Every day, I carry a small black journal around to jot down thoughts, changes, and quick reminders to myself. It's something kids find intriguing for some reason, possibly because I let them read it if they want to. They're surprised to see how often I think about school and how much I write down aboutRead More
I had a really rough start to the week. I really began to notice the "self-pace = no pace" mindset taking hold in some of my students. It was taking some students 20 minutes or more to even get their materials out, despite constant reminders and checks. I really wanted to switch gears and goRead More
Ramsey Musallam has great ideas about using Google Forms to assess a student's understanding of a video after they watched it. I immediately began using his forms as a model to assess whether or not my students grasped the concept. It worked great, and I got a lot of valuable data in the process. LastRead More
I've been thinking a lot about tools and space lately. What digital tools work well in my class? What analog tools are necessary for chemistry? What teaching tools work the best to communicate concepts to my kids? All of these questions led to: "What tools are essential for learning?" Ira Socol and I have hadRead More
Monday, September 10th is the 25th weekly #flipclass chat. After beginning back in March, we have had a great team of moderators form and had increased participation on a weekly basis. One thing we discovered this summer was that live discussions using Goole+ Hangouts On-Air were a great way to bring in experts in flippingRead More