What the Next Gen Science Standards offers the Maker Movement
What the Next Gen Science Standards offers the Maker Movement As teachers I think it is our natural inclination to fear (or be annoyed) by [...]
What the Next Gen Science Standards offers the Maker Movement As teachers I think it is our natural inclination to fear (or be annoyed) by [...]
With growing interest in the DIY and Maker Movement in schools, as educators we seem to keep coming back to this big question: How do we [...]
I was first introduced to the value of games to facilitate mathematical thinking through the work of Marilyn Burns and Rusty Bresser. Both educators, along [...]
Last week a brave and forward-thinking colleague introduced her kindergarteners to peer critique. Similar to many teachers’ first attempts at peer feedback, she shared that [...]
Math talks a are a wonderful way to engage students in mathematical discourse. Sharing how a mind approaches and thinks about numbers allows affords students [...]
In the past few weeks elementary age children around the country celebrated their 100th day of school. For Kindergarten in particular, this is a special [...]
Technology is funny- it's kind of a big deal. Everybody wants it. Most people have it. Some people know what to do with it. And [...]
Last weekend I had a wonderful opportunity to attend #DesignCamp-A local (Free!) professional development offering in San Diego, facilitated by some of the brightest and [...]
I was at a holiday party last night when a friend shared a recent {saddened} realization she had about schooling in our country today after [...]
This marks my first blog post since returning "back to the classroom" (a term I have grown to resent by the way, since it feels [...]