What Happens After February 28th? With @Basil_Marin @ThriveInEdu @Rdene915 @Mjmcalliwrites

by Melody McAllister | Feb 10, 2021 | Resources

Guest Post by Melody McAllister “What happens after FEb. 28? Do we go back to what we were doing? That’s not equity. We have to do better about recognizing people every, single day,” says Dr. Basil Marin when Rachelle Dene Poth and I spoke with him on our Monday LIVE...

Stop Copying and Pasting Messages on Facebook

by admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Google, Online, Resources

Educate Yourself and Don’t Share Fake News Recently, Lisa Nielson shared a public service announcement on Facebook. She asked that you not share, or repost, information that you have not verified as being true and/or information that is not from a verified...

Creating Customizable ELA Units for Free Using Commonlit.org by @bartonkeeler

by erin | Nov 1, 2018 | Google, Lesson Design, Resources

Customized English/Language Arts Units with CommonLit.org A Guest Post by Barton Keeler So I have two daughters (grades 7 and 9) who are homeschooled by my wife who has a variety of other Independent Study students on her caseload.  She, my wife, is tasked with the...

What Is Going On In This Graph from the NY Times

by admin | Sep 12, 2018 | Advanced, Google, Math, Resources, Sheets, Slides, templates

Have Students Analyze A Graph The New York Times is putting out an amazing resource for teachers. Every week they are posting a graphic and asking students to determine what information the graph is providing. What an excellent way to have students use real data, to...

Moving from Inquiry to Creativity

by erin | Jun 11, 2018 | Beginner, DOK, Guest Post, Intermediate, Lesson Design, Resources, Student Projects, Tips, Video

Helping Students Make the Leap from Inquiry to Creativity Guest Post: Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad is a speaker and author (Everyday Instructional Coaching: 7 Daily Drivers to support Teacher Effectiveness). He is the Chief Education Officer at WeVideo and is a former...

5 EdTech Tools to Try

by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Resources

The tool does not increase student engagement or increase student learning. How the teacher uses the tool and designs the learning environment makes the difference. Try something new with these 5 tools!! 1) Bloomz App: A parent communication tool. Install this app on...