An Edtech Foray

An adventure into all things teaching and educational technology related. Blog posts highlighting ideas, lessons, tech use in the classroom, professional learning, and educational research.

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STEM, STEAM, or STREAM? Let’s Just Call it Teaching

Carl Jung referred to “archetypes” as a way to help define his theory of human psyche. Exemplifying that there are universal ideals that make up […]

How to Organize Your Own District Unconference or EDcamp

Every summer I work to organize and put together an unconference/ edcamp for my district. I know some districts build these into their professional learning […]

Fostering a DIY Mentality in the Classroom

I come from a family of DIYers. It’s a culture. It’s a mentality. An ingrained skill that has been passed down from my grandfather to […]

So You Want to Create Online Learning Modules For Your Teachers

So you’ve been working to redesign professional development (learning) for your teachers. The idea of choice and self-paced mastery has led you to the concept […]

From MY Time to OUR Time

During my foray into student engagement, I stumbled upon an app called Pear Deck. A few years later and Pear Deck has redefined itself, and […]

Teaching Close Reading? Genius.it!

Teaching close reading is a painstakingly difficult task. It takes time. It takes patience. It takes creativity. There is no doubt that once students understand […]

Designing Immersive Professional Development

As we progress, there is a continued push in education to “meet students where they are.” Teachers are aiming at creating a student-centered learning experience […]

Great Reads: Books that Make You Think

The following are a few books I have read (and reread) that I have applied to teaching, professional development, and activities for my students. If […]

The Right Tool for the Job- The EDU Version

I have been asked by teachers in my district lately, what ed tech tools were a staple of my classroom and how I used them. […]

Throw Out Study Guides: Bring in Active Reading Inventories!

I get it. It’s hard to throw out the old and bring in the new. You completed study guides. I completed study guides. And I […]

The Power of the Schoology Embed Code

If you are a Schoology LMS user, you have hopefully witnessed some of the magical things you can do within the program itself such as […]

The Engagement Evolution

Education is constantly changing. Ever evolving in the midst of varying pedagogies, changing models, and new technological trends. And we, as teachers, continue to look […]

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