Tracie Weisz

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5 Ways To Do Professional Development On A Tight Budget

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One aspect of professional development that teachers from the good ol’ days may remember was "the conference". Districts would send teams of teachers to conferences instead of just a few administrators. And now, those days are long gone.

How To Make Students Better Online Researchers

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I recently came across an article in Wired Magazine called "Why Kids Can't Search". I'm always interested in this particular topic, because it's something I struggle with in my middle and high school classes constantly, and I know I'm not alone in my frustrations.

How To Properly Integrate Classroom Technology

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I realized we are entering a phase with technology in instruction where many teachers who have been using it for awhile have integrated it into their teaching style - it's part of our methodology.

Why You Should Start Using QR Codes In Your Classroom

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I'll admit QR codes were a bit of a mystery to me until recently. I've seen the funny little codes in magazines and advertisements, and I understood that if you had an app on your phone you could scan them and get...somewhere. Beyond that I didn't give them much thought.