Great session on media literacy presented by Taja Patel today. She demonstrated how to use ESCAPE to analyze media sources and ways to use fairy tales to introduce civic skills. @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Gained some valuable tips for ways to use primary sources in the classroom from Jeff Davis with Arizona State University. Sparking student curiosity with historical images and documents can be the start of great discussions and critical thinking. @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Check out 60-Second Civics for a great tool to engage students in civics lessons. Short, informational podcasts on topics such as the US Constitution, government, and other civic issues to use for bellringers, vocabulary development, and so much more. @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Learned ways to use structured academic controversies to promote civil dialogue in the classroom. Great tool for sparking student interest and discussion about controversial issues throughout history. @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Project Citizen is a great resource for civic learning to actively engage students in policy problem solving. Loved the idea of using a fairytale like Cinderella or Three Little Pigs to initiate a discussion on public policy! @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Another great session from @DiffitApp to remind us of ways to use Diffit in our classrooms and keep us up to date on the latest changes. Easy to use and a real time saver! Activities for almost any topic! @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

If you want to bring your stories to life and keep students engaged during read alouds, then I suggest using @Novel_Effect! It's amazing! Thanks @KEDCGrants for providing the subscription. @passport2lead

The Youth Leadership Initiative provides tons of resources to help teachers get students prepared to accept the responsibilities of citizenship and become active participants in American democracy. Thanks Meg Heubeck for sharing with us! @passport2lead @KEDCGrants

No better way to spend this cold evening than kicking off our new Passport to Learning grant with a Wendy King virtual session! @KEDCGrants @passport2lead

Ready for the sessions to begin with the new @passport2lead grant. Thank you @KEDCGrants for another exciting year of learning!!

Thanks to @KyCharge and @KEDCGrants for providing me the opportunity to become a Diffit Certified Educator!

Ending the week at the Elevation Summit with a Chautauqua presentation "Abolition...Amen! The Vision of John G. Fee" by Obadiah Ewing-Roush @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

Chick-fil-a Leadership 1.0 for session #2 today! Presenter Jeremy Ellis says the secret to the restaurant's huge success goes back to leadership! @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

Starting the morning off with @EdTechKelly learning about Stop Motion Animation for the classroom @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

Exploring Magic School Ai with @EdTechKelly this morning to learn what tools are available for teachers @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

Final keynote speaker of the week for the Elevation Summit. William "Bil" Lepp was hilarious with his "Storytelling as a Tool for Teaching in the Classroom" presentation. @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

I have used a chromebook for years but learned many different tips and tricks from Kelly Fischer at the Elevation Summit @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #KEDCgrants

The title of this session, "Ai Pub Crawl", had me so intrigued, I had to check it out today at the Elevation Summit. We worked our way through several Ai tools like MagicSchool, NotebookLM, Edpuzzle, Suno, etc. @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #kedcgrants

The Ai tools in Canva are amazing. It can code games for review, design presentations, and so much more. Everything right at your fingertips! @KEDCGrants @KyCharge #KEDCGrants

Starting Day 2 of the Elevation Summit with a keynote speaker for "Making Innovation Easier"@KEDCGrants @KyCharge #KEDCgrants