Just registered for my first Fire Summit on Oct. 23rd! So excited! My grant was for a “Digital Portfolio Station”. For the past five or so years, my 6th grade Language Arts students have completed digital portfolios. Digital portfolios make classroom learning more accessible to the students, but also parents, administrators, etc. because they…Read More

Just registered for Fire Summit on Oct. 23rd. Very happy to represent Johnson County and to be able to obtain C-Pens for my students. This will help with reading fluency, vocabulary, and confidence within the classroom. On behalf of the Johnson County School District, thank you. Look forward to meeting with everybody come the 23rd.

I just registered for the October 23rd FireSummit. A preview of what I’ll be presenting: After teaching students for 20 years I have come to find that some students love reading but a great majority of them will only tolerate sitting in an ELA classroom as they have no choice but to be there. My problem of practice is figuring out a way to make…Read More

Excited to receive some of the items for my room transformation. Students will get to experience a trip to outer space without leaving the classroom. Looking forward to seeing what sparks are initiated with this unit. More pictures to come! #Thinkersofthefuture

• 3-2-1 Blast Off!

As I stand in front of my classroom each day looking at my students I can’t even conceive the future for them. I wonder what unthinkable gadgets will unfold. I question if schools are progressing quickly enough to make significant contributions in the preparation of our students for what is yet to be. Will they have the problem solving s…Read More