A journey into the cloud…
Ideas, thoughts, plans
One of my favorite parts of teaching in the middle school is the sense of fairness students demand. Learning about our basic rights to help them formulate a rebuttal to … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment
A Story: Today, there is… fear discrimination divisions intolerance power wars hatred Tomorrow there ought to be… calm listen share accept understand hope compromise love: listen openly; value experiences I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
How does a person shake out of a slump? In January, I set goals which I didn’t meet, although I tried. I had challenges and ideas, but they did not … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 25 Triumph
Inspire Involvement Necessary; Sprout Partial Ideas– Render Excellence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classrooms of inspiration live by student involvement, sprouting partial ideas, and working together to render excellence for projects that help make … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 14 Inspire Word Art
I have, I now understand, taken for granted the idea of freedom and the idea that my country was the greatest on earth, to which people around the world dreamed … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 2
I love the buzz in the classroom when student are engaged to create something to share their learning; perhaps an Animoto video with captions, a comic strip, or Google Slides. … Continue Reading Technology as Accelerator #immooc
Beginnings, Part 2 Over thirty-one years of teaching, I didn’t have any “numbers” to support the strategies I chose, but I did continuously reflect on the impact my choices in … Continue Reading #DigiLit Sunday Part 2 The Numbers
Beginnings, Part 1 Teachers and students are in a moment now between worlds, between the summer of exploration on our own and autumn of investigation in school. And I … Continue Reading #DigiLitSunday First Days Part 1
Her feet hurt. For hours she walked upon volcanic basalt cubes, the cobblestone streets of ancient Rome. One foot carefully placed, then another. Step by step in shoes without … Continue Reading Slice of Life Cobbles
What’s your favorite breakfast? I like to break my fast with scrambled eggs. I don’t want any fluff for breakfast, not that silly rabbit’s Trix in it’s bright pink package … Continue Reading Scrambled Secrets #sol
How do I create authentic learning spaces of making and reflecting that empower self-directed learning? How do I empower learners — to encourage agency for their own learning? This summer, I … Continue Reading #clinquiry Authenticity and Engagment
As I said, I love April. National Poetry Month is an awesome way to teach the love of poetry. My students love poetry — my favorite site is this one: … Continue Reading #sol15 National Poetry Month part 2
I love when the twitterverse provides me with answers to a question, and when I can reciprocate. Here’s a question: What are some paper/pencil ways to take notes? .@grammasheri Thanks! … Continue Reading #sol15 Note-taking
Reading. Some kids still struggle. Our classrooms, by age, are filled with students who read at different levels and for different interests. How do teachers meet those needs, and … Continue Reading #140WC #CCSS Reading
Hour of Code Students in grades five, six, seven, and eight will learn a bit of code this Wednesday as … Continue Reading #140WC Hour of Code
We’ve read The Giver by Lois Lowry, and loved it. We participated in GiverCraft to deepen our understanding. Next we’ll watch the movie. My students will notice the differences, … Continue Reading #140WC Author Choices
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