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I just got hired to tutor a 4-year old. The mom says that she is just starting to learn her sounds and sound out words and needs wants me to help with some early stage reading practice. Does anyone have any advice for free online resources/books/short stories/worksheets I can utilize?

We all know time is precious! I wonder what's that one tool, strategy, or workflow that has helped you save time and manage your workload better? I’ve been exploring tools to simplify scheduling and coursework management, but I'd love to hear what’s worked for you. Let’s swap ideas! :)

1. Edutopia
   • Focus: Articles, videos, and teaching strategies for K-12 educators.
   • How to Utilize: Explore the "Grade Levels" or "Teaching Strategies" sections for tailored advice. Integrate project-based learning and classroom management tips into your daily teaching plans.
2. Khan Academy
   • Focus: Free online courses, lessons, and practice exercises for all subjects.
   • How to Utilize: Use it to supplement classroom instruction, assign homework, or support struggling students with self-paced learning.
3. Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT)
   • Focus: Teaching resources, lesson plans, and worksheets created by educators.
   • How to Utilize: Purchase or download free high-quality lesson plans and activities. Customize materials to fit your classroom needs.
4. National Education Association (NEA)
   • Focus: Advocacy, professional development, and classroom resources.
   • How to Utilize: Participate in webinars, read research-backed articles, and engage in discussions about educational policy and teaching practices.
5. Google for Education
   • Focus: Free tools and resources like Google Classroom, Slides, and Forms.
   • How to Utilize: Use Google Classroom for assignments, Slides for interactive lessons, and Forms for quizzes and feedback collection.
6. The Teacher Toolkit
   • Focus: Practical strategies and resources for classroom management and teaching.
   • How to Utilize: Implement simple strategies like the "Five Minute Plan" to streamline lesson preparation and reflect on student engagement.
7. ClassDojo
   • Focus: Classroom management app for building communication and behavior tracking.
   • How to Utilize: Engage parents, motivate students with points, and create a positive classroom culture.
8. Scholastic Teachers
   • Focus: Books, classroom resources, and professional learning materials.
   • How to Utilize: Access ready-to-use lesson plans, themed activities, and book recommendations to enhance literacy in your classroom.
9. YouTube Channels for Educators (e.g., CrashCourse, TED-Ed)
   • Focus: Short, engaging videos on a wide range of topics.
   • How to Utilize: Use videos as engaging hooks or supplementary material to explain complex concepts.
10. Education Podcasts (e.g., Truth for Teachers, Cult of Pedagogy)

• Focus: Discussions on teaching strategies, challenges, and innovations.
• How to Utilize: Listen during commutes or breaks for inspiration and actionable tips.

1. PlagiarismCheck.org

The MVP for maintaining academic integrity. Whether you're grading essays or capstone projects, this tool ensures originality without breaking a sweat. A lifesaver when originality meets “Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V” temptation.

2. Mote

Providing feedback just got a whole lot easier (and friendlier). Mote lets you leave voice notes on student work, adding a personal touch that written comments often lack. It’s efficient, encouraging, and perfect for the multitasking teacher.

3. Genially

Who says presentations have to be boring? Genially lets you create interactive, visually stunning content that keeps students engaged. Think of it as PowerPoint on steroids—but in a good way.

4. ClassDojo (with a Twist)

Yes, ClassDojo is a classic, but its 2025 updates take classroom management to new heights. Now, you can gamify more aspects of learning while maintaining the same charm that keeps students motivated and parents in the loop.

5. Actively Learn

This reading tool transforms texts into interactive lessons, complete with questions, annotations, and discussion prompts. Perfect for turning "I forgot to read it" into "I couldn’t put it down!"

6. Edji

Bring group reading activities to life! With Edji, students can highlight text, add comments, and see each other’s insights in real-time. Think of it as collaborative annotation for the TikTok generation.

