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Tackk for Educators

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 …

If you don’t Tackk…You 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

#Gamification Research – In Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals, and Twitter

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 …

Diversity and Equity

*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 …

My Bucket List

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 …

5 Things We Need to Quit Pretending About Education

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 …

Lots of Ideas for OTA/Encyclomedia 2015!!

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 Grandaddy of Trig Identities!

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 …

#Oklaed – This One is for You!!

One of the best things about the beginning of my week is the #oklaed chat Sunday at 8:00 CST.  I can’t tell you how much energy this chat gives me.  The ideas, the passion, the issues, the suggestions, the conversation – it often keeps me up well past my usual …

Success Defined

Let me start be telling you what success isn’t: its not winning the lottery, its not getting the big bargain, its not getting perfect grades, its not making a million dollars… These examples could be used to describe success, but that would depend on the person.  I think that most …

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