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
When I first saw the Call Me Ishmael Kickstarter project, I was immediately hooked! What a fantastic idea – a phone that helps you discover great books. I talked to my school and the admin was very supportive of the idea. So, we purchased a phone for this school year :) The first project we … Continue reading
I’ve taken one of my favorite recorded classroom lessons, presented by Jo Boaler, and used EDpuzzle to highlight the excellent teaching strategies she uses. My goal in this post is not, actually, to talk about effective teaching strategies; rather, I want to present an idea for using EDpuzzle as a classroom observation tool. In making this sample … Continue reading
I have been a fan of Grammarly for some time now. I have the Chrome extension and find it very helpful to eliminate errors, particularly before I hit that send button on an email. A couple of weeks ago, though, I decided to sign up for a trial of the premium plan. And honestly – … Continue reading
Let’s dive into some ideas for student-created EDpuzzle’s in this post! I have written a couple of blog posts on how I use EDpuzzle in my classroom (how I use EDpuzzle analytics; favorite tools for teaching online AP Calculus). I am beginning, now, to turn my attention to a topic I began exploring last year … Continue reading
I wanted to share an activity I created to help demonstrate how Pear Deck can be used to guide students towards discovering new concepts. In this exercise, I have tried to present an example that works students up to developing new understandings. By giving students the opportunity to start asking the questions, the teacher naturally … Continue reading
My students and I have officially made it through the first trimester of Online AP Calculus AB! This has been my first experience designing and teaching a fully online course. Honestly, I could not have anticipated it going as well as it has so far. Teaching an online course is time intensive and I’m still … Continue reading
I am teaching a purely online section of AP Calculus AB this year. One of the key things I am most grateful that I set up is a requirement that students record synchronous, small group discussions with their classmates. Here are the expectations that I’ve shared with students: Small Group Google Hangout: Each week, you … Continue reading
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