Friday, October 3, 2014

You Matter!

Recently, I came across this video from Angela Maiers as I was preparing some material for Genius Hour. To some, it may seem kind of corny, but to me, it really hits home. I think it is really important to teach our students to be creative and to embrace the gifts that they were given. The world would be a very boring place if we were all the same. So, let's celebrate our differences! 






YOU ARE A GENIUS AND THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR CONTRIBUTION!

Choose to Matter

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Integrating Discovery Education Resources!

Every year, I do a Pirate Treasure Hunt with 2nd grade after their mapping skills unit.
This activity allows them to have fun and demonstrate to their teacher that they understand north, south, east, and west...
We all get Pirate Hats and this year I found a bunch of DE songs and sound effects to play along with the story I had made up!
All the information and templates are here in this Google document!  Enjoy, Mateys!  ARG!!!

Transformation

In the past 9 months, my school has been fortunate enough to gain access to many different tools and opportunities including  Sphero balls, ...