In my AP Calculus course, I wanted students to look back on past work and connect it to new knowledge. Reflection is key to learning, and I wanted to create a project to help students strengthen their understanding of the relationships between “old” and “new” material. I wanted students to go back to material we … Continue reading
Posted in February 2018 …
Students Talk Back – A Pathway to Student Voice & Critical Analysis Using @Flipgrid #edtech #edtechchat
I wanted to feature a guest blog post written by my colleague, Kerry Hosmer. Kerry team teaches an American Humanities Seminar that combines AP Language and Composition and AP US History in a double-block format. She recently used Flipgrid as a way to mix up literary analysis by empowering students to exercise critical thinking (and … Continue reading
#EdTech’s 2018 In/Out List f/t in @InnovateMySchl (@PearDeck @Flipgrid @SutoriApp @AdobeSpark @EDpuzzle)
I am excited to share a post that I had a chance to write as part of Innovate My School’s Hottest EdTech Trends series! Since I was a teenager, I have always looked forward to the In/Out List published in the Washington Post right before the start of each new year. So, as Innovate My … Continue reading
It’s Not Just Teachers: Tech Coaches Must Become Facilitators, Too f/t in @EdSurge
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to write a piece for EdSurge talking about the shifting role of “tech” coach: There is a lot of talk about how the role of the educator morphs to facilitator to meet the needs of students when implementing personalized learning—but it’s rare to see pointers for how the role of … Continue reading