The time has come. Your favorite Edu tech tools are working together to make the most efficient, engaged classroom. Invite your Google Classroom Section to join your Pear Deck Presentation. Know…
While you’ve been dreaming about all of the ways to improve your classroom this year, Pear Deck has been hard at work making exciting new features to ramp up your students’ engagement. Embed Websites…
Differentiation is giving students material sorted by skill level and interest to maximize academic growth. Adjusting skill level puts the student in the Zone of Proximity — that place where they…
You know we have a silo problem when Facebook decides it needs to tackle the fake news on its platform. And we’ve all heard the growing concerns that we each live in our own echo chamber, reinforced…
In a previous post, we discussed what it means to be less student-centered and, instead, to hold the teacher, the student, and the subject in proper balance. This week, we’re going to dive deeper…
If you’re like me, you may consider yourself knowledgeable about the basics of internet security. You password protect online accounts, you lock or shutdown your computer before leaving it…
As summer draws to an end, faculty meetings tend to ramp up. Do you ever find these meetings tiring, confusing, or unproductive? No matter what the issue or discussion is, we often come at it from…
As the school year wraps-up and post-testing spring fever sets in, keeping students engaged in learning becomes increasingly difficult. On the flip side, many teachers have a lot more leeway at the…
Read writing about Classroom Emotions in Pear Deck. Conversations about Student Engagement, Inquiry Learning, and Formative Assessments.
In all honestly, I did not fancy myself a tech person but I wanted to use technology in my classroom because I knew there was potential for greatness. With our own tech history in mind, we would like…
The trouble with working with a whole class of students is knowing what’s needed and when. It’s easiest to keep tabs on the most vocal students, but silence does not always indicate confusion or…
The final outcome of a course is usually a grade. Over time the grade has become the goal. But the real goal is learning new skills and context so we can face life’s various challenges with…
You’ve arrive in a new city. How do you know how to find your hotel? You’ve never been there. You may not speak the language or be able to read the street signs. You may get a little lost, but…
“Tell me what you want students to get out of this lesson.” That was my academic dean trying very hard to ask me, as kindly as possible, why I was insisting my students take a very detailed quiz on…
The internet is a great place to learn more about our craft as teachers. But, the internet is vast, and if you don’t know where to look it’s easy to spend hours online searching for lesson plans and…
Oh NO! My students are staring out the window, putting their heads on their desks, and doodling — they’re BORED! We’ve all experienced the disappoint of unengaged students, or worse, the fear our…
As it is written: “Mister!, he said with a sawdusty sneeze, ‘I am the Lorax, and I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues, and I’m asking you, sir, at the top of my…
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When I was growing up, I knew a kid who had a real hard time staying in his seat. He would wander around the classroom tinkering with things and helping other students when they were stuck. His…
In previous posts in our Failure series, I’ve discussed why we should make room for failure in the classroom and how we can fail with a purpose. Here we’ll talk about how can we help students through…
