I despise routine, mundane activities. My daughter inherited this attitude, unfortunately, so we often find ourselves at an impasse when neither one of us feels motivated to do something that needs to be done. She rides a shuttle bus from her magnet school each day, and her responsibility is to text me when the bus leaves … Read more
Today I want to give a shout-out to a teacher. I’m not going to give his name because I don’t want to inadvertently embarrass the student involved. Yesterday, my daughter told me about a girl in one of her classes who realized, too late, that she studied for the wrong quiz. Apparently, the teacher alternates Type … Read more
My latest post for Fusion, “The 7 E’s of Classroom Design,” has just been posted. I was really inspired while I researched that particular article, and knew I needed to step it up in my own classroom. I’m still working on it, but I thought I would show you a few changes I’ve made this … Read more
Thanks to my friend, Suzanne, for sharing this awesome video with me! In this video from Smarter Every Day, the host, Destin, demonstrates what really happens when you actually try to change your mind. I don’t mean when you switch to pizza instead of a hamburger. I mean when you try to change something your mind has … Read more
Word Dream is one of those apps that I downloaded because someone mentioned it on Twitter – and then I forgot to try it. It is free for iOS, but there is also a paid Pro Version and there are in-app purchases to unlock all of the “goodies.” I actually did fine with the free version, … Read more
I want to welcome a new teacher to the profession. I don’t know him. I don’t even know where he teaches. But I know he teaches 4th grade, and I’m pretty sure his students are going to have an awesome year. Mr. Reed made a special music video to welcome his students to 4th grade, … Read more