Hello, and happy Monday! The great people at Quill contacted me last month about their product and I was intrigued to learn more about how it can help teachers make better use of face-to-face instructional time. Check out this guest post to learn more! We all know that teaching writing can be very challenging. We all know how important it is to write well. And, we all know that, with ... Read More about Using Quill in the Classroom – Guest Post
#12DaysofTwitter – Expand your PLN with Twitter
Hello, friends! I hope your week is off to a fantastic start and that you're not only surviving but thriving in your classroom as winter break draws closer. My students are finishing up content (in my semester classes), preparing for finals, finishing up projects, and I'm frantically evaluating assignments, providing feedback, drinking ALL the coffee and trying to maintain some sort of sanity! My ... Read More about #12DaysofTwitter – Expand your PLN with Twitter
December Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Happy December! Holy moly, this semester has FLOWN by! I feel like I just shared my November Mystery Post and BAM! December is knocking on the door! So ... what, oh what, will the topic of this month's mystery post be? What technology tool or integration strategy will I share?? Hmmmmmm... DRUMROLL, PLEASE... The topic of the December Mystery Post is ...FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT! That's right! ... Read More about December Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Charting Pre and Post-Assessment Data – Update
Hello, and happy Saturday! I hope you've had a great week and are ready to recharge this weekend!! After our extended break last week, I feel refreshed and slightly less tired ... yes, I did take my own advice :) We came back from our Thanksgiving break Monday and, instead of jumping right into new content my students completed their post-assessment over the unit we finished before the break. They ... Read More about Charting Pre and Post-Assessment Data – Update
There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired
Hello, and happy Wednesday! Depending on your area of the world, you may or may not be preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow. For me and my family, that means an AH-MAZING homemade meal with lots of family at my parents' house on Thursday and then snuggling in for a nice, long, food-induced nap that afternoon. I'm not a traditional Black Friday shopper and instead choose to catch the online ... Read More about There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired