I attended a Professional Development session at my school today. There were about 16-20 staff members present (there is another Professional Development session tomorrow which the others will likely attend). Part of the professional development session, which is planned by teachers, focused on Math curriculum and how it is aligned and sequenced with respect toContinue reading “To Teach Analog Or Not… That is the Question”
Category Archives: Curriculum
Differentiated Instruction or Personalized/Customized Learning – That is the Question
I attended John T. Spencer‘s session entitled, Customized Learning, at the Reform Symposium on the weekend. It is quite amazing how inspiring a person can be in 30 minutes! But, he was, just that, inspiring. He talked about “empowering the students to take ownership over their own learning.” I discussed his session in a previousContinue reading “Differentiated Instruction or Personalized/Customized Learning – That is the Question”
RSCon3!
What a great experience it has been so far with the Reform Symposium! While it is difficult to attend a lot of sessions with my three kids, but it has been great to be able to have the sessions going on in the background. I have also had the opportunity to save the conversation thatContinue reading “RSCon3!”
Pinning Your Way to Pro-D
Professional Development is really everywhere and anywhere you want to look! I realized this when a few friends introduced me to Pinterest. This is a website where you have a number of themed virtual bulletin boards that you fill with items from different websites. If you like something, you simply “pin” it to your appropriateContinue reading “Pinning Your Way to Pro-D”
Prezi! Prezi! Prezi!
Wow! I finished my first Prezi! This is a great presentation tool that can be used for any audience. I designed this prezi for the Grade 5 classes who I will be teaching Health and Career Eduction to in the fall. It is an introductory prezi that gives the students an overview of Health and CareerContinue reading “Prezi! Prezi! Prezi!”
More Tech Resources
In the past couple of weeks, I have done a lot of exploring and learning online. I am amazed by what I find and what is now on the internet. I can’t believe I have seemingly been missing out on so much. As a way to document my own learning, and, hopefully, inspire some newContinue reading “More Tech Resources”
Resources to Check Out!
There are so many cool tools online for educators and parents. These tools are great for integrating technology into your classroom/home. I am going to talk a bit here about a few of the tools I’ve learned about and explored. All of these tools are new to me within the past week. Yah, I feel like I’ve beenContinue reading “Resources to Check Out!”
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