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I’m so thankful to the Edpuzzle team for choosing to feature Tech with Heart! Read the full post on the Edpuzzle blog  

I had a chance to write a featured article in our Bullis School Magazine (see p. 14-15):   If you enjoyed this article & haven’t read Tech with Heart, you can preview the first few chapters free here.

I’m so excited to share this article written by MindShiftKQED’s Katrina Schwartz highlighting the best of my presentation last summer at the November Learning BLC Conference where I talked about making math thinking visible.   Three Simple Tech Tools to Make Math Thinking Visible

I wanted to share some tips about using Pear Deck Vocabulary (aka: Flashcard Factory). To begin, here is a blog post I’ve previously published on Creative Ways to Use Pear Deck Vocabulary in a Variety of Classrooms. In today’s post, I want to share a video walkthrough where I take you through: the process of … Continue reading →

This will be my third year doing the #OneWord challenge. The word I choose for this year is EMBRACE. But before I dive into why I chose this word for the year ahead, let me first reflect back. For 2018, my word was Focus. I still love this word, or my interpretation of it, and … Continue reading →

If you’ve read my blog for a while, you’ve seen me talk about productivity tips and one of my favorite apps out there, Boomerang. I was recently talking to a colleague about how I use Boomerang and sharing some workflow tips. After an awesome brainstorm with her, I thought I might share some of those … Continue reading →

I’m so honored to have an excerpt from Tech with Heart featured in MindShiftKQED. I hope you enjoy this piece: How Tech Tools Can Reduce Anxiety & Strengthen Relationships With Students

At Bullis, we have found that there is tremendous power for both teachers and students when we listen to students verbalizing their thoughts, hear how they are thinking through the process of solving problems, and give them the space to talk concepts out with their peers. As math teachers, we are continually improving our practice … Continue reading →

I had the chance to be the opening guest for season 2 of Jake Miller’s #EduDuctTape podcast to talk about my book, Tech with Heart. After a fun round of “which is less torturous,” we dive into two big questions: Question #1: How can one balance mandatory curriculum with creativity when admin/district expect teachers to stay on track … Continue reading →

I had a chance to speak at the Wacom Experience Center last night. As a flipped classroom teacher, I rely on my Wacom’s inking capabilities to create the math screencasts I make. But the creation capabilities on the teacher end was not what my presentation was about. Instead, I focused on how a class set … Continue reading →