Matt Miller

Podcaster at Google Teacher Tribe Podcast

HS Teacher. Author of 6 books. Textbook ditcher. GCI & MIEE. Blogger. Keynote & workshop speaker. Christ follower. Happy husband/dad of 3. Livin' the dream.

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Hexagonal thinking: Creating connections in the classroom

3 weeks ago | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

If you’re looking for a way to get your students to make meaningful connections and have deep, thoughtful discussions, then hexagonal thinking might just be your new favorite activity. What is Hexagonal Thinking? Hexagonal thinking is all about creating connections. Imagine each idea, concept, or term as a hexagon on a board. As students arrange these hexagons, they’re essentially building a web of interconnected thoughts.
How AI can make any template work for your class

1 month ago | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

Use tools like ChatGPT to make creative teaching ideas (and templates) work for your class -- no matter what you teach. Imagine it ... you're scrolling through teaching ideas and find one that lots of teachers really like. You'd LOVE to use it, but you think ... "nahhhhh, that would never work with what I'm teaching."Instead of dismissing that idea, let's try something else.
6 AI-powered Google tools for the classroom

Nov 25, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

AI large language models (LLMs) are here. And they're already starting to impact how we teach and learn. We're thinking twice about their role in student writing. They're causing us to reconsider the type of homework we assign. We're thinking about how they might support student thinking. We're considering how to avoid (or mitigate) AI concerns. Google is coming to the table with new tools -- or revised tools -- to support the teaching and learning process.
Ten Ways Pictures Boost Learning: Dual Coding Theory Introduction

Oct 7, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

This post was written by Adam Current, a middle school English teacher in northwest Indiana. Adam is a second generation teacher who has worked across middle school, high school, and college admissions. In addition to presenting at conferences, he runs The Paste Eaters Blog. What if drawing could improve writing? What if tracing diagrams improves memory? And what if pictures both helped--and hindered--learning?
Get our AI Teacher Toolkit

Sep 29, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

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5 concerns about AI in education

Sep 24, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

The AI hype is everywhere -- on TV commercials, on social media, and even on billboards. "AI will save you time. AI will automate this and that."The pundits are all over AI, too, making predictions about how it'll revolutionize the world and the workforce. (And I might scream if I hear someone else say "AI won't take your job, but someone who uses AI will.") ðŸ˜±AI is making its way into classrooms ... schools ... education. It has its promises, but there are perils, too.
Meet Google NotebookLM: 10 things to know for educators

Sep 23, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

PDFs. Long documents. Websites and articles. A lot of teaching and learning is focused on reading them ... synthesizing them ... remembering them ... and creating something with them. Sometimes, the sheer number of words in these dense resources keep us from even diving in -- or finding the quick answer that we need. That's where Google's Notebook LM comes in. It becomes an instant expert on the documents you give it. And it's FREE. It'll answer questions. It'll summarize.
How to make custom songs for your class in a minute with Suno

Sep 12, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

Music can help your students learn. Suno (suno.com) creates custom songs for you in a minute -- songs that can support learning and the classroom. Here's how. Music is a connector in learning. Want to connect students to a new concept so they can remember and understand it? Put it to music. Want to connect WITH your students? Listen to their music -- or try to understand why they listen to it. Great teachers across the centuries have understood this.
10 easy ways to use MirrorTalk in your classroom

Sep 10, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

MirrorTalk has captured the attention of many educators on and off social media and for good reason. It’s a simple AI-powered tool designed to facilitate meaningful reflection in just 5 minutes a day. Emphasis on the word simple because it truly is. Simple. So very simple. And now, MirrorTalk is even simpler thanks to its new Library. It's packed full of pre-made reflection activities that get students talking about their work even faster.
Can you cite AI in classwork? Should you?

Aug 19, 2024 | ditchthattextbook.com | Matt Miller

Student can cite AI in academic work. But should they? Here's some guidance for being more intentional about using AI in student writing and classwork. "Cite your sources."It's been the refrain of educators for ages. In research papers, we want students to practice pointing to reliable texts to determine accuracy. It's a cry for context and fact checking. In a world that seems to emphasize accuracy and fact less and less every day, it's a necessary life skill.