Hello, and happy Wednesday! Depending on your area of the world, you may or may not be preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow. For me and my family, that means an AH-MAZING homemade meal with lots of family at my parents' house on Thursday and then snuggling in for a nice, long, food-induced nap that afternoon. I'm not a traditional Black Friday shopper and instead choose to catch the online ... Read More about There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired
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Using Flippity to Enhance Learning
Hello, and happy Friday! I'm back at work today after a lovely snow day yesterday ... honestly, I was expecting to be out today as well, but we're here and making the most of it! On election day last week, my students completed an activity that required them to research proposed amendments and initiatives to our state constitution. These ballot measures ranged from allowing the use of medical ... Read More about Using Flippity to Enhance Learning
November Mystery Post-Teaching with Technology
Hello, and happy Tuesday! Last month, I tried something new by starting a monthly "mystery post" where I choose one of my favorite topics from my blog to share with you! Last month, I geeked out about my flipped classroom - if you're a regular reader of Teaching with Technology (thanks!) you know I'm a bit of a fan ... and that may be a bit of an understatement :) This month, I'm sharing another ... Read More about November Mystery Post-Teaching with Technology
Visible Learning: Charting Pre & Post-Assessments with Google
Hello, and happy Wednesday! I hope you're enjoying an amazing week and that the weather outside your window is prettier than the dreary, rainy scene I'm experiencing today. It's at this point in the year that I begin to think on rainy days ... "what if it were about 30 degrees cooler ... I wonder how much snow this would amount to ..." #teacherlife :) I took a rare mid-week personal day today to ... Read More about Visible Learning: Charting Pre & Post-Assessments with Google
My Flipped Classroom: Adding Learning Checkpoints
Hello, and happy Monday! I don't know about you, but I drank ALL the coffee today. It's that lovely time of the year when it starts getting dark a bit earlier in my neck of the woods, which always seems to translate into me being sleepier than usual. I'll eventually get used to it ... sooner or later :) My Government students are beginning their Missouri Constitution and Federalism unit this week ... Read More about My Flipped Classroom: Adding Learning Checkpoints