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Using Google Docs in Calculus

So ISTE got me all charged up this summer about all of the amazing things that I could start using immediately in class.  One of those things was peer editing with Google Docs.  I have to be honest, I didn’t really see a way to use this at all before …

Confessions of a Classroom Flipper…Part 3: The Apps…

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 …

Confessions of a Classroom Flipper…Part 1: The Good…

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 …

Confessions of a Classroom Flipper…Part 2: The Bad…

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 …

#EdTech Lunch!

I have a passion for educational technology (from here on #edtech) and I know that there is tons of stuff out there that I have no idea about…So I have started up an #EdTech lunch at school!  Why not tap into the greatness that is already in my building: fellow …

First Couple Weeks: Flip Math, Twitter, Google Docs, Knowmia and Football Matches

So we are into the first two weeks of the school year and things have gone fairly smooth.  Classes are going really well.  Most of the students are adjusting to the flip model and there have been lots of great interaction with other students and myself.  It continually amazes me …

2nd Year Flipping…

So the great experiment that was flipped math last year is now “new and improved” and upgraded to version 2.0!  I started using the flip model last year and went all in, flipping three different courses in a single year.  Wow!  What was I thinking when I decided to do …

Back at IT!

So the school year is off and running again, wow!  Where did the summer go!!  Now that my summer is in the review mirror and my school year is the interstate in front of me, its time to put my focus back on the kids.  The question that I have …

HOME!!

Finally back home!  Model schools was a really great conference to attend!  I hope that one day we have to opportunity to go back and see what is new in the world of next practices.  Today’s sessions were pretty good – looked at what technology needs were going to be …

Models Schools Day 2

The White House was a really cool thing to see!!  Model Schools day two started off pretty well considering we did not get as much sleep as we planned….However we rolled into the convention center on time!! We started off with college and career ready with Bill Daggett.  I was …

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