I was feeling pretty clever. As most of you know, that is never a good sign. My creative, engaging activity for the day turned out to be one of those lessons that makes a teacher ask the dreaded question, “Should I continue this fiasco or give up and find a video?” The concept was simple: I … Read more
Not everyone is obsessed with reading education blogs or following Twitter as I am – especially over the summer. I’ve noticed this blog’s stats have started growing since the beginning of August, which probably means educators are starting to return to work and might be looking for resources. For today’s post I thought I … Read more
Several years ago, I got a fabulous idea from a book called What’s On Your Mind? by Joel Anderson and Joan Brinkman. One of the lessons recommends that gifted students create an “Eight Trait Floor Plan.” The students are asked to think metaphorically about what a blueprint of their attributes might look like. Which “rooms” would … Read more
Here are a couple more technology integration ideas for the end of the school year: QR Code Year-End Reflection – You can read more about this tic-tac-toe reflection activity in my post from last year around this time. It isn’t anything showy, but a nice way to round out the year, and the students always … Read more
In her post, Digital Differentiation, Susan Oxnevad provides interactive graphics powered by Thinglink. The “Flexible Learning Paths” graphic is the one with the most resources, providing links to examples of Digital Tools that could be used to help with addressing the needs of many different types of learners. Almost as interesting as the message she … Read more