21st century learning Archives

Critical Thinking Skills in ELA Classrooms

July 20, 2025 // by Lindsay Ann

Seems these days we are spending a lot of time and resources developing artificial intelligence, paying less attention …

September 10, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

I’m going to use a figurative language example here: 1000 times today my students have talked about Taylor Swift’s new …

June 25, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Let’s be honest here: You are probably reading this blog while streaming that Netflix show you love. Your …

May 28, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

I don’t know about you–though I suspect you’re like me since you are reading a blog right now–but I like reading to …

April 14, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Next time you’re in class, take a look at how many students are typing a text, sending an email, posting on social …

November 14, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Indeed, the days-of-old are earmarked in my memory by sitting-and-getting, by memorizing-and-regurgitating. That was …

July 18, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Of course, the best thing about education, whether we are talking about blended learning or the opposite of it (chunky …

July 11, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

For this blog on classroom technology and integrating technology in the classroom, I am writing on a laptop, using a …

July 5, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Education is full of acronyms – PLC, SIP, CEU, SPED, RTI, etc. ... and here’s one more for the list: …

January 24, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Student blogging is like a jolt of espresso to a classroom (or teacher) with a case of the blah’s. You know, the …

January 23, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

I am human. I feel the need to add this disclaimer considering the subject at hand: OpenAI’s ChatGPT. And …

April 17, 2022 // by Lindsay Ann

Activities for media literacy begin as early as elementary school, but what do they look like by the time students enter …