A new year may be upon us (happy 2025!), but there’s still plenty to learn from TCEA’s top 10 blogs of 2024! Take a look at our most read blog posts from the last year to discover all the top tips and resources you might have missed.
1. 14 Editable SEL Check-In Templates
Social-emotional learning (SEL) check-ins promote self-awareness, develop students’ emotional vocabulary, foster classroom community, and so much more. Check out this post for 14 templates to use in your classroom, today!
2. Four Solar Eclipse-Themed Activities
Sure, the total solar eclipse of 2024 may be behind us, but with two to five solar eclipses per year and one total solar eclipse approximately every 18 months, there are plenty of opportunities to use these fun activities in your classroom.
3. Five Classroom Activities to Celebrate Leap Day
Yes, Leap Day only comes every four years but that’s okay! These fun and engaging activities aren’t just for February 29—they’re perfect for sparking curiosity and creativity any day of the year!
4. Create AI-Powered Youtube Quizzes in Seconds
Videos have long been a way to capture students’ attention and help shake up the monotony of regular lectures. Learn how to turn the videos your class watches into quizzes in this post!
5. Human Bingo: A Fun and Effective Icebreaker
We know that educators are often on the hunt for fun, engaging icebreakers to use with students and other staff members. Look no further than human bingo, which is outlined for your use in this post.
6. A Teacher Rubric and Checklist for Assessing AI Tools
It’s inevitable that you’ll have to face AI in the classroom one day, if you haven’t already. Explore this rubric and checklist that will help you determine which AI tools are the safest and most beneficial for your classroom.
7. 23 Ways to Check for Understanding
From verbal strategies to digital tactics and beyond, this blog will walk you through an array of ways to check students’ understanding of classroom materials and lessons.
8. Make Connections Games for the Classroom
Everyone loves a good brain break, especially when it can be used as a tool to demonstrate learning, understanding, and critical thinking skills all at once! Learn how to make your own Connections-style games in this post.
9. Canva Templates for Librarians
This one goes out to all our Librarian friends! Discover poster templates for events, learning, processes, library expectations, and more in this comprehensive list of Canva resources.
10. The New K-5 Science TEKS and Free, Editable Spreadsheets
If you’re in Texas or around Texas educators often, you’re likely very familiar with the new TEKS guidelines and requirements. This blog will walk you through the K-5 science TEKS, as well as provide editable spreaksheets for you to use.
Top Blogs for 2025: What do you want to see?
Now that we’ve outlined TCEA’s top 10 blogs of 2024, it’s time to look forward into 2025! We’re always looking to improve the content and resources we offer our network of educators. What sorts of blog posts would you like to see in the new year? Let us know in the comments below!