📺 Ditch Summit Day 7: Techy teaching ideas / Swivl

📢 SOCIAL: The buzz about Ditch Summit

Think about this …

“The only time students are consuming messages that they didn’t choose themselves is in our classroom.”

Thanks to Carmen (@prrofecarms) for sharing this quote from Julie Smith. I’m going to sit with this one for a bit …

🐝 Other buzz from the #DitchSummit hashtag on Twitter/X:

☝🏼 REMINDER: The rest of the summit …

Tomorrow, we will release our final featured speaker session — Demystifying AI with Fely García López.

And Thursday, we’ll release our final spotlight sponsor session.

After that, every single Ditch Summit session — 105 of them! — will be available.

You can access any of them — all of them — any time until the summit closes on Jan. 5.

After they’re all available, we’ll email you with session recommendations and reminders until the summit closes.

🎁 PRIZES: 2 contests ending this week! 🚨

Here’s where you can enter RIGHT NOW to win prizes …

• 🚨 ENDING TOMORROW: Watch the “AI in the Classroom: Today, Tomorrow and Beyond” session. Then click the contest button below it. You can register to win two of my books, an item from the DTT merch store, and DTT stickers! We’ll draw THREE winners tomorrow.

• 🚨 ENDING FRIDAY: Watch the “Our Best DTT Resources: 8 Ideas You Can Use in Class Tomorrow” session. Then click the contest button below it. You can win a free year of Shapegrams! We’ll draw a winner on Friday.

• Refer friends to Ditch Summit: Win stickers, online courses, and merch by sharing Ditch Summit with others! Go to DitchSummit.com and enter your email address. In the welcome email you receive, you’ll get a unique referral link. Share it with others. The more people that sign up, the more prizes you’ll win!

• Share what you’re learning in a Flip video: Reflect on Ditch Summit sessions using the “View/Record Flip Videos” button in any session. Each time you do, you’re entered to win a Flip prize pack including a stainless steel water bottle, stickers and tote bag!

💡 SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR SESSION

Teaching Reflection as a Skill with Mirror

Reflection is the secret classroom superpower that not enough teachers know about (or use).

When students reflect on what they’ve learned (or who they are as learners), they unlock new connections.

Often, reflection doesn’t take much time, but it leads to lasting deep learning.

In this session, Swivl’s Sara Candela talks teaches the basics of reflection and how you can use it in class.

She also shares about Mirror, Swivl’s newest way to promote student reflection and help them develop it as a skill.

Watch: Teaching Reflection as a Skill with Mirror

📺 FEATURED SPEAKER SESSION

10 InterACTIVE, Engaging Edtech Classroom Ideas with Joe and Kristin Merrill

Joe and Kristin Merrill’s classroom has been like a lab for years.

Teaching elementary and middle school students, they’ve tinkered with what helps students learn — and gets them excited about learning.

They shared lots of their favorite ideas in their book, The InterACTIVE Class.

Today, they’re sharing their top 10 greatest hits — the things their own students have loved the most!

In this session, Joe and Kristin equip you with lots of practical ideas to kick student engagement to the next level.

Watch: 10 InterACTIVE, Engaging Edtech Classroom Ideas with Joe and Kristin Merrill