Negativity Kills Creativity
I like to think that I’m a creative teacher who really strives to try out of the box ideas to make my classroom as fun and exciting as possible. But…
Perimeter, Twitter, ChatterPix and Christmas Augmented Reality
This week was a whirlwind! I guess it’s cause we’re getting back into the swing of things after being gone for Thanksgiving break. Monday we spent the day catching up…
EduBlog Awards Finalists
EduBlogs has released their finalists for their EduBlog Awards for 2013! Man there are some really great finalists in each category. I highly encourage you to check out their site…
They’re Begging You to Listen
Yesterday while working with my students a realization just came over me. Something that I often talk about, but that yesterday just hit home so much. Kids want us to…
My Nominations for the 2013 EduBlog Awards
Blogging is something that I really got into a little over a year ago. Never would I have ever imagined myself being a writer. But the more I write, the…
My Trip to the @WhiteHouse for #WHChamps Event
To try to even put the last few days into words is impossible. So bear with me as I try to type all this out. For those of you who…
Fractions, Fractions, Fractions, and Lessons Learned
This last week we spent working on fractions, fractions, and more fractions! I started the week by looking for a great project that I could use as a “review” for…
When Someone Notices You
Today was a rough day, I’ll just admit that now. But something interesting happened today. A moment that hit me like a ton of bricks. All of us in education…
I Am Me, and I Can’t Be You
As we close out the second six weeks of our school year, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. My first six weeks was a complete disaster. I was a…
I’m Going to the White HOUSE!!!
So I can’t believe I’m writing this…my hands are actually shaking as I write this…but I can FINALLY share my big news… ***DISCLAIMER: Per the White House’s request, I cannot…
‘@ClassroomChamps, @ArneDuncan, and FRACTIONS!
Man this week has been a WHIRLWIND for sure! So Monday we did our monthly Classroom Champions lesson (www.classroomchampions.org). As I’ve shared before, we’re learning from our athlete Joshua Sweeney…
Join the #ARevolution Post #3: Augmented Reality Apps in Education
Welcome back to another post in our series about Augmented Reality! This week’s post is going to focus on some of the great apps that we have found that can…
