One of my biggest goals in teaching my section of Online AP Calculus this year has been finding ways to continue to hear my students “talk.” I want to hear how they are thinking through the process of solving problems. One of the things I value most about being a teacher is having the opportunity to … Continue reading
I’m excited to be attending and presenting at the 2017 NAIS Annual Conference. I started my conference journey with a workshop: The Question is the Answer: Inspire Authentic Teacher Growth Through Feedback Conversations with Lana Shea & Meredith Monk Ford Here were some highlights: How do we support the use of questions as a pathway for … Continue reading
Below I will highlight some of my favorite changes that Pear Deck has recently rolled out to their Dashboard. Layout Controls – You can now toggle between “list layout,” “grid layout,” and “overlaid layout” right from the teacher dashboard! I think this was always the most difficult thing for me to explain to people – … Continue reading
You may have seen my post reviewing Creation Crate over the summer – a monthly subscription box to inspire makers. I really enjoyed creating the Mood Lamp that I was challenged to build in that kit. In this post, I will be talking about another monthly subscription box, Think With Art. This box is geared towards children … Continue reading
I wanted to share some more awesome stories submitted to our Call Me Ismael phone. (If you missed my initial post about this initiative, you can find details here.) As I’ve listened to each of the stories that have been submitted so far this year, I’ve been amazed at just how much we can learn … Continue reading
In the closing keynote, Kathy, Adam, Leslie, and Hall talked about the cutting-edge tech tools that are exciting them most at the moment. The focus was: Kathy Schrock – Virtual reality & google cardboard Hall Davidson – Augmented reality, digitizing notes, Amazon Echo, & more Leslie Fisher – Google photo scan, Versal, tools for dyslexia, … Continue reading
Some highlights from Tom Murray’s session: Get these websites down: https://t.co/IIXwcGv9vy & Future Ready Handouts: https://t.co/HIHUlwzSt0 via @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 We must be asking the question – are we getting our return on instruction (not just return on investment) @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 #EdTech … Continue reading
Some highlights from Michael Meechin’s keynote this morning: Our schools are full of diverse learners – how are we meeting that diversity of learning style/need? @mikemeechin #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 We’re living in a tech-infused world, learning/info is at our fingertips 24/7. How is this shifting our teaching mindset? @mikemeechin #FETC — … Continue reading
I’m so excited to see my post featured on the ISTE EdTekHub! Full article: Put Pedagogy Before Tech
I wanted to do another quick post on how I am running my Online AP Calculus class this year. As I’ve mentioned before, I am loving my Wacom products (especially my new Bamboo Slate this year). And, my students are absolutely in love with Slack! Having a class Slack channel is, hands down, what they’ve … Continue reading
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