There can often be so much frustration from all involved in the education process: politicians frustrated with nagging teachers, teachers frustrated with close-minded politicians, the public wondering about wasting tax dollars on education, teachers upset with administrators, administrators pushing teachers into small uncreative boxes…There are a myriad of problems. This …
Yesterday I shared a Tackk Board about how to create a Tackk Board – today I want to give you some ideas and examples of how Tackk can be used in your classroom! Several of these ideas can go across age groups, you know what your students should and should …
I made a Tackk to explain Tackk. It doesn’t matter what grade level you teach, this is a site worth exploring! I will post another blog in the near future giving you ideas for your classroom! Questions? Leave a comment… https://tackk.com/hn4vve
Dear Reader, I know that you are still in recovery from my super challenging piece on Culture and Diversity, take heart! This one less challenging 🙂 Gamification is a word that has been getting used more often over the past four years. The ISTE conference over the past two years …
*Warning – this post has over 3,700 words. It will deal will some very strong issues of education in our state as they relate to my equity and diversity course and the associated readings that we covered this past semester. My final paper will be in APA format, if you want to …
Ladies and Gentlemen, There are three senate bills that I would like to encourage you to add to your session before the deadline to do so passes. SB 708 eliminates any end of instruction exams that are not federally mandated. The amount of school time that is lost due to all …
Taking a break from thoughts on education…. Here is my bucket list, order not important! Run the Oklahoma City Marathon – I was sitting in my car at the University of Central Oklahoma studying for a test in Adolescent Psychology when it sounded like a lightening bolt hit right behind …
I saw a tweet from Wes Fryer that got me thinking – so here they come in no particular order… We need to quit pretending schools have to be so so unequal. It should not matter if you live in the suburbs or are living in the inner city, every student has …
I love sharing with other teachers, its one of the top things that I love about teaching and especially why I love conferences – good ones, like OTA/Encyclomdia. Teachers have the opportunity to grow in their craft, to learn new things, get new ideas, have a-ha moments, and share extraordinary …
The challenged was issued by the most brilliant of educators: BlueCereal – a genius among us smart folks! He suggested a post about our favorite content – challenge accepted Mr. Cereal! I taught high school math for over 18 years before embarking on my current journey as a full time Ph.D …