Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! If your actions in the classroom inspire children to achieve more, question more, and dream more, you are indeed worthy of the title “Teacher.” – Robert John Meehan Goal: Share with a community of teachers why you teach. Accomplish this goal: We are revisiting this goal […]
Month: April 2016
Goal: Craft a Message for Your Passion Project
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” – Ferdinand Foch Goal: Introduce a project or event you created based on your passion and vision. Accomplish this goal: Create a short video or graphic introducing us to a project you are passionate […]
Science and Poetry Writing Prompts
Veins across the world light from the kite in the storm Earth’s nervous system – Sci-ku by Emma Hartley, aged 17 Everyone should be a budding scientist. Our students should be curious, experiment, explore, and conduct research in their everyday lives. One reason why many students feel science is beyond them or overwhelming is because they don’t make an emotional […]
Goal: Give Peace a Chance
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T.S. Eliot Goal: Give peace a chance. This goal was inspired by recent tragedies around the world, meeting the inspirational Mallory Fundora, and a project by Georgia Psarra. […]
Goal: Engage with Poetry by Georgia Psarra
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! Goal: Engage with Poetry. This goal is by Georgia Psarra. In this video, Georgia (@JoPsarra1) shares her inspiration and describes a poetry project with her students in Greece. Accomplish this goal: Have your students create a multimedia presentation, digital story, poetry book, Voicethread, comic […]
Word Clouds Revisited! 35+ Activities, Web Tools & Apps
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelo In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. One of the most practical and favorite training sessions was introducing teachers and professors […]
Goal: Share Your Best/Worst Lesson by Terry Freedman
Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! Goal: Share your best and/or worst lesson. This goal was inspired by Terry Freedman’s Best/Worst Lessons series. In this video, Terry (@TerryFreedman) shares his inspiration behind the series and how reflecting on our best and worst lessons helps enhance our teaching. Accomplish this goal: […]
24 Earth Day Activities, Resources, Web Sites, & Apps
“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.”- Lady Bird Johnson Earth Day is April 22nd and serves as an important reminder of how each of us needs to do our part to care for the planet we call home. Teachers […]