VariQuest Product Updates | Maker Movement | Trifecta™ 800 3D Printer | Kinesthetic Learning
Why Your School Needs Trifecta™ 800 3D Printer
We at VariQuest™ are beyond excited to share our big news. Introducing the newest addition to our visual learning tools—Trifecta™ 800 3D Printer!
Poster Maker 3600 | Grade Level: Secondary (7-12) | Grade Level: Intermediate (3-6) | Academic Subject: STEM | VariQuest Tools: Poster Maker 3600 | VariQuest Tools: Cutout Maker 1800 | Academic Subject: Science
Understanding the Plant Cell: 3 Engaging Activities
Engage students in learning the parts of a plant cell with a variety of teaching tools and fun activities using your VariQuest Cutout Maker 1800 and VariQuest Perfecta Poster Design System!
How to Write a Grant eBook
This helpful guide includes an explanation of the grant process, including a checklist (with samples!), and useful links and resources to find funding!
Perfecta | Student Engagement | Poster Maker 3600 | VariQuest Tools: Perfecta 2400 | VariQuest Tools: Poster Maker 3600
How to Promote Anti-Bullying Behavior
Fill in the blank. Students who are ______ are more likely to bring a weapon to school. One in eight children who are ______ fear being attacked at school. Over half of teens have been ______, and nearly the same number of teens has ______ a peer.
Featured Topics: Differentiated Instruction | Featured Topics: Professional Development
#TBT: The One-Room Schoolhouse
"The one-room schoolhouse was a place where a single educator faced the daily challenge of teaching to meet the needs of all students. Learner characteristics like age, cultural background, cognitive ability, and physical challenges did not separate students into different spaces and different places. The teacher negotiated all of these variables within a single room." (source)
Education Policy | Student Engagement | STEM
Soledad O'Brien at ISTE 2015: "Technology for technology’s sake is a complete waste."
Differentiated Instruction | Perfecta
Last Year's Perfecta Winner at ISTE: Kitty Herbel
“OMG, OMG, OMG…I WON!” If you overheard this public outburst back at ISTE in 2014, you witnessed Kitty Herbel realizing she had won—big time. The Waller Middle School educator won the one and only VariQuest™ Perfecta™ Poster Design System, and she couldn’t have been happier.
Grade Level: Primary (PK-2) | Grade Level: Intermediate (3-6) | Featured Topics: Industry News and Trends | Featured Topics: Differentiated Instruction | Featured Topics: Education Policy | Featured Topics: Professional Development
NAESP 2015 Focus Track: Student Achievement Gaps
The National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP)'s annual conference kicks off in two weeks in Long Beach, CA (June 30-July 2). Each year the conference, designed for educators on the "front lines," challenges leaders to think, what's next? Attendees can choose their conference focus from several tracks:
Lessons/Activities/Templates | Common Core | Education Policy
Promote Student Engagement with the Common Core Toolkit
What do 43 states, the District of Columbia, 4 territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity share at their educative core?
Grade Level: Primary (PK-2) | Grade Level: Intermediate (3-6) | VariQuest Tools: Cutout Maker 1800 | Featured Topics: Student Engagement
5 Interactive Bulletin Boards to End the Year!
The beginning and end of the school year is often a time of reflction. We have compiled five writing activities that can double as the ultimate classroom display - the bulletin board!
Featured Topics: Classroom Celebrations/Holidays | Featured Topics: Student Engagement
Student Recognition Made Easy
Students aren’t too different from rats. They may not be scurrying around with long tails trailing behind, nor are they considered deadly pests. But as psychologist BF Skinner proved, humans and rats find commonality in positive reinforcement. As Skinner rewarded his test rats with food for doing the perceived “right thing,” they continued on the right path. As teachers recognize positive student behavior, students are galvanized to continue their positive behavior.