Roxi Thompson

I had a great time facilitating a session on “Enhancing Active Learning with Canvas Studio Quizzes” for our high school teachers. We explored how to create interactive quizzes that support the integration of our AZ EdTech Standards. I'm excited to see how teachers implement these strategies!

EdTech AM Presents... Canva Slam! Join us for a special episode of EdTech AM... Canva Slam! Your hosts, The A, B, I and the D and the M, E and the G are joined by some wonderful educators from around the world all celebrating and sharing some awesome Canva tips and tricks! As always, you can find all the resources and show notes on our website: EdTechAM.org

⭐ EdTech AM is BACK for 2025 with a fresh new look! 🥳

Join us for a special Canva SLAM episode featuring amazing educators from around the world sharing their favourite Canva tips and tricks! 💪

🎬 Watch now: bit.ly/etamcs1
📝 Show notes: EdTechAM.org

#EduSky #EdTechAM #Canva #CanvaSLAM

Schools' AI Policies Are Still Not Clear to Teachers and Students Generative artificial intelligence has been a hot topic in K-12 since 2022, and some educators are eager to see guidance from districts.

"... the lack of clarity about districts’ AI-use policies is one of the top reasons many educators have yet to experiment with the emerging technology. It has also led to confusion among teachers about how to handle student misuse of AI tools, according to educators."

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My teammates and I had a fantastic time leading a PD session on “Designing Flipped Classroom Lessons with Canvas.” We demonstrated how to design a three-part flipped lesson and highlighted how this supports the AZ EdTech Standards. I'm excited to see how teachers implement this in their classrooms!

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A room full of teachers on laptops facing a projector screen.

A room full of teachers on laptops facing a projector screen.

My teammate and I had an awesome time leading a “Using AI to Enhance Learning & Teaching” session at Sunrise Mountain High School! Teachers enjoyed practicing their new prompting techniques, and we enjoyed learning more about how they're using AI tools for teaching.

Calling all coaches! Join us for our monthly ASCD +ISTE coach meet up on Monday, March 10 at 7pm EST to discover how to go From Good to Great: Helping Transform Teachers Classrooms. Register here: bit.ly/CoachMeetMAR!
#EduSky #AIinEducation #ISTE

Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students Listen to my interview with Blake Harvard (transcript): Sponsored by Boclips Classroom and Brisk Teaching This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these...

Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students #EdTech
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Is It Ethical to Use AI to Grade? The technology gives students more feedback, more quickly. But some warn that using AI to score writing could have unintended consequences.

"They found that, on average, ChatGPT scored white, Black, and Hispanic students’ writing 0.9 of a point lower on a 1-6 scale than the humans."

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Are students lazy, or are they just disengaged? 🤔 If they don’t see the relevance, they check out. Instead of compliance, let’s focus on connection. 🔥 Read my latest post & grab a quick, actionable strategy to boost engagement! 🚀👇 #EdChat #PBL #StudentVoice
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We have to rethink academic integrity in a ‘post-plagiarism era’ What is the future of plagiarism as a concept in the AI age and what are the implications for assessment? This resource seeks to answer these questions, among others

Excellent article on the era of "post-plagiarism" and how we can rethink academic integrity completely. #EduSkyAI #EduSky www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/we-ha...

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So many great ideas were shared today at the AZ Canvas Connect Conference! I’m grateful for the chance to lead a session on “Empowering Learners with Canvas” and to join the lunch panel. Thanks to all who attended my session!

Check out my session resources here: bit.ly/azcanvas25

I had a fun afternoon co-facilitating a session at the ADE Instructional Coaches Academy! We discussed the AZ EdTech Standards and the importance of modeling effective technology integration in PD sessions. Also, 8 coaches joined our AZ EdTech Coaches Community! Excited to see our community grow! 💻🌵

🚀 Honored to once again share the work, I’ve been a part of as an advisory board member of the CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation Advisory Board!

