Takeaways from #CE14
October marked Connected Educators Month, and there were online events going on at all hours of the day, every day throughout the month. I took part in a number of Twitter chats, free webinars, and […]
Professional Development
District-Wide 30 Day Twitter Challenge
In honor of Connected Educator Month, I will share what I have been meaning to write about for a month now… getting teachers connected on Twitter! In August, I led a couple of optional, face-to-face trainings […]
5 Ways to Prepare for Connected Educators Month
In addition to Photographer Appreciation Month, National Roller Skating Month, National I Love Lucy Day and National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day (just to name a few), October also serves as Connected Educators Month! According to the […]
5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes: Episode 8
Okay… so it’s less than six minutes! During June and July (and almost August), I put the 5 in 5 screencasts on hold. Well, it’s that time of year again. By no means are these […]
5 Reasons Kahoot & Infuse Learning are the Perfect Formative Assessment Pair
***Infuse Learning will discontinue their service on April 3, 2015.*** This week we (myself and the elementary instructional technology coach in my district) are leading a number of educational technology PD sessions about many different topics […]
Speaking at the EdTech Coaches Playground at ISTE 2014
Like I said in my last post, I’m a little behind on my blogging… ISTE 2014 in Atlanta was another whirlwind experience, and a month later I’m still processing everything. This year, I was lucky […]
Personalized EdTech PD
You’ve seen it before. In fact, we’re all guilty of it. Telling teachers to personalize/individualize/differentiate (insert your preferred buzzword here) learning for students. But then when PD time rolls around for teachers, we give them […]
5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes: Episode 7
It’s that time again: time for the next episode of 5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes. Normally I feature 5 edtech tools, but this month I decided to do a spin on the normal screencasts. This […]
Lunch & Learn: Teachers Spotlight EdTech Successes
April marked the last of this years monthly Lunch & Learns, where teachers were invited to bring their lunch to the library during their lunch bell on a designated Thursday each month. I wanted the last […]
5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes: Episode 6
It’s that time again: time for the next episode of 5 EdTech Tools in 5 Minutes (okay, okay, less than six minutes). By no means are these five minute episodes a comprehensive overview of the […]