We are in a time where learning is so visual.  Youtube videos, Photo Slideshows, Minecraft tutorials. These are just a few ways that we learn on our own time.  How can we capture what our students are doing each day? Is it important to capture what they learn each day? I remember when our school…

Remember when twitter was something that people thumbed their noses at when it came up that it could be used as a learning tool?  How about the time that you saw something new and pushed it to the side?  We all have been at a place in our lives where something new has cropped up…

Why do we always go the “easy” route and give worksheets to help understand a concept?  Why can’t we do it another way? There is no reason that we should still be seeing a worksheet as the main source of “learning”, if you can call it learning.  Sure worksheets are good for some things, but…

I am always thinking of different ways to keep the learning happening until that last minute of school and the students are looking forward to that learning.  Even though they are relishing in the thought of leaving the walls of the classroom behind, I want to instill into our students that learning is happening all…