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Screen Time in School: Finding the Right Balance

Kids are on screens more than ever. How can we include media and tech with well-being in mind?

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Paul Barnwell

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Pre-K–12

Webinars & Events

Teaching Healthy Online Habits to Help Kids Outsmart Distractions

Every ding, scroll, and pop-up is designed to steal our students’ attention. As the school year begins, let’s get ahead of the “attention thieves” by equipping kids with practical habits that support focus, balance, and well-being...

Monday, Sep. 22, 2025 10 am - 11 am PDT

Grades

K–8

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Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use in the Classroom

Learn the law, find free resources, and teach the rules to students.

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Paul Barnwell

Grades

Pre-K–12

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Google Classroom

What is Google Classroom? And how are teachers using it? Learn more about it and how to use it with your students.

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Kate McGinnis

Grades

Pre-K–12

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3 Core Human Skills to Build Before AI Use

Prevent shortcuts that could lessen learning by accounting for AI in your instructional approach.

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

3–12

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ChatGPT and Beyond: How to Handle AI in Schools

Here's what educators can do as artificial intelligence evolves.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

3–12

Webinars & Events

Reading Games Well: A New Lens for Literacy in the Classroom

View this edWebinar to explore how games, like books, can be “read well” to foster deep literacy and critical-thinking skills in students. Drawing on the established frameworks, like that of Rudine Sims Bishop’s Mirrors, Windows, ...

Tuesday, May. 6, 2025 9 am - 10 am PDT

Grades

5–12

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Getting Started with Minecraft in the Classroom

Use these tips to help you facilitate a successful Minecraft class.

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Jim Pike

Webinars & Events

Engaging Gen Alpha and Gen Z: Strategies That Slay!

Today’s classrooms are filled with tech-savvy Gen Z and Gen Alpha students, each with distinct learning preferences and challenges, which makes digital citizenship skills more important than ever. Join Common Sense Education Ambas...

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 10 am - 11 am PST

Grades

3–8

Curated List

Classroom Tools That Use AI

Introduce AI tools into your classrooms thoughtfully.

Grades

K–12

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Coding in the Classroom

Why teach coding? Who should teach it? And how can teachers get started? Get tips on how to bring coding into your classroom.

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Jamie Knowles

Grades

K–12

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Showing Movies and Videos in the Classroom

Support students' learning, and find the best video streaming sites for schools and classrooms.

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Jon Goodspeed

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Showing a Movie in Class? Help Your Students Develop Active Viewing Skills

Have students write their own movie review with this fun lesson plan and worksheet.

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Jeff Knutson

Grades

Pre-K–12

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Learning from Conflict: Discussing Controversial Issues in the Classroom

Help students have constructive discussions that represent differing perspectives.

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Chris Sloan

Grades

Pre-K–12

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Math Worksheets That Are Actually Worth Printing Out

Give students the practice they need with these worksheets that are a cut above the rest.

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

Pre-K–12