*This is a sponsored post which means I was compensated to share these ideas with you. Thanks to itslearning for this opportunity!* The implementation of educational technology tools has made my life as a teacher SO MUCH easier. When I think back to the beginning of my teaching career ... which was only 9 years ago ... I remember with disgust the many nights of lugging piles of tests and ... Read More about 3 Reasons Why You Need A Learning Management System
Economic Theories Mini HyperDoc
We're in EOC review season, folks! My least favorite time of the year! I'm quite sure that my students despise this time as well ... not as much as their dear teacher ... so I'm doing my best to jazz it up as much as possible. As I was planning out our review days, I was struggling to come up with a quick, effective way to teach economic systems. I typically teach economic systems toward the ... Read More about Economic Theories Mini HyperDoc
I Made A HyperDoc for an Entire Unit – What My Students Had to Say
Do you ever read a book or article or blog post that really clicks? Like really clicks ... and you start thinking, why did I not do this sooner? This is how I felt when I read The HyperDoc Handbook! I've been teaching in a 1:1 environment for almost 4 years, and feel as though, even though I've made great changes in my instruction, I've been lacking in changing the way my units are presented. The ... Read More about I Made A HyperDoc for an Entire Unit – What My Students Had to Say
Booksnaps from Ditch That Textbook
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel as though they're being tugged in a ton of different directions at the end of the year? I'm ready for summer. I'm not as motivated as I was at the beginning of the year. I'm not ready for the end of the year because I've made great relationships with my students. I'm not ready for the end of the year because I feel like I still have so much to teach. I'm not ... Read More about Booksnaps from Ditch That Textbook
Passion Projects, HyperDocs, and the Flipped Classroom
I'm still coming down from the awesomeness that was edcampSEMO on Saturday ... other than the Pineapple Chart concept, another big takeaway was the use of Passion Projects in the classroom. The idea of implementing a Passion Project in my classroom has simultaneously intrigued and terrifies me! I think it's the concept of totally relinquishing control over something in my classroom ... my use of ... Read More about Passion Projects, HyperDocs, and the Flipped Classroom