Tamara Ferguson (Fergy) ✨

"My Awesome Map" worksheet includes space for students to write about their strengths, passions and challenges.

When Ss see their strengths, they can put them to use!

This approach can offer them a clearer view:

Via educator @mrswilliams21c.bsky.social

Generative AI offers substantial shortcuts around the often tedious and time-consuming work required to research a topic, including: Defining and articulating the information need Overcoming information gaps and keyword-foraging problems Weighing and selecting credible sources Sifting through enormous amounts of information Scanning through long pages of text Comparing contradicting perspectives from different sources Synthesizing and storing information (mentally or in a note). Source: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-changing-search-behaviors/

"The work students ask a _____ to do is different from the work chatGPT does" remains true as AI use discourages reading, research, & thinking skills in ways Google search does not. This list gets at some of what students avoid but need extensive practice with to build skills: /2

New updates added this week -- because we keep getting more bad news about AI tools.

If we could convince more people just how impactful this approach is in classroom climate, student interest in learning, their tenacity... The list goes on.

"When students come to me upset, I've learned to say, "Do you want to vent, problem solve, or would you like a supportive space to be silent?" Their shoulders immediately relax. Choice and autonomy [start to] provide the safety they're seeking." –Teacher Lindsay Hughes

Whatever Ss need, they know T Lindsay Hughes is there for them:

Driving in Toronto is the bunny hill that can prepare you for driving in Houston. Going 90mph (145km) and people pass you like you're going half that. I thought it was a Texas thing. Nope, just Houston. And, that is so normal, it doesn't phase anyone.

I am breaking my mold and exploring new opportunities, and this is a first for me-for sure. This year I won't be presenting at ISTE, but I will still be able to contribute to the community by being a reviewer. This is something I am really looking forward to.

#ISTELIVE26

Fair point 😎

Yes. Signing up

Some thoughts on learning practices we all engage in…

Copying notes ≠ Learning

If your students don’t understand, more practice is not going to help.
Practice with no understanding = misconceptions
#Education #math #mathed #EduSky #iteachmath

17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Brain breaks aren’t a pause in the learning process. They’re a crucial part of it. 🧠 Check out more than a dozen ideas for high school students!

#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #BrainBreaks

I write the district's math curriculum. While there is improvement in the lesson development this year from last, I need to find a way to meet a wider spectrum of teaching needs. Easier said than done when your district supports a range that includes poverty to advance performance needs. #growing

Shapegrams PDF Members can download Shapegrams Posters about Drawing for Friends. It's a 65 page PDF with posters about shapes, shortcuts, tools, options, color, and techniques.

I wrote a book!

It's a 92-page PDF full of one-pagers about making digital art in Google Slides and Drawings.

The only way to get it is to be a Shapegrams member for $35. 🙃 #EduSky #EdTech

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This year I travel to school each day without my kids as companions. I miss our daily conversations and banter. So I have been gifted a cute car companion. It's not the same, but I appreciate the gesture .
#LaborDay2025 #EDU #EduSky

Parents aren’t doing this key activity anymore with their kids and experts are alarmed — Newsweek Literacy rates are declining, screen time is increasing, and experts are sounding the alarm on the death of parents reading to their children.

READ. TO. YOUR. KIDS. 📚
apple.news/Ah3feehZOTde...

Learning is messy.

It does not happen confined neat rows or checked boxes.

#edu #learning #iteachmath #math #EduSky

A simplified icon of a laptop screen showing a question mark and a Google Slides logo, along with the text “Audience Participator by Alice Keeler.”

Make your Google Slides presentations interactive in real time!

💡 Push a slide’s text into a Google Form as a question
📥 Instantly pull responses back into new slides
🙌 Keep your audience engaged and involved

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#EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleWorkspace

Anchor chart contains the message, "I'm Stuck ... It's OK to struggle. We need to remind ourselves we can do hard tasks. Learning happens in these moments!" Beneath are a list of things to try if students feel overwhelmed or confused.

When students get stuck, here's how T Diana Guzman empowers them to unstick themselves!

🎨💻 Engaging Digital Projects for 3rd Grade Learners!

Get inspired with creative, curriculum-aligned ideas using Wixie.
From ELA to math, spark learning through tech-rich activities!

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Today is CFISD's biggest training event: DLC! This tiny but amazing EdTech team continues to put together high-quality professional learning opportunities for teachers. Check it out!

cfisd.net/dlc

#EdTech #ITeachMath #Education #CFISDDLC #EduSky

We really have to stop projecting our own negative experiences onto new teachers. I'm pretty sure I've been guilty of this at times but it's incredibly counterproductive and harmful. They need support from veterans, not hopelessness. #EduSky

It's day two of #ISTELive. Shout out to all the educators out there sharing their innovation!
I am looking forward It. I will also be demonstrating how to hide little gems in your #Genially activities today at 10:30 at their booth (#3024).
#ISTELive25 #GeniallyatISTE #ISTE

You haven't attended a conference as a free agent in a very long time. How does it feel?

Good luck and have fun.

I was welcomed into this community of Canva fans this week. I am looking forward to learning from and contributing to this group.📷
#canvassador #canvaedu #iste

This presentation came from a place close to my heart.
I am excited to share with teachers the insight that has come from the fact I have been a teacher longer than I have not been a teacher. Wow. Apparently, I am that old.
#teacher #EdTech #learning #ReinventTheClassroom #EduSky #ISTELive #ISTE

This is a perfect way to share clean resources that recipients either should not be able to edit or don't need to.

Join a global community of learning at @tcea AI for Educators Conference. Engage in sessions led by experts and gain hands-on skills to transform your teaching, all from the comfort of your home.

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#aiineducation #edtech

Man, they did a LOT of washing. LOL.

Who's going to ISTE or CAMT this summer?

I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to present at both. If you are going, I would love to see you.
#ISTE #ISTELive25 #CAMT #EduSky #iteachmath #mathed