12 Days of PD – Day 5

12 Days of PD – Day 5

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out Day 5 below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRPnNDE9rU Check out the Edutopia Post…
12 Days of PD – Day 4

12 Days of PD – Day 4

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out the Day 4 video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPypKGYtfSI Check out the…
12 Days of PD – Day 3

12 Days of PD – Day 3

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out the Day 3 video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRVOlVFTejQ Check out the…
12 Days of PD – Day 2

12 Days of PD – Day 2

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out the Day 2 video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_dCxC4k-Ao Check out the…
12 Days of PD – Day 1

12 Days of PD – Day 1

Welcome to the 12 Days of PD! We will share a new idea or thought on PD each day.  Check out the Day 1 video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijbny2QlstM Check out the…
Critical Feedback

Critical Feedback

  I am always on the lookout for resources that I can share with teachers. At a conference a few years ago, the presenter shared a video called Austin’s Butterfly,…
Raising a Book Thief

Raising a Book Thief

  It’s quite a problem to have. My daughter is a book thief. As we approached the bus stop, she had a stack of eight books that needed to be…
Winter is Coming!

Winter is Coming!

  At my school there are officially 14 school days between now and winter break. There are numerous activities happening during those days. This week marks the Hour of Code,…
Visual Texts & Comprehension

Visual Texts & Comprehension

  In this two-minute video, Trevor Bryan, author of The Art of Comprehension, demonstrates how an illustration from Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot can help students to practice finding…
Right Now

Right Now

  If you ask many educators a simple question: What is your responsibility as a teacher? You might get the same answer from any number of respondents, I need to…