One of the goals I set for myself as a teacher this year is to make more conscious and focused efforts to teach my students, not just teach my content. Sometimes, it can be easy for teachers to forget that our students are not just students - they're people; people who enter our classrooms with stress and anxiety that come from school, work, sports, relationships, etc. I know I'm guilty of ... Read More about Teaching Students, Not Just Content – Take What You Need
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EdTech Tools in My Classroom – Common Lit
Toward the end of the 2016-2017 school year, the great people at Common Lit contacted me to tell me about their product. In searching for a less expensive alternative to Newsela, I had stumbled upon Common Lit before but hadn't really explored the product. BIG MISTAKE! Common Lit is an absolutely wonderful tool that all content areas can use to encourage students to read a variety of information ... Read More about EdTech Tools in My Classroom – Common Lit
Google Slides Game Template – The United States Constitution
Hello, all! Happy October! I'm in the middle of designing our next American Government HyperDoc over the United States Constitution and jumped down a rabbit-hole of exploring to create a review game for my students with Google Slides. How did I get here? I'm not sure - one minute I was searching for a great site my students could use to explore the creation of the Constitution and the next I was ... Read More about Google Slides Game Template – The United States Constitution
NEW Blog Series! EdTech Tools in My Classroom
Hello, friends! I hope your school year is off to a fabulous start and that you're continuously motivated to make your classroom an awesome learning environment for your students! I'm introducing a new blog series today, EdTech Tools in my Classroom, in which I'll be sharing my favorite educational technology tools, sites, and apps that I use in my classroom currently, as well as why and how I use ... Read More about NEW Blog Series! EdTech Tools in My Classroom
Increasing Student Engagement in my Classroom – Promoting Student Choice and Asking for Feedback
My American Government classes are wrapping up their first unit HyperDoc over the foundations and formations of government, and we're slowly getting back into the swing of school! This year, I'm making a conscious effort to provide my students with more choice in how they demonstrate understanding and to also solicit their feedback on class assignments, activities, and instruction. My goal is to ... Read More about Increasing Student Engagement in my Classroom – Promoting Student Choice and Asking for Feedback