Ah, April!
The air feels a bit lighter, the days are stretching longer, it might ACTUALLY be getting warmer to stay. And most of us are likely navigating the tail end of state testing season. As the finish line of the school year peeks into view, it can be tempting to coast, but remember that your impact on students extends far beyond formal instruction. Every interaction, every word, every bit of encouragement you offer continues to shape their learning journey, even now. To help you power through these final weeks with positivity and engagement, I've gathered some tech tips and resources that I hope will make the remainder of your year a little smoother and even more impactful.
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The Calendar Says It's Spring . . .
... but I live in Ohio. We have 12 seasons. If you didn't know them, they are Winter, Fool's Spring, Second Winter, Spring of Deception, Third Winter, The Pollening, Actual Spring, Summer, Hell's Front Porch, False Fall, Second Summer and Actual Fall. I believe we are currently in Third Winter with The Pollening just around the corner. A lot of us have either just had, are on or are getting ready for our Spring Break. But no matter where you're at in your "Marchness," for teachers, this month signals two things. One, state testing is coming. Two, the end of the school year is just after it. It seems like after Spring Break things move decidedly faster than they did in January and February. And before you know it, you'll be wrapping things up on another school year. But before you do, there's still some education to be done and since must of that education is now somehow connected to technology, I offer you a couple of tips and a couple of new resource websites. Let's get to it.
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