Teachers! The pandemic and remote teaching has taught us many things. One huge take away for us was a new found love of a web based app called Pear Deck. We absolutely loved using Pear Deck for our remote students this year, and we love it even more now that we are back in the classroom full time.
Read MoreNow that it is summer, anything cold is always a treat. Speaking of cold, I’m loving facial ice rolling. Let me tell you, you get instant results, including de-puffing, radiant skin, and defined cheekbones. Who doesn’t want that?
Read MoreIt is no secret that students love games. The more we can add games or game-like content into our classes, the more engaged students will become. Check out the steps below to help guide you on the path to gamifying your curriculum.
Read MoreFor those of us still teaching online, here are some quick and easy ideas to formatively assess our students’ learning.
Read MoreOne book that we highly recommend to help guide the implementation of culturally responsive teaching practices into your classroom is Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Dr. Gholdy Muhammad. In the book, Dr. Muhammad provides a four part Historically Responsive Literacy Framework that “is essential for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices.”
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Read MoreFirst and foremost, we need to go on the record and say this is not an advertisement for AirDoctor Pro. We aren’t getting paid to promote their products, and we definitely did not receive anything free for this review. We just really believe in this product and wanted to share our genuine love of the Air Doctor Pro air purifier with all of you.
Read MorePhysical touch is a huge part of learning and creating a classroom community. I’m talking high-fives and pats on the back. Students giving each other hugs or, if they’re younger, their teachers a hug. Sharing supplies with each other, lending a helping hand, sitting knee to knee during circle time. How can students and teachers build a class community when humans rely so much on touch, yet right now, that physical touch is not allowed?
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Read MoreI’m going to go on record and just say it. Hybrid teaching sucks. Like sucks the living life out you. It is an energy vampire. I would like to see anyone try to be engaging to both in-person students and students on-line at the same time. It is like being pulled in two different directions all day. At some point you just feel like no one is getting the best of you. Not the in-person kids, and not the kids on-line. And… permission to speak freely here? That’s ok! You’re doing the best you can. You are doing the impossible. I could go on and on about how amazing you are, but instead what I am going to provide are some easy strategies to make concurrent teaching just a little less sucky.
Read MoreWe humans are emotional creatures at heart and our emotions can run the gamut and change with the wind. Knowing how to harness the wind and knowledge emotions can be very helpful for producing energy and learning respectively. The four knowledge emotions are surprise, interest, confusion, and awe. These emotions help students open their minds to learning.
Read MoreSo you bought a new Peloton bike? Now what?
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