First of all, I learned way more than five things at the 2019 California School Library Association Conference, but I don’t have a ton of time to write, so…five it is. Who does not love a good conference? There’s something about the feeling of collegiality and enthusiasm you get from being around people who are […]
What I’m Thinking About: Students need to do research. They need a way to report the facts they’ve learned. Posters are a time honored way for students to show what they’ve learned with a little bit of artistic panache. That said, how many poster projects does the typical junior high student complete in a year? […]
Well, I start by collaborating with my inspiring colleagues. There is nothing like starting a new job to remind you how much we need to support each other as educators. Thank you, @msawoods! Before school started, my colleague Amy Woods and I made a seventh grade orientation lesson involving QR codes. Instead of talking at […]
When it comes to entry routines—whether we call them starters, bell ringers, or do nows—I have tried every system you can think of. Now that my students have iPads, there are even more options. Over the past year, I’ve experimented quite a bit with different digital tools for formative assessment and engagement. This blog will […]
I just finished watching the YouTube Live session for #IMMOOC Week 5. I was struck by the part of the conversation (around minute 35:00) where Tom Murray talks about the popularity of conference sessions with titles like “50 Apps in 50 Minutes.” Murray notes that the 50 Apps session is “jam packed, down the hallway,” […]
The second prompt for #IMMOOC Week 4 asks this question: What do you do to unleash the strengths of the people you serve? I hope I empower the people I work with. That is my goal. Does this happen all the time? Probably, not, but when I think about times I’ve felt successful, it was usually because […]
This week I reread the beginning of chapter 8 where George Couros writes about what happens to students when they struggle in our schools: The teacher may even recommend and extra math class in leu of electives. What often happens in such situations is that the student does not improve in math but learns to […]
