In a world buzzing with screens, 50 Strategies for Learning without Screens offers educators engaging, hands-on learning experiences tailored for various grade levels. Each strategy deliberately steps away from the digital noise, concentrating on future-ready skills such as curiosity, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and compassion. These practical strategies are crafted to engage students and foster deeper learning competencies. This resource provides strategies that empower students to navigate a world driven by innovation, adaptability, and critical thinking. With complete sample lessons and digital resources, educators can seamlessly integrate these strategies into their curriculum. The adaptability of each strategy allows customization to fit individual content, style, and, most importantly, the diverse needs of students, making education a personalized and enriching journey. "While discussing soft skills, applied digital schools and new media literacies, [Tom Rademacher] stresses the importance of students creating and participating. The book defines a framework of deeper learning, which offers a set of competencies that students must master to develop a keen understanding of academic content and apply their knowledge to problems in the classroom and on the job."-- "School Administrator" "Given the ubiquity of smart phones and the continuing rise of social media, 50 Strategies for Learning without Screens is an ideal and 'real world practical' resource for K-12 classroom teachers."-- "Wisconsin Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review" "Tom Rademacher is not asking you to give up your tech. What he does is make a convincing case for carving out intentional time for the analog, for the experiences we can't get from our devices--real books and paper, face-to-face activities, paint and cardboard, physical movement. As we spend more and more time behind screens, the strategies in this refreshing book are exactly what we need to nurture what's human in all of us." --Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy "You've got to love a book focused on use-right-away lessons that help children make, question, do, think, and talk. With ideas for adapting each lesson to grades PK-2, 3-5, and 6-12, any teacher can find inspiration to supplement whatever core curriculum they might be using." --Jennifer Serravallo, educational consultant, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author of The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 Tom Rademacher has spent the last two decades devoted to students and education. As an acquisitions editor, he acquires, develops, and sometimes writes books with the goal of helping educators do the hard work of teaching well. He's the author of It Won't Be Easy and Raising Ollie and has written for Huffington Post , Education Post , City Pages , and more. As an educator, Tom was named Minnesota's 2014 Teacher of the Year, spoke at national conferences and TEDx events, and was interviewed by the BBC, the Associated Press, and Education Week . Before that, he mostly wrote bad poetry and talked about Kurt Cobain. He lives too close to the Mall of America in Minnesota with his wife, son, and absolute chonk of a dog.