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🖥️ Google Docs for Teens. The Basics. (+ FREE Workshop)

Wish your teens understood Google Docs? Ready for a short refresher? Try this FREE workshop for navigation, keyboard shortcuts, and formatting. Did I…

Jun 17 •

📓 100+ MORE Random Lesson Plan Starters (No AI)

This post contains 120 MORE lesson plan starters, ranging from basic classes to drama and discussion focuses. Made with Excel, not AI.

Jun 14 •

🚌 My Favorite Printable Grading Sheet [+ Template]

Frustrated by inept printable grading sheets? Steal this FREE template which allows easier visual tracking and less wasted paper.

Jun 10 •

🚌 Open Chalkboard: Teachers in June

Grab the chalk and leave a comment.

Jun 7 •

🖥️ How Google Forms Automate Grading

Tired of learning new school software every ten seconds? Ever wish quizzes would grade themselves? What if Google Forms both collected and graded work…

Jun 5 •

May 2025

🖥️ Google Forms for Teachers: A Primer (+ Templates)

Learn why Google Forms is the most versatile tool you don’t use. This post gives a board overview along with how to’s and templates.

May 29 •

✏️ Teach Writing Reactively (James Moffett’s Action-Response Model)

What if students created the context for their own content? What if we waste our time by teaching mistakes students haven’t made? Check out James…

May 24 •

☕️ Ah! Fresh Paste! (Blog Starter Pack 5/2025)

New to the blog? Not sure where to start? Check out this easy starter pack from 2024-2025.

May 19 •

📰 They always had pencils?

After more than 170 days of coming to class without pencils and paper, a locker clean out reveals students had supplies all along.

May 16 •

💬 Open Thread: Teacher Appreciation Week

Let me tell you a story about the professor who insulted me and changed my life for the better. What teachers inspired you?

May 10 •

🎲 Three Cards to Chaos: A Lesson Planning Card Game [+ Download]

What if teachers learned to lesson plan through a card game and a cookbook?

May 3 •

April 2025

📰 Teen Completes State Test in Record Five Minutes

Trailblazer torches previous record of fifty questions in eight minutes.

Apr 16 •

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