Apr 21, 2021
Thursday, April 22 is Earth Day. As citizens of this planet, we should all care about caring for this world. Today, Monica Burns gives us practical ways to teach and encourage students to be good caretakers of the world we live in. Every teacher will find an idea they can use any time of the year to encourage sustainability and caring for our environment.
Dr. Monica Burns is a curriculum and educational technology
consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and founder of
ClassTechTips.com. As a classroom teacher, Monica used one-to-one
technology to create engaging, standards-based lessons for
students. Monica has presented to teachers, administrators and tech
enthusiasts at numerous national and international conferences
including SXSWedu, ISTE, and EduTECH. She is a webinar host for
SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia. Monica is the
author of Deeper Learning with QR
Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your
Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016) and #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable,
and Scannable Formative Assessment with Technology (Corwin
Press, 2017).
Monica visits schools across the country to work with PreK-20
teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible.
She also provides support to organizations using technology to
reach children and families in need. Her mission is to help
educators place tasks before apps and promote deeper learning with
technology. You can find out more about working with Monica, and
her books and resources by visiting ClassTechTips.com.