In an age where students are coming into our classroom with smartphones, ipods and tablets it is essential that we talk about digital citizenship. Our students are on social media all the time from facebook to instagram to snapchat or whatever is the new and hip social media site to be on. ... READ the POST
Candy Labs: Science Saturday
Fun with CandyThree candy experiments differentiated to meet the needs of all learners from K-8 Being ... READ the POST
Why I chose Schoology for my LMS
Why I chose Schoology for my LMS When I first started to integrate technology in my classroom I needed a place for students to get the assignments and to post about them. A few teachers at my school were using Edmodo for this and I jumped on board. ... READ the POST
Common Core in the Science Classroom
Tackle the Common Core Science Literacy Standards using CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning) When people think of common core they think of English and Math. However, all subjects are part of the common core. In science, along with our science standards we have ... READ the POST
Tools for the Flipped Classroom- Flipping your class with Edpuzzle
This year I took on the adventure of flipping my 8thgrade science class. I had heard about the flipped classroom from my district’s blended learning group that I belong to. I wanted to try it out but I needed a way to hold my students ... READ the POST
Science Top Ten: Science Saturday
Class Top Ten Review Book As I was packing up my classroom preparing to move into a portable while my classroom undergoes modernization I came across some amazing books I used to have my students do. As a teacher it feels like every year we ... READ the POST