Desmos has teamed up with Dan Meyers, Fawn Nguyen,  and Christopher Danielson to create some really wonderful activities. If you haven’t already seen them, you should check it out! I’ve included the 3 projects that have been created so far below, along with blog posts talking about the activities. The other awesome part about all of these … Continue reading →

Check out my interview with Alan November!!! In this episode, Alan speaks with Stacey Roshan, an AP Calculus and Algebra II teacher at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland. Alan talks with Stacey about the transformation of her classroom to one that utilizes the flipped classroom model, after attending BLC in 2010. Using this model, Stacey … Continue reading →

If you have attached files on a page in Haiku, you can easily copy/paste these files in other places! For example – on one of my pages, I have a content block with all files related to the unit: If I want to put the highlighted files in my Calendar: 1. highlight the files; 2. … Continue reading →

Flippity – Allow your students to collaboratively work on making a set of flashcards by converting a Google Spreadsheet into a set of online flashcards. Some great features: easily embed video, pictures, special fonts (superscript, subscript, font colors) into your flashcards! Idea: You can easily print out your flashcard deck in an easy to read … Continue reading →

I’ve been playing with using QR codes in the classroom, simply as a way to make things more easily accessed. All of my students this year have smartphones and it is their go-to way of accessing information. So I figure I may as well be using what they’re most comfortable with. The post below is … Continue reading →

For the past 3 weeks, the only computer I’ve used has been my Surface Pro: at home, at work, in the classroom, at a conference, to present (wirelessly and wired – yes, you need an adapter for wired connection). I’m honestly super pleased with it! It’s a great solution for flipped classroom teachers (the handwriting … Continue reading →

Keynote #3: Leading, Learning and the Modern School Chris Lehmann – Session Notes   Tchrs job isn’t to create workforce. Must create citizens They need to be better, smarter than us to solve probs of tom ~@chrislehmann #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 31, 2014 We teach kids, not subjects: "I teach students math, not … Continue reading →

Keynote #2: Redefining Learning, Redefining Ourselves Lucien Vattel – Session Notes (Links to sites Vattel referenced in his keynote listed at the end of notes) How can schools create meaningful, interactive experiences? Can we look to our phones / tech for some answers? ~ Lucien Vattel #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 30, 2014 Lucien Vattel … Continue reading →

Notes from FETC’s opening keynote: Danny Forster Opening Keynote #FETC: Danny Forster – Notes It’s not about just the facts… it’s about the *ideas* ~Danny Forster #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 29, 2014 Danny Forster’s keynote perfectly modeling the imp of good storytelling & asking good questions -> curiosity, critical thinking #FETC — Stacey … Continue reading →

Teachers Using Twitter as a Virtual PLN Check out my recent post, featured on Sophia’s School of Thought blog. Please share with those who might find the post useful. I also have a link to my “daily reads” twitter list at the end of the post, if you’re interested. PS – If you’ve always wondered … Continue reading →