Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach
christine berg Hi again Jennifer, I am really enjoying this site. (I just left you a message on the National Board Certification portion of this site). I am in the process of setting up a peer observation with a colleague of mine for next week. I have also had a new teacher observe me this year. I agree that it is so important and can be very rewarding! Jennifer Gonzalez Thanks so much, Christine. I feel pretty strongly about this particular article, so I’m glad you got something out of it. Teachers can be secretive and competitive with one another,…
Read More16 Ideas for Student Projects Using Google Docs, Slides, and Forms
…to instruct with GAFE. I particular like the Museum Kiosk idea. It will work great will my history classes. – Kevin Matt Hi everyone! I also would like to suggest my own (free) templates site. Im designing these presentations using “free” resources from other sites such as FreePik, FlatIcon,… and I think the result is pretty good. I invite you to have a look. The site is https://slidesppt.com Don Witscher In the section of student blog posts, can you clarify how all the students in one class could be writing and posting a running blog which everyone in the class…
Read More5 Ways College Teachers Can Improve Their Instruction
…as about 10x more valuable than professional development. Love your site and your topics! Thank you. Melissa Shaffer This post totally resonated with me as I currently teach 3 community college classes now, 2 of which I never thought I’d have to address behavior in a college syllabus, but sure wish I did earlier! I actually just finished a draft on why K-12 educators were the perfect match for teaching at community colleges. Are you currently accepting guest bloggers? I noticed you’ve listed several from reading your site, and I’d love to contribute to this very topic. Holly Burcham Hi,…
Read MoreWhat to Do on Lame Duck School Days
…period, you should only get it started if you know you’ll eventually have time to put every student in the hot seat. Go Outside: Many of the activities listed in this post could also be done outside, or you could just play a classic outdoors game like Red Rover or Red Light, Green Light. Check out this list of games for ideas. Play Charades: Teach kids the basic rules (here’s a simple overview of charades rules from the Game Gal website). Word clues could be content-related or just for fun. This word generator could provide words without the need for…
Read MoreEpisode 157: What’s Possible with Green Screens in the Classroom
…come out in some of their voices that you hadn’t formerly heard. I think that’s part of this magic of embodiment too, taking on that role. GONZALEZ: Yeah. BRUYÈRE: And when they’re seen as the expert it’s just, it adds that bit of, I guess, confidence. GONZALEZ: That’s nice. BRUYÈRE: It is so, it’s really great. So, and yeah, in math, students might visit a site where math learning can be used in reality. So they might, if you were studying area, they might visit a site, a construction site and talk about how area would be important to the…
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