teacher's plAIground https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Blog History Resources The Vibes Were Off: Teacher Intuition, the Data Obsession, and the Thing AI Will Never Have Talking AI With Common Sense Education Exploring the Pros and Cons of Integrating AI in Education: A Teacher’s 2 Cents on UNESCO’s Stance Exploring the Pros and Cons of Integrating AI in Education: Part 2: My Top 5 Apps to Explore Why I Started Creating a Makerspace…And You Should Too Unlocking Creativity: The Role of Play in High School Education PlayDoh-Nomics and The #interACTIVE Classroom How to Embrace “March Madness” in Your Classroom Beyond the Toy Box: How Action Figures Benefit Classroom Learning Understanding SchoolAI for Real-Time Feedback in the Classroom Why I’m Making the Switch to Mastery Learning Through the Grid Method Discovering Connections: My First AMLE Conference Experience Getting Back in the Saddle: Tackling My Pre-Presentation Jitters at TCEA Another Reason to Brisk It! (Exciting TCEA Updates) I Was Born for This: Reclaiming My Voice Staying One Chapter Ahead: A Day in the Life of an Academic Interventionist. Happy Friday: New Music + Edpuzzle For the Win! Igniting Student Creativity Using Adobe Express in the Classroom My Top 10 Adobe Express Templates To Use in Your Classroom (Plus a Thrice Album Review!) We’re Back, and I’m Perplexed! Breaking Radio Silence: My Newest Rabbit Hole and FREE Resource Offerings 12 Days of Edtech Magic! Rethink Your Why! Worked Examples, Cognitive Load, and Mastery Learning! The plAIground in 2026: Check Out the NEW App Arcade (plus my TCEA 2026 Schedule!) My Top Takeaways from the TCEA Annual Convention! Exciting Updates: App Arcade Changes, Vibe Coding Series Launch, and Fantasy Vocabulary League Gamifying Playlist Creation: Introducing the Music League App Vibe Coding for Educators: Part Two Released TODAY! Make Thinking Visible: Your New Favorite Learning Toolkit Getting Social: Engage Your Students with Ready-to-Use Mock Social Media Templates Weird Wednesday: 3 Weird Unit or Lesson Hooks You Can Use Today! Is Your Friday Looking a Little Freaky? Give Your Students an Un-Quiz! Exploring the Pedagogical Prowess and Peril of the Unessay. (Part 1) Does the Unessay Help or Hinder Teachers on the Hunt for their White Whale? (Part 2) Stop the Scroll! How to Hijack Social Media Hooks to Level Up Bellringers and Exit Tickets! The Taboo Lecture!?!?!?! …But Why are we Interviewing a Comma? You Won’t Look Like an April Fool with These NEW Groupchat Templates! It Takes ZERO Thought to Snag These Templates Come Vibe With Me! Your Students Have Thoughts. These Three Routines Make Them Say Them Out Loud. We Schooled the Curiosity Right Out of Them The Funko Pop Summary: Where Biography Meets Box Art The First Thought Is Just the Beginning (Project Zero Thinking Routines Pt 4) We Blamed Google. Now We’re Blaming AI. We Need to Stop. A Case for Intentional Instructional Design in the Age of AI The GoFundMe Activity: Crowdfunding Mastery in Any Content Area (Classroom Template Included!)