As educators, we all know it’s never simply about finding the perfect tech tool; however, finding and customizing the right tech tool can transform a classroom. How did the flipped classroom begin for me? I was looking for a way to dramatically decrease the time that I was spending at the board on a daily … Continue reading
The following is a discussion post I just put up on the NAIS Idea Exchange community. If you are a part of NAIS connect, please contribute to the discussion here! I’ve been thinking quite a bit about what schools can do to better support new teachers. We’ve had our fair share of transition in our … Continue reading
Today our students enjoyed a full day experiencing the capstone projects that students in our signature programs have been working on all year. Overview of our Signature Programs @BullisSchool http://t.co/3di2waiRdY #STEM #STEAM #edupreneur #makered — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 28, 2015 Student @BullisSchool presents on technical theatre – describes Foley sound design, creating sounds w … Continue reading
We had an awesome 2015 AIMS Teachers Retreat. To close, we did a smackdown and then time for reflection. @buddyxo You’ve been quoted #Storify “#AIMSTeach #Smackdown To Close Our our 2015 AIMS Teachers Retreat” http://t.co/hGG6Tt96to — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 21, 2015 Link to storify of #AIMSTeach #Smackdown To reflect and wrap-up, we did a Monday/Someday … Continue reading
Today is our closing day of the AIMS Teachers Retreat. It has certainly been a refleshing, relaxing, revitalizing experience. And a perfect way to close things out — a session focused on mindfulness in the classroom. #Mindfulness – when you connect feelings & thoughts, you can create new habits, reflexes, reactions, pathways in your brain … Continue reading
After a great opening keynote (see notes here), I decided to follow-up with a session led by Jen Lara Image: you were passed over for a promotion. What are your thoughts (positive spin) @upcycleded #AIMSTeach pic.twitter.com/KiHLENZs8E — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 20, 2015 Q: What brings students to a fixed mindset? A: deadlines, grades, overwelmed, … Continue reading
David Bill kicked off our first full day of the AIMS Teachers Retreat with his keynote, centered around services and experiences. His session resources can be found here. What does service design mean? And what does this look like in the context of education? ask @dsbill4 #AIMSTeach — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 20, 2015 What … Continue reading
To kickstart the AIMS Teachers Retreat, Jen Lara talked to us about Fostering Creativity Her session notes can be found here. Enemy #1: Creativity is misunderstood; aka: the “I’m not creative syndrome” via @upcycleded #AIMSTeach — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 19, 2015 “Originality needs plenty of time” ~@upcycleded #AIMSTeach — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) April 19, … Continue reading
I have had the privilege of working with AIMS this year in planning the 2015 AIMS Teachers Retreat. I am super excited that I was able to get David Bill out as one of our keynotes! He works with Notosh, “a world-leading disruptive technology, learning & design thinking consultancy.” Self-described as a teacher, coach, and administrator turned designer, … Continue reading
Today was session 4 in Independent Education’s Teacher-Mentor Leadership Institute which I have the opportunity to participate in this year. This was our final meeting. Each time, mentors and mentees have met for the full day. Today’s session was focused on: A Game Plan for Implementing Technology With Confidence, The Intentionality of Teacher-Leadership, and then wrapped up … Continue reading
techieMusings 