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Giving Up Control
Why is this so hard for me? Every time I think of allowing students to do something that I normally control, I get a picture in my mind of utter chaos. I just finished reading The Innovator’s Mi... Read More
The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros, My Take-Aways
One of the most exciting things to me about summer break is the opportunity to read the amazing books I hear spoken about through Twitter. My first book to digest this summer was The Innovator’... Read More
Protected: Knowing is the Key
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Big Idea for April – Friendship
The Chick-fil-A core essentials Big Idea for April is friendship. The third graders at White Oak Intermediate School took the song called Count on Me by Bruno Mars and created artwork to go with th... Read More
Design Challenge – Ball Holder
I read all the time in educational media how presenting students with real world problems is the best way to engage them in learning. One of my real world challenges is coming up with a solution to st... Read More
3D Printing
Well, it has happened. Thanks to my principal, Mrs. Rock, and the commitment to students from Scott Floyd and Michael Gras, the teachers and students at White Oak Intermediate School will get the op... Read More
MakerSpace Slideshow
My students are enjoying our MakerSpace immensely, but we needed a way to document and preserve their learning. Next week, students will be introduced or reminded how to log in to their student ema... Read More
Goal Setting
This week in the computer lab, students will be introduced to the idea of Goal Setting. Students will participate as a class in watching the embedded video below and responding to the prompts. The obj... Read More