Please Don’t Give Up On Me
As teachers we have all kinds of students. We have the ones that drive us absolutely bananas. The ones that know exactly what buttons to push at exactly what times…
Creating, Playing, and Learning in a Math Class
Man what another fun week in class! So this week we’re gearing up for our Math Benchmark next week. Being a classroom that doesn’t teach test formatted Questions and that…
Sparkup Reader – One of My New Favorite Devices
Recently I got the opportunity to play with an exciting new toy called the Sparkup Reader! As soon as I heard about this device I knew I had to get…
Negativity Kills Creativity
I like to think that I’m a creative teacher who really strives to try out of the box ideas to make my classroom as fun and exciting as possible. But…
Perimeter, Twitter, ChatterPix and Christmas Augmented Reality
This week was a whirlwind! I guess it’s cause we’re getting back into the swing of things after being gone for Thanksgiving break. Monday we spent the day catching up…
EduBlog Awards Finalists
EduBlogs has released their finalists for their EduBlog Awards for 2013! Man there are some really great finalists in each category. I highly encourage you to check out their site…
They’re Begging You to Listen
Yesterday while working with my students a realization just came over me. Something that I often talk about, but that yesterday just hit home so much. Kids want us to…
My Nominations for the 2013 EduBlog Awards
Blogging is something that I really got into a little over a year ago. Never would I have ever imagined myself being a writer. But the more I write, the…
My Trip to the @WhiteHouse for #WHChamps Event
To try to even put the last few days into words is impossible. So bear with me as I try to type all this out. For those of you who…
Fractions, Fractions, Fractions, and Lessons Learned
This last week we spent working on fractions, fractions, and more fractions! I started the week by looking for a great project that I could use as a “review” for…
When Someone Notices You
Today was a rough day, I’ll just admit that now. But something interesting happened today. A moment that hit me like a ton of bricks. All of us in education…
I Am Me, and I Can’t Be You
As we close out the second six weeks of our school year, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. My first six weeks was a complete disaster. I was a…
