Pear Deck for ALL GWAEA Educators
Iowa's AEAs are sponsoring statewide access to Pear Deck
β EVERY Iowa educator has access to a premium Pear Deck account for the 2020-21 school year! Pear Deck is an add-on for both Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint that allows you to transform your presentations into opportunities for formative assessment and active student learning.
Check out the video below for a quick introduction:
Getting Started with Pear Deck
Pear Deck One-Pager Check out the Digital Learning Team's Pear Deck One-Pager to get a quick start with Pear Deck basics & resources | Pear Deck Handbook GWAEA's Digital Learning Team has created a step-by-step Pear Deck Handbook to help you start using this powerful tool with your students and take it to the next level when you're ready | Perfect Pear Deck Presentations Listen to the Jonathan & Mindy share about all things Pear Deck on the Edtech Take Out: |
Pear Deck One-Pager
Pear Deck Handbook
Perfect Pear Deck Presentations
...And a Pear Deck in a Classroom...

The GWAEA Digital Learning Team is releasing a new blog series in December 2020 to share ideas about different ways that you can use Pear Deck to enhance your instruction.
π Check-in with our blog each week in December to find new topics about Pear Deck
π‘ You haven't tried Pear Deck yet? Check out our first blog in the series to get you started.
π Making Pear Deck a More Inclusive Experience
π Pear Deck Takeaways
Additional Pear Deck Resources
Resources for expanding your knowledge:
Resources for implementation of Pear Deck:
- Pear Deck for Progress Monitoring (resource put together by Central Rivers AEA)
- Pear Deck Orchard (templates for a variety of subjects and topics)
Designing Instruction with Pear Deck Course Opportunity
Course Details:
Dates: To be determined based on interest.
This course includes one hour-long Zoom session and then all other sessions are self-paced modules.
Credit: 1 Licensure Renewal
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