7. Notion (for Educators)

Notion isn’t just for productivity enthusiasts—it’s a game-changer for lesson planning and resource organization. Create a hub where you and your students can access everything from notes to assignments in one sleek, customizable space.

8. Explain Everything

An interactive whiteboard that lets you record, annotate, and collaborate on lessons. It’s ideal for flipping your classroom or making concepts more digestible. Bonus: Students can replay explanations as needed!

9. Wolfram Alpha Pro

More than just a search engine, it’s a knowledge powerhouse for advanced problem-solving and research. Perfect for STEM educators tackling complex equations and curious students.

10. Gimkit

Imagine Kahoot! grew up and got serious about gamified learning. Gimkit lets students earn “money” by answering questions, then spend it on in-game upgrades. Learning has never been more fun—or competitive.

and what is your forever-love teaching tool?

Hi y all,
in our school, the headmaster really pays attention, that we don't show any ads to our kids. The random group generator we used shows ads and look sooo old school, that I wanted to change it. As a small IT project to perpare myself to teach some coding, I've create groupify.it

It's for the moment a simple #groupgenerator with a nice name animation. You can upload your students as cvs or excel file (if in the proper format) and download the groups as pdf or image. Something I missed in the former generator.

The generator is without any ads and free to use. I will try to add also a seating chart generator. Feel free to post any feedback.

And yes, the design ins't really great at all. I'm currently working on it.
Happy teaching and group/team working with groupify.it

I completed my master's program, and the only thing left for me to do is take the PECT state exam. However, I struggle with ADHD, which makes it incredibly difficult for me to concentrate on studying for this exam. I truly want to take it, have my own classroom, and achieve all my goals, but I can't seem to focus and learn the material that is specifically on the test.

I have spent nearly $400 on preparation materials, but I've barely been able to use them before they expired. Either I don't have enough time, or when I finally have time, I find it hard to concentrate and retain any of the information I'm reading and trying to learn. I feel as though my depression and anxiety are overwhelming me in addition to my ADHD, and I keep failing in my attempts to prepare for this test.

I've rescheduled the exam so many times that I’ve lost the money I paid for it the first time. If anyone out there has advice or wise words to help me, please share. Thank you.

Are there any teachers here blending online with physical classes or fully online? What online tools or software are you using in conducting exams online?

So I'm homeschooled, and practically teaching myself. I have a curriculum book for my grade, but it has run out of science, history, and it's "geography" lessons because I've finished them all.

I put geography in quotations because it isn't really geography; I don't know how to explain it, but the lessons are basically like Natural Processes & Landforms, Climate Patterns, Natural Vegetation, Impact Of Human Activities, etc etc. Those are actual titles/names of the lectures.

So, less geography and more a category of a science and world-wide economy based topic I can't find a word for (if you actually know what it is, please tell me lol. I've been stuck trying to figure out what subject it is for months now without Google 🤣😭)

Anyway, does anyone know any books or websites that teach lessons about things like those examples? I also use Kahn Academy, but I've been signed out for about 2 months and can't get back in, so I haven't been on it.

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I’m a science teacher with a knack for creating simple, engaging, and aesthetically pleasing slides that make lessons and presentations stand out. Over the years, I’ve developed a skill for taking cluttered, overwhelming slides and transforming them into clean, fun, and interactive designs that help students (or any audience) stay focused and excited about the content.

Here’s what I can do for you: • Revamp Existing Slides: I’ll take your current slides and make them more visually appealing, organized, and interactive. • Custom Slide Designs: Need a new deck for a specific lesson, training, or presentation? I’ll design slides tailored to your needs. • Interactive Elements: I can incorporate fun visuals, animations, and layouts to make your slides more dynamic. • Simplified Content: I specialize in making complex ideas easy to understand and visually digestible.

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So I'm lucky to have two very engaged and enthusiastic senior level Economics classes, and with this being the last week of our first semester and my last lesson set for tomorrow I'm trying to think of an entertaining but also relevant movie to show them over the last two days on Thursday and Friday. I already showed The Big Short before winter break so that's out of the question unfortunately.

