Category: Personal Blog
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March of the non-NTI Days
So, I wanted to share a bit about what I have been doing since then. Flex Time sheets, I currently have one completed for last week and anticipate completing another one for next week. Currently, this week is being logged as snow days so I don’t know exactly if/how I can log this work time.…
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Google Art and Culture page is a Treasure Trove for teachers
If you haven’t added the Google Arts & Culture extension to your Chrome then you are missing out. It changes the main graphic in your opening tab each day to a piece of artwork from around the world. Also if you don’t like it, simply click and get a different piece. It is a great way to…
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ISTE 2018 Presentation
My presentation focuses on using Google Drawing to develop Found and Black-out Poetry from keystone reading sources. This is a great reflection process for ELA and Social Studies classrooms.
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Infographics can Save the World
Some of the most complex and in-depth information can be conveyed in a way that easy to understand, comprehend, and retain. Students should take part in drawing and develop notes for a deeper learning by creating infographics and sketchnotes. Sketchnoting has some real research behind its methods and is anchored in the idea of creative action…
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Quote from “What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America” by Ted Dintersmith
“Our children should study what’s important to learn, not what’s easy for you to test. School should develop each child’s unique potential, not rank it for you with high-stakes standardized tests of low-level skills. Please, please, please consider the possibility that our innovative teachers, not data-driven policies, can best lead the way.” Start reading this…
