What a wild ride 2021 was for teachers. FETC can help teachers pivot their technology strategy in the new year. Here are 3 reasons educators are going to want to head to Florida to attend FETC January 25-28. Continue reading
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EdTech Highlight: Creating a Modern Classroom with Wacom
Join us for part 4 of our EdTech highlight series on Wacom to get your digital teaching tips and explore a remote-ready tool that makes lessons interactive. In Part 4, you’ll learn which Wacom device is right for you. Continue reading
EdTech Highlight: Creating a Modern Classroom with Wacom
Join us for a 4-part blog series to boost motivation and participation among your students. You’ll learn digital teaching tips and explore a remote-ready tool that makes lessons interactive. In Part 2, you’ll learn the importance of a flipped classroom. Continue reading
SEL Icebreakers to Alleviate Back-to-School Anxiety
Back-to-School season can be an exciting and anxious time for students. Social and emotional learning (SEL) can help students overcome both the normal fears of school — meeting new people — and the additional stressors caused by COVID-19. Continue reading
Back-to-School Tech Tips to Boost Student Engagement
10 back-to-school tech tips that can give lesson plans a boost and engage students. Continue reading
Thank You Teachers
Teachers are such an important part of our community and our future. Today we just wanted to extend a huge thank you to the teachers and staff supporting students through these unprecedented times. Continue reading
K-12 Funding Basics: Understanding Government Funding
The next few weeks on VAR connection will be dedicated to a series on K-12 funding in the United States. This week we are breaking down K-12 Government funding for public schools, how it is given, and how it is spent. Stay tuned to learn more about grants, COVID-19 relief funding, and so much more! … Continue reading
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Tips to keep video lessons fresh
All month long we have been talking about ideas to boost student engagement here on VAR Connection. One simple way to keep students engaged is simply to freshen things up and introduce some change into the classroom. Even though many educators are still teaching remotely, there are still ways to revamp the virtual space … Continue reading
Ed Tech Tools to help beat the COVID Slide
Last week we talked about the impact that COVID- 19 has had on education this year. As renaissance reported, students seem to be performing well in reading, but are really starting to fall behind in math. What can we do to help students stay on track and improve learning outcomes while they learn virtually? Reading … Continue reading
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