I’ve been holding off on purchasing a drone for our classroom. Quite frankly, I don’t know a lot about them and I haven’t seen a lot of useful applications for education. I like testing out cool gadgets, but I don’t think it’s fair to spend that much money on something for my students that won’t be … Read more
In my GT class, each grade level meets with me once a week. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders do a cooperative blog post for our class blog at the end of each their GT days. A couple of months ago, one of my students wrote this: “GT today!” is what we yelped happily this morning. We … Read more
I think that my brain naturally looks for trends. Whether it’s on social media, in Flipboard magazine articles, or at education conferences, if I’ve heard about something more than a few times, my brain starts alerting me that I should try something new, already! Newsela is one of those tools that kept turning up in educational discussions, … Read more
My 3rd grade GT students are studying systems – including the brain. When I received an e-mail about a new series by that name, hosted by David Eagleman, I was intrigued. The 6 hour television series will begin airing here in the States on October 14th on PBS. However, you can view some clips from … Read more
This week, I’ve decided to reblog some of my more popular posts with some updates. Since I’ve posted this piece on Google Slides Templates, I’ve found some other resources to add to the list. You will find most of the updates at the bottom of this post. Now that our campus has a set of … Read more
I finished the school year on Friday. Like many other teachers I know, I am already thinking about what I’d like to do differently next year. Genius Hour is one area where I really want to add some depth. I teach Gifted and Talented students from K-5. I have been doing Genius Hour with 5th graders … Read more