Welcome to part 2 of my "How I Set Up My Blog" series. Today, I'm sharing the tools, themes, and sites that I use to jazz up my blog. Enjoy! Framework: Genesis The Genesis framework is a purchase I finally made in January. When I first started blogging, I didn't really know what I was doing (not saying that I have a firm grasp on that now - ha!), nor did I know how much time I was going to ... Read More about How I Set Up My Blog : Part 2
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I Wish I Would Have Known This Before I Flipped My Classroom : 4 Flipped Classroom Tips from a Second Year “Flipper”
I first learned about the flipped classroom model at METC probably 4 years ago, and immediately went to work researching ... ok honestly Pinteresting like a madwoman ... trying to learn about this instructional strategy. I was really looking for honest feedback on the flipped model from a teacher who had actually implemented the strategy. I wanted first hand knowledge ... honest information and ... Read More about I Wish I Would Have Known This Before I Flipped My Classroom : 4 Flipped Classroom Tips from a Second Year “Flipper”
Thoughts on EXPlore Like a Pirate and Gamification in the Classroom
Toward the beginning of last week, I was FINALLY able to start reading EXPlore Like a Pirate in the hopes of vamping up my gamification ... well ... game in my classroom. First impressions? Do you ever open a book, novel or other, and think, "wow, this is going to be great!" This was 100% my reaction to the first few pages of EXPlore Like a Pirate. The world of gamification has always ... Read More about Thoughts on EXPlore Like a Pirate and Gamification in the Classroom
EDpuzzle + Google Classroom = Awesome!
Around the middle of December, I received an awesome email from one of my favorite companies, EDpuzzle, sharing a new addition to their wonderful site. As is typically the case during the school day when I check my email, I saw the email title, squealed a little, and made a note on a post-it to check it out on Christmas break. And...here I am on Christmas break, sharing some great news with ... Read More about EDpuzzle + Google Classroom = Awesome!
Gamified Government: 1st Semester Reflections from My Gamification Experiment
It's Christmas break!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!! I'm sure many of you reading this post share in my enthusiasm for this wonderful time of the year. The two week period (give or take a snow day) during which we wear sweatpants all day, rock the just rolled out of bed hairdo, play with our kiddos, take naps, and of course...drink inordinate amounts of coffee. That last characteristic is most definitely me ... Read More about Gamified Government: 1st Semester Reflections from My Gamification Experiment