10 stations, TONS of FUN!
I love teaching and have had fun making these great projects and doing these amazing things with kids. But in all the hustle and bustle in the name of “learning”…
Math PBL, Benchmark, and Results
The past few weeks we’ve been gearing up to take our Spring Math Benchmark. Being in a classroom that doesn’t use class time to teach test formatted questions and being…
Cracks Left Behind
When I was in High School I ran for Student Council. Both my freshman and sophomore year I ran and got elected to be a representative. My mom helped me…
My New Favorite Tool – @SoundGecko (Guest post by @TechNinjaStacey)
***** Stacey Huffine is a good friend of mine and a fellow ninja. Though she doesn’t view herself as someone who blogs, she found this AWESOME tool called “Sound Gecko”…
Learning, Connecting, and Growing at #TCEA14
This week I got to spend some time at the annual TCEA Conference. TCEA is the Texas Computer Education Association, the largest technology conference in the nation outside of ISTE…
When You Choose to Dream Big
I’m a teacher. I teach my students math. But I also feel it’s my job to teach them so much more than that. In the past year I’ve had to…
Learning with @30Hands
So recently I learned about this great free app called 30 Hands. Essentially what it does is that it allows you to import images into the app and then the…
Connecting w/My Students via “Guys’ Lunch”
I believe in the power of connection. I believe in the impact one adult can make. In my own life, I’ve seen how much someone spending time with you can…
How Big Is Your Brave?
I’ve always been extremely passionate about getting to know my students on a deeper level. But more than that I’ve kind of made it my mission as a teacher to…
Angry Birds and Skitch – Making Geometry Fun!
Part of what I have to teach in 5th grade math in Texas, is some geometry. My students need to be reminded of things they should have learned in 4th…
2013: The Year I Chose to Dream Big
I’ve thought a lot about this post. Debated with myself how I wanted to write it, what to include. I mean this post is my wrap up from an entire…
Our #HourOfCode Experience
So I had heard about the #HourOfCode movement for quite a while. I even signed up a few months ago saying I would take part. Then the month of December…
