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From Classroom Questions to Community Solutions: Empowering Students Through Local Problems

“WHEN Will I ever use this in my life?” That is the eternal classroom question. One powerful way to bridge the gap between school and life is by connecting mandated curriculum to local problems. When students see how their learning applies to the world around them, it becomes more impactful. That belief led me to…

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A Beginner’s Guide to Using AI for Lesson Planning

The Sunday night scaries have crept in. You’re thinking about your stack of ungraded papers, unfinished lesson plan for tomorrow, and your to-do list is reminding you to buy snacks for tomorrow’s staff meeting. Besides turning on the Calm app to try and squeeze in some mindfulness (Free to CTA members, btw!), what if I…

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