Every once in awhile, I really struggle with blogging. This week has been one of those weeks. I’m going to be super honest – this week has been crazy and I found myself really struggling to find my #OneNewThing. However, I realized that Google released the new Gmail this week and it would be a fantastic… Read More #OneNewThing: The New Gmail
A couple of weeks ago, I assisted in a Google Level 1 bootcamp in Los Angeles. At the end of the first day, the attendees were challenged to “breakout” of a Digital BreakoutEDU game created by Mari Venturino. As a part of this breakout, they were required to input words into a Google Sheet. When they… Read More Automated Vocabulary Practice with Google Sheets
Attention all Math Nerds! Or, you know, anyone who loves a good puzzle. This week’s #OneNewThing is for you! I recently came across a fun website called SolveMe Puzzles that has a TON of free games for students (or the nerdy adult) to play. All of the games require players to solve a math-based puzzle.… Read More #OneNewThing: SolveMe Puzzles
In this week’s #OneNewThing, I am excited to share about A Google a Day. I was introduced to this game by Kate Petty while helping with a bootcamp earlier this week. It was one of those times where I thought, “Wait – how have I never heard of this?!” A Google a Day is an online game… Read More #OneNewThing: A Google a Day
Group projects – you either love them or hate them, right? As a student, I absolutely hated group projects. I was one of the nerdy kids that was always striving for an A and felt like I was put into groups with people that did not care as much as I did. Therefore, I ended… Read More Creating Accountability in Group Projects with Google Forms
Earlier this week, I wrote about my goal to learn one new thing per week and blog about it. It’s my new blogging challenge to encourage me to continue learning and writing. For this week’s #OneNewThing post, I am excited to share that I learned TWO new things! Well, I am sure there is actually… Read More #OneNewThing: Adobe After Effects & Instagram Hacks
A year and a half ago, I set a goal to blog once a week on an educational topic. These topics have ranged from instructional strategies, lesson plans, educational technology tutorials, and a variety of other resources. I am excited to say that this is a goal that I have achieved, as well as a… Read More #OneNewThing: A Blogging Challenge
(Note: This is part two of a post on The Problem Based Question. Click HERE to read part one.) As I mentioned in my last post, I found myself reflecting on the essential questions that I had been using in my classroom. Essential questions have a time and place in the classroom but I wanted… Read More The Problem-Based Question (Part 2)
I am excited to announce that the BoostEDU community is growing! 🚀 BoostEDU is now on Facebook and Twitter and is a community where teachers can receive updates on resources and support from teachers all around the world. Interested in joining this community? Click on the links below! In these communities, feel free to share resources to… Read More Join the BoostEDU Community!
In the twelve years I spent in the classroom, my students participated in a variety of buzzword worthy creative lesson plans and student-led activities: Project-based learning, Genius Hour, and 20Time. Just to name a few. All of these lesson plans had several common goals, such as learning content-specific standards or allowing students the opportunity to… Read More The Problem-Based Question (Part 1)