Welcome to...American Government! Your Mission: The American Presidency. Objective: Concept Mastery. Fourth quarter has been, at least in my classroom, a challenging time for student motivation. The month of May is off in the not-so-distant future, and visions of swimming and sleeping late dance in the minds of our students. In a desperate attempt to combat what I've come to call the ... Read More about How I’m Gamifying my High School Government Class
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Reflective Teaching and Resource Sharing…Why I Blog
I started blogging in January of 2014, and ever since, I've been asked these questions... Why do you do it? I started my EdTech nerd blog for a few reasons. First, I wanted a way to reflect upon my journey as I attempt to become a 21st century educator. As a teacher, I feel reflection is hugely important, and blogging is the platform I chose to use to do it. I also wanted to share the ... Read More about Reflective Teaching and Resource Sharing…Why I Blog
Embracing the Backchannel in my Flipped Classroom with Padlet
I absolutely love attending conferences where I learn so much incredible information and make great connections with other educators! Don't you?! However, these same wonderful conferences nearly make my head explode! I feel like I'm on information overload, and after three days at the METC conference, I feel like I need to take the rest of the week off to let my brain sort everything out! What ... Read More about Embracing the Backchannel in my Flipped Classroom with Padlet
How to Create Online Courses with Schoology
As you've most likely figured out...I love Schoology! This is seriously an amazing Learning Management System, and I'm learning and uncovering more exciting options as I use it. This semester, I'm undertaking a huge challenge: teaching 6 classes in a "face to face" environment, and two different independent study courses...neither of which include content I teach during the day. I simply ... Read More about How to Create Online Courses with Schoology
My Flipped Classroom!
Well...my first semester as a flipped teacher is rapidly drawing to a close. I made it!Now, time for reflection...Pros...INCREASED student engagementINCREASED student test scoresPOSITIVE student responseNegatives...More planning timeVideo creationNew instructional activitiesThings to change next semester...Assign instructional videos to my students at least two days prior to their "due ... Read More about My Flipped Classroom!