professional development resources for teachers

As a teacher, we encourage our students to never stop learning. But what about us? Do we try to learn new things or do we stick to the same teaching...

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15+ fun apps and lesson ideas to use in the outdoor classroom

Today’s modern society brings forth smartphones, tablets, game consoles, virtual reality and many more cool technologies children adore. Alhough...

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Direct instruction - A practical guide to effective teaching

According to research, direct instruction is one of the most effective teaching strategies. Although often misunderstood, students who are taught...

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7 Ready-to-use economics lessons for economics teachers

When I was in school, economics was one of my favorite lessons! Why? Because I had a great teacher who made it an interactive and fun lesson....

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Welcome to the digital classroom - An interview with Nik Peachey

Nik Peachey: “I wasn’t very engaged when I was at school. I found a lot of what we were learning and how we were learning very dull and subsequently,...

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