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Kahoot! makes it easy to create, share and play fun learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.

Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.

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Some teachers will adopt technology quickly, and others will need more time.

New digital tools can help you engage students at all levels, activate multiple learning styles, and provide exciting, memorable activities. And let's face it: your students are glued to their devices all the time anyway, so you might as well take advantage of their love of tech and get them learning.

Good teachers have an upbeat mood, a sense of vitality and energy, and see past momentary setbacks to the end goal. Positivity breeds creativity.

“It’s an absolutely amazing time to be a learner.”

intense commitment to persevere through the process of redesigning the school experience for kids.

Beginning a new recycling program, or invigorating an old one, can reduce waste by up to one-third.

There is something magical about watching our youngest students engaging in deep critical thinking and discussion, reflecting on their work’s strengths and areas for improvement, and critiquing, revising, and producing high quality products.

In project based learning, you be comfortable veering off the path that you had initially envisioned from time to time. Your students are taking the lead, and that is a beautiful thing!

This makes the children go out on their own and learn on their own, giving them a better understanding of the topic.

Connecting academic situations to the real world is one of the largest benefits of project based learning.

Supplement outdated science textbooks with our environmentally focused resources. These activities and guides will encourage your students to live a "greener" lifestyle, at home and at school.

Recycling is important to preserve the environment and to leave the planet in a better condition than we found it.

Recycling programs are thriving in places like Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia where rates of recycling are on the rise.

Teaching kids about recycling can be one of the best ways to engage them in learning about conserving the earth's resources.

It’s easy to make recycling in your classroom a daily activity. Try implementing a few of these recycling activities into your regular routine, and before you know it, recycling will be second nature to your students.

So what do we do to help our students be more prepared, creative, and yes, competitive, in the real world?