Educators are abuzz about all of the Google Classroom changes taking place over the last month two months, with a wide range of feelings and acceptance. Collectively, we have been so vocal on social media sites and with feedback directly to G Suite for Education that Google made another round of updates shortly after the... Continue Reading →
Back-to-school season has all of us thinking about how we can maximize our resources for the school year! I have worn out likely hundreds of dry erase markers in my career as a teacher. Listing objectives and agendas, drawing charts and graphs, and recording whole-class brainstorming takes a toll on those felt tips over time...not... Continue Reading →
In a workshop that I was leading this week, one teacher was so excited about the work we were doing she blurted out, "I am more excited about planning for next year than I am for summer vacation!" While we all need our summer vacation to recharge and have fun, most of you can probably... Continue Reading →
We can't all afford the time or money it takes to attend a professional conference every summer, but we can maximize the opportunities that are available to us, whether through our school, district, or online sources. Summer professional development does not have to be a traditional, passive session with teachers sitting around a large table in a conference... Continue Reading →
When you are new to the world of #GoogleForEdu, Twitter posts, blogs, podcasts, and even Pinterest pages can seem like an overwhelming plethora of resources to engage your students and, if you're like me, you want to try them all at once which is not only impossible but also ineffective. The key to finding and... Continue Reading →
