As a GT teacher, I only see most of my students once a week. I worry a lot that, once the classroom door closes behind them at the end of the day, the hours we spent together quickly fade. That’s why I try to do my best to connect our class activities to their real … Read more
You know the one – that student who always finishes first, and appears to have nothing else to do. Sometimes he or she gets into trouble. Sometimes, you get tapped on the shoulder, and hear a voice say, “What should I do now?” You’re busy. There are other children who didn’t understand, who need your … Read more
I love getting informal feedback from my students during lessons, and usually use the Socrative app for this in my classroom. Socrative is wonderful, and works on practically any device, but it certainly works better if you have more than one device in your classroom. Obviously, not everyone has this luxury. So, I was very … Read more
You may remember a post I did last week on using Twitter with younger students, based on a presentation by Matt Gomez about his Kindergarten class’ experience with “Twitter Friends.” I couldn’t wait to try connect my 1st graders with a class on Twitter, and was thrilled to receive a reply to my request for … Read more
This song has haunted me for a couple of months. When I first heard it, I knew immediately that I was going to be using it in my classroom in some way. When I looked up the video, I saw that the group, Alternate Routes, had produced it in support of the Newtown Kindness Organization. … Read more
Last week, I posted about this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest with the theme, “If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place.” I mentioned that one thing that I am particularly excited about is the page of Classroom Activities that complement the contest this year. Included in this are three … Read more