My life, both personally and professionally, is run with Google products. Two of my favorite GSuite apps are Sheets and Forms because of their ability to quickly collect and organize information. While these tools are amazing […]
Have you heard of Sub Hack? It was an idea designed by Charlie Shryock to create building-wide sub plans where students work on a passion project when their teacher is absent. You can read more […]
I recently finished Courageous Edventures: Navigating Obstacles to Discover Classroom Innovation by Jennie Magiera. Let me first start by saying that I was extremely excited when Jennie announced she was writing a book, and then again when […]
It’s that time of year in schools. That time when tensions are high and everyone is nervous about all the state testing that has either begun or is about to begin. Teachers are feeling the […]
I work with a lot of schools and districts on effectively implementing technology into their teaching. I am a HUGE champion of both Google Apps for Education (GSuite for Education) and Schoology (pronounced school-uh-gee). A lot of […]
Coding is one (of many) areas that I have a lot to learn. To be honest, I don’t think I was really sold that all kids should learn to code until about the past year […]
It seems like lately, topics about data, big data, and data privacy have been at the forefront of many conversations. This makes a lot of sense considering that just about everything is collecting some sort of […]
Citizenship. Digital Citizenship. Global Economy. Globally Minded. Empathy. Creative Problem Solvers. Bringing real-world issues into the classroom. These are all big topics being discussed and addressed in education, now more than ever. And rightfully so. […]
A few months ago, I started listening to Hidden Brain, a podcast that “reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our […]
As someone who is no longer in the classroom on a daily basis, it’s really fun for me to get to work with a teacher on a project that we know is going to have […]