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Can AI Really Help Teachers? My Experience with AI-Generated Classroom Designs

Can AI Really Help Teachers? My Experience with AI-Generated Classroom Designs

As we dive deeper into the school year, I’ve been exploring the potential of AI-generated classroom designs to transform how I approach lesson planning and creative projects. From interactive science lessons on volcanic eruptions and climate change to collaborative activities like coloring pages, AI has offered some surprising solutions. In this blog, I’ll share my personal experience using AI tools in the classroom—what worked, what didn’t, and how you can use AI to lighten your workload while keeping your lessons engaging and innovative!

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Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish

Master Class! How to Use Exit tickets in Middle School

Explore this guide for thought-provoking exit ticket questions. Exit tickets are a powerful formative assessment tool that can enhance student engagement, reinforce concepts, and promote self-reflection. These questions allow you to gauge student understanding effectively

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Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish

How Not To Make Art Projects That Look Like Rodents Pooping Babies

In 3rd-grade lesson, students explore the extinct marsupial lion, Thylacoleo carnifex. They read informational texts to learn about its habitat, physical features, and behaviors. Using this information, they complete writing prompts about where the marsupial lion lived, its retractable claws and premolars, and its hunting skills. This activity helps students improve reading comprehension and writing while discovering how this apex predator thrived in ancient Australia. The lesson ends with students sharing their work, bringing the marsupial lion’s world to life in the classroom.

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Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish Naomi Ruwaine Gutierrez Parrish

Creating the Marsupial Lion Interactive Art Craft

Marsupial Lion Art Project for kids. Ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Thylacoleo Carnifex is an extict animal, and Australian apex predator. It had pointed front teeth, a pouch to carry its baby, a thick tail, and strong body.

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Indigenous People of South America

Collaborative Coloring Pages and Indigenous People of South America, many new coloring pages available.

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