Hey, all! Happy Friday to you and happy first day of Easter Break to me! I am READY for a break - I'm sure you know exactly how I feel. It's the end of the year, teachers and students alike seem to be hitting a brick wall and motivation can be lacking. Do you need something to light a fire in you to end the year with enthusiasm and energy? Illuminate is the book for you! Here are my top three ... Read More about 3 Reasons to Read Illuminate Before the End of the Year
Try This Tomorrow Podcast – Fight End-of-the-Year-itis
Hello and happy Friday! I'm writing to you today from the comfort of my kitchen table - yup, that's right! I took the day off! This hardly ever happens, but honestly, I'm not really "off" (are teachers ever really "off?!") ... I'm at home catching up on grading, guest posts for other blogs, videos for my upcoming online course (yay!!!), and finally sharing Episode 3 of my podcast, Try This ... Read More about Try This Tomorrow Podcast – Fight End-of-the-Year-itis
Encourage Collaboration with This Padlet Format
Happy Monday! It's sunny and 70 degrees in my neck of the woods, which makes staying motivated in the classroom a challenge for my students AND their dear teacher :) Please tell me I'm not alone! This will be the first summer in about 5 years that I haven't taught a face-to-face summer school class, and I'm really looking forward to being able to sleep, drink coffee on my patio, and take afternoon ... Read More about Encourage Collaboration with This Padlet Format
April Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
It's April! Can you believe it?! I feel like this school year has literally flown by and I'll be dipping my toes in the Gulf of Mexico sand before I know it! We're only a few days beyond the beginning of the month, so I'm not SUPER late in sharing the Teaching with Technology mystery post ... right?! Without further adieu, here it is! DRUMROLL, PLEASE.... The topic of the April Mystery ... Read More about April Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Remembering My Why – Teaching with Technology
Happy Saturday, friends!! You made it to the end of the week! I'm writing to you today from my kitchen counter, feeling so glad to finally be home after a whirlwind week of speaking at seminars throughout the eastern part of the United States. When I say whirlwind, I really mean WHIRLWIND week! I flew from STL to Chicago and then to Rhode Island on Sunday, presented an all-day session in ... Read More about Remembering My Why – Teaching with Technology