BACKGROUND Schools are a busy place. Between sporting events, clubs, electives, field trips and regular classroom activities, our campuses are filled with fun, engaging and important events. Often times, it can be very easy for staff members to not know what is going on in their campus. Don’t worry – I’ve got a solution! A… Read More Week at a Glance Template
Two years ago, I shared a set of calendars that I created for my school site to help students say organized. Well, back by popular demand…Here are the 2019/2020 calendars! At one of my previous school sites, our students were given a year-long, physical agenda to track their daily assignments. As a school policy, our… Read More Google Slide Calendars: 2019/2020 Version
A couple of months ago, I wrapped up our Expressions and Equations unit and realized that I had not shared these resources out with my I 🖤 EDU community. So, I thought I would share one of my favorite introduction activities that I created for this unit…a Solving Equations HyperDoc! Every Monday, my students are… Read More Solving Equations HyperDoc
This week, I have had the opportunity to attend the annual CUE conference in Palm Springs. Attending with me, I have several friends, coworkers, and other educators from my district. It’s always a great event to learn, collaborate and catch up with other edu-friends from across the state. As I went into this conference, I… Read More Collaborating at Conferences
Effective communication between teachers and parents is one of the greatest factors of student success. The more teachers communicate with parents, the more parents will understand about the classroom, procedures, and their child’s progress in class. While we all know that teacher/parent communication is important, it can often be difficult to put systems into place… Read More Creating a Class Newsletter with Google Slides and Remind
Last year, I shared a set of calendars that I created for my school site to help students say organized. Well, back by popular demand… Here are the 2018/2019 calendars! For those that have not seen these calendars or know the story behind it, I have attached my blog post from last year below with… Read More Google Slide Calendars (2018/2019 Version)
While on maternity leave, I have to admit that I have watched far too many TV shows and movies. One of my favorites has been “The Greatest Showman” which “is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary [P.T. Barnum] who rose from nothing to create a spectacle… Read More “This Is Me” HyperDoc
In today’s busy world, it’s very easy to get overwhelmed or distracted by the many tasks that come at us on a day-to-day basis. At times, it can feel like we have never had a moment to ourselves or time to enjoy life. We can also feel like we are tied to our devices and… Read More Creating a Mindfulness Calendar
As I’ve mentioned before, I cannot say enough good things about the Mouse Create program in which our Spartan Tech Squad students are participating this year. One of their favorite parts of the program is participating in the monthly Microprojects where they are given a project to complete and submit this project to compete on… Read More Choose Your Own Adventure: A Javascript HyperDoc
After the success of our VR Haunted House Project in my Spartan Tech Squad course, I started brainstorming ways that I could incorporate a VR project into our AVID classroom. For those that are unfamiliar to AVID, AVID is a program whose goal is to “close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness… Read More College VR HyperDoc