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10 Myths About Edcamp
It’s only about technology. Many people think this. It’s about LEARNING. Tech tools play a role, but so do thinking, problem solving, and so many other topics. It’s only about what you’re interested...
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Sometimes I come across a video that inspires me. Sometimes like this one. I just stopped everything I was doing. I watched it from start to finish. I was searching for ways the MakerBot printer...
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What’s a Maker Faire?
I am drawn to making. I don’t know if it’s because I was that kid who would root in my grandma’s sewing box, my dad’s garage, and our basement to find the pieces I needed to create something I was...
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Appreciation
I came across my little sink today. I can remember making this as a kid. The smell of the art room. The way the sinks were arranged. How large the space was. I can remember the assignment. “Make a...
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In Your Classroom
Just know that, even if nobody said “Thank You,” today, there’s a kid somewhere who loves you, who appreciates you, and who is wondering about something because of something you said in your classroom....
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Joy is Highly Contagious
This photo means the world to me. It’s ordinary to most. Grass. Sky. Outside. A kid rolling down a hill. But that kid? It was her first time rolling in the grass. She was never a fan of the blades of...
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Goodbyes Are Never Easy
Sometimes I write very personal posts here. I know this is an “education blog,” but if you understand me and you know my passion, you will understand that education is completely personal to me. It’s...
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What I Hope I Teach Her
I’ve always said that my daughter has made me a better teacher, but the truth is, she’s made me a better person.There is really nothing easy about being a working parent. Your home is always messier...
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Roadside Inspiration
I’ve driven by this field of deadish looking grass and wildflowers hundreds of times. It’s right behind our house. We pass it every morning and every afternoon, and multiple times on the weekend. But...
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Launched Into Learning… For Real
Photo: NASA If you’ve read my blog for more than 2.3 seconds, you know that I have a passion for exposing kids and colleagues to STEM, or as the trend is now to call it, STEAM. It doesn’t matter to me...
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I Was Just a Girl In a Dial Up World
When I think of when I first started teaching, my website was a static page, with way too many .gifs and that annoying midi music that blared out when the page loaded. The page was more of a bulletin...
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Growing Hope
Whether you are an elementary teacher, a high school math teacher, a college professor, a district administrator, an instructional coach, or a mentor… no matter your role, it’s the same. We are all...
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Because School Should Be Exciting… Like the Ultimate Theme Park
School should be one of the most exciting places in the world for a child. the wonder of new experiences. the joys of success. the struggle of the journey. the exhaustion of pushing yourself to do it...
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Because Different Isn’t Wrong
I’ve had this post rolling around in my mind for weeks. Years maybe. When I think of all the kids I’ve taught, I think of how different and unique each of them are. I think of their strengths,...
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The Sweet Part of Success
Success. It’s something we all hope our kids get a taste of. It’s great to see them celebrate. We sometimes hope so much that we make success easy for them. We over-guide. We help clear the path to...
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More Than A “Little Bit” Inspired
The Maker Movement makes me happy. To me, it’s the culmination of everything learning is about. And when this little package arrived on our doorstep? The possibilities of what we could make were...
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Do What You Love & Say Thank You
A huge thank you to Scholastic’s Instructor Magazine for including this little blog in their big summer issue. It’s a huge honor to be included with some of my eduheroes, Matt Gomez and Erin Klein....
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Education Needs More Wildflowers
The longer I blog, the more I realize something. It’s really not about trying to say something. In fact it’s not about trying at all. It’s not even about crafting a powerful message. It’s just about...
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Twas the Night Before ISTE…
Twas the night before ISTE, and there’d be no sleepin’, because excitement is building and I can’t stop tweetin’. The cables were wound and in their Cocoon, In hopes that the bag would be picked up...
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Believe In You
A new chapter. Everyday I get emails from people asking how to print posters. Many have struggled with Flickr downloading and the dreaded resizing that occurs when a photo is made to print as 12×18 and...
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