by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 3, 2020 | Curriculum Design for Teachers
“As more teachers turn to distance learning in these challenging times, we wanted to provide a few creative assignments that can be easily modified to meet the needs of students with different interests and skill levels. These activities can work across content areas,...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Mar 25, 2020 | Improving Instruction
“But They’re Always on Their Phones!”: How to Help Students Find Balance with Technology There is a lot of discussion in schools today about how to help students balance their technology use, but it’s a complicated issue. Of course, we want to provide students with...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Mar 18, 2020 | Improving Instruction
5 Brain-Based Classroom Strategies to Boost Student Learning After your students take a test, have you ever heard them say things like: “I knew the answers, I just couldn’t think of them!” “I studied for hours and hours – why didn’t I do better?” “Why didn’t you ask...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Feb 15, 2020 | Social and Emotional Learning
Turning Points: Making Connections with Hard-to-Reach Students Teachers can have a powerful impact on their students’ lives, but with some hard-to-reach students, it can be difficult to tell if we are making an impact at all. Sometimes we fail to connect with students...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Feb 12, 2020 | Technology and Tools for Teachers
PowerPoint has been the leading presentation software for three decades, but don’t count Google Slides out just yet. Its popularity has been steadily increasing in recent years, especially among users already familiar with other products in the Google Suite. Even if...
