Modeling Technology Usage

Modeling Technology Usage

  During district PD this week, I was attending a session on digital citizenship. Several resources were shared from Common Sense Media, including a Family Engagement Toolkit. I wanted to…
Thanks Dan

Thanks Dan

  I. am. a. writer. Sometimes it's hard to admit it, but I am a writer. I was having a difficult time thinking this way lately, but when I struggle…
Talking in Math

Talking in Math

  Last week, I observed a small group math lesson. The teacher was leading fourth grade students through a math mystery in which they were given clues and had to…
What Else Can We Do

What Else Can We Do

  We’re back. And it’s normal. At least everyone keeps telling themselves that. Twenty one days into the new school year, and I was excited as I entered the building…
Nothing Planned

Nothing Planned

  I recently had to check the calendar app on my phone to see if a new event was a conflict with anything else on the schedule. I picked up…
Copacetic

Copacetic

  Are we back to normal yet? Maybe not. But we are back to copacetic. Everything is just ok. And sometimes, ok is just ok. I hope your day is…
What’s Age Got To Do With It?

What’s Age Got To Do With It?

  I recently listened to the Revisionist History podcast episode Outliers, Revisited. In the episode, Malcolm Gladwell investigates the privilege that athletes and students have based on their birth dates.…
Forest First

Forest First

  We often have the problem in education of not being able to see the forest for the trees.  We often focus on very minute details and forget our larger…