How much digital learning is too much?

Does using pen and paper still have a place for the classroom? 

The truth is - digital and printable, more traditional instruction can live harmoniously…together …

PRIVACY AND SECURITY ARE TWO WORDS THAT CAN HAVE A MASSIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS’ ONLINE INTERACTIONS.

Digital citizenship has a lot of moving parts.  Teaching our students to be responsible digital citi…

WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A GREAT READER? 

Ask any elementary student and you’d likely hear responses like:

“Great readers can read fast.”

“Great readers use expression.”

“Great readers can read all the words c…

This is the YouTube Hack You’ve been Needing!

YouTube can be an amazing learning tool for students.  Need a video on teaching nonfiction text features?  There’s a video for that.

How about a fun scienc…

READY TO GET YOUR TEACHER LIFE IN CHECK?

We all have our favorite apps and digital tools that we can’t live without.  Tools to keep us organized.  Tools to remind us of tasks.  The list goes one.  

I l…

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH (OF A GOOD THING)?

We’ve talked so much lately about cultivating a 21st century classroom and the components that make up a modern classroom.  

And although it’s fun to talk about …

The time for positivity is Now.

It only takes turning on the news for a few minutes to have a negative outlook on life.

Young students don’t always know how to process negative situations and experienc…

MAKE THE MOST OF LINKTIVITIES IN YOUR CLASSROOM

It’s no secret that both teachers and students LOVE using LINKtivity® Interactive Learning Guides with their students.

I hear from upper elementary class…

WE OFTEN THINK THAT ALL TECH IS CREATED EQUAL…

It’s not.   

I love using tech in the classroom as a way to engage and motivate student learning.  Tech provides opportunities to support our students in …

WANT TO CREATE A MULTIMEDIA CLASSROOM?

A better questions to ask would be:  HOW do we create a multimedia classroom?

Over the past couple of weeks we have been exploring what it means to be a 21st cent…

ALL SUCCESSFUL LESSONS HAVE A FEW THINGS IN COMMON.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been guilty more than once of making myself the star of the show - meaning - as a teacher - I often made the lesson…

WHAT IS A 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM?

If you have been tuning in to the podcast the past few weeks, you may have picked up on the fact that I’ve been putting a lot of focus on the modern classroom, and wh…

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR STUDENTS SUCCEED. 🙋🏻

OK, I think I already know the answer to that question, but it’s worth asking out loud. 

Of course you want your students to succeed!  It’s …

Students don't just need to grow academically.

As teachers, we aim to teach the whole child, right?

This of course includes helping our students learn to read and write and everything in between.

But - …

SO, YOU WANT TO TRY INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS, EH?

Of course you do!  They’re super cool and students love them.

But, they aren’t just something you can start without putting a little thought into it.

In fa…

ARE STUDENT LEARNING STYLES A MYTH?

I remember very few things about what I learned in my college education classes.

Most of what I learned about being a successful teacher I learned through my actual …

PODCASTS ARE THE *NEW* LISTENING CENTER… (& SO.MUCH.MORE)

I can still remember.  It was 2006 and it was my first year of teaching.  One of my friend’s mom wanted to help out a first year teacher (me) …

REFLECTION FUELS GROWTH.

In September of 2011, I started a journey and had NO IDEA where that journey would bring me.

Well, let me tell you, it been a journey.  And I have learned so much about myself …

GROWTH COMES FROM GOAL-SETTING.

We can teach until we are blue in the face, but often, we take the one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to reading.

We teach everyone the same skills and strategies……