Hi all,

Are there any specific math fluency skills you wish there were a game for, but you haven’t quite found the right game yet? I’d be so grateful to hear your ideas and suggestions!

Dear High School Educators,

I would like to inquire about the platforms and resources you currently use to teach your students. Could you kindly share both the advantages and limitations of these tools? Additionally, I am interested in learning what you believe should be included in ideal study materials such as presentations, slideshows, reports, worksheets, and study packets.

Moreover, I would appreciate hearing about the most effective teaching strategies you employ to help students achieve a deeper understanding of the curriculum.

I’ve seen found conferences from companies like Autodesk (Tinkercad, Autocad) that have educator elements to them, but I’m looking for a more education based conference in the US, where I can meet other educators and swap notes and learn.

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Kindergarten: Counting 2D Shapes

1st Grade: Adding 10s and 1s

2nd Grade: Adding 10 and 100 to Three-Digit Numbers

3rd Grade: Multiplication by 7

Hi everyone, I’m a former curriculum developer and teacher trainer with a passion for creating engaging educational content. My ultimate goal is not to become a teacher in a classroom but to be a content creator who provides tools and resources that inspire curiosity and critical thinking for learners and educators alike.

Here’s a bit about my background: • I’ve developed and programmed an e-learning engine, created video lessons, written tutorials, and made supporting artwork. • I’ve trained teachers to use curricula I created, covering subjects like horticulture, AI and robotics, video game design, animation, and music video production. • My strengths include finding connections between disparate subjects and presenting them in ways that engage learners. • I’ve spent years researching homeschooling and unschooling approaches, and I want to bring those alternative perspectives into my work.

I’m open to creating content in any format—videos, comics, games, ARGs, AI tools, e-learning platforms, or even hybrid ideas I haven’t thought of yet. My ideal audience is broad, ranging from preschoolers to adults, and I’m particularly interested in cross-disciplinary subjects that encourage critical thinking.

Here’s where I need help: I’m overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities. I want to know what educators and learners would find most useful in terms of tools, resources, or approaches. What are the biggest gaps you see in educational content today?

I’m not looking to create a massive, ultimate project right now. Instead, I’d like to ease back into the field, whether by collaborating with an educator, working with an existing company, or starting something on my own.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, advice, or even stories about how you approach similar challenges. What directions or ideas would you suggest for someone with my skills and goals?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

We've made a classroom teaching and engagement software called MyClass (https://joinmyclass.com) which is already really powerful with whiteboarding, interactive and engaging activities, ready-made content, and lots of import options to help make it easy to get started with your existing content.

There is a free tier and it's pretty generous with what you can do. Just sign up without entering a product key.

I'd love to get feedback from educators. On one hand I think it's an amazing platform and needs more love but on the other hand I don't know if we are doing it in a way that actually helps teachers and it is what teachers want or need.

Like:

• we have an Android launcher which actually replaces your existing experience with ours - you can sign into it and present your lessons directly from it, but do teachers use their Android panels in this way?
• Do your students have their own devices in the classroom or do you have school-supplied hardware for this, or are students even *allowed* their own devices like Chromebooks or iPads in the classroom?
• We have AI in our solution to help build content but is this seen as good or bad or does it depend how we do it?

I want to keep this short and am happy to give more details if needed. Thank you!

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Looking for guidance in Massachusetts

I’m in Australia and looking for any really engaging back to school activities. They could be things you do to setup expectations in your room, ice breakers, team building, anything!

My principal wants my school to become an AVID demonstration school so my friend and I built an app that analyzes existing lessons and gives suggestions for improvement. Give it a try and let me know what you think. The app is call Lesson Optimizer.

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Just sharing a small 100% free tool I made for creating short-answer quizzes quickly. If you're interested, you can check it out here: TeacherApps Quiz Editor. Let me know what you think!

Does anyone have the teaching channel group discount code for January?