On Tuesday, I attended a 3-hour virtual training to become a Pear Deck certified coach. I am a big fan of what Pear Deck can do to make direct instruction and lectures more interactive with active learning strategies with students and was very much looking forward to this training. Originally scheduled to be an all… Continue reading Pear Deck: It’s More Than an Add-on!
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9 Chrome Extensions You Should Know About
In this time of virtual learning, it's important that we find tools that are effective and efficient for student learning. Chrome extensions are able to add more versatility to websites and can also offer scaffolding opportunities for teachers and students. Here's my top list of 9 Chrome Extensions You Should Know About: WakeletDiigoGrammarlyTobySave to KeepEquatioBitmojiDraftbackMove… Continue reading 9 Chrome Extensions You Should Know About
My Path to Google Certified Trainer, Part 2
In this second part, I'll describe how I become a Google Certified Trainer. ACHIEVING GOOGLE CERTIFIED TRAINER After a dramatic Level 2 exam, I took a little time off before working on achieving Certified Trainer. I passed the Level 2 exam in September and started working on my application around February. My application needed to… Continue reading My Path to Google Certified Trainer, Part 2
My Path to Google Certified Trainer, Part 1
Becoming a Google Certified Educator and Trainer has been quite the journey! I talked a bit about it before, but thought I would share how I got here and if Google certification might be the right path for you too. In part 1, I'll describe what the program is, along with each level and a… Continue reading My Path to Google Certified Trainer, Part 1
EdTEchRVA 2020 Conference
Last Wednesday, I attended (and presented) at the EdTechRVA conference in Richmond. It was probably one of the last events with anyone over 250 people to attend before the state called for social distancing. (I wonder how that statement will read to anyone who may look back at this? Good gracious, it's a been a… Continue reading EdTEchRVA 2020 Conference
Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 10 – School Closures and Online Learning
Things have changed quite a bit in one week! When I first started preparing this episode, I put together ideas surrounding the possibility of school closures and as of Friday, my district is closed for the next four weeks, as are many others in my area. There's been a lot of resources about free tech… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 10 – School Closures and Online Learning
Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 9 – Using Google Forms with Student Responses
This week I’m focusing on how you can use Google Forms to collect and quickly assess student responses. I know the power of Google Forms and sometimes I forget that not everyone has the same knowledge about Google tools that I have and that’s where today’s topic comes from. I saw a need, shared a… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 9 – Using Google Forms with Student Responses
My Thoughts on The Innovator’s Mindset
This is part two of two blog posts. In my previous post, I mentioned that I facilitated all three of our book study cohorts this year. We ran summer, fall and winter cohorts online in Canvas with the staff at my high school. Each week for seven weeks, I gave participants two to three options… Continue reading My Thoughts on The Innovator’s Mindset
What an Innovative Mindset Did for Me
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore". ~ Unknown Photo by Bobby Burch on Unsplash In my last two posts, I talked about how important of a role The Innovator's Mindset has had on me, but I would be remiss if I led you to believe it's been the… Continue reading What an Innovative Mindset Did for Me
Tech Tuesday Season 4, Episode 8 – Twitter Chats
This week I’m focusing on professional learning for educators, specifically Twitter Chats. However, before I start, let me apologize for my unscheduled break. After my last episode in December, I went off to VSTE, our state edtech conference and returned home with the flu just in time for the holidays. Once I was on the… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 4, Episode 8 – Twitter Chats
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