creative teaching Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/creative-teaching/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 10+ FREE EduProtocol templates + ideas for using them https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-free-eduprotocol-templates-ideas-for-using-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-free-eduprotocol-templates-ideas-for-using-them https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-free-eduprotocol-templates-ideas-for-using-them/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:01:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10817 What teacher doesn’t want to save themselves time and teach better? It’s finding those low-prep, high-return activities that we can use right away that can be challenging. That’s where EduProtocols come in. EduProtocols, created by Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern, are a series of lesson frames that are easy to adapt to any subject or grade. And the amazing […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-free-eduprotocol-templates-ideas-for-using-them/feed/ 1 13 ways to connect music and lyrics to class https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-connect-music-and-lyrics-to-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-ways-to-connect-music-and-lyrics-to-class https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-connect-music-and-lyrics-to-class/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:51:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3704 Songs can embed themselves deeply in our minds and our memories. Can you remember a specific song that immediately takes you back to a place and time in your past?For me, these three have very vivid memories:When I was moving into the dorms at Indiana State University my freshman year — a wide-eyed brand new college […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/13-ways-to-connect-music-and-lyrics-to-class/feed/ 7 10 ways to make lessons more hands-on https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-make-lessons-more-hands-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-ways-to-make-lessons-more-hands-on https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-make-lessons-more-hands-on/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:19:39 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5352 I’ve seen it in my own life. I bought an old zero-turn radius lawn mower and learned how to drive it on the fly. I’ve tinkered with broken items around the house until I fixed them. I’ve seen it in the classroom. Students finally getting verb conjugation in Spanish after rearranging cards with word parts on them. It’s […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/10-ways-to-make-lessons-more-hands-on/feed/ 4 End of the Year THRIVE-al (Not Survival) Guide https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/#comments Wed, 12 May 2021 07:26:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=4281 The end of the school year is a unique animal: extra time, review time, not enough time, etc. Here are some ideas and tools to help you thrive.As I write this, my kids have a little less than three weeks left of school yet. It’s the time of year when attention spans get shorter and […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/end-of-the-year-thrive-al-not-survival-guide/feed/ 8 10 ideas for creating an interACTIVE classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:04:29 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8402 This post is written by Joe and Kristin Merrill. Kristin is a fourth grade teacher, and Joe is a first grade teacher. They would love to stay connected with you! Follow them on Twitter at: @FriendsInFourth (Kristin), @MrMerrillsClass (Joe), and @TheMerrillsEdu (collectively). To gain access to free templates for the activities above, sign up for […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/5-ideas-for-creating-an-interactive-classroom/feed/ 5 About mystery location calls and why we need more https://ditchthattextbook.com/about-mystery-skypeshangouts-and-why-we-need-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-mystery-skypeshangouts-and-why-we-need-more https://ditchthattextbook.com/about-mystery-skypeshangouts-and-why-we-need-more/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=1042 Mystery video calls can break down a classroom's walls and open students up to the world. They're easy to set up and can be transformational. Picture it ... a sunny day in Valencia, Spain ... in a classroom. My students from Indiana are engaged in a geography guessing game with these students from Spain, and they're […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/about-mystery-skypeshangouts-and-why-we-need-more/feed/ 11 30 interactive Google Slides activities for classroom excitement https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-interactive-google-slides-activities-for-classroom-excitement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-interactive-google-slides-activities-for-classroom-excitement https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-interactive-google-slides-activities-for-classroom-excitement/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:42:13 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=3758 Google Slides isn't just for delivering presentations to an audience. Here are 30 activities that bring interactive learning to students.So often, people think of presentation slides as just that: a visual aid for delivering a presentation in front of an audience. But these slide apps (like Google Slides and PowerPoint in Office 365) really are powerful tools […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/8-interactive-google-slides-activities-for-classroom-excitement/feed/ 21 50 ways to make your lessons interactive https://ditchthattextbook.com/30-ways-to-make-your-lessons-interactive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=30-ways-to-make-your-lessons-interactive https://ditchthattextbook.com/30-ways-to-make-your-lessons-interactive/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2019 15:08:36 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=8437 Students benefit when we create lessons where they can interact with the content. What makes a lesson truly interactive? And how can we leverage the tools we have available to make our lessons more interactive. When we provide students with interactive lessons they are immersed in the content and take an active role in their learning. Interactive lessons stick. They […]

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