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Week 4: Snow Week Redo
Well, as most of the nation knows (and world judging by BBC coverage), we didn’t have much school this week. Therefore, you have no posted plans for Week 3. This works well as it was a short week...
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Week 5 – And illness takes hold.
Week 5 came with a plan, but you know what they say about that. The second semester always seems the hardest, given snow days and flu season. Generally, I do fairly well, but this week…...
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Week 6
The weather is definitely against us. Fortunately, I have great students who really want to learn, and our Kik conversation goes wild at the oddest of times. Since I was late in posting Week 5, I...
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Week 7 – Here’s how it went…
Monday – President’s Day: No school for students. Tuesday – I was out, but the students had an amazing Zaption lesson to complete. Have you used Zaption? Seriously. Best. Ever. There is a cost, but...
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Week 8 – Writing Workshop
One thing is for certain: Writing can always be improved. This week, we are going to be making a short stop to focus on the rhetorical analysis writing in detail, one part of the paper a day. The...
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Video Lesson: The Tech Guide
I had a few people ask how I make the video lessons, so I thought I might do an extra post to answer that question. First, I have just completed my Master’s in Educational Technology, and that was a...
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I can’t teach without Nearpod.
I hate the word “can’t”. I mean, I *can* teach without Nearpod, but there is nothing that has revolutionized my instructional delivery and produced such great student gains in the way Nearpod has. I...
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AP Lang: Summer Jump Start
Each year, AP students are given a summer reading assignment. In the past, the one our school used was not the best, but this year, we listened to our students and we made a change. What’s the plan?...
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Using a Skill Matrix in Class
One part of Visible Learning that I love is student ownership of the process. In working on my Google Certifications, I found Kasey Bell’s Capacity Matrix. This was very helpful for me, and I wanted...
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Analyzing Rhetorical ASPECTS
Here we are — nearing the end of summer. For this year, I’m going to use a new acronym in my class: ASPECTS. While I’d love to give some credit, I’m not actually who to credit as it came up as an “I...
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