I binge read Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindsets within a few days. I literally sat for hours on end reading this book. Considering I hardly take the time to sit and read for pleasure, this was huge for me. Jo Boaler is a Stanford professor who has written seven books and several research Continue Reading →
Link to the infographic in Google Drawing. Getting your Littles started with Google Apps is super exciting! I will be integrating Google Apps with my third class of Littles, and by now have developed a mental checklist of things I need to make sure we are ready to roll once Continue Reading →
Those of us who work with Littles know that they are still learning how to identify letters and sounds, let alone how to read words. In Google Classroom teachers title their assignments, but how are the Littles supposed to read it? I use Alice Keeler’s hashtag system while titling assignments. Her approach Continue Reading →
I was very lucky to have attended my first ISTE and honored to be selected to share during an Ignite Session. While I do not have the original video of me sharing during the session, I was given a challenge to record myself delivering my Ignite speech (details on that Continue Reading →
This past school year was a transition year for my school with character education programs. We are transitioning to The Leader in Me process. It is a FranklinCovey whole school transformation process. The Leader in Me is all about developing kids as LEADERS with 21 century skills and a strong foundation Continue Reading →
#GAfE4Littles introduced the #SlowFlipChat in July 2017. The opportunity came up because the US Independence Day fell on the first Tuesday of the month, which is one of the bimonthly #GAfE4Littles chat days. In lieu of the formal Twitter chat, Shawn Reed and I came up with #SlowFlipChat alternative. With a new Continue Reading →
One of the first spreadsheet activities I expose my kids to is Pixel Art. Alice Keeler is the creator of the template: alicekeeler.com/pixelart. The spreadsheet is conditionally formatted to change color according to the single digit number that is typed into a cell. To add some addition and subtraction practice to this activity the Continue Reading →
Last week my brother and I went to an American Sign Language social with other students learning ASL and people in the community. I have no idea what came over me, but I decided to tag along. This was different for me since I am the type of person who likes Continue Reading →
The Next Generation Science Standards calls for my kiddos to make observations and find patterns about what plants and animals need to survive (K-LS1-1). I referred to a PDF of the evidence statements for this particular standard while designing for this unit. One branch to this unit led to the Continue Reading →
The new Google Sites (pretty version that came out the latter part of 2016) is super user friendly, so friendly that LITTLE KIDS can create their own websites! This year I had my kindergartners create digital portfolios in Google Sites. I wanted the kids to showcase their amazing digital work for Continue Reading →