Social & Emotional Learning- Keeping it Prevalent
In all of my years in education, I have never had a time where I was so consumed by the emotional welfare of the students, and families, whom I serve. That is not to say…
Motivating Creativity & Movement- Tools to Get Students CREATING and MOVING
While distance learning has certainly challenged our antiquated educational system in the United States, and possibly abroad as well, there are many positives that have emerged from the crisis. One of those positives is the…
Collaborative Learning While Social Distancing
Student collaboration is such an important component of education. As we teach students to collaborate with one another, we are ultimately teaching life skills (soft skills) that will be critical for many of the career…
Teachers, Want to Learn AR/VR? Now Is The Time!
With most schools in ‘soft’ closures, now is the time to experiment and try out AR/VR Like many of you, I am a teacher and my school just went into a ‘soft’ closure amid COVID-19. …
History & Geography Virtual Tools
As with all content areas, there are certain aspects of instruction that feel most natural when delivered in person and others that lend themselves well to virtual instruction. Once upon a time, when I taught…
Language & Culture- Exploring the World From Home
If I think back to my high school Latin class, I distinctly recall the contagious excitement as Mrs. Giovanni* led the class through a rousing chorus of the conjugation jingle, “Porto, portas, portat, portamus, portatis,…