“Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.” – Todd Whitaker

Archive for December, 2011

Biggest Change I Made in 2010

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” by James Levin I truly believe that you always have to reflect and improve on yourself, not only in education practices but also in our daily lives. This tends to happen around this time of year. Today, I sit [...]

Top 10 (Free or Cheap) Apps I Love to Use in the Classroom

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” By Alvin Toffler Below are my favorite, free or at least cheap, apps I use in the classroom. For a complete list of all the apps I use, visit my website here [...]

Using Curriculum Maps in Elementary Schools

“Decide what’s important to learn and teach it in many different ways.” Howard Gardner Curriculum maps mean different things to different people as it varies depending on your school. To me curriculum maps are important to grade level teachers because they can work together to develop a framework of important concepts, skills, resources, activities and [...]

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