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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT

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Creativity advocate & EdTech-loving HS ELA teacher here to collaborate & network.

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Nov 26

Who am I?

HS ELA Teacher - Go Warriors! 🧡🖤
20+ yrs in rural public education 🌽
Google Certified Levels 1 &2 💻
NBCT & EdD in Creativity & Design 🍎
Adobe ACE Innovator 🧠
Quizlet Unconference Presenter 🗣️
EdTech & AI Enthusiast 🖥️📱

Here to collaborate & network with teachers.

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 13

Yes, absolutely! I've created chatbots to help ELA students design their own mythological characters, talk Macbeth out of killing the king, create their own SMART goals, and take a guided tour of the Egyptian underworld. So many possibilities! They're fun to build and fun for students. 🙂

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 13

I love School AI, but mainly use it for student spaces. I'll have to play around with it for building rubrics. 👍🏻

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 13

I honestly feel that prompt-crafting might be one of the most important skills that teachers can learn right now.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Mar 10

AI’s not a replacement for teachers, says the founder of Khan Academy and Khanmigo. Instead, it can free them up to do what they do best. 🧑‍🏫 buff.ly/I7tnMq6

#EdTech #EduSkyAI

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 13

Did you know that you can use Chat GPT to help you create rubrics for student activities? 🤯 Generative AI has been a HUGE time-saver for me. Yes, I still edit everything & customize it for my specific needs, but AI has saved me countless HOURS in terms of productivity. #edtech #EduSky

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 11

Break up the monotony of note taking by adding activities to your slide decks! Today a parent called this an "ADHD dream come true." 🙂 Where was this when I was a kid?

#edtech #EduSky @lexilobdell.bsky.social

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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · Mar 11

Why Students Hate Group Work (And How to Fix It)

Many students dislike group work due to uneven workload, social conflicts, and unclear roles.

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#EduSky

Why Students Hate Group Work (And How to Fix It)

Group work frustrates students when roles are unclear and workloads are uneven. Grouper can help make it more effective.

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 11

Creative Writing students used @canva to make collages to go with their poems about pets. #edtech #edusky 🐾🐾

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 11

I know I'm late the game, but I am physical science deficient! I never thought I could figure paper circuits, but now I can't wait to use them in my ELA classroom! #edtech #BlueskyEdu

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Mar 11

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Feb 10

Ready to scaffold like a pro? Check out *35* powerful scaffolding strategies you can start using in your classroom right away. 🙌

#EduSky #education

Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning

With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.

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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · Feb 10

50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps

If you school uses Google Workspace, @lyonsletters and I have some templates and tips for how to use these tools to increase student engagement.

Learn more at alicekeeler.com/engage

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 18

Used the snow globe template in Adobe Express to create a department Christmas card! So fun!

#EduSky #edtech #Adobe

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 18

Bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel!

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 18

How fun! And what a great end-of-semester activity!

*or beginning of next semester activity!

#EduSky #edtech

Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · Dec 18

Magically Create Refrigerator Poetry in Google Slides
https://alicekeeler.com/2023/03/12/magically-create-refrigerator-poetry-in-google-slides/

Want a fun activity? Use my Add-on to create refrigerator magnets from a list of words in Google Docs!

#GoogleEDU

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 6

I tried out @wewillwrite.bsky.social on Monday and now they keep asking when we can use it again! It's a huge win for my reluctant writers! 📝❤️ I can't wait to make this a bigger part of my writing instruction.

#EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 5

My Ugly Christmas Sweater is inspired by "Silent Night."
🌜✨❄️I absolutely love the text-to-image feature for creative activities like this! Thanks to Adobe for providing #12daysofcreativity #EduSky #edtech

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 4

And then I created a paragraph for students to practice eliminating redundancy and wordiness.

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 4

One of my favorite things about #chatgpt is that it helps me come up with sample sentences and paragraphs that I can tweak for student handouts--HUGE time-saver! Today, I used it to create sample titles using different techniques that I recommend. 😍 #EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 1

Based on the title, I'm guessing Much Ado about Nothing?

Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Dec 1

Love this so much! 💕🎶

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Eric Curts @ericcurts.bsky.social · Nov 30

Looking for #EdTech Winter Activities for Students?
www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/11/8-go...
⛄ Build a Snowman
🎄 Decorate a Tree
🧲 Winter Magnetic Poetry
📬 Holiday Greeting Cards
🎁 12 Days of Xmas Math
🌟 Pixel Art Ornaments
❄️ Winter Rebus Stories
💡 Holiday Lights Writing
#EduSky #GoogleEDU

8 Googley Wintertime Activities for Kids

As we get closer to the holiday break, it is expected and understandable that our students start getting a little distracted. They are looki...

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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · Nov 30

Creating an app in #AppSheet to demonstrate a hall pass for using the bathroom or other locations at a school.

@googledevs.bsky.social #GoogleEDU

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Nov 26

YES!!! I just created a new space today for my Macbeth unit & I know that I'll be making several for a new Mythology course I'm launching with HS seniors after winter break! Let me know if you'd like me to share any. 🙂

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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT @jessicapilgreen.bsky.social · Nov 26

Updating all of my study guides to include coloring book images created with Microsoft Designer, for all the doodlers like me. ✏️🙂 designer.microsoft.com/image-creator

#EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher #AIteacher