Happy Wednesday, friends! I'm writing to you today from the comfort of my desk chair in my basement office at HOME! That's right - we're out! My last day was last Friday and I've been sleeping late, taking naps, wearing shorts, and hanging out with my daughters. I'm also drinking coffee, but that's no different than any other day of the year ;) We're getting ready to head to the library now, but ... Read More about Happy Birthday, Illuminate!
Summer Learning Opportunities with EdTechTeam
"You're so lucky, you have the summers off!" Have you ever heard that phrase? As the daughter of a teacher, my mom and I heard that from my dad ALL THE TIME! My husband says the same thing to me at the end of the school year, and my sister gets it from my brother-in-law, too! What non-teachers don't understand is that while teachers may not actually be in the classroom during the summer months, ... Read More about Summer Learning Opportunities with EdTechTeam
Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Happy Monday! We're almost halfway through the month of May, which means I'm only a little late with my monthly mystery post. My bad! You know how it is at this time of the year - we're rushing to finish our content, meeting deadlines, and struggling to maintain energy and motivation to continue making learning awesome for our students. Hopefully, this post reaches you before the end of your ... Read More about Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Edpuzzle Updates – May 2019
Happy Monday! I opened up Twitter this morning and noticed an awesome new update that will help teachers continue to reach all of their students! Closed captioning is now available on Edpuzzle! This is a fantastic addition that will not only help students with audio impairments but also those who prefer to "see" content as opposed to only hearing it. This will also help those who forget to ... Read More about Edpuzzle Updates – May 2019
10 Days to Illuminate Learning
Hey, all! I hope your week is going great and you're digging deep to find the energy and motivation to be awesome for your students! I know I'm struggling this week - we're on a weird testing schedule where 3-4 classes each day are an hour and a half in length to accommodate state testing guidelines. We're used to 45-minute classes :) I don't know about you, but I'm upping my already impressive ... Read More about 10 Days to Illuminate Learning