Teddy Travels the World!

 Meet Teddy! I love exploring the world of global education and seeing how I can connect my students to people and places beyond the classroom. When I saw that the focus of this week’s assignment was global education projects I of course wanted to introduce one...

Being a Concept

We used to teach about content. Now we teach through concepts. The next step, in my opinion, should not be to teach students about or through concepts, but rather for students to become them. Everyone knows the Ghandian quote, “Be the change you wish to see in the...

My Infographical Mind

Within the world of technology and the internet, infographics have been created and shared at an amazingly fast rate. Anyone who is a visual learner will probably enjoy the world of infographics, as I do, and probably be involved in sharing them through social media....

Become a Teacher: Anyone can do it!

The video, “When I Become a Teacher” is all about stating the opposite of what good teaching should look like. It reminded me of parodies that Armstrong and Miller, two stand-up comedians from the UK, did about becoming a teacher. Here are two examples:...

Are Digital HOTS Worth The Time They Take?

-Is all of this experimentation with how to use technology in the classroom helping my students learning, or hindering it? -Are these time-consuming synthesizing tech “projects” the best way for students to learn? -To what degree is the time-investment in product...