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Included in this product is a 3-page Google Doc for school librarians / media specialists. This is a document for the annual SGO (student growth objective) that most media specialists have to do to for their schools. This particular SGO is: Improving overall literacy skills by increasing circulation of books for intellectual awareness, critical thinking skills and personal enjoyment.The SGO focuses on improving / increasing the annual circulation of books / ebooks. This SGO focuses on reading

This 50+ slideshow Critical Thinking Toolkit provides K-12 teachers with engaging protocols, strategies, and resources to foster critical thinking skills across all content areas. This is a great slideshow that can be used for professional development for ANY grade level and subject teachers! The toolkit includes: Inquiry - Activating Strategies Explains three strategies teachers can use to activate student curiosity and inquiry before starting a new unit: Wordsplash, Anticipation Guide, and Wa

Included in this product is a 3-page Google Doc for school librarians / media specialists. This is a document for the annual SGO (student growth objective) that most media specialists have to do to for their schools. This particular SGO is: Improving the use of proper citation skills in students’ academic writing by increasing the utilization of an online citation management platform. The SGO focuses on improving / increasing the number of logins per NoodleBib/ NoodleTools OR specific databas

Included in this product is a Google Form for Tech Coaches. This form is to be distributed to teachers who they coach at the beginning and end of year. Questions include: • Rate how your classroom technology use this year differed from last year • How do you rate... your technology skills... your ability to select and use technology to improve teaching approaches (pedagogy) ... and more options • Ratings of Tech Usage as indicated by the Impactful Technology Use rubric Includes 13 questions for

This product includes a 41-page Google document for media specialists/ school librarians to use. This is for the 2023-2024 school year. You can place this in a binder and teachers can schedule their classes on the desired periods or blocks. Each page has: • week of [datel to [date] • day of week (and date) • period blocks (period 1 - 10) Major holidays have been listed. You can also choose to edit and customize the rows and columns within the tables. Great to print and fill your binder with at t

Included in this product is a 2-page Google document that can be given to students when they are planning their instrumentation for their research studies. This document should be given to students in their Google Classroom. Make sure to "make a copy" for each student so that they can edit their own copy. Once they are done with this document, you have enough information to bring it to your Supervisor if you need to approve studies with an Institutional Review Board. Document contains informatio

"Leveraging Al ideas for Educators" is a 10-page Google document that offers ideas and tips for teachers on how to use artificial intelligence (Al) to their advantage in the classroom. The document acknowledges that Al is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives, and while teachers may be concerned about students using it to cheat, the focus should be on how to use it as a tool for learning. The document provides a range of suggestions for how teachers can use Al to improve their teaching, suc

Are you looking for effective strategies to help your English Language Learners (ELL) thrive in the sheltered classroom? This comprehensive 1-page Google Doc provides you with actionable tips and tools to support your students' language development and ensure their success in your classroom. From teaching students strategies and language to use when they don't know what to do, to incorporating total response signals and using visuals and vocabulary strategies that support your objectives, this g