Another week’s worth of amazing blog posts:
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Game In Progress: 2019-20 Game Draft – Classroom Powerups
I am taking a break from my SBG Journey to think a bit about a Class Game for next year.
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7 Reasons Your Students Dislike You – Smart Classroom Management
Likability is a key principle of SCM—because it makes building rapport effortless. It causes students to want to listen to you, please you, and behave for you.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Six Google Product Updates Made in May Impacting Teachers and Students
Google is constantly making updates to the services that they offer. Some of the updates are only affect the administrative side of G Suite for Education. I rarely write about those updates. Then there are updates that have a direct impact on teache…
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ARVRinEDU Kit Idea | ARVRinEDU | Jaime Donally | Professional Development
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They are popular. They are controversial. And now, video games have just become an internationally recognized addiction.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 8 Good Resources to Help Students Develop Spelling Skills
Last night the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in an eight-way tie! In honor of the eight champions, here are eight resources that can help your students develop their spelling skills.
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CL Byte #2: Giving Feedback on Table Entries | Patty Papers
In this video I talk through how to use Desmos Computation Layer to verify if the values entered in a table are correct and then give feedback. Here is the Desmos Activity Builder I used in this video. Enjoy!
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Simulating Trade and Industry with Minecraft: Education Edition – NCCE’s Tech Savvy Teacher Blog
Recently, Microsoft released a playlist of Minecraft: Education Edition videos highlighting some of the amazing learning opportunities for students using Minecraft.
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The Case for More Recess – John Spencer
We tend to view recess as a break from learning. However, free play is actually a vital part of the learning process. Play boosts divergent thinking, flexible thinking, and creativity. It helps students learn critical social-emotional skills.
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Putting Your Thoughts on Trial: How to Use CBT Thought Records | International Bipolar Foundation
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Where does the time fly? I can’t believe it’s that time of year again! Time to share our Summer Reading List with you! It’s my 27th year in HCPSS and 22nd year here at Murray Hill Middle School! W00t! A lot of things have changed but some thing stay…
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Going beyond educational buzzwords: Are you really doing STEM or STEAM? – Mrs. Harris Teaches…
To sum it all up, STEAM is integration AND inquiry. When it comes to the classroom, summer camp, or even our own kids, we all have the best intentions in involving children in meaningful learning experiences.
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Control Alt Achieve: Grading Extended Response Questions with Google Forms Quiz Feature
For many years Google Forms has been a great tool for creating online assessments. This process became even easier when Google added the new Quiz feature to Forms, allowing the quiz to be auto-graded without the need for a third-party tool such as t…
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The Ultimate Guide To Generation Z Marketing Strategies – e-Learning Infographics
Gen Z Marketing Strategies is helping you in planning effective marketing strategies targeting this specific young and enthusiastic group of buyers. Gen Zers is next biggest consumer segment especially for the retail industry.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Where to Find Public Domain Pictures and Video Clips
In my previous post I shared the news that Canva has acquired Pixabay and Pexels. Both of those sites are popular places to find pictures and video clips that are in the public domain. The libraries of both sites are now accessible through Canva but…
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Station Rotation Model: Avoid Falling into a Rut |
As a blended learning coach, I spend a lot of time in classrooms where teachers are experimenting with blended learning models. The Station Rotation Model is one I see used frequently.
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‘Statue of Liberty’ Augmented Reality iOS App – GeekDad
I’m a huge history buff (and of course a tech geek) so when the two intersect I am all over it and that is definitely the case with the new Statue of Liberty app for iOS. First off, the app is iOS only right now.
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Learning with ‘e’s: Cruel pedagogy
Cruel pedagogy by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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Thanks For Coming To My TED Talk (For The Culture) | The Jose Vilson
Imagine my shock when I found out that Carranza and I would appear as bookends to this event at TED HQ on the day of. I had prepared this talk for a month, mulling over every word, every slide, every GIF, and every salient point that I wanted to fit…
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Do many kids play too many video games? Yes. Do some of the games kids play lack the values I would like to see portrayed? Definitely
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16 Fast, Fun Things to End on An Up Note –
We’re working towards the end of the school year, teachers! You’re going to make it! In this newsletter, I’ve got 16 fun, quick ideas to make the end of the school year more exciting. Oh, and interestingly, Kahoot bought Dragonbox. First, my childre…
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It’s been a while! Thanks to the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; see prior posts about ESSA here, here, and here), the chaos surrounding states’ teacher evaluation systems has exponentially declined. Hence, my posts have declined in…
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SWBT Episode 19: Making PBL Work with Andrew Miller – Go Where You Grow
Project based Learning is more than just a lesson format. It is a cultural shift for both the school and the classroom. I sat down with Andrew Miller, guru of Project Based Learning to discuss “Making PBL Work.
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Rethinking Learning Targets – Reading By Example
This week I had the honor of filling in for a primary teacher for about a half hour. We were learning about lions. As expected, several students wanted to share their experiences and knowledge with the class.
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Clime Time: Climate Science Resources | Science for All
Here in Washington (the state)- we’ve been digging into the teaching and learning of climate science. Our state budget provided a chunk of money to be used by educational groups around the state to develop tools and deliver professional development …
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Free Technology for Teachers: Three Good Resources to Help Students Become Discerning News Consumers
Earlier this week TED-Ed published a new lesson titled Can You Spot the Problem With These Headlines? The short video lesson walks students through dissecting a couple of hypothetical news headlines.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Four Ways to Show & Share Videos Without Distractions
At this point I think we can all agree that YouTube can be a great place to find educational videos to share with students. Of course, the downside to YouTube has always been all of the “related” content that appears around the videos that you find …
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A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers | Cult of Pedagogy
Have you heard the whispers about one-pagers in the online teacher hallways? The concept of a one-pager, in which students share their most important takeaways on a single piece of blank paper, has really taken off recently.
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Texas: Good News on School Funding! | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Our friends, Pastors for Texas Children, have been strong allies in the fight to improve public schools. They daily remind us that support for good public schools is bipartisan.
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Student-Created Kahoot Games! – Mari Venturino
Whenever we finish a task early, my students beg me, “Let’s play Kahoot!” They don’t care if it’s content-related or just for fun, they’re super competitive.
