A few of you know the crazy and wild journey that I have been on over the last year. It’s an interesting story but that is a story for another day. 🙂 Currently, my journey has led me to teach Math in high school – ironically, the high school in which all of my former middle… Read More Immediate Feedback with Conditional Formatting
Google has continued to release a TON of great, new updates for GSuite! Below, I have created a short presentation to share with the staff members – which I am also sharing with you, too! If you are interested in learning about these updates, feel free to go through the slides below. Or, if you… Read More Google Updates: August – October 2018
Communication and collaboration are important for students but we often forget that it is important for teachers, too! As teachers, it can be so easy to become an island. Often times, you will spend 6+ hours a day teaching students and rarely interacting with other adults. However, it is critical that teachers effectively communicate and… Read More Communication & Collaboration with Slack
Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to share my Google Innovator Project, BoostEDU, with many educators. BoostEDU offers support to teachers for transforming their current lessons into 21st-century lessons through an inquiry-based process. One of the most important steps of this program is the SAMR self-assessment and the support that it provides… Read More Finding the Balance in Technology Integration
Graphic design has been a hobby of mine since I was a teenager. I’ve always loved the creativity of editing photos, designing graphics or creating GIFs. When I was a teen, I combined my love of graphic design and TV shows on my first website where I designed computer backgrounds. At that time, I believe… Read More 10 Graphic Design Tools for Students
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
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 MailChimp
Are you ready for the new school year? Are you curious about all of the new Google updates that came out over the summer? Then this is the presentation for you! Later this week, I will be visiting my former school site to give a short presentation on some of the best updates that were… Read More Google Updates: Summer 2018
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
It’s summertime! It’s time to pack up the classroom, head to the beach, spend time with family, and not think about work for the next two months…Right? Yeah, if you are in education, you know that this is definitely not the case. Sure, it is time to get some rest and have some fun –… Read More Utilizing Feedly for PD