Over the last week, Twitter has been filled with the #OneWord2017 hashtag by the many educators that I follow. Everyone is trying to determine their “one word” to guide and shape their year. In a sense, I guess you could compare it to the classic “New Year’s Resolutions” that millions of people adopt at the… Read More One Word 2017 – Strength
As 2016 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on the year and the educational goals that I have for the upcoming year. In many ways, 2016 was an amazing year, but it was equally challenging and difficult. It was a year where I felt that I grew as a teacher but was also… Read More My 2017 Educational Goals
A couple of months ago I shared some of the graphic organizers that I have created by using Google Drawings. (Click HERE to view those graphic organizers.) Well…I am back to share some more! For/Against Graphic Organizer Click HERE for a copy. The “For/Against” graphic organizer above is being used in my AVID classroom to… Read More Google Drawing Graphic Organizers: For/Against & Goals/Objectives
Here We Go Again! Digital BreakoutEdu is my student’s favorite thing – hands down! Recently, I did a classroom survey to determine their favorite activities in Math class and this was at the top of the list. They love the competition and the feeling that they get when they “unlock a code”. More importantly, they… Read More SoCal Road Trip: A Digital BreakoutEdu for Exponents!
Within our AVID class, my students spend a lot of time researching and learning about colleges and universities. They’ve given speeches, written essays, and researched multiple colleges in the last two years that I have had them in my classroom. Recently, I wanted them to create a college pennant, which is a common activity that… Read More College Pennants via Google Drawings
Our family has had an unconventional Thanksgiving this year. Instead of staying home and celebrating Thanksgiving, my husband and I, along with my parents, loaded up our RV’s and headed to Palm Springs for the week. It may be unconventional but it has been perfect. I spent the majority of the week spending time with… Read More Take a Break – You Need It
Today I made a mistake – and that’s okay. Last night, my students completed their notes on “Estimating Irrational Roots”. As a part of these notes, the students fill in a number line (which I obtained via another teacher or TPT or online – I can’t remember) with decimals and square roots. By doing this,… Read More Mistakes Were Made…And That’s Okay
If you know me, you know that organization is my middle name. Alright, obviously, it is not my actual middle name but…I love being organized! Whether it is organizing my physical classroom, my Google Drive, or my lesson plans, I love being (neurotically) organized because it gives me a sense of peace. Every year, I have… Read More Digital Lesson Plans via Google Docs
A couple of weeks ago, myself and a colleague completed our first Digital BreakoutEdu. Click HERE to read about it. It was a great success – the students loved it. More importantly, they were able to use critical thinking skills to solve problems from our content standards. It’s was the best of both worlds! As… Read More Digital BreakoutEdu: The Secret Stockbroker Society
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve decided I want to put aside time each week to reflect upon my week, lessons, students, and, basically, anything that I find to be relevant or worth revisiting. I think that one of the best ways to do this is to have a weekly blog post where I reflect on… Read More Weekly Reflection: The End of the Election Season
