Hello, and happy Monday! I don't know about you, but I drank ALL the coffee today. It's that lovely time of the year when it starts getting dark a bit earlier in my neck of the woods, which always seems to translate into me being sleepier than usual. I'll eventually get used to it ... sooner or later :) My Government students are beginning their Missouri Constitution and Federalism unit this week ... Read More about My Flipped Classroom: Adding Learning Checkpoints
Essential Smartphone Apps for Teachers
Hello, all! Happy Friday! I hope you've had a fabulous week! I was out of my classroom Tuesday at a PLC conference at a local university and, please tell me you've done this before, I COMPLETELY forgot to send information to my students until we were on our way to the conference. Fortunately, I wasn't driving so I was able to send the daily tasks with my students. My laptop was, of course, dead so ... Read More about Essential Smartphone Apps for Teachers
Using Padlet for Pre-Assessments
Hello, and happy Thursday! Fall has FINALLY arrived in Missouri - I saw an extremely accurate meme on Facebook yesterday that said, "Missouri weather just went from 90 to 55 like it saw a State Trooper," and that description could not be more accurate! At our daughter's soccer tournament the week before last, my husband, younger daughter, and I were in shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops. At our ... Read More about Using Padlet for Pre-Assessments
If You Give a Teacher a Day Off
Hello, friends! Happy Sunday! I hope your week is off to a great start and you're getting ready to tackle the week ahead. Last Friday, I did something I rarely do as a teacher - I took a day off. Yes, I took a mental health day, as we sometimes call the days that we take off when no one is sick, no one has a doctor appointment, we're not going to a conference/workshop/meeting. I just took a day ... Read More about If You Give a Teacher a Day Off
October Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology
Hello, all! Welcome to the first installment of the monthly "Mystery Post" from Teaching with Technology! October seemed like a great time to debut this new feature of my newsletter, with Halloween and all things spooky popping out this month. The Mystery Post for this month isn't a single post, but a collection of posts on one of my favorite topics, flipping the classroom. I began my flip a ... Read More about October Mystery Post – Teaching with Technology