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STM are in upper case, too
I recently attended the 2012 STEM Education Conference in Galveston, Texas. During lunch one day, there was a panel of individuals from the STEM industry, talking about the things they see as important...
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The evolution of digital storytelling
In 2005, I joined the Discovery Educator Network and became immersed in the social learning experience that the network provides. The DEN, as it is affectionately called, was a forerunner in the...
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Social Learning Summit
The annual virtual conference conducted by the Discovery Educator Network has taken a new direction this year and I’m pretty excited about it. The DEN has teamed up with the folks at Classroom 2.0 to...
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Perspectives
Recently, a high school classmate of mine brought my attention to a blog post that she had come across that applauded the efforts and effectiveness of our Honors Chemistry teacher, Dr. B. This post,...
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The Zen of DEN
A lot has happened in this last year for me with the Discovery Educator Network. The thing that was most exciting was being named one of five DEN Gurus for 2012. This was something I had wanted for a...
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Let the adventure begin!
I have had summers that have been full of trips before. I tried to keep myself from doing that to myself this summer so I narrowed my work-related trips down to two. However, the two must-go education...
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Kansas or bust!
I never really understood what exactly “or bust” means, but I was really tempted to write it on the car windows. I think I would have if it weren’t a rental. We started the day by using the expertise...
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Igniting and restoring passion
Today was the first official day of Podstock. Brad Flickinger was the keynote speaker this morning and many of the things he said really resonated with me. The title was “The Secret Path to Great...
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DENSI field trip fashion
I’ve been participating in the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute (affectionately called DENSI) since Saturday. Today, we took a field trip to Yellowstone National Park. This trip brought the...
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Because I am a teacher
When I was in college, I had a professor tell me that I was made to be a science teacher. At the time, I was an English major and science was the furthest thing from my mind. The more I thought about...
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Parents need to know
I was lurking around in an #edchat Twitter conversation this morning when the discussion turned to the question of why parents do not cry out against standardized testing in education. I began thinking...
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Things I never remember to do at ISTE
I’m not a newbie at ISTE, but I wouldn’t call myself a veteran, either. I have attended a few, but I never attend two consecutive years. This means that I have two years, at minimum, to completely...
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Microsoft vs. the Google
This year’s ISTE conference has been a very different experience for me. It is the first time I’ve attended without having a presentation obligation. I’ve really enjoyed having power over my own...
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Even then
I’m working on a master’s degree in Sociology with a focus on cultures and institutions. Today, I came across an interesting observation in a paper written in 1903 by Georg Simmel entitled The...
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Top three classroom management tips that have nothing to do with procedures
In my profession, I have worked with first-year teachers, seasoned teachers, and teachers in between and have noticed one common thread – struggles with classroom management. This is not to say that...
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6 alternatives to slide presentations
This morning, I began a search to see what new, innovative options there are for presentations. After doing a search, I found many blog posts touting alternatives to boring presentations, but all of...
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DENSI Day One
I decided to (attempt to) write a blog post each day that I am at the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute (DENSI). DENSI is a week that Discovery brings together a hundred or so educators from...
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DENSI Day Two
Today, we joined the Principal Summit for an unconference. This was really cool because today was also EdCamp Fort Worth, which I was supposed to be at as a member of the planning team. I still got to...
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DENSI Sunday (losing track of days!)
Today was a great day. It included the culminating event for the LC pre-con and the arrival of all the folks for DENSI. In the morning, we made sack lunches and created sock monkeys to donate to a...
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Coffee update from DENSI 2014
Yes, everywhere I go at DENSI, folks talk about the infamous Tim Childers and his coffee habit. Little do they know that I am the queen of coffee. My husband and I spend nearly as much on coffee each...
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