My English teacher Jack Kinder and I are on a quest to find a solution… I’m an upper-level high school English teacher looking for a simple, web/iPad app that will allow me to digitally track a Harkness-style discussion. The Harkness Method, branded and instituted first at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, puts intentional student discussion … Continue reading →

Part 2 of my series of posts highlighting some of the projects I have been able to get off the ground in my role as Technology Coordinator… Emily Faber and I worked together to have our English Intensive students use VideoScribe to showcase their public speaking and presenting skills by creating a “Top 5 pieces of advice” video … Continue reading →

This is my first year in the role of Technology Coordinator at my school. I’ve learned a ton (and then some)! I want to do a series of posts highlighting some of the project ideas that we have given a go this year. Here is project #1… Brad Kosegarten and I worked to create a project … Continue reading →

One of the things I value most, in being a teacher, is building relationships with my students. They don’t all like math walking into my classroom. In fact, one of the biggest reasons I wanted to be a math teacher was because I wanted to change that mentality. When students walk into my room, a … Continue reading →

I have a class set of Wacom tablets (the small size of the Intuos)!!! It has been my dream to have a full class set of tablets for my students. I’ve been wanting them for two things: 1. a daily handwritten warmup and 2. for screencasting. This past summer, I saw the capabilities of TheAnswerPad … Continue reading →

Being a private school teacher, I often get, “oh, you probably have to deal with difficult parents.” And my response is usually: Honestly, I am very fortunate to have such involved, interested parents to team with. Building the trust of parents at the beginning of the year can be critical. In my experience, parents just … Continue reading →

The AP Exam is right around the corner and it’s time for my annual — student created video solutions to past AP Exam Free Response questions. After listening to John Spencer talk about the 1-on-1 conferences he has with his students at a recent AIMS Teachers Retreat, I thought that I might use a similar idea in student … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Microsoft announced Office Mix. From their website: Office Mix is an easy way to take your PowerPoint presentations and bring them to life as interactive online lessons. From recording audio or video of yourself giving a lecture, to directly writing in the presentation as you would at your whiteboard, to quizzing, to sharing, to … Continue reading →

I am so thankful for the opportunity to teach students across the globe through my videos. I just received the below note, which leaves me completely speechless! I post this not to brag, but as a reminder to all of us of just how appreciated our work is. No, we do not receive letters as kind as … Continue reading →

Check out my podcast with Dr. Will (@iamDrWill): Episode 11 – Flipping the Classroom with Stacey Roshan. Many great links are included in Dr. Will’s description. Some of the topics we discuss: what prompted me to implement the flipped model in my classes how I began and how it was received by students, parents, administration … Continue reading →