by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 26, 2019 | Transforming Learning
Check out this link to Eric Curts’ site, ControlAltAchieve, for some Thanksgiving writing fun in Google Slides! https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2017/11/turkey-templates.html Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the Tech...
by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 21, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Learning
Often times I am asked how teachers can have students annotate text on a webpage or PDF. And now, I have a definitive answer: Hypothesis. Hypothesis is a tool that works through iLearn (Moodle), and allows students and teachers the ability to annotate text seamlessly,...
by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 19, 2019 | Mahara, Transforming Learning
Holding Students Accountable During Daily 5 When I taught fifth grade, one of my most challenging jobs was to keep 20-something fifth graders on task during Daily 5 so that I could get all my conferencing done and they could practice the skills they were supposed to...
by Amy Gwizdz | Nov 8, 2019 | Transforming Learning
One of the best parts of working in the Technology Department for Dearborn Public Schools is the fact that we are a forward-thinking and solutions-based team. The Problem Recently, a problem was brought to our attention. Some of our elementary schools are doing a...
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 29, 2019 | Moodle, Transforming Education, Transforming Learning
We all know that progress monitoring is an essential tool for teaching. The information gathered from a running record is extremely valuable to drive our reading instruction. The problem is that it requires the one thing teachers are always short on– time....
by Amy Gwizdz | Oct 18, 2019 | Transforming Learning
If you haven’t seen this seasonal idea from Eric Curts, check it out! Students use Google Slides to create their own jack-o-lantern and then they compose a story about their jack-o-lantern. Super fun idea for Work on Writing in Daily 5! You can check out the...
