I spend a lot of time in my car – over two hours a day when I commute to OSU. I listen to a lot of podcasts: TED Radio Hour, Edsurge, Freakonomics, Techlandia, This American Life, TED Audio, Podcast on Your Plan, Hardcore History… These have all given me unique …
This will be short and sweet – what are your favorite Twitter PD hashtags? I follow several myself and have been so blessed by the amazing things that teachers are sharing with each other. Listed below are a few of the hashtags that I follow on a regular basis. Go ahead and …
This is a week late but is my first blog under the Share #YourEdustory family of blogs! This also happens to be a topic that I am passionate about solving, I am doing what I am doing for this very reason. Some backstory… I have always tried to do things …
Twitter is a great resource for teachers, scratch that, Twitter is an #Amazeballs resource for teachers! I get it though – Twitter is different and scary and one more thing to do. If you Teach you should Twitter – read here for some of my thoughts. Or here from Kas Nelson a rural …
This is a hard question…There are several reasons why I teach and why I think it is such an important career. I want to make a positive impact on the next generation. I did this for years in public high schools, teaching math and coaching soccer. Each year was fun and …
Coming up for tonight’s #OklaEd chat is the topic of #1CoolThing and I want you to have time to process the questions and brag (tonight its OK!!) about what you did last year! Take this opportunity to share the totally #amazeballs things that you do in your classrooms/schools/districts! If you are unfamiliar …
One of my favorite games of all time is Tomb Raider – there is action, adventure, puzzles, gripping story telling, and amazing locations. A new installment is due out just in time for Christmas (hint, hint). I thought about putting a teaser trailer in, but this game has turned more toward …
Take a look at Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. Following those rules, can you use the idea in class with your students? I got some great ideas from Erin Klein. As a teacher seeking to improve my profession, I use social medial all the time to find great ideas. Share …
As a teacher, I understand that you don’t need another thing to keep up with…BUT if you are not using Twitter, you are missing opportunities to grow as a teacher. Connect with other teachers, or professionals, get ideas, share your brilliance, inform parents…the list goes on and on. Take a …
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 …