There is something very unsettling about an empty school building on a typical school day. The silence is like a heavy blanket that is muffling what the mind recalls as sounds of laughter, learning, and growth….
When it comes to edtech, there is truly a tool for everything that an educator could ever need. The trick is in finding the tool that best suits the purpose of the learning. Edtech tools…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Science, and STEAM (STEM with the Arts), learning are two of our most hands-on learning opportunities in schools. Science teachers and STEAM teachers across the world are surely feeling the intense loss of their hands-on…
There are so many fantastic resources available to teachers that support literacy instruction. Oftentimes, many of these resources come at a hefty subscription rate, however, in an effort to support the COVID-19 distance learning challenge, most…
One of the biggest challenges facing educators right now, especially those who work with primary grade children, is assessment. How do we deliver assessment in an entirely digital learning environment? How do I decide what…