As I have participated in a variety of educational Twitter chats this week, I have noticed one common idea among all of the educators. For educators, this idea could be terrifying or unnerving. It could be intimidating and potentially frustrating. However, it also has the ability to create and implement educational strategies that are highly effective… Read More Take a Leap, Jump Out of Your Comfort Zone
PBL Beginnings At the end of the last school year, our principal purchased the “PBL Starter Kit” for each teacher. Although my case study for my master’s degree program was on PBL, I found that there were many great ideas within this book that I could easily implement throughout the school year. In fact,… Read More Out of My PBL Comfort Zone: The Stock Market Game
The Why Over the last two weeks, I have heard multiple times about the benefits of being actively involved on Twitter as an educator. I’ve heard this before but, for some reason, it had a greater impact upon than in the past. Perhaps it is the number ofd times that I have heard about it… Read More Down the Twitter Rabbit Hole
There are many “buzzwords” in education today and blended learning is at the top of the list. Blended learning is an instructional strategy that combines face-to- face instruction with online learning. What does this mean? What does this look like in the classroom setting? Is it even possible to combine face-to- face instruction with online learning with… Read More Blended Learning: Creating an Individualized Learning Experience for Students
Recently, I read some interesting articles about offices that were creating post-it murals to cover their walls. Click HERE or HERE to see the offices. As I looked at these offices, I knew that there was a math project within these decorations. Several math concepts came to mind, such as measurement, scale, and converting between… Read More Post-It Project (Fractions, Decimals, Percent, Scale, & More!)
In this bundle, I have created six assessments for Statistics & Probability – CCSS 7.SP. These are in PDF, as well as Microsoft Word. To purchase these assessments, please visit my TPT Store: If you have any questions, please let me know!
My students just completed one of my FAVORITE project of the year – Statistics & Probability Survey Project! In this project, students create a survey question and survey 50 students on campus. They gather, organize and interpret their data into a final project. The students love this project! In this project, students will be able… Read More Statistics & Probability Survey Project
I recently gave a presentation on Interactive Notebooks at a local conference, so I thought I would share it! In the presentation, you will see an overview of Interactive Notebooks – the setup, the notes, the grading, and much more!
One of my favorite add-ons and extensions is Doctopus and Goobric. With Doctopus and Goobric, you import your classes into a Google Spreadsheet, create a rubric, and grade these assignments with the rubric attached. It is an amazing and useful tool for the classroom. In the presentation below, I have attached directions and videos to… Read More Doctopus & Goobric
As promised, I have created a video of how to create and grade assignments through Google Forms & Flubaroo. If you have any questions, please let me know!