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Part of the NOW Classrooms series, this guidebook outlines how to create an engaging, student-centered learning environment using technology.

Discover how educators can empower learners to design their instruction, curate their curriculum, and build feedback loops to assess their development.

Learn how to combine the capacities of the PLC at Work™ process and powerful technology tools to transform teaching and learning.

Discover how to create learning environments where students gain 21st century skills, realize their work matters, and know that their work travels beyond classroom walls.

Using AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for authentic writing tasks, Hicks and Turner show how artificial intelligence can enhance writing lessons. They encourage teachers to embrace innovation and adaptation in an age when AI is undeniably becoming a permanent fixture in education.

The Digital Projects Playbook is an invaluable resource for the modern educator. With its rubrics, practical advice, personal anecdotes, and assignment templates, classroom teachers can use the six digital projects, including blog posts, presentations, and podcasts, to elevate students’ work and empower their voices.

Discover how to incorporate digital games and use them to craft engaging, academically applicable classroom activities that revitalize teaching and learning.

Discover how technological resources can improve the effectiveness and breadth of reading instruction to build student knowledge.

With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, there is a renewed focus on developing writing skills and, along with it, an awareness that the new digital technologies have much to contribute in this vital area.

Discover how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create and share learning tools, and participate in meaningful work.