25
Nov
2020
Find Your Five: Cultivating Gratitude During Difficult Times
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/I simply love Thanksgiving. The planning, the prepping, the cooking, the hosting, and most importantly — the time spent with those that... Read More
23
Mar
2020
PBL and Remote Learning
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/Tags21st century skills, administration, authenticity, Blue Apple, classroom culture, classroom management, connection, creativity, culture and climate, curiosity, curriculum, education, Empathy, Growth Mindset, innovation, inquiry, inspiration, instruction, lesson planning, perseverance, professional development, relevance, Ryan Duncan, STEM, storytelling, strategies, stress, student choice, student engagement, teaching profession, technology, VAEI
I think we all know the world of education just changed dramatically. Due to the spread of COVID-19, schools across the nation... Read More
14
Feb
2020
5 Women in STEM Your Students Should Know
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/Tags21st century skills, authenticity, Blue Apple, classroom culture, classroom management, connection, creativity, critical thinking, culture and climate, curiosity, curriculum, education, Empathy, Growth Mindset, innovation, inquiry, inspiration, instruction, professional development, relevance, Ryan Duncan, science, science education, standards-based learning, STEM, strategies, student choice, student engagement, teaching profession, technology, VAEI
Every student needs a hero. Heroes give us encouragement, they inspire us to grow, and they show us what we’re capable of... Read More
20
Dec
2019
An iPhone in a Snowbank
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/Tags21st century skills, authenticity, Blue Apple, classroom culture, connection, creativity, critical thinking, culture and climate, curiosity, Empathy, millennials, perseverance, professional development, relevance, storytelling, strategies, student engagement, teaching profession, technology, Terra Tarango, VAEI
The evening before leaving for vacation, my daughter unknowingly dropped her iPhone into the freshly falling snow near a friend’s driveway. For... Read More
18
Dec
2019
Are Teachers Being Driven Away?
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/Tagsauthenticity, Ben Talsma, Blue Apple, classroom culture, classroom management, connection, creativity, critical thinking, culture and climate, curiosity, curriculum, education, feedback, Growth Mindset, innovation, professional development, science education, STEM, strategies, teaching profession, technology, VAEI
Teachers are being driven out of the classroom. Ever since 2012, teacher turnover has been skyrocketing. Half of all teachers leave the... Read More
13
Nov
2019
Five Reasons Why Teachers Should Give Twitter a Try
In today’s social media-driven world, it can be a huge time suck to sort out the good from the bad. With so... Read More
29
Nov
2018
Why Should I Learn This?
“Why should we care about this?” It’s the question every teacher dreads to hear. You spend hours planning, constructing, and organizing a... Read More
5
Sep
2018
Tech Tools that Get Kids to Reflect, Talk, and Learn? Sign Me Up!
What does the word “reflect” mean to you? Maybe it means sitting on top of a mountain with your eyes closed and... Read More