My students are currently finishing our Unit 2: Expressions & Equations Unit. I was really thrilled will my students progress with equations this year. In the past, it has been very common for this to be one of the more difficult units, but my students have really understood the material this year. On one hand,… Read More Expressions & Equations Unit: More Google Slides & Resources for Flipping!
Unit 3 of our Math 7 Honors course is quickly approaching…So, I am trying to create some digital activities! One of the lessons will be on “Estimating Irrational Roots” which is such an odd and complex concept for some students. It’s one of those concepts that needs to be shown visually, so students truly understand… Read More Organizing Irrational Roots – Digital Matching Activity
I’ve been hearing a lot about BreakoutEdu and, more recently, Digital BreakoutEdu. It’s something I have been wanting to try in my classroom but was unable to find the resources that were appropriate for my middle school students. Honestly, I didn’t have the resources and I hadn’t found the time to search for them. Enter… Read More Digital BreakoutEdu Review – They Loved It!
I’ve been feeling a bit beat up this week. It was a long, busy week with lots of good things, but almost an equal number of frustrating, hurtful, or tiring experiences. I am not going to go into much detail, but by Thursday I was ready for the weekend. This is very uncharacteristic for me.… Read More The Kindness of Students
Informative Speech As an AVID teacher, I try to develop lesson and/or create opportunities for students perform speeches during the school year. My reason behind this is twofold: 1.) It is important for students to be able to organize their ideas and thoughts into an efficient and concise speech and 2.) It is important for… Read More Gamifying Student Speeches
I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of being involved in a lot of great programs at my school site. However, the more involved you are in at your school, the likelihood that you will be out of your classroom greatly increases. As I have found myself out of the classroom more frequently, I have tried to… Read More HyperDoc Lessons for When You’re Out of the Classroom
Earlier this month, I was asked by the EdTech Team to write a blog on how I am using Google Cast in my classroom. I am SO excited to say that they posted it today! I love the EdTech Team so I am thrilled that I had the opportunity to contribute to their blog. If… Read More Casting the Learning
Alright, I am completely aware that I am becoming a Google Drawing nerd. But, Google Drawings is just amazing! So, here is a tree map that my students will be using with their Stock Market project this week to show diversification among their stocks. Click HERE or click on the image below.
Last year, I jumped into the Flipped Classroom world and I never came back out. I love my flipped classroom! More importantly, the students love it! Before the flipped classroom, the homework was always an assignment with a set of problems. (That’s not to say that this doesn’t occur anymore, it’s just less than it… Read More The Number System: Google Slides for Flipping
Recently, I was inspired to start using Google Drawings to create digital graphic organizers. Google Drawings is such an easy tool for students to use and for teachers to create. I created three graphic organizers that I am sharing with you. Click on the title or the image to access the graphic organizer. Simply make… Read More Google Drawing Graphic Organizers: Cause/Effect, Speech Map, & Timeline
