Let’s Get Innovative 12/13 #cisdedchat
I was excited to partipate in this edchat. Not just because it was our district edchat, but also because I like to discuss innovation...
Innovative Tools For Students To OWN And Demonstrate What They Learned
So last night in our #cisdedchat, we discussed ways to innovate our classes/schools. One of the main themes that rang true with me was that giving our students ways to OWN their learning, to make it personalized to them. Upon the request of some our esteemed 4th grade #joyjames...
Google Santa Tracker
If you haven’t checked out Google’s Santa Tracker, you really should go peruse the site: https://santatracker.google.com/village.html. Additionally, it’s a great place to direct your students to go and “play” as it offers a different educationally appropriate activity each day. I personally enjoyed the “Code a Snowflake” practice. It’s a very...
Remote For Google Slides
A fabulous new chrome extension called “Remote For Google Slides” can be a quick win in the classroom! You can control your slides presentation with your cell phone or other mobile device. This allows you to move around the classroom and not be tethered to your computer or BenQ....
Great Teachers Helping Teachers
We’ve got some amazing teachers at CISD. We host a district edcamp for professional learning when our staff comes back from Christmas break. It’s a nice way to ease our peeps back into the instructional groove. However, these teachers are choosing to hit the ground running on day one...