A couple of days ago, I posted about using forms and sheets for student reflections. As I was pushing it out to students, I started […]
It is the end of the semester, and like most teachers, my colleagues and I are currently under the barrage of with last minute regrade requests […]
Book annotation 2 by Katherine Stone As many of you may have experienced in your own educational journey, at some point I was taught about annotating […]
First Step by Porapak Apichodilok Every year at this time, I get pushback from many of my educator friends and the parents of my students for AdVENTURE's […]
If your students are anything like mine, they hate planning. Whenever they hear something along the lines of "Create a presentation, website, game, etc.", they […]
Although I am not affiliated with FLUXX® (or Looney Labs) in any way, I think that FLUXX® is a great game that everyone should own. We […]
Image source: http://www.slideshare.net/nashworld/ngss-workshop-2013-2 In a recent conversation with a group of colleagues, I was surprised to hear comments such as:"I teach science, this NGSS are just […]
It all started as a bit of a classroom joke. As most days, students entered and at least one asked "So, what are we doing […]
We all know the importance of displaying student work. Displaying student work send the message that the teachers and community values the work they do. […]
Image: http://www.idiagram.com/ideas/knowledge_integration.html I was in a PD the other day, and we were asked to provide examples of units that were cross-curricular. A couple of teachers […]
If you are an educator you have probably have heard of un-conferences. Maybe you have even attended a couple. You might have even toyed with […]
A while back I posted some ideas on how to keep the students on track during a PBL run (PBL - Avoiding the pitfalls of […]