Calculating on Couch’s Couch! Results so far:
1. Students are more excited for math class.
2. Transition from bell ringer to class work is smoother.
3. Students are more engaged and excited for learning.
4. Students are more comfortable and it feels like home to them.

“You Like to Write, Right?”
Bloggers in Action:

The longer we used the blog site, the more comfortable students became. Currently blog days are favored among the majority of the class.

My grant was to fund a Microsoft Surface so that I could teach sight word fluency more successfully to my students who need Tier 2 intervention in reading. Using the Surface tablet, I downloaded the OneNote App and the add-in called Learning Tools. Learning tools was originally created to meet the needs of students with dyslexia. But all students…Read More

ATTENTION! VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!

Hello everyone. We won’t be going live tomorrow morning due to Johnson County having to cancel school for the rest of the week due to illnesses. Please keep the teachers and students of Johnson County in your thoughts and/or prayers.

We will have session 3 tomorrow, but I will be recording the session from…Read More

After reading the articles, I have to admit that I have feelings of excitement and anxiousness. I agree that inquiry is the best method for learners to make meaning of the world around them and to internalize that information to later use again. Reflecting back on my elementary and middle school science science experiences, sadly, it was mostly…Read More