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Creator of Ditch That Textbook. Award-winning author of six books. PD on tech and teaching. Keynote speaker. Podcaster. Email newsletter trusted by 100k+ educators.

🗑 Canva + Gemini Notebook ideas for teachers

Oct 12, 2026

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5 min read

🗑 Canva + Gemini Notebook ideas for teachers

Learn how to level up your skills in these two tools

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 How to pull students' interests into class

Oct 8, 2026

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8 min read

🗑 How to pull students' interests into class

Use what you know about them to connect

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 How do I give feedback to 100+ students?

Oct 5, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 How do I give feedback to 100+ students?

Strategies to make feedback more manageable for large classes

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Research says your students should draw more

Oct 1, 2026

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8 min read

🗑 Research says your students should draw more

How drawing benefits students in a variety of ways in the classroom

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Why my students draw a lot in my class

Sep 28, 2026

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6 min read

🗑 Why my students draw a lot in my class

Here's where we draw — and why I think it helps

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Chatbot Files #1: Getting students to work

Sep 24, 2026

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9 min read

🗑 Chatbot Files #1: Getting students to work

Get them mentally prepared -- without doing the thinking for them

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Can AI chatbots actually help students?

Sep 21, 2026

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9 min read

🗑 Can AI chatbots actually help students?

Can they support thinking without shortcutting it?

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 PDF GUIDE: Make / Capture / AI / Amplify

Sep 17, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 PDF GUIDE: Make / Capture / AI / Amplify

An AI-powered "paper + tech" teaching framework

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Get more from your paper assignments

Sep 14, 2026

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9 min read

🗑 Get more from your paper assignments

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 NEW: Ultimate Guide to Class Collaboration (PDF)

Sep 10, 2026

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6 min read

🗑 NEW: Ultimate Guide to Class Collaboration (PDF)

32 pages of activities, research-backed ideas, and more

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 "Bad Ideas Only": Collaborative work structures for class

Sep 7, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 "Bad Ideas Only": Collaborative work structures for class

Plug any of these ideas into your lesson plans this week!

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Great collaborative work: structure and roles

Sep 3, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 Great collaborative work: structure and roles

Help students know how collaboration really works for results

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 10 no-tech activities for class (or PD)

Aug 31, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 10 no-tech activities for class (or PD)

Try these ideas to boost team-building with your people

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Why group work stinks (and how to fix it)

Aug 27, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 Why group work stinks (and how to fix it)

Collaboration thrives in a certain set of circumstances

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 AI tips, a teacher community, and more

Aug 24, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 AI tips, a teacher community, and more

Join our DTT online community for ideas from educators like you

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 New: Claude for Teachers (and how to use it)

Aug 20, 2026

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9 min read

🗑 New: Claude for Teachers (and how to use it)

Get free Claude premium plus teacher features

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Combining paper AND tech for learning

Aug 17, 2026

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10 min read

🗑 Combining paper AND tech for learning

Plus: Amazon finds, personalize learning, and literacy resources

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Lesson library, interest surveys & "triage feedback"

Aug 14, 2026

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5 min read

🗑 Lesson library, interest surveys & "triage feedback"

LOTS of strategies, tips, and ideas for back to school time!

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 10 easy ways to get to know students

Aug 10, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 10 easy ways to get to know students

Templates, activities, and resources to get you started

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Slides/PPT template: Be a Millionaire game 💰

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

🗑 Slides/PPT template: Be a Millionaire game 💰

... with pre-made games, a quiz generator, and lots of ideas!

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 New school year: Seats, rules, relationships + more

Aug 3, 2026

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6 min read

🗑 New school year: Seats, rules, relationships + more

Get ideas and share tips in our online community

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 10+ ways to teach with video

Jul 31, 2026

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5 min read

🗑 10+ ways to teach with video

Make video interactive, build community, and more

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 5 things to fix about screens in schools

Jul 16, 2026

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8 min read

🗑 5 things to fix about screens in schools

Let's address this discussion we're all having in education right now

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Slides, videos, apps & resources from ISTELive

Jul 9, 2026

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7 min read

🗑 Slides, videos, apps & resources from ISTELive

Full videos of my presentations plus more!

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
🗑 Tips, tools, and ideas for you from ISTELive

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

🗑 Tips, tools, and ideas for you from ISTELive

PLUS: Come to our in-person / virtual DTT meet-up!

Matt Miller
Matt Miller
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