TeachersFirst Exclusives that Spark Curiosity in the Classroom

March 31, 2020 ♦ 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

Moderators: Sharon Hall, Gretchen Sting, and Melissa Henning

Session Description: Explore four free TeachersFirst exclusive resources that spark curiosity and support classroom instruction. Let TeachersFirst help you save time and assist you with creating engaging learning experiences for your students. Enhance reading comprehension across content areas with our library of pre-made virtual field trips that immerse students in literature and build context and interest in the characters and their journeys. Support geography and mapping skills in grades 2-6 with the weekly episodic adventures of Geo and Meri. Build cross-cultural understanding and practice digital writing weekly with XW1W. Explore a web-based, interactive infographic of the Battle of Gettysburg designed to raise questions and invite connections for students in grades 5 - 10. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.

As a result of this session teachers will:

1. Understand the importance of context within instruction;
2. Explore, four curricular support resources that can be used to spark curiosity and discussion in the classroom; and
3. Plan for the use of a TeachersFirst exclusive, web-based resource in your lessons.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 1A; 1B; 2C; 4D; 6B

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

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• has been retired
• is no longer free
• has been updated such that the session demonstrations no longer match the current interface

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• there were significant webinar technical difficulties
• we may have refreshed the session and a newer version is available

Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed 4/28/20 at 5:09 PM to registrants that actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.