Penguins Ready to Go, Go, Go!
In this STEM picture book, Rose weaves together facts about Emperor penguins’ adaptations, life cycle, and the challenges they face due to climate change.
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It’s a Zoo Out There – #TCEA17
Just to clarify, “It’s a Zoo Out There,” was a presentation I saw at TCEA this year; I’m not making any kind of commentary on the people attending the conferenceĀ š Ā In fact, I was so blown away by the incredible sessions I was able to see over the course of my three days in Austin … Read more
Hill Country Science Mill
Across from the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park in Johnson City, Texas, a mill that was built in 1880 closed its doors after one hundred years. Ā It was briefly revived as entertainment complex, but then fell into disuse again for another 20 years. Once again, however, the mill has been reincarnated. Ā With the vision … Read more
LMS Blog Challenge: Interactive Bulletin Boards
So, lesson learned – never beat Laura Moore in a small little Twitter kerfluffleĀ unless you’re ready for a bigger challenge. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, Laura and I fought over who would blog about Lisa Johnson’s most recent amazing contribution to teachers everywhere – Customized Padlet backgrounds. Ā Laura countered with her own post yesterday, … Read more
You Matter Parent Videos
Since many people are returning to school during the next couple of weeks, I thought I would re-visit and share some of last year’s more successful projects in case you want to try one. Ā Today’s post is about something I tried last year with the goal of impressing upon my students how much they … Read more
Don’t Leave it to the Goonies
I have been devoting this week to ways to engage young minds over the summer. Ā Here is the breakdown so far: Camp Wonderopolis, Maker Camp, Making Movies. Ā Last summer, I also did a series of posts on avoiding the “summer slide”, and you can access all of those links, including a ton of suggestions for … Read more