What is the Right Question?
Many educators understand the impact of asking questions. However, many educators may not be asking higher-order questions soon enough! As soon as the student walks Continue Reading
Edtech: Capitol Hill's Buzz Word?
No More Textbooks Is educational technology Capitol Hill’s latest buzz word? Three current events appear to suggest that politicians are aiming to revolutionize the educational Continue Reading
Twitter Trials Pt. 2
Last week I began my journey of teaching Twitter online on Edufire. In my last post of this series, I wrote about my initial experience Continue Reading
Summer Training Happened so Fast…
Photo adapted from Flickr by kevindooley licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. Lately, I have been reading about some exciting summer plans from my Personal Continue Reading
Online Teaching: Twitter Trials Pt. 1
This past week I was inspired like many of you by the Twitter experiment performed at UT Dallas. As an online teacher, I was excited Continue Reading
Building the Lesson Wall
While gathering materials for this post, I was distracted by photographs, Power Points, and videos of my teaching experiences in the US. I miss those Continue Reading
Wait! Don't Tell Me!
When you ask your students a question, do they have enough time to respond? Studies suggest that many teachers do not allow enough time for Continue Reading
Silly Teacher, Blogs are for Techies?
In my Master’s classes, I am the go-to girl for using technology in the classroom. In reality, I know a lot less than the bloggers Continue Reading
Thought-provoking Discussion: Cooperation vs. Competition
Recently, I received a pleasant surprise in my mail box in the form of a very informative and thought-provoking comment from Anne Hodgson in response Continue Reading
What Works: Cooperation vs. Competition
Many of you may be acquainted with Alfie Kohn’s radical views on creating a noncompetitive classroom environment. When I first read his controversial views on Continue Reading