Wheel of Careers

WEBSITE ↬ Wheel of Careers: Get This Interactive Exploration Activity for Teens

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ career

GRADE LEVELS ↬ 6-12

If you teach middle or high school, I'm willing to bet the subject of future careers has come up in your classroom. Whether you are a content teacher or a special areas teacher, talking with teens about future careers has become a norm, but I don't feel like it always has a strong support or good activities to help teachers. This Wheel of Careers can help!  

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this as a group guessing game to prompt students to discuss how skills learned in school (math, science, communication) apply to real-world roles. Or dig deeper by using the provided link to a FREE Everfi course to further explore a career path of the students choosing. This can tie into most content areas!

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Free Classroom Reading Poster

WEBSITE ↬ Free Classroom Reading Poster & Activities

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ ELA

GRADE LEVELS ↬ elementary & middle school

This is so fun!!!! What a great way to encourage your students to read ... and read a lot! And don't just stop at the poster, be sure to look at the activities that are also included.  

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to encourage students to read ... a lot!

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Get Started with Google AI in K12 Education

WEBSITE ↬ Get Started with Google AI in K12 Education

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & admins

CONTENT ↬ all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

I believe we adults need to learn about AI - and this course is 100% free to help with that! I've completed it myself and found it to be helpful. It's not a course that tells you AI is going to magically change your life and "fix" everything. Instead it provides an understanding and shares helpful ways for us to use AI in our lives. Anytime we can better understand, we can better guide and structure our use.

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to help themselves have a better understanding of AI. This can also help teachers better understand where and how they can implement AI in their work. And you can earn 2 hours of professional learning once you've completed the course (provided your district allows it).

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RetroReport

WEBSITE ↬ RetroReport

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers

CONTENT ↬ History

GRADE LEVELS ↬ middle and high school

We can't deny it ... videos can be an important part of a classroom. There are a tremendous amount of videos out there and it's hard to weed through them. When I came across RetroReport (thanks to Matt Miller!), I was excited! As a history nerd, many of these videos support history classrooms, but there are a few other categories like biology and chemistry. Quality short documentaries that support learning will always be a win!   

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this in their classrooms to help support specific content. (I just went down a little rabbit hole myself with one of their documentaries!) These can also be great starters for classroom discussions. Be sure to check out the suggested lesson plans, too!

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ClickView Education

WEBSITE ↬ ClickView Education

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & admins

CONTENT ↬ all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

Finding and using videos at school is becoming increasingly difficult. There are a LOT out there ... which is part of the problem. Free video platforms come with their own headaches: comments, suggested videos, commercials, etc. I do not normally suggest resources that can come at a cost, but I know how powerful videos in the classroom can be. ClickView can help support this - and do it in a very school friendly manner. Best of all ... there is the ability to start for free!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to experience what ClickView has to offer. Pricing is available upon request. If your district is looking for a solution, check it out!

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Library Grants Worth Knowing About (Spring 2026 Edition)

WEBSITE ↬ Library Grants Worth Knowing About (Spring 2026 Edition)

AUDIENCE ↬ school librarians & admins

CONTENT ↬ all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

I work closely with the media specialists in all of our buildings. They are some of the most valuable staff members who do so much for so many of us and are often overlooked and underfunded. They sure know how to stretch a dollar! Share this with your media specialist so they know where and how they might find some additional dollars to stretch out .... while the rest of us benefit from it. 

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to share with their media specialists or librarians or what ever you call the people who make libraries happen in your buildings. 

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Boclips

WEBSITE ↬ Boclips

AUDIENCE ↬ teachers & admins

CONTENT ↬ all

GRADE LEVELS ↬ all grades

Videos in the classroom is a must. There are a TON out there, but not all great, and not all suitable for the classroom. And that means teachers take a lot of time to find the good ones - or they find out the hard way that the one selected isn't a good one. Enter ... Boclips! I try to keep my resources at free or minimal cost, and Boclips comes in at the cost side of things. I honestly do not know how much it costs, but I feel strongly it's something worth checking into. They proudly state on their site they have over 1.7 million safe, curriculum-aligned, & ready-to-use videos. Impressive!

HOW CAN TEACHERS USE THIS RESOURCE?

I can see teachers using this to find educational videos that align to their standards and activities in their classroom. Using Boclips should make it easy to search and locate appropriate videos using their filters. 

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