Teacher Blogs This episode of The Drive is all about teacher blogs. I know that teachers are busy people, we have to use our voices and share what happens in our classrooms. Get started blogging today and share your blog in the comments! Enjoy The Drive! Stitcher Soundcloud BAM Radio …
EdCamps This podcast is about EdCamps and why they are so important for teacher PD. If you have not participated in an EdCamp click here and find one near you. I interview several different people who participated including Oklahoma State Superintendent of Schools Joy Hoffmeister. Thanks for listening! Enjoy The …
Enjoy The Drive This podcast, called The Drive, will be recorded in my car once or twice each week. It will be less than 20 mins and will focus on providing ideas for teachers to use in the classroom, educational technology ideas, flip class ideas, gamification ideas, team building ideas …
I was tagged in a twitter post this afternoon from the most amazing Kas Nelson (@kasnelson – you should follow her). It got my brain thinking, then a range of emotions flooded in, mostly anger. This is the pic from the tweet: Here is something that cannot be stressed enough …
A couple of questions answered for my readers: Why am I working toward a PhD in #EdTech? What is #EdTech all about?? These were questions that were recently asked by my professor, questions that my readers may (or may not) think interesting… The word cloud at the top of the page …
In the middle of working on some final drafts of papers – I find myself back to a topic that I have blogged about before. Take 12 minutes to watch this video from Moore Public Schools: As of this writing on December 6, 2015 around noon, it has been viewed …
There is so much – where to begin… Family – without them, I could not do what I do. They have molded me into who I am. Students – they never know it, but they breathe life into me every time I am around them. Colleagues – from all of …
gam·i·fi·ca·tion ˌɡāmifəˈkāSHən/ noun the application of typical elements of game playing (e.g., point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as an online marketing technique to encourage engagement with a product or service. “gamification is exciting because it promises to make the hard stuff …
I was tinkering around the house on Friday when my Mom called – “Have you heard about the terrorist attack at the soccer game in Europe?” I hadn’t…And as my wife and I watched the news that evening, I felt so many emotions running through my brain. Our second anniversary …
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 …