📘 Check it out to see how we are driving meaningful change! #EdTech #K12Innovation #CoSN #FutureOfLearning

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I had a great time at today's PD session on “Using AI for Effective Instruction” with @beckykeene.com and @steviefrank.bsky.social! Thanks to @lalindsey.bsky.social for organizing this fantastic learning opportunity. I'm excited to bring these new ideas back to my district!

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My teammate, Alex, did an awesome job leading a session on “Best Practices for Course Design” in Canvas.

I'm grateful to have Alex on board as one of our new instructional technology coaches, expanding our team to a small but mighty team of three. Exciting times ahead!

#Multilingualism doesn’t develop overnight-it flourishes in the right conditions. Every lesson should provide opportunities for students to listen, speak, read, & write while building content knowledge. #Language doesn’t develop in isolation-it grows in connection, context, & community.

25TipsforCoaches.com

Launching 25TipsforCoaches.com!

A website companion that will go hand in hand with my upcoming book Crush it from the Start: 25 Tips for Instructional Coaches and Leaders!

It will include blogs on instructional coaching, coaching podcasts (from the past and the future), and the book! #edusky

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Integrating tech into collaborative PD, grounded in adult learning principles, makes sessions more engaging and effective. These strategies leverage digital tools and model tech integration for classrooms. Check out my @edutopia.org article for more: www.edutopia.org/article/inte...

An Andragogical Approach to Educators’ Professional Development I have been supporting the use of Andragogy for delivering PD to educators for over a decade now. It is ironic that when I explain what it is to teachers they get it and agree that it makes sense. …

Those who provide professional development are often experts in pedagogy (child learning) PD is for adults delivered for adult learners. Understand the difference or continue falling short. tomwhitby.com/2023/07/10/a...

👣🔁🔰 A Step-by-Step Process for Replacing Tests With Meaningful Performance Tasks

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#edusky #teachersky #learningsky

Hello! I'm a new editor at Edutopia -- I'd love to hear from educators who are podcast fans.

Is there a podcast you love? Tell me why.

(And stay tuned for more podcast news from Edutopia!)

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I had a great time co-facilitating a session for the ADE Instructional Coaches’ Academy! Coaches explored the AZ EdTech Standards & reflected on active vs. passive tech use. I also shared how my district is working to create a shared vision of tech use. Thank you to all the coaches who participated!

Register for our next meeting on February 6th at 9:00 am.

It’s time to register for our next #AZEdTechCoaches meeting! 💻🌵 This one is special as it marks our 1-year anniversary, and I'm so grateful for our amazing community of coaches.

The registration link was emailed to members. If you'd like to join our group, click here: bit.ly/3RzoRMl

Peoria Unified: Creating a Shared Vision for Technology Use

I'm building a resource to highlight the work we're doing in my district to create a shared vision for using technology to enhance learning. I'm excited to share it at an upcoming PD session with coaches from districts across AZ.

You can check it out here: bit.ly/icapusd

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Excited to invite you to this Tuesday’s #EduSkyChat! 🌟

I’ll be moderating a discussion on Being an Accessibility (#a11y) Ally.

Join the conversation and connect with amazing educators like @karlymoura.com , @catetolnai.bsky.social @scandela9.bsky.social, and @alicekeeler.com

Don’t miss it! 🙌

Parents Lack Digital Know-How. Is It Schools' Responsibility to Fix That? Most parents wish they had stronger technological skills so that they could help their children with online class assignments.

"In fact, 83 percent of families want their schools to provide more information on how to use digital tools to support their children’s learning..."

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EduTip 23: Calm an out-of-control class with a notebook. Sponsored by Grouper . Watch a video version of this tip on Instagram. This is a classroom management trick that saved me multiple times. As a newer teacher, I would have moments when my classroom sta...

Once I figured this out, it dramatically reduced the number of times I felt the need to yell at a class. 🫢

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