Welcome to the PlAIground

Making Teaching and Learning Playful by blending traditional methods, with technology, AI, and play!

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Welcome!

Welcome to the plAIground!

As someone who's been teaching since 2007, I've had several highs and lows in the classroom. Coming out of the pandemic, I realized I had been in a rut for a couple of years, and I was too "comfortable" (feeling lazy and bored) with my approach to teaching and learning. I knew, if something didn't change, I would burn out of the profession I know I love and care about.

I wanted my students to look at the world and whatever content we were covering with the same levels of AWE and JOY I saw in my own children whenever they learned something new!

The plAIground will be some no-nonsense reviews of different apps, website, and other tools I've tried in my own classroom with reflections on how it could help educators like me, looking for something new but not knowing where to start!

Have a Recommendation?

Do you have a suggestion of anything I should try? Would you like my honest review of anything in the realm of teaching and learning? Want to collaborate? Feel free to drop your information here, and I'll be in contact with you ASAP!