It’s All About Planning Several school districts are moving into a variety of learning management systems (LMS) for the upcoming school year. Whether your district will be using Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, or some other platform, you will want to be in a position to continue teaching your students should …
It’s Been a Minute Teachingfromhere.com has been quiet for the past few years. So much has happened that kept me from writing and sharing my journey and there are so many ideas bouncing through my head right now. Let us reset and have a mini-relaunch of this blog space. But …
So…If you have read this blog before, you know that I am a flipclass teacher. What you may not know is that I have some confessions to make – enough confessions that my colleague Kristina Stevenson and I created a professional development session. And we had the good fortune to …
Dear Jadon, As you prepare for the beginning of your senior year of high school, I want to share with you how proud and excited Aunt Jazmin and I am for you. Your journey is not yet complete, there are several paths that are in front of you and the choices …
Gamification – What is Flow and Why is it Important? Flow – This occurs when we are doing something that is not so difficult we give up, yet not so easy we get bored with the activity. The participant is fully involved in the activity, they are focused, and they …
Gamification – What Are Gaming Mechanics Jane McGonigal in her book, Reality is Broken, identified four things required to make a game (McGonigal, pg. 21): A specific goal: players need to know what they are trying to accomplish. Rules: Players need to know how to play the game. A feedback system: …
Gamification – An Introduction What is Gamification? Gamification can be defined as using gaming mechanics in non-game situations. Some examples might include the credit card miles you get for buying gas, or the sandwich shop card punches that get you a free sandwich, maybe the step counter and its app …
Today, thousands of my colleagues walked out of their classrooms and building to descended on the state capital. Nothing was accomplished in either chamber. The House of Representatives finished their work in the early afternoon and adjourned for the day, and voting down a possible revenue stream in the process. …
Uber? Lyft? Teach? It has been a challenging week for educators. The Oklahoma legislature voted not to give teachers a $5,000 pay raise, which is desperately needed. Teachers in Oklahoma have not had a pay raise in a decade. Here is a tweet from Oklahoma teacher Shanna Melllot, she shared it …
ISTE Day 2 Day 2 is in the books. As with yesterday, much of the day was spent on the Expo floor. There are so many things to take in and process in this single space. Wow! Gale was interesting – sort of like a Google for teachers in the …