The 4 Gift Rule of Education Technology I am notorious in my family for wanting to give everyone, everything, during the holidays. However, I know I can’t actually do this, and have to make calculated, thoughtful decisions about [...]
AIMS Network is proud to congratulate AIMS Board Member, Dr. Steve Mertens, on being a recipient of the John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service in Middle Level Education given by AMLE. Steve's ongoing contributions to AIMS have [...]
Reading is THE most important skill that any student will learn and perfect throughout their time in school. Because reading applies to so many different tasks and topics in school and life, EVERY teacher has the opportunity to [...]
This year as communities across the nation ended their school year outside of their school buildings, educational leaders continued to envision ways to transform their practice to best support the social-emotional needs of their students for the moment [...]
Like any other educator or administrator, we sit here wondering about what school will look like for our students in the fall. As we reflect upon our 2019-2020 school year, and how it ended, we know one thing is [...]
Technology to use remotely Padlet Kahoot/Quizlet Peardeck FlipGrid https://whiteboard.fi/ (this is a really cool free interactive white board to work problems on while teaching live) Zoom/Microsoft Teams Google Translate Bitmoji Classrooms Newsela/Readworks See-Saw for portfolios Class Dojo [...]
Like every other educator this spring, I found myself in the position of trying to figure out how to effectively do my job in a distance learning model. As a library media specialist in my 1200 student middle school, [...]
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I LEARN." -Benjamin Franklin Hans Appel, Counselor For the past couple years, my wife (Jennifer) and I have produced a cutting edge platform [...]
Driving Personal Growth I remember my first year as a curriculum director. I had only been out of the classroom for a few months, but had found a renewed passion for my work as I was learning new things [...]
In these challenging times, read how Helen Brandon, an Illinois Teacher of the Year finalist, Teach Plus fellow and doctoral student at Illinois State University teaches by embracing an understanding of the development needs of students. Read more. [...]
