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    7 tips for using Nearpod to create engaging PD for teachers

    May 11, 2021 Nearpod Team

    Professional development doesn’t have to be stale. If we as teachers strive to create the most engaging learning experiences for our students, then why should teacher PD be any different? This summer many will be leading and participating in PD to meet the requirements of licensing and credentialing policies. If you’re one of the people…

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    April 13, 2018 Nearpod Team

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    Nearpod Creates Leaders

    April 6, 2018 Kali Thompson

    Nearpod itself creates leaders. It allows for teachers to collaborate, share, and be creative, and other teachers take notice of that.

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    TEDxABQ Education 2017 & Nearpod

    April 21, 2017 Nearpod Team

    TEDx events personify “ideas worth spreading”, and redefining education through the use of technological tools is one of those ideas.

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    February 14, 2017 Nearpod Team

    Nearpod hosted our 2nd annual PioNear Summit January 14th and 15th in Austin, TX. It was a milestone event for our company as we gathered nearly 100 PioNears together from…

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    Congrats to Nearpod PioNear and Author Amy Roediger, winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching

    October 28, 2016 Nearpod Team

    PAEMST is the highest recognition that a math or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the US.

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    July 3, 2014 Nearpod Team

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