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The Work Students Should Be Doing
This is a project that one of our students completed at home. Earlier in the year, she took advantage of a four day weekend and made this vending machine out…
Our Most Popular Posts of 2017!
Our 10 Most Popular Posts of 2017! Joy is an Intervention - Are you using Joy as an Intervention in your classroom? You may realize that some students…
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Stop Pretending
This may be an unpopular opinion but I am going to state it anyway. It's more an exercise in thinking than it is an argument. I no longer want…
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5 More STEM Challenges
Last year, I posted 5 STEM Activities that could be completed easily in the classroom. I often get positive feedback regarding this post, and requests for more STEM challenges.…
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5 Classroom Changes to Make in the New Year!
Click on the link for more resources! Redesign and repurpose your classroom Let students create and make Give up ownership to students Focus on the WHY when using technology…
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5 Questions with… Jeff Bradbury
A few years ago, I had the pleasure to sit in a workshop session, and listen to a music educator talk about how he was infusing technology into not only…
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Activities for the 1st Day of School
The first day of school can be a wonderful opportunity to hook students on everything that makes your classroom a special place. Make the first day a fun and exciting…
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Thoughts after My First ISTE Conference
Several Thoughts after My First ISTE Conference: 1. This conference contained lots of awesome tech! This technology, however, will not help students unless they are doing awesome things. Numerous people…
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Changing the PD Model in Your District
While reflecting on this school year, I have come to two realizations about professional development: Teachers are looking for professional development that is relevant to their daily roles or a…