I’m not gonna lie, this remote learning situation took me all the WAY back to the drawing board. I couldn’t think of a single thing that I was going to do that would actually be worth trying to do with up-in-the-air, potentially-permanently-ungraded online lessons. So rather than trying to replicate Read more…
I’m ready for my next trip to Peru! I mean, I don’t have anything packed yet, and I’m reasonably sure where my passport is. But I’ve got everything ready to go to store and sort the photos and videos I will take while I’m down there! And that’s what really matters, Read more…
It’s 2017, but these tools served me well through 2016. No, these are not the cool new tools that came out in 2016: these are the tools that I relied on to survive 2016. Maybe they can make 2017 smoother for you too! 1. Google Classroom Where would I be without Read more…
I wish I could infograph all day. Reading infographs, analyzing infographs, creating infographs–and it doesn’t matter the topic. From eyeliner to Einstein, ancient artifacts, augmented reality, or syllabuses: infographs my idea of a supercool hobby. (Note: this is probably why I myself will never actually be supercool.) Fortunately a good chunk Read more…
Just flew back from Mexico, and boy are my arms tired! Must be from holding up my phone for all of those pictures and videos I took. Before I went to Peru on a Sister Cities exchange trip last year, I started a new Instagram account to document as much as Read more…
Was there lifelong learning before Pinterest? Yes, of course, there was lifelong learning since Time Immemorial. But it took a special kind of dedication and commitment before pinning, didn’t it? A certain amount of patience for poring over possibly relevant print materials, a certain mobility to even get to a library. Now Read more…
Each week in January I’m featuring insights on the blog from some ladies with great ideas from my PLN. This week, Maris Hawkins helps answer the question, “How do you find awesome educators and ideas?“Maris is a native of Virginia Beach, now living in Maryland with her husband, two-year-old son Read more…
My Spanish students will start the year with a meaningful personal change. Here’s how. Goal Selection Day 1 we will take a look at organization issues: time, materials, and money. I’ve broken the questions down on Nearpod with a poll to introduce the issue and some possible sub categories Read more…
I start the semester with passion projects. I end the semester with passion projects. It brings a sort of unity to the whole semester and gives kids a sense of relevance, of purpose for the whole studying Spanish thing. Now this does mean a little extra tap dancing on my part, Read more…
My Peru collection is complete! I have 300 photos, and I now have 300 posts on PBL in the TL! To celebrate, I would like to share not only my photos, which I have collected in this gallery for your viewing/selection pleasure, but also some ideas for how they might be Read more…