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Glue, Glitter, and Gold (Part 2)
As I mentioned in Part 1, we can spend a lot of time adding things on to our lessons that make them shine…at least for a while. It’s often just glitter…
Digital Alternatives to Reading Logs
We All Make Mistakes I recently read an article published on Shaelynn Farnsworth’s blog, entitled 6 Alternatives to Reading Logs. It piqued my interest because I remember assigning reading logs…
iLearn Courses for Elementary Students- Activities Teachers Can Use in Their Classrooms RIGHT NOW!
Ready-Made, Ready to Use Courses Over the past month, I have been busy creating a few courses that teachers could use right now. These courses were designed to be imported into a…
Interactive Review: How Dearborn Social Studies Teachers are Changing the Game
Over the past two weeks, I have been working with a team of outstanding high school social studies teachers, including Mr. Hussein Beydoun, Mr. Marc Golles, Mr. William Harrison, Mr. Pete Kotsogiannis, Mrs. Katie Meyers, Mr…
Digital Babies: How Lower Elementary Teachers are Harnessing the Power of Chromebooks with their Students
“My kids can’t do that.” This is one of the most common (and incorrect) statements I hear as a Tech Coach. But this isn’t what I see when I work with…
Practice is Best Practice
As I have sat down with students who are not doing well in my class over the past 17 years, one recurring conversation has gone something like this: “Mr. Harrison,…