Let’s be honest. Not many teachers are sitting around in July thinking, “You know what I need right now? A long blog post.” So this one is short, sweet, and …
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Three Critical Thinking Online Breakouts for 2026-2027 (CLEAR, Part 2)
For the 2026-2027 school year, I have three brand new digital breakouts to share. Well, that’s not exactly accurate. Let me share the first three of thirty-nine breakouts aligned to …
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Science Detectives: Critical Thinking Online Breakouts (CTOBs) for Your K-2 Classroom
“Word learning requires multiple exposures to the word within meaningful contexts.” That’s a quote I ran across some time ago and jotted down in my notebook, alas, sans source. But …
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Classroom ActivitiesEnglish Language Arts Reading (ELAR)
Crack the Case with CLEAR, Smart Thinking, Part 1
We don’t teach critical thinking as well as we should in K-12 schools. That’s why I have spent so much time on it in past blog entries. Gen AI has …
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Classroom ActivitiesDigital BreakoutHoliday and Winter Classroom IdeasSocial Studies
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Fourth of July Critical Thinking Breakouts (CTOBs)
Looking forward to the July 4th this year is different. You know what I mean. Not ONLY is it Independence Day, but with the backdrop of America’s 250th Birthday, it’s …
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Summer Scams Educators Should Watch For
by Diana Bennerby Diana BennerSummer may bring a break from school routines, but scammers stay busy. Learn common summer scams and simple tips educators can use to stay safe.
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Should Districts Block Canva? The K-12 Control Question
A district technology leader recently raised a question (a TCEA Community conversation) that probably made several CTOs pause over their coffee: Should Canva be blocked for students next year? If …
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Classroom ActivitiesEnglish Language Arts Reading (ELAR)
Don’t Mess with Texas Turns 40 with a Classroom Lesson in Persuasion
Most Texans know the phrase. Don’t mess with Texas. You’ll find it on bumper stickers, T-shirts, road signs, mugs, murals, and probably at least one cousin’s truck. The phrase sounds …
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Dear TCEA Responds: We have a non-IT staff member who used Gen AI tools to build a small application for district use. The app is simple, serves a real need, …
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In a time when one wrong click can freeze an entire institution, cybersecurity becomes not just an IT issue, but an issue for everyone. We think of smart hackers who …
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