Last weekend, I presented at the SGV Summit and one of my presentations was on “Four Easy Steps for Flipping Your Classroom”. The attendees were amazing and I was so excited to receive such positive feedback on this session. Since there is so much information to cover in this session, I promised the attendees that… Read More Four Easy Steps for Flipping the Classroom
One of the things that I love about our HUSD Twitter Chat is the amazing resources that I learn about from the conversations that I am able to have with teachers in our district. In a recent Twitter Chat, one of our coaches (thanks @Dfcain!) shared that the application Kami is a great resource for… Read More PDF & Document Markup with Kami
As a math teacher, I think that we often forget the importance of vocabulary in the math classroom. We know it is needed, we know that students need to understand certain vocabulary words, but how often do we really give students the time to explore these vocabulary words? In previous years, I have used Frayer… Read More Frayer Model + Google Slides = Vocabulary Slide Deck!
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!
Informative Speech As an AVID teacher, I try to develop lesson and/or create opportunities for students perform speeches during the school year. My reason behind this is twofold: 1.) It is important for students to be able to organize their ideas and thoughts into an efficient and concise speech and 2.) It is important for… Read More Gamifying Student Speeches
Alright, I am completely aware that I am becoming a Google Drawing nerd. But, Google Drawings is just amazing! So, here is a tree map that my students will be using with their Stock Market project this week to show diversification among their stocks. Click HERE or click on the image below.
Recently, I was inspired to start using Google Drawings to create digital graphic organizers. Google Drawings is such an easy tool for students to use and for teachers to create. I created three graphic organizers that I am sharing with you. Click on the title or the image to access the graphic organizer. Simply make… Read More Google Drawing Graphic Organizers: Cause/Effect, Speech Map, & Timeline
Day 2 of the High Desert GAFE Summit is coming to a close. My brain is tired, yet bursting with new ideas. It’s hard to narrow the focus to the things that I want to try out within the next week, month, or year. However, I know I have to narrow it so that I… Read More High Desert GAFE Summit (Day 2) – Four Things to Blog about Later
This weekend, our school district is hosting a Google Apps for Education Summit and…It is amazing! It is my second time attending the GAFE Summit and I am always amazed by how much great information can be gained from a two day period. Since I don’t have time to get into depth on any of… Read More High Desert GAFE Summit (Day 1) – Four Things to Blog About Later