It's Friday! WOOHOO!! We've only had 4 instructional days this week, but it feels to me as though this week was actually about 13 days long. This morning, I did something rare - I took the morning off (weird to take the morning and not the afternoon, especially on a Friday!) to watch my youngest daughter and her class present the chapel service for their school. To fully take advantage of my time ... Read More about February Mystery Post from Teaching with Technology
Social Media Book Study – Join the Fun!
Happy Wednesday, friends! Missouri weather cracks me up - last week at this time, we were in the middle of a polar vortex takeover and were dealing with actual temperatures of 0 and wind chills of -15. Monday, the high temperature was 70 degrees. 70 DEGREES! We went from multiple layers, gloves, and hats to shorts and t-shirts in a matter of days! Holy moly! Last week, I shared the exciting news ... Read More about Social Media Book Study – Join the Fun!
Asking for Student Feedback
Happy Sunday, friends! Missouri is finally beginning to thaw from our experience with the polar vortex earlier this week. We experienced actual temperatures of 0 degrees with -15-degree wind chills - it was INSANE! Today, we're expecting temperatures of 60 degrees + and will be taking full advantage of the awesome weather by having as much outside time as possible! In addition to enjoying the ... Read More about Asking for Student Feedback
Learning from Student Learning
Happy Friday Junior, friends! Not only are we coming off of two snow days, my daughters are also recovering from pneumonia (they've been just pitiful!), which means my students' learning routine has been quite disrupted over the last week and a half! Today, my students took a quiz over the Legislative Branch (this unit is ginormous, so we split it in half) and completed their post-assessment for ... Read More about Learning from Student Learning
Thank you, Google Classroom!
Happy Friday, all! I'm home today with two sick kiddos - pneumonia is no joke! While they're napping, I'm making some updates to my blog, and I realized that I haven't shared with you the newest update to Google Classroom!! When Google unveiled topics in Classroom and more of the "folder" design on the Stream, I was totally pumped! UNTIL I realized that the newest items added in Classroom were ... Read More about Thank you, Google Classroom!