Mark Cuban Foundation Teacher Bootcamp Opportunity

students holding up banner for Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp

I’m excited to announce that the Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamps has decided to open up registration for the 2025-2026 Teacher Bootcamp to all high school educators located in the United States. This program is absolutely FREE, and it’s an incredible opportunity for teachers of any high school subject to enhance your AI Literacy and … Read more

Off on a Tangent

Off on a Tangent training using Ethics Depth and Complexity Mat

What a wonderful experience working with #NEISD GT teachers on math enrichment activities after school yesterday!

Good Thinking!

The Smithsonian Science Education Center worked with Fablevision Studios and science experts to produce the web series, Good Thinking!  The Science of Teaching Science.  Each of the short (about 6-10 minutes) animated videos is designed to address a common student idea or misconception about science.  For example, one video disproves the unfortunately common “neuromyth” of … Read more

Never Have I Ever

Never have I ever… Thought of using this game in a professional setting with colleagues (including our school’s principal). I’m not going to elaborate on the usual context of, “Never Have I Ever.”  Suffice it to say that when my friend, Angelique Lackey (@lackeyangie), suggested we play it during our next Professional Learning Community discussion, I … Read more

Tech Field Day 2015

Do you live anywhere near the San Antonio area? Are you, like me, so busy you can’t fit one more thing into your schedule? Well, drop everything else and head on over to Tech Field Day 2015 this Saturday, November 7th. Seriously.  Stop being so rigid and so, “I need to plan things way in … Read more

Mindset Parent/Teacher Book Study Reflection

The last couple of weeks have provided a few great opportunities for me to learn, and I would like to reflect on them in this week’s blog posts. One of my grand ideas last year was to try a Parent/Teacher book study.  Having read Mindset, by Carol Dweck, I felt that it was the perfect … Read more