My latest blog post for NEO is all about encouraging students to participate in purposeful conversations about their learning – a challenging task even in a traditional classroom. As many teachers are currently working with students remotely or in a combination of face-to-face and remote, new complications have arisen when it comes to meaningful peer-to-peer … Read more
One of my favorite resources, StoryCorps, has created a collection of videos in partnership with the Disability Visibility Project for Disability Awareness Month, this October, 2020. You can find the stories here. Some of the stories are animated, while others are just audio. “Leading the Way” is one of the beautifully illustrated videos in this … Read more
In this week’s anti-racist post, I want to share with you a new 28 minute video from PBS kids called, PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism. There are several ways to view the video, as you will see in the link to the press release. This program is definitely aimed at families and younger … Read more
I went through some of my old Halloween posts, and then scoured the web for some new resources to add. The result is my Wakelet, “Halloween During a Pandemic.” It includes some new treats, such as a free Harry Potter virtual escape room, some fun Halloween Zoom backgrounds, and a podcast episode for kids from … Read more
I vividly recall taking out the record album for Disney’s Haunted Mansion and playing it repeatedly for the whole month of October when I was a kid. Unfortunately, I’m guessing that record got thrown away long ago when I moved away from home. So, when I went to the link Disney recently shared for its … Read more
UPDATE 10/13/2021: You can now see an updated list of all of the Halloween/October resources I’ve collected by visiting this Wakelet! As I’ve been going through some of my “Halloween-ish” posts from previous years, I’ve recognized some updating that needs to be done. (Hard to believe I’ve been doing this for nine years now, and … Read more