THE TEACHER’S DESK

Rubrics. Presentation Templates. Time-saving hacks. And all those random odds and ends that you keep up your sleeve for an unexpectedly extended advisory period or a rainy day – The Teacher’s Desk is jam-packed with resources to help you get the job done right. The resources contained in the blue section below can help you with everything from pacing and transitions to full-blown rubrics and slideshows. The activities included in the white section are designed to add even more life and liveliness into any old lesson plan.

TEACHER’S DESK COLLECTIONS:

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EdTech Twists

With apologies to Jane Austen, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an educator in possession of a full teaching schedule, must be in want of more hours in their day.” And though we can’t add additional time to your planning periods, we can help you learn how some handy technology can save you hours or more.

H.O.T. Question Helpers

Turn up the heat on classroom thinking with H.O.T. (Higher Order Thinking) Question Helpers — featuring 100 thought-provoking prompts for every subject area. Inspired by Bloom’s Taxonomy, these ready-to-use questions help students move beyond recall to analyze, evaluate, and create, sparking reflective engagement in any classroom.

Micro Printable Task Cards

Good news! Any EMC² Learning activity can be elevated with clear, content-specific micro-tasks instead of open-ended prompts alone. Download one of these templates, plug in targeted tasks tied to your standards, and watch students level up to generate richer details, clearer thinking, and more meaningful evidence of learning.

Presentation Power-Ups

Planning time is often at a premium, and that often means that spending hours tinkering with just the right slideshow format is the absolute last thing on our teacher to-do list. This collection helps teachers get a jump on beautifully formatted Google Slides templates that can help them deliver substance with style.

Recess & Rainy Day Games

We’ve all had one of those days where an assembly runs short or an advisory period runs long and we need to find a way to keep a room full of students occupied with something other than their cell phones. This collection is full of tech free games your students will love!

Rubrics

As author Daniel Coyle explains: “Every teacher or coach worth their salt knows that there’s no moment more important than the moment feedback is delivered. Do it correctly, and the learner takes a step forward. Do it poorly, and the reverse happens.” This collection helps teachers get the job done right.

Speedy Spreadsheets

Faster feedback for report cards. Personalized narrative comments for every student in your classroom. A single learner dashboard that can power an entire year’s worth of your communication with everyone you teach. Science Fiction, you say? Nope. Speedy Spreadsheets. Give a click and change the game.

Story Powered Syllabi

Unleash the power of the Story Powered Syllabi resource lineup and transform your classroom into an adventure! This fully editable collection of pre-made syllabus templates gives teachers the power supercharge any traditional syllabus with the infusion of a ready-made theme of their choice. Turn your classroom into a yearlong adventure!

Themed Timers

Timers are an essential tool for any classroom whether you’re a brand new teacher or an experienced pro. And sometimes, all it takes to send students’ imaginations reeling is a simple suggestion or playful font. This collection fuses the best of both worlds to help you stay on schedule as you inspire awesomeness.

Wonder Websites

Bring your classroom to life Wonder Websites! — fully editable Google Slides decks that transform course materials into immersive, theme-based digital hubs. With built-in navigation, no coding required, and vibrant visuals throughout, these templates make it easy to organize, personalize, and share everything your students need in one place.

EVEN MORE RESOURCES:


If you’re in the mood to try something that’s still in the experimental stages of development, the resources below are a great place to start!

Group Roles For Projects

Group work provides our students with a powerful opportunity to learn from one another and discover all sorts of strengths that they might not have known that they had! But without proper structure, working with teammates can get a bit messy. This resource helps fix that!

Halftime Huddle

Whether you’re looking to “Win one for the Gipper” or just trying to get a longer term project back on track after a sluggish first half, this Plug-and-Play Protocol is designed to help teams make the necessary halftime corrections to bring their A game right to the end.

Sound Board 1: Space & Alarms

Sometimes, it’s actually all of the bells and whistles that really do help a traditional activity come to life in a way that our students will never forget. This interactive teacher Sound Board gives you the power to transform your desktop computer into a command center.

Character Select Group Role Assignment Cards

If we’re not careful, group work can often devolve into just one unlucky student carrying the bulk of the load for the team. But these fully editable Character Select Cards ensure that everyone has a role to play. Pick from any one of the ten themes to get your game on!

Virtual Playing Cards

In a pinch for a deck of playing cards for a classroom activity? We’ve got you covered. This plug-and-play Google Slides collection features a regulation deck of 52 playing cards that can quickly be resorted at random for any game you can think of. Shuffle up and deal!
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