Goodbye 2021-2022
We wanted to take a moment to thank all Elkhart community members – staff and students alike – for a great 2022. We faced significant challenges and the way our… Continue reading "Goodbye 2021-2022"
Author: Instructional Tech
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Do One Thing: The Summer DOT Conference
We are excited to invite you to participate in Elkhart’s first Summer DOT Conference taking place on June 1 & 2, 2022. With a focus on Tier 1 Instruction, the… Continue reading "Do One Thing: The Summer DOT Conference"
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January Canvas Updates
Canvas has regular updates and from time to time, we’ll write about those here on the blog so you’re aware of some of the more important changes. This month, there… Continue reading "January Canvas Updates"
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SEL-aware Practice with Standards Based Grading
Whether we want to admit it or not, grading is a powerful influencer on emotional wellness. The letter or number on top of an assignment communicates more than performance; to many students, the grade on an assignment communicates value. Standards based grading is a system which allows us to proactively change our grading to promote positive academic and emotional mindsets in students.
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Three Powerful Feedback Tools in Canvas
Canvas is full of tools you can use to provide rich, timely feedback to students. In this post, we want to break down the three most impactful methods of giving… Continue reading "Three Powerful Feedback Tools in Canvas"
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Keep Early Finishers Engaged with Anchor Activities
After completing Module 18 in SIOP, I’ve been thinking a lot about student engagement. Obviously, we all do our very best to engage students, but sometimes it is very difficult… Continue reading "Keep Early Finishers Engaged with Anchor Activities"
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Low Barrier, High Impact Accommodations
All accommodations are focused on one thing: how do we make the content accessible to the student? Several years ago, I was challenged to think about an educational Hippocratic Oath.… Continue reading "Low Barrier, High Impact Accommodations"
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April Resource Pack
Each month, the Technology Ambassadors work hard to create resources, materials, and other tools to help you with planning, brainstorming, or getting quick tips. To make them easy to find,… Continue reading "April Resource Pack"
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Enable Live Captions in Chrome
Accessibility has been a main theme this year in our resources and Chrome has added a great new tool to expand usability on websites with the addition of Live Captions.… Continue reading "Enable Live Captions in Chrome"
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February Resource Pack
Each month, the Technology Ambassadors work hard to create resources, materials, and other tools to help you with planning, brainstorming, or getting quick tips. To make them easy to find,… Continue reading "February Resource Pack"
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Using Video in Online Classes
We’re online for the long haul. Even with hybrid teaching, our students are working in a virtual classroom, through Seesaw or Canvas, three days a week. As teachers, a pandemic… Continue reading "Using Video in Online Classes"
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Virtual Teaching Toolkit
To support all high school classes moving online again, the Tech Ambassadors have helped compile a virtual teaching toolkit to help staff get back in the swing of online teaching.… Continue reading "Virtual Teaching Toolkit"