I recently started dipping my toe into Twitter chats, and participated in a few regarding teaching kids how to code. During these chats, I’ve come across a few more fabulous resources that I want to share with any of you who are considering the idea of teaching programming to kids. I recently started dipping my … Read more
The other day, I came to the sudden realization that I am the worst teacher ever. Actually, it wasn’t so sudden. I’ve suspected it many times over my decades-long career. Coincidentally, these moments often occur when I am at a meeting with other teachers who share awesome ideas they are using in their own classrooms. … Read more
Last year, I started a series of Friday posts in November called, “Gifts for the Gifted.” I teach gifted elementary students, and parents often ask me about possible gift ideas as the holidays approach. If you missed last year’s posts, or would like to revisit them, here is a link to get you started. Also, … Read more
It’s nearing the end of Connected Educator month, and I finally have a post about it. Better late than never, right? This post was actually inspired by last night’s Two Guys Show conversation with Ginger Lewman. Ginger works with ESSDACK, and is a specialist in Project Based Learning, among many other things. As Ginger said … Read more
One of my passions, lately, has been to find ways to encourage more girls to explore the S.T.E.M. fields. Toward that end, I recently posted some Engineering Resources for Girls. I almost included another link in that post, but decided it would fit better into a post on Technology rather than Engineering – though the … Read more
I absolutely love this idea from Joy Kirr! (Joy got the idea after seeing this.) After I saw it, I couldn’t wait to include it in a Phun Phriday post! Instead of “selfies” (pictures of yourself), you are challenged to take “shelfies” (pictures of you with your book collection). I think it’s great how Joy … Read more