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Presentation Recap: Creating a Community of Exploration

If you’re anything like me, you come back from a Professional Learning workshop or conference just bubbling with ideas to try with your students, teammates, or school. Just because you are excited and wanting to delve head-first into the new changes, does not mean that your students, teammates, or school environment will be as willing…

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STEM PLease!

Seriously, STEM is so much fun! I just can’t seem to get enough of collaborating with teachers on STEM-y projects and I love delivering PL (Professional Learning) to share what I know with my colleagues. Yesterday and today, I was honored to present to my fellow Cobb County educators (and many awesome educators from other districts…

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1 Thing Wednesday: Podcasts

Has there been any one thing you have come across recently that has gotten your brain bubbling with excitement? Recently I’ve been having fun geeking out on… PODCASTS (…and there are so many good ones!) Podcasts, short for “portable, on-demand broadcasts,” which can come in video or audio form, have been in existence for some…

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How to Post When You’re Working the Most

A version of this post was originally published last week on my department’s blog. Visit the Cobb County School District’s Digital and Multimedia Department’s blog here to read the original. I know from personal experience that it is easy to get sidetracked and have life and work-life happenings throw your posting schedule off track. (In…

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The Other Teacher Conferences

I LOVE professional learning! Seriously. I always have…even the boring sessions. When I was a college student working as a beauty adviser for Aveda, I remember being so entranced by the fancy training sessions held in the meeting or conference rooms of a semi-swanky Atlanta hotel. The materials, the knowledge, and the new friends all…

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Do You Ever Miss the Classroom?

Yes… and no. I have had some of my most exciting professional years as a classroom teacher working with 7th or 8th graders to teach them that literature and grammar are intrinsically awesome (because they are). I LOVED busting a rhyme rapping about current events or some classroom event. I LOVED breaking out into song…

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Collaborating on Professional Learning: Digital Tools

I know it has been a little over a month since my last post and as one of my professional resolutions, I resolve to uphold a regular posting schedule…again. I was great about regular posts when I was in the classroom, but have fumbled around with what to say since I left the classroom. Interestingly…

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Disrupting the Status Quo in Your Environment

As members of our greater community, we all have the opportunity to create change in the educational environment. So, as innovators, what are the key hurdles holding us back? Time Money Resources Outside Limitations In order to cultivate change beyond ourselves, we have to address any limitations we have imposed upon ourselves. Do any limitations…

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TouchCast, a Degree, and Awesome In-Between

These past two weeks have been filled with a lot of great excitement and wonderful encounters. I got to shadow one of my favorite former students for a day. It was nifty being a 9th grader for the day! I was able to visit some amazing classrooms, one of which brought Physics to life! My…

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Genius Hour Galore!

Last school year, I stumbled upon a remarkable project called Genius Hour. What I thought would be a fun exploration of learning for my eighth grade students has turned into an innovative community-building experience. Some of you may be furrowing your brows in confusion, asking your screen, “well what is this Genius Hour she’s talking…