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🌟 Home Activities for Early Childhood Education 🌟 Help students bridge the gap between school and home by reinforcing their learning through these simple yet impactful strategies. These activities provide meaningful ways for families to engage in their child's education, making learning a fun and integral part of everyday life! Here are some creative ways to support their development: 1️⃣ Read books 📚 2️⃣ Take a nature walk 🌳 3️⃣ Cook and bake together 🍪 4️⃣ Sing songs, poems, and chants from school 🎵 5️⃣ Play word games and solve puzzles 🧩 These activities build foundational skills and strengthen learning beyond the classroom! 🏠✨ #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources

🚨 SAVE hours on test prep! 🚨 Did you know that with Magic School AI, you can create summative assessments in minutes? Here is how to do it: 1️⃣ Open Magic School AI and select “Multiple Choice Quiz/Assessment”  2️⃣ Choose your grade level and number of questions  3️⃣ Insert your target objectives or grade-level standards. (Pro Tip: Upload your Process Grid or other Be GLAD strategies!)  4️⃣ Hit Generate and let the AI do its magic! ✨  5️⃣ Review and revise as needed by going back and forth with the chatbot This is a great way to save time, stay aligned with standards/objectives, and focus on your students. Have you used Magic School AI before? #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources

Want to make your guided oral language lessons even more engaging? 🎶✨ Try using AI to create your own poetry and chants! It’s simple: 1️⃣ Open ChatGPT or any other AI platform 2️⃣ Prompt it to write a song (or choose a rap or chant!) 3️⃣ Include the grade level you teach, the content, standards, and vocabulary from the unit of study 4️⃣ Pick a tune your students love 5️⃣ Choose the number of stanzas 6️⃣ Generate, edit, and add color coding 7️⃣ Write it on a chart, and you’re ready to go! If you would like a link to some Be GLAD poetry frames use for your classroom, drop a 🌟 #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources #ArtificialIntelligence

Using Magic School AI for Expert Groups! ✨ Using expert groups in the classroom promotes collaborative learning and deepens student understanding. It allows students to become "experts" on a specific topic, teaching their peers and reinforcing their own knowledge while developing essential communication and teamwork skills. Let’s break it down how to prep Expert Groups in seconds: 1️⃣ Open up Magic School AI and go to 'Informational Text' 2️⃣ Enter your topic, standards, vocabulary, and grade level 3️⃣ Add in the headings from your process grid for alignment 4️⃣ Copy/paste the text into a Word doc 5️⃣ Edit as needed and add text boxes Drop a 🥳 if you are excited to use AI to plan Expert Groups!  #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources

Be GLAD & AI: Cutting Planning Time for the Big Book!    Check out this video to see how AI can help you plan the text of your Big Book in seconds! 🕒 Use it as a foundation to edit and revise as needed. Here are a few tips to help you with the process:   1)        Provide context to the chatbot 🤖 2)        Add key details from your state standards 📚 3)        Include important vocabulary from your unit 🗣️ 4)        Don't forget to specify your grade level ✏️ Make your classroom planning faster and more efficient with these simple AI tips! 💡 Drop a ✋ if you would like to see more videos showing how to use AI to plan GLAD strategies! #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources

🎉Core Site Spotlight CELEBRATION! 🎉Oakland Unified School District Teachers and staff at Oakland Unified School District have excelled in implementing Be GLAD strategies! To honor the dedication of Manzanita Seed Elementary School, Be GLAD hosted a celebration day featuring a coffee truck, gourmet lunch, GLAD swag, and the official awarding of a Be GLAD banner! Do you want to nominate your school to become a Be GLAD Core Site? Check out our website to learn how to contact us: begladtraining.com 🍎 #BEGLAD #TeachingTips #ClassroomPrep #Education #GLADUnitPreparation #BlacklineMasters #TeacherResources

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Try this strategy for Social Emotional Learning! youtube.com/watch?v=phgtAM…

Registered for Be GLAD training? Come ask your questions & share ideas @ the next Virtual Office Hour

GLAD to participate in this conference! @SCarolinaMLLs @EducationSC #projectGLAD

We’re back in the @NotreDame Stadium with @BeGladTraining for Day 3 of #Adelante2023! Our Spanish-speaking educators are celebrating the opportunity to receive professional development in Spanish: “My heart beats in 2 languages. Go Irish!” ☘️

New on the Blog for Coaches & Admin: The Key to Sustaining Effective Instruction! bit.ly/3LSWDrP

New Video! When to use Paper vs Digital Resources: youtu.be/cCDJV9Hk7vY

Teach this Conservation Pictorial for #EarthDay2023

Earth Day Action Plan! Get the resource here: bit.ly/GLADEarth #EarthDay #EarthDay2023

Conservation GOIC in honor of Earth Day on Earth Day! Earth Day GLAD Resources HERE: bit.ly/GLADEarth

Strategy Spotlight: Extended Name Tag! Use this strategy to build personal interactions with students and cultural sensitivity and respect. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=VsyhTR…

Join us at the @BeGladTraining booth at #mabe2023

Meet Project GLAD Co-Creators Marcia Brechtel & Linnea Haley! youtube.com/watch?v=AZdW8N…