Disclaimer: I only recommend products that I absolutely love! This post is sponsored by CoderZ. All opinions remain my own. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an … Continue Reading Engage Students in STEM with the CoderZ Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge
To learn more about the design thinking process and how to implement this strategy in your elementary classroom, check out one of my other blog posts here. Design thinking is … Continue Reading Design Thinking Project Ideas for Elementary Classrooms and Back to School
Maddie (01:19): Brittany Gaffney is currently an instructional technology specialist from upstate New York, about four hours Northwest of New York city. She lives there with her husband, two Australian … Continue Reading Episode 56: Back-to-School with EdTech: Tips and Tricks from Brittany Gaffney, Instructional Technology Specialist
Disclaimer: This blog post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you make a purchase, I may receive a small portion of the sale, at no extra cost to you. I … Continue Reading Starting the School Year with Responsive Classroom: 5 Back-to-School Books for Teachers and Educators
Disclaimer: I only recommend products that I absolutely love! This post is sponsored by LessonUp. All opinions remain my own. If you’re looking for a simple platform that boosts student … Continue Reading 3 Reasons Why You Need to Add LessonUp to Your Teacher Toolkit
This blog post was originally published on the Kodable blog . Let’s dive into project-based learning A new school year brings new opportunities to explore project-based learning with computer science … Continue Reading How to Teach Coding with Project-Based Learning
In today’s blog post, I’m sharing an inside look on how to create daily Morning Meeting slides for the ENTIRE year. I’ll show you examples of how to create (1) … Continue Reading Daily Morning Meetings for the Year: How to Plan an Entire Year’s Worth of Morning Meetings
This blog post is inspired by Responsive Classroom. All ideas presented here are based on the work and research from Responsive Classroom. For more information and ideas, please visit their … Continue Reading All About Morning Meeting: A Teacher’s Guide to Responsive Classroom
Maddie (00:36):So many students who have access to coding and robotics find themselves really, really passionate about it. But the problem is that there are so many barriers to entry … Continue Reading Computational Thinking, Cyber Robotics, and Computer Science Education with CoderZ
Most of the time, I tend to recommend websites, apps, and software for my EdTech Tool of the Week. This week, however, I want to highlight a piece of hardware … Continue Reading EdTech Tool of the Week (7/14/21)
Project-based learning is an approach to teaching and learning where students actively explore real-world problems and challenges through projects. Teachers are viewed as coaches that provide a structure or framework … Continue Reading All About Gold Standard PBL: A Teacher’s Guide to the PBLWorks Project-Based Learning Framework
Scratch is a free block-based visual programming language and website developed at MIT. As one of the top educational tools for coding, Scratch can be used by children of all … Continue Reading EdTech Tool of the Week (7/7/21)
Disclaimer: I received these three products from Wacom in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. All opinions remain my own. This blog post also contains affiliate links, meaning that if … Continue Reading How Teachers Can Use Wacom Tablets in the Classroom
TPACK, or Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, is a framework for the integration of technology in the classroom. The TPACK framework is a helpful guide to providing students with a high-quality … Continue Reading All About TPACK: A Teacher’s Guide to the TPACK Tech Integration Model
Flipgrid has been a popular tech tool for years now, but I think the attention it has gotten is for a good reason. I even featured the tool as one … Continue Reading EdTech Tool of the Week (6/30/21)
SAMR is a framework developed by education researcher Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura that outlines best practices for implementing technology into the classroom. The SAMR model specifically focuses on four tiers … Continue Reading All About SAMR: A Teacher’s Guide to the SAMR Tech Integration Model
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