I am SO glad I decided to flip this year. I've freed up more class time for application activities, questions about content, and more individualized instruction. My classroom is more student centered than ever before, and I LOVE IT! I've made one major change this semester in my classroom, and I think this change has been a huge benefit for my students. What's the ... Read More about Flipping the Classroom…Update
Embracing the Backchannel in my Flipped Classroom with Padlet
I absolutely love attending conferences where I learn so much incredible information and make great connections with other educators! Don't you?! However, these same wonderful conferences nearly make my head explode! I feel like I'm on information overload, and after three days at the METC conference, I feel like I need to take the rest of the week off to let my brain sort everything out! What ... Read More about Embracing the Backchannel in my Flipped Classroom with Padlet
Why Teachers Should Use Twitter
I was talking with a colleague earlier this week...ok, more like gushing to my colleague about the amazing resource that is Twitter. Seriously. As a 21st century educator, you really need to embrace Twitter. Why do I (and so many others in the education world) love this social media so much as a teacher, you ask? Connections. Networking. Idea exchange. Information. Professional ... Read More about Why Teachers Should Use Twitter
6 Tech Based Review Activities to Try with Your Students
I'm beginning to wind down my first unit of second semester, and am looking for various ways to encourage students to review the material for their quiz. The first part of the Legislative Branch unit is very vocabulary intensive...vocabulary with which students are largely unfamiliar. I've been searching for different techy review games to play with my students. Review games that will ... Read More about 6 Tech Based Review Activities to Try with Your Students
Using Padlet to Teach the Filibuster in my Flipped Classroom
Every year, when I teach the Legislative Branch, I feel like I discuss the filibuster the same exact way. Yes, the filibuster is a stalling tactic. Yes, this option is only available in the Senate. Yes, you can end a filibuster with a vote for cloture, which requires 3/5 of the members present to agree its time to vote on the bill. Yes, Strom Thurmond forever carved his name into the history ... Read More about Using Padlet to Teach the Filibuster in my Flipped Classroom