Taking Healthy Risks
Why is it so important to learn to take healthy risks? It is important because great things happen when you step outside of your comfort zone. Let’s not only teach our … Continue reading
Building Math Fluency Using Technology
Many teachers deal with the same recurring question each year – how to effectively integrate technology into the classroom? With so many mobile devices to choose from, it is easy … Continue reading
Putting Students First
What a great way to start the New Year – focusing on making education better by putting students first. Like so many of my peers in education, we constantly struggle … Continue reading
Making STEM Accessible for Every Child
A New Way to Think About STEM Non-traditional students are being challenged in a program that connects academics with real world opportunities. P-Tech is a Brooklyn based-school program “whose mission … Continue reading
The Flipped Mobile Classroom: Learning “Upside Down” | Edutopia
The Flipped Mobile Classroom: Learning “Upside Down” | Edutopia. There is a growing debate among educators about the merits of “flipped” learning. What does flipped learning mean? “Flipped learning occurs … Continue reading
Getting Back to Dewey
Grant Lichtman’s Denver TED Talk gives practical reasons why many schools continue to miss the bar when it comes to truly educating students for what Grant calls “timeless life skills.” … Continue reading
Math Aptitude: Fact or Fiction
Math aptitude I cannot tell you how many conversations I’ve had over the years with parents who have told me that their child isn’t capable of doing math because he … Continue reading
Classic Literature for Children
Starting with the Classics If you are searching for good literature for very young children then take a look at BabyLit and Cozy Classics. Early childhood educators have always loved and used … Continue reading
Storytelling, History, and Technology
Local Projects, a New York media design firm builds media installations for museums. Why is this cool and relevant to teachers? I am sharing Jake Barton’s TEDTalk with you because … Continue reading
Inspiring Young Readers: It is not just a summer goal
As the school year gets underway, I have started to put away all of the wonderful stories that I read during the summer. Never one to wait until the summer … Continue reading
