My second grant was for digital notebooks, specifically the Rocketbook has been more challenging seems like. The idea of digital notebooks is amazing! I love being paperless but still having the option of allowing my students to practice those paper pencil skills, BUT there are a lot of outside factors that have made us have to adjust how we…Read More

With everything going on, virtual teaching and taking on DLC requirements for the primary in my building I guess posting about my grant update slipped my mind. I am always so grateful and appreciative of the innovation grants not only this year during trying times, but also all the other years that they have awarded my classroom with materials…Read More

This year my goal for my grant was to I corporate more “student led” technology into the classroom. I was able to purchase cps refurbished clickers, a swivel camera and three echo dots. We have had a few speed bumps along the way since receiving our items. We have had difficulties gettin more than one echo dot to work at a time and have had tro…Read More

My grant allowed me to introduce my students to a critical thinking and problem solving concept that I could never have achieved otherwise. Incorporating the Break Out boxes into my math class has taught my students about persistence, communication, team work and other skills that will carry them not only into my math class next year, but into…Read More

My other grant was for 6 dash and dot robots. My students were so excited for their first explore day with the robots and coding. Students worked with two different apps in which they had to construct different codes in order to make their robots move. Our next steps are to incorporate the challenge cards that will be aligned to many of our…Read More

So far my students are loving our breakout edu boxes!!! These boxes have made math lessons such as word problems that are a little less exciting to students more finance have provided more engagement in my classroom. The boxes have also provided my students with that productive struggle that is otherwise often hard to provide. Several students…Read More

A good review activity to get everyone back in the swing after a long break. Musical partners

Two days before thanksgiving break calls for robot and coding exploration. Stayed tuned for updated math lessons with dash and dot!!! FYI these can be found on amazon for a cheaper price….I may can help you out with some lesson ideas if you’re interested as well!!!

I know I’m late on posting but this Halloween activity could also be used for thanksgiving or Christmas as well. We had a mini lesson on 2D shapes discussing the attributes and characteristics and they had to use that information to create a geometric Halloween figure. It really opened my eyes at how many misconceptions they had and how this…Read More

Another grant that I was so fortunate to receive was the new BREAKOUT EDU kits. This year I became departmentalized, teaching 3rd and 4th grade math, and very quickly realized that my students were performing below grade level at the beginning of the year. I began researching ways to combat this and words such as activating strategy, limited…Read More

This year my grant focuses on how better to prepare my students for the 21st century and problem solving. I have received a grant for Dash and Dot robots and lesson plans for my math class. I hope to implement coding into my 3rd and 4th grade math class this school year and allow my students to be more creative thinkers and prepare a foundation…Read More

Hey guys…..my name is Elisha Lewis and I would like to share an awesome way to get your students thinking and asking questions about MATH!!! If you haven’t heard about QFT, it stands for question formulation technique. These are all of my Q focuses that I have used for 3rd and 4th grade thus far. I will update my list as the year goes on.…Read More

My students are so excited to share their Project Based Learning activity about our classroom redesign!! This redesign has not only boosted student engagement in my classroom, but has also cut down on discipline and disruptions as well. Here is a sneak peek virtual tour of our classroom!!

My project is called Middle School Makeover…A Starbucks for kids. My students will be given the opportunity to redesign their middle school math classroom in a way that incorporates flexible seating while simultaneously creating a “homey and welcoming” environment. Throughout this project students will have to use different math techniques to…Read More

Concluding Thoughts on Personalized Learning through iPads

1. Improved student achievement

2. Ownership

3. Higher engagement

4. Growth

5. Diversity and needs addressed

Snippet of tutorial videos students have been doing.

My project is going wonderfully! Our iPads have been a wonderful addition to my classroom. My students are motivated, interested and excited about learning. They have been inspired through online programs such as Ixl.com, educational ngalaxy and EPIC. Their learning is now personalized for each of my students. I plan on continuing research for…Read More