This weekend, I am attending and presenting at the EdTech Team’s Los Angeles County Summit. That’s right – I’m not just attending, but also presenting. It is completely out of my comfort zone to present outside of my own district, but it is something that I have been wanting to do since I attended our… Read More Out of My Comfort Zone: Presenting at a Summit
Back in September, I wrote an article about how I had quickly fallen down the Twitter Rabbit Hole. I knew that Twitter existed (obviously) and I even knew that there was this whole world of educators on it. I just hadn’t really gotten into using Twitter as a source of professional development…yet. While attending an… Read More Starting our own Twitter Chat – HUSD Style!
Today I will be sharing the resources from our third Unit, which covers square roots, exponents, and scientific notation! The class that I teach is aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) but it is an 7th grade Math Honors course that contains all of the 7th grade standards and the majority of the… Read More Exponents & Roots: Google Slides & Resources for Flipping!
Over the last week, Twitter has been filled with the #OneWord2017 hashtag by the many educators that I follow. Everyone is trying to determine their “one word” to guide and shape their year. In a sense, I guess you could compare it to the classic “New Year’s Resolutions” that millions of people adopt at the… Read More One Word 2017 – Strength
As 2016 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the year and the educational goals that I have for the upcoming year. In many ways, 2016 was an amazing year, but it was equally challenging and difficult. It was a year where I felt that I grew as a teacher but was also… Read More My 2017 Educational Goals
A couple of months ago I shared some of the graphic organizers that I have created by using Google Drawings. (Click HERE to view those graphic organizers.) Well…I am back to share some more! For/Against Graphic Organizer Click HERE for a copy. The “For/Against” graphic organizer above is being used in my AVID classroom to… Read More Google Drawing Graphic Organizers: For/Against & Goals/Objectives
Here We Go Again! Digital BreakoutEdu is my student’s favorite thing – hands down! Recently, I did a classroom survey to determine their favorite activities in Math class and this was at the top of the list. They love the competition and the feeling that they get when they “unlock a code”. More importantly, they… Read More SoCal Road Trip: A Digital BreakoutEdu for Exponents!
Within our AVID class, my students spend a lot of time researching and learning about colleges and universities. They’ve given speeches, written essays, and researched multiple colleges in the last two years that I have had them in my classroom. Recently, I wanted them to create a college pennant, which is a common activity that… Read More College Pennants via Google Drawings
Our family has had an unconventional Thanksgiving this year. Instead of staying home and celebrating Thanksgiving, my husband and I, along with my parents, loaded up our RV’s and headed to Palm Springs for the week. It may be unconventional but it has been perfect. I spent the majority of the week spending time with… Read More Take a Break – You Need It
Today I made a mistake – and that’s okay. Last night, my students completed their notes on “Estimating Irrational Roots”. As a part of these notes, the students fill in a number line (which I obtained via another teacher or TPT or online – I can’t remember) with decimals and square roots. By doing this,… Read More Mistakes Were Made…And That’s Okay