Anchor Chart image from Teaching and Tapas My 7 yr-old son is a tough audience when it comes to books. He enjoys having me read novels to him, but he has yet to find the right books that he is completely interested in reading himself. I thought about what his favorite pastime is and decided … [Read more…]
I am leading a session on use of specific apps on the iPad for teachers in my building tomorrow and I am NOT an expert on any of the apps I’m sharing. That’s right. I’m showing how to use them, giving ideas of how they can be used and I don’t know everything about each … [Read more…]
Image from Edtechworkshop This weekend I downloaded the book Why School? by Will Richardson after seeing numerous educators on Twitter recommend it. It was a whopping $2.99, but one of the best reads (and a quick read) to challenge our thinking about school. Here is a TEDTalk given by the author, Will Richardson, talking about … [Read more…]
Here is a cross-post from “Monday Musings” post on my staff blog this week… Recently a principal from Twitter contacted me regarding Daily5/Cafe and asked if I could recommend a reading basal series that is conducive to Daily5/Cafe. Once I got over my immediate cringe at the word “basal” I asked why were they looking … [Read more…]
Wisconsin is a state filled with farm land and small school districts across rural areas. Each district can feel like it’s own island, but the educators on Twitter are working to connect those islands. Over time as many of us Wisconsin Educators have become closely connected we have coined ourselves the #WIAmigos. It is a … [Read more…]