With SEL practices come opportunities for students to learn some of the most important social-emotional skills, like self-awareness, goal setting, social awareness, and more. And, when teachers can seamlessly add EdTech tools into SEL instruction, they can unlock new sets of benefits and expand the power of SEL when it comes to student development.
The Strawbees STEAM kits can add value to all learning environments, allowing students to explore their creativity and bring their ideas to life through hands-on building and trial and error. Students can learn about everything from shapes and geometry to constructing bridges, designing 3D models, or building flow, block, or text programs in Strawbees Code.
Mightier is ideal for students who are between six and 12 years old and it helps them learn to identify why certain behaviors are harmful, how to avoid them, and how to manage their feelings. Children can use Mightier in or out of the classroom and they typically show improvements with emotional behavior and managing reactions within the first three
Brian’s mission is to help all educators get comfortable with using more technology in their instruction—specifically technology tools that help students develop relevant skills. By sharing insights and focusing on how problem-solving technology fits into education, Brian’s community has grown, especially with his Code Breaker and Block Breaker books.
Self-paced learning is a form of differentiated instruction educators can integrate into learning experiences. In self-paced learning, teachers can let students decide how many lessons they need and how much practice to take before determining they’ve mastered something. Head inside for more on the techniques and potential positive outcomes for students.
Educandy is an online review tool students can use to master concepts and prepare for exams. It’s geared towards younger kids, making it one of the best digital review tools for elementary students. Using the simple software, teachers can create review games in just minutes—as easy as entering the questions and answers—and the platform does the rest.
If nothing else, members of the education community have (in a large sense) realized how dire the situation has become and educators have become much more comfortable with sharing their own thoughts and displeasures with the sacrifices they’ve made, including many of which (like these) that are brutally honest and sometimes heartbreaking.
While it’s not quite the same as the world-renowned TikTok app, Tiki-Toki, of course, shares a similar name. It’s free to sign up and it takes just a moment for students and teachers to get started. Using its desktop platform, students can create interactive timelines and personalized multimedia content to show their knowledge on key classroom topics.
A multi-tiered system of support is an instructional framework with three different tiers. Students receive instruction and support on a much more general scale in the first tier and then it increases in personalization as needed. Simultaneously, educators use the data and assessments to make informed decisions about what each student needs at each phase.
Whether it’s classroom teachers or challenges students themselves are facing, it’s a different environment when it comes to STEM instruction. Since the value of of these classes lies in their hands-on nature, it’s been quite a physical and mental adjustment trying to provide students with the experiences they need.
