Hello, friends! I hope your school year is off to a fabulous start! For many of you, this is probably your first day back in the classroom. For others, myself included, the school year is already in full swing! I've been meaning to share this post for a few months now. Since we're back to school I figured this was the perfect time to talk about my changing views of homework, and why I no longer ... Read More about Homework – A few reasons why I don’t assign it
Utopia Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Kit – Review
*In exchange for a review, I was given two VR/AR headsets and two decks of system cards from Utopia 360* WOW! This is AWESOME! I was recently contacted by the great people at Utopia 360 VR and asked to review their VR and AR system. It. Is. SUPER COOL! As I high school Social Studies teacher, I knew I couldn't provide a review of the products as they would be used in my classroom - while these ... Read More about Utopia Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Kit – Review
Dear First Year Teacher – A Letter to Myself as a New Teacher
Tomorrow, I start my tenth year teaching. TEN YEARS. It doesn't seem possible! I still feel like a new teacher - excited and nervous for the first day of school. As I mentally prepare for heading back to the most important job in the world, I'm thinking back to my first year teaching. I was 22 years old and had just graduated from college about 3 months earlier. I was SCARED TO DEATH! As a way of ... Read More about Dear First Year Teacher – A Letter to Myself as a New Teacher
Teacher Goals for a New School Year! 2017-2018 Edition
It's that time of year again! The month when teachers have to start retraining our bladders, setting alarms, and (if you're like me) getting used to skipping an afternoon nap - that's a tough one! I've been so fortunate this summer to attend many great PD sessions that stretched my perspective and challenged me to create an awesome learning environment for my students. Check out a few of my ... Read More about Teacher Goals for a New School Year! 2017-2018 Edition
New Updates to Google Classroom – August 2017
I love opening Google Classroom to find that Google has added MORE fabulous features to one of my favorite programs! This post from the Google Classroom blog lists a number of new features that launched today. However, my FAVORITE features are the ability to ... view a list of individual student work. By simply selecting a student's name, teachers can not only see a list of the ... Read More about New Updates to Google Classroom – August 2017