Teacher. Writer. Reader. Researcher.
The 2020-2021 school year is in the books! On the final day of class, I introduced my students the concept of the six-word story (also known as a six-word memoir). We reviewed Masterclass’s brief overview blog post and I went over a few tips of my own, including how to use punctuation, hyphens, and abbreviations.…
I was motivated to sign up for #TeachWritetober 2019 after seeing a few teacher-friends tweet about their involvement. I’ve been meaning to write more, especially after my Summer Blogging Project fell flat. On the #TeachWritetober page of the Teach Write, LLC. website, one would see the following: How does the #TeachWritetober challenge work? Commit to…
Class Dojo is one of my favorite apps that I utilize in my high school English classroom. Instead of using it as a classroom management tracker, I use it to monitor class discussion.
Prior to taking CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technology to Education, my understanding of Maker Movement was limited to a few social media posts from Master of Arts in Education Technology staff and students, along with the few makerspaces I had heard about in libraries and various school districts and classrooms. Other than those limited vantage…
In a perfect world, teachers would be able to create their ideal classrooms with all the supplies and materials they could ever want … no questions asked. In today’s world, teachers are able to claim up to $250 off of their taxes for personal spending that was used towards their classrooms and students. They are…
My first graduate course, CEP 810 – Teaching for Understanding with Technology, is complete! It has been a fast paced seven weeks! I will be reflecting on aspects of the course that I enjoyed and struggled with, a recent proud moment concerning education technology, and the next steps of my education technology certificate and graduate…