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I Was Born for This: Reclaiming My Voice
Reclaiming Our Voices: Embracing Change and Growth in Education Navigating Personal Loss and Professional Growth Things shifted for me both personally and professionally throughout 2023. My mother was in and out of the hospital and various rehab facilities for various medical issues. This never-ending domino effect finally took its toll. Tragically, we lost my mother…
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Why I’m Making the Switch to Mastery Learning Through the Grid Method
For the past two months, I have been part of the Teach Better Team‘s inaugural Grid Method cohort. The goal has been simple, to create an instructive and collaborative learning environment to create amazing mastery learning oriented plans for our variety of students and courses taught. My goal for the fall is for 100% of…
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Beyond the Toy Box: How Action Figures Benefit Classroom Learning
A couple of weeks ago on the podcast, I reviewed Quinn Rollins’ Play Like a Pirate. I believe the first thing out of my mouth was “if I ever wrote a book, this would be it.” Rollins speaks to so many amazing ideas and things to incorporate, that I never thought of, but they are…
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PlayDoh-Nomics and The #interACTIVE Classroom
So, I decided to start a podcast, and one recommendation I’ve gotten is to post the transcript of the podcast on my blog! So, if you didn’t check out episode 1, or you want to read my thoughts instead of listen to my dulcet tones, then here we go! So last week I gave my…
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Exploring the Pros and Cons of Integrating AI in Education: Part 2: My Top 5 Apps to Explore
As a teacher, incorporating technology into our instructional strategies has become more important than ever. One exciting aspect of educational technology is the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into lesson design and teaching. AI-powered tools can enhance student learning, provide personalized feedback, and support instructional planning. To help you harness the power of AI, in…
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Exploring the Pros and Cons of Integrating AI in Education: A Teacher’s 2 Cents on UNESCO’s Stance
Part 1: The Personal Digital Divide Last week, the International Business Times reported on UNESCO’s “Artificial Intelligence and Education: Guidance for Policy-makers” report. UNESCO is currently trying to grab the bull by the horns and issue guidance throughout multiple social and economic sectors as part of it’s “AI For All” campaign (Summer). I’ll highlight several…
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Why Blog? Why Now?
Its not everyday that you decide “well, its time for me to write something.” When I was in middle and high school, I was very excited for periods and/or classes of “creative writing.” It was fun flexing that muscle, getting lost in some sort of other world I was weaving. Then, out of nowhere I…