Enhance Students’ Critical Thinking and Communication Skills
Ariela DeFunis and Rabbi Weiss
Participants will explore how to enhance students’ critical thinking and communication using three technology tools: Actively Learn, Padlet, and Socrative. Additionally, teachers will be directed to resources that will allow them to continue to explore how these tools can bring students to new learning heights in their respective subject areas.
This is a hands-on session, please bring your laptop or iPad.
Click here to see the website for the session
Tools for session use:
Actively Learn
http://www.activelylearn.com/
Padlet
https://padlet.com/
Socrative
http://www.socrative.com/
Ariela De Funis is a math teacher and educational technology integration specialist at the Northwest Yeshiva High School. She recently completed her Master’s degree in Teaching Math and Science (MTMS) at Seattle Pacific University where she studied how to incorporate literacy and technology into the STEM classroom. Ariela is excited about exploring new technology and continually strives to find ways to incorporate technology in ways that increases student motivation and academic rigor.
Rabbi Chaim Weiss is a Judaic Studies teacher and Director of Learning Resources at Northwest Yeshiva High School, which was his alma mater. He received S’micha from Yeshiva B’nai Torah, Long Island, and his MS degree in Special Education from Adelphi University.
Ariela DeFunis and Rabbi Weiss
Participants will explore how to enhance students’ critical thinking and communication using three technology tools: Actively Learn, Padlet, and Socrative. Additionally, teachers will be directed to resources that will allow them to continue to explore how these tools can bring students to new learning heights in their respective subject areas.
This is a hands-on session, please bring your laptop or iPad.
Click here to see the website for the session
Tools for session use:
Actively Learn
http://www.activelylearn.com/
Padlet
https://padlet.com/
Socrative
http://www.socrative.com/
Ariela De Funis is a math teacher and educational technology integration specialist at the Northwest Yeshiva High School. She recently completed her Master’s degree in Teaching Math and Science (MTMS) at Seattle Pacific University where she studied how to incorporate literacy and technology into the STEM classroom. Ariela is excited about exploring new technology and continually strives to find ways to incorporate technology in ways that increases student motivation and academic rigor.
Rabbi Chaim Weiss is a Judaic Studies teacher and Director of Learning Resources at Northwest Yeshiva High School, which was his alma mater. He received S’micha from Yeshiva B’nai Torah, Long Island, and his MS degree in Special Education from Adelphi University.