I asked my advisory class of 8th grade students how many of their teachers use Google Classroom on a daily or “routine” basis. The majority of students shared that they use Google Classroom routinelyContinue reading
How can I easily get students to type on a PDF document?
Short answer, you can’t easily do it, but it can be done. There are numerous tools available and we looked at a few, but DocHub was a logical choice as in most cases whenContinue reading
Learning about Learners
I was working with a teacher the other day and we got to talking about assessments and learning styles. During the course of that conversation, the teacher shared with me a survey that he givesContinue reading
Back in the saddle on the blogging trail with stories to tell…
Name one task/activity that can get put off for extended periods of time if you’re not committed to it?…. that’s right, blogging. I’m back in the saddle and committed to a new year of blogging.Continue reading
Beyond Mountains, there are Mountains
I heard this saying at a basketball banquet some time ago and I’ve been using ever since. Before I wrote this post I did a bit of research on the origin of the quote. IContinue reading
Tech Timeout
When I was coaching I was brought up to value timeouts…we never wasted them. I always laugh when I see a basketball player dive on the floor or while jumping out of bounds call aContinue reading
My apologies to the new teacher…
When asked what advice I would give a brand new teacher, I had to vet dozens of ideas that immediately came to my mind. I will share several, but I would focus on one inContinue reading
Mistakes…what are you going to do about it?
I was prompted to reflect on mistakes I’ve made recently in the classroom and to describe my student’s reaction to the mistake and the solution. Based on the thousands of interactions and decisions we haveContinue reading
Never Give Up On A Kid
I attended Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. I had several work study jobs throughout my time there. The best experience I had was working for a gentleman by the name of Dave Wrath.Continue reading
Learning is Fun to Watch
My class is having the time of their lives participating in the 6 week World Explorer program through PenPal Schools. We work on a personal introduction to kick off the conversation which takes about aContinue reading