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
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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
Cell Phones in the Classroom – My Policy
Happy Friday! The whirlwind of the back-to-school season has almost calmed in the Petty household. We're almost settled into our crazy weekday routine of laying out clothes the night before, setting cell phone reminders, packing backpacks and lunches, ensuring that all dance, soccer, and piano requirements are ready to go, enjoying a nighttime read, and finding some time to rest and recharge as a ... Read More about Cell Phones in the Classroom – My Policy
Back-to-School with Educational Technology
Hello, all and happy Wednesday! If you're back to school like me, I hope your school year is off to a fantastic start! I'm still struggling to settle into a routine that includes 3 ballet classes, two jazz/tap classes, 3 soccer practices, piano lessons, working out, making lunches, fixing (and eating) supper, teaching three online classes, teaching all day ... I could go on, but you get the idea! ... Read More about Back-to-School with Educational Technology