While mowing yesterday my mind wandered – as it often does – and here are some of those thoughts. Not too many answers but more questions…. Is it possible to “quantify” a teacher’s impact on a student? Is there really a tool that can do this? For every teacher? Who …
The pic may be hard to read but it says: “Believe in yourself and you can do it believe in yourself.” This is taped on the bedroom door of my eight year old daughter. I think that these are words to live by. Why? Well – if you don’t believe …
This week I attended the AECT conference and it was quite different from any conference that I have attended. AECT – the Association for Educational Communications and Technology – was a gathering place of graduate students and researchers from all over the world. These amazing people have been digging into …
The Discussion Board Prompt and my response. The TPAK framework is here – it is a really interesting model and is not hard to read. Dr. Penny has really had me fired up the past few weeks!! First, describe the topic or concept and explain why it is difficult for …
Read this post by Steve Wheeler. Super interesting. To sum up – what twisted pair (real or fictional) has influenced your teaching? Dr. Who + Jack Sparrow + Leonardo da Vinci = ME! Why? Dr. Who is always working to save the human race. He is creative, thinking outside the …
This is a quick post about some thoughts bouncing in my head… I’m not sure on the exact amount of money that our state spends on testing – what if that money went into teachers (pay raises or hiring new teachers)? What kind of change would happen in our schools? …
Whether you do or don’t use twitter – you can follow the hashtag live below. Scroll through the tweets, click on the links – enjoy the learning! Share this page with your friends and don’t be left out! Have a super great conference!! *You may need to refresh the page …
You know what I love about my PLN? They share! Coming up in just a few short days is the OTA/Encyclomedia Conference in Oklahoma City. I love this conference – it has contributed to my growth as a teacher. It has given me the opportunity to meet amazing teachers. One …
This is a quick post about the benefits of TweetDeck. If you are a teacher and not on Twitter – you need to get started. It is a powerful tool! Read why you should tweet right here! For those teachers who are on Twitter and nervous about participating in a …
Presented here are some of my thoughts and opinions on what a flipped classroom is and is not and how the videos were created. I provide several links for you to explore, click into them and see what was used. This is a long-ish post, take your time and think …