Pear Deck Blog

Guest author and instructional technologist Victoria Thompson shares her best practices for using Pear Deck in K-12 mathematics classrooms to craft powerful learning experiences. Read on to hear her suggestions for getting started with Pear Deck in your math class.

The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year for many of us — and a challenge for those who might be struggling to cope with uncomfortable feelings and navigate emotions. Licensed Professional Counselor Michael E. Creekmore Jr. discusses how to help students manage the holiday blues in this insightful guest blog.

There’s one element we often neglect while we’re focused on the well-being of our class: whether you're teaching virtually, face to face, or in some combination, you'll still need to check in with yourself. Guest bloggers Mike and Nita Creekmore share their tips for building a self-care recipe to last you all year.

Getting better at thinking means flexing those thinking muscles every day; if we don’t, those thinking muscles can atrophy. Of course, students flex their critical thinking muscles a little in every lesson, but they can make even better progress with some intentional skill-building. You can do this by asking thoughtful questions on the fly in discussions, or adding them at the end of any homework assignment.

How can teachers help students become outstanding citizens — both online and in person? Educator Julia E. Torres shares some thoughtful considerations about activating community and social engagement through digital citizenship in this guest post.

The last decade has seen a growing awareness of the need to adopt and teach digital citizenship curriculum. While we all agree on the value of these lessons, there are significant roadblocks to finding and implementing quality curriculum. We’ve got some tips and resources to put you on the right path.