I had another chance to collaborate with my colleague, Dr. Duruhan Badraslioglu (aka Dr. B), who teaches Anatomy and Physiology. He is always looking to put an innovative spin on lesson plans and projects. What makes Dr. B so much fun to work with is that: 1. he always comes in for a brainstorm with a … Continue reading
Quizlet is a great study aid that many of our students already know and love. It is one of those tools that students are using whether or not their teachers are assigning Quizlet in the classroom, which is amazing! If you aren’t familiar with Quizet, think of it as a website to create and study … Continue reading
Pear Deck just released a set of math templates… because apparently, MATH is one of the top searches on Pear Deck! So when their team asked if I’d be willing to write a blog post for the release of these templates, I jumped at the opportunity. But instead of just writing a blog post, you … Continue reading
I had the opportunity to publish an article on the ISTE blog — 3 unexpected ways tech can humanize learning. My biggest goal as a teacher is to make every one of my students know how important they are and how invested I am in their learning and well-being. I want students to enjoy learning … Continue reading
Our resolutions often focus on the person we are tired of being rather than the person we want to become. The purpose of this OneWord exercise is to focus on something positive — a one-word intention that can help serve as your guide throughout the year. In my previous post, I shared my #OneWord2019 :: … Continue reading
Last year was the first year I set a one-word theme for the new year. My #OneWord2018 was Focus. I loved having this one-word theme. It truly guided my year. I still struggle with focus and exactly those things that I set as my intention for the year. If I had termed this as a … Continue reading
In the holiday spirit, I wanted to share some templates I created in Canva for a “Spreading Holiday Cheer” inspired Fliphunt. Templates (created in Canva): Please feel free to copy and modify these templates to create a Fliphunt for your class or faculty. Fliphunt Instructions Fliphunt “Map” The Setup After creating 5 different Flipgrid prompts, … Continue reading
I’m currently enrolled in Neuroteach Global’s gamified micro-course, The Science of Study. It consists of eight story-based chapters and two real-life missions. The first mission asked us to implement some of the “effective study strategies” we had been learning about in the course into our classroom teaching. I do a ton of this in my … Continue reading
A huge thank you to Alice Keeler for another opportunity to write a guest post on her very amazing blog – Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler. In my guest post: Increase Student Engagement with Pear Deck, I share: an overview of what it looks like to run a Pear Deck session (from the teacher end and … Continue reading
One of my biggest goals as technology coordinator is to help teachers create assignments and projects to empower all students to find their voice and showcase their unique creativity. We know that students have such different learning styles and means of expressing themselves, and by embracing technology, my job is to help teachers design lessons … Continue reading
