Schools Are Not a One Trick Pony
The other day I ran into a gentleman who is one of the administrators at the school my two boys will attending next year. I introduced myself and let him know my boys would be attending the school he works at next year. The first thing he said is that it's a good...
Evolving Library Concepts
School library spaces are changing, as is the language we intentionally use to open these conceptual shifts. Despite the evolution of concepts and vocabulary, the one thing that remains constant is a school library’s focus on optimizing learning. The graphic above...
Failure is Learning in Disguise
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Integration + Inspiration = FUN
I LOVE My Job! After deciding that I would focus on Coding and Robotics for my final project, there has been some wonderful opportunities for integration into the curriculum. Working with educators who really embrace technology and keep an open mind when trying new...
Work It, Flip It, and Reverse It
Start your engines... Well here we are, our Online 2 cohort has made it to course 5! January rolled around and I was pretty excited to get started too, yes, that's right, I said "was". You see, I began to reread the objectives behind course 5 and realized that I was...
A Digital Learning Unit Overview: Course 4 Final Project
This is a unit that I plan on teaching in the upcoming 5-6 weeks. This unit caters to the use of a variety of digital literacies and skills taught throughout it. It is admittedly heavy in digital learning, but can be managed by keeping the length of the engagements...
Developing an Early Childhood Robotics and Coding Curriculum
You know when you go through a mixture emotions and your brain doesn't quite know how to react? Well, that's me right now. I'm a mix of "Oh my gosh this is so exciting, I can't believe I'm a part of this!" and "Holy *#&! will I be able to pull this off?!?!" In...
Earn a Diploma in ‘Thinking’
Reminiscing... Does this look familiar? I went to high school in the Philippines where my dad was stationed at the time, working as an expat. Unlike most expat kids in Manila, my parents chose to send me to a local, all-girls, Catholic high school. They chose this for...
Growth vs Fixed Mindset For Elementary Students
A simple little graphic for elementary students...