Explore the VDOE Resources for Social Studies, Science, English and/or Math
“The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Schools establish minimum expectations for what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade or course in English, mathematics,...
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Staying Inspired
Image courtesy of http://organicquotes.com Last month, I read Stop Waiting to Exhale, a thought-provoking blog entry written by Ginny Washburne, Director of DEN Community for Discovery Education. In...
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2013-2014 Weekly Blog Schedule
For those of you who occasionally lurk on my blog, you may have noticed that it’s been pretty quiet since June 2013. Between teaching three summer courses and transitioning into a new role this year,...
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Web 2.0 Wednesday: Awesome Screenshot | Chrome Extension
Last week I moderated a DENvice conversation about Google Apps. One of the questions I posed was about the best Chrome Extensions for education. Selena Ward shared an awesome extension –> Awesome...
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Why are you using technology?
Whenever I peruse Twitter, I learn something new from the educators in my PLN. Today I came across a conversation between @CarpTracy and @pocketlodge about using technology in the classroom. As part...
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“Flipping” Biology
A few weeks ago, I hosted a few sessions on flipping the classroom. Click here to view the resources from that session. I have embedded the session presentation below. One of the ideas shared in that...
View ArticleUsing Teacher-created Video Content and YouTube in High School English
One of our English teachers, Mrs. Jackson, recently attended an EdTech professional development session on flipping the classroom. She was inspired by the instructional approach and decided to begin by...
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Multimedia Monday: Collaborative Presentations
Last spring, I blogged about a terrific collaborative task our 9th grade English students worked in based on The Book Thief. You can read that blog post here. This fall, our students worked on the...
View ArticleWork SMARTer: SMART Exchange
If you have a SMART Board in your classroom, and you haven’t already explored the SMART Exchange, I encourage you to do so! SMART Exchange™ online community is a repository for a variety of...
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April 26: DEN Spring Virtual Conference
The DEN Spring Virtual Conference is a free professional development event for educators to learn about the most effective ways to integrate digital media into their instructional practices. It is...
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