Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) with a FREE Qwizdom OKTOPUS Lesson
By Melizza Rios
April 08, 2019 - “The MORE that you READ, the more THINGS you will KNOW. The MORE you LEARN, the more PLACES you’ll GO!” -- Dr. Seuss
April is Drop Everything and Read Month (DEAR; official day is Friday, April 12th) and Qwizdom OKTOPUS has free...
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Here is why you need to start using Qwizdom...
By Valerie Bonnet
April 03, 2019 - I absolutely love the Qwizdom Student Response System (SRS). I have been a teacher for 20 years. I can no longer work without Qwizdom.
Qwizdom has made my life so much easier. I use the remote answering system for every test I give,...
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Active Learning Using an Audience Response System
By Melizza Rios
March 28, 2019 - “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think!” – Albert Einstein
Educators can agree that an active learning approach can lead to greater improvements and gains than traditional “lecture and...
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It's Pi DAY!
By Melizza Rios
March 14, 2019 - To help you celebrate Pi Day, we have a free math lesson for you! This is an especially great lesson to use with your interactive whiteboard. For the free lesson on Radians, which includes a mini-lesson and question set, click here: Free...
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Women’s History Month – Women and the Vote
By Melizza Rios
March 12, 2019 - “The best protection any woman can have … is courage.”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
March is Women’s History Month and the internet is teeming with resources to help your students recognize the strong imprint women have...
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No More Pausing!
By Melizza Rios
February 21, 2019 - "Alright, Everyone! I'm going to pause the video and ask you a question."
Our children are responding to a variety of instructional methods to access learning, including interactive games, annotation tools for touch displays, and concept...
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Supporting Our First Responders
By Melizza Rios
February 14, 2019 - Every day, first responders put their own lives on the line to ensure our safety. The least we can do is make sure they have the tools to protect and serve their communities. - Joe Lieberman
Imagine the following scenarios that first...
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The Trouble with Fractions
By Melizza Rios
February 13, 2019 - Fractions can be the most frustrating concept to teach!
I struggled with making sure my students understood that in order to do anything with fractions (compare, add, subtract, etc), the fractions themselves had to have equal-sized...
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