Last semester, my students and I were so fortunate to participate in a fantastic global collaboration with a group of students in the United Kingdom. The availability of educational technology tools and device is shrinking the world like never before and making activities like this one possible! When I mentioned the possibility of working with a group of students in another country, they were ... Read More about Global Collaboration -> Global Empathy
5 Tips for Using Google Drive
Happy New Year, friends! I hope 2017 has gotten off to a wonderful start and you're extremely excited to head back to your classrooms and inspire the minds of the future! I'm not quite there just yet ... but today I did put on jeans instead of sweatpants for about an hour! This is an impressive feat considering I don't start back until Thursday AND my Keurig broke this morning. Anyway, on to the ... Read More about 5 Tips for Using Google Drive
A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part Two: What does my flip look like?
Welcome to part two of A Day in My Flipped Classroom! Today, I'll be sharing how a typical day looks in Petty Wap's classroom. THE VIDEOS... In a typical unit, which normally lasts anywhere from two weeks to a month and a half depending on the content, my students have between 3 and 7 instructional videos that they actively view. The videos are 3-7 minutes in length, and most of them are about ... Read More about A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part Two: What does my flip look like?
A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part 1: Why I modified my flip
The flipped classroom strategy is gaining tons of well-deserved attention in the education community. The advent of educational technology and it's availability in classrooms around the world creates an awesome environment for flipping traditional instruction. However, what happens if all students don't have reliable internet access at home? They may have a device, (school-issued or personal) ... Read More about A Day in My Flipped Classroom Part 1: Why I modified my flip
Digital BreakoutEDU – Free Congress!
While I was at a Social Studies conference last month, I experienced my first BreakoutEDU ... to say it was fun would be the understatement of the millennium! I felt like Benjamin Gates in National Treasure, trying to figure out the clues the founding fathers left on the Declaration of Independence. It. Was. AWESOME! We completed the BreakoutEDU just before breaking for lunch, and as soon as I ... Read More about Digital BreakoutEDU – Free Congress!