Taking Care of Business –EVERYDAY!

Students struggle with common “real-life” situations, such as determining how much taxes will be added to their Wal Mart bill, or how much interest they will have to pay when they borrow money from a bank to buy their car. When they get a job, where will they keep their money? How will they know how much mon…Read More

I am looking forward to sharing and receiving ideas at the upcoming Fire Summit! I will be presenting on my “Can you Hear Me Now?” grant in which I am working on improving student communication skills through more engaging strategies and environments in the middle school ELA classroom. Through the purchase of an enhanced audio system, my…Read More

Registered for my First FIRE summit awhile back, but just now getting around to posting. Super excited to receive my first grant, and get my students working. My grant was for integrating 3D printing technology into my visual art classrooms. Should be pretty interesting to see the concept materialized. Also, can’t wait to see the creation side of…Read More

Just registered for the KVEC FIRE Summit! I’m so excited for this opportunity. I will be presenting on the integration of Alexa into the educational process. Using Alexa Skills Blueprint, teachers can create flashcards and quizzes that students can listen to and answer orally. Alexa will tell them if they are correct or incorrect. Alexa will…Read More

Show Me A Story: Puppets in the Library
For several years now, I have integrated the use of puppetry with various library classes to teach story elements and writing skills. In the past, I have improvised by using library chairs draped with black sheets. This has been problematic because the fabric slips off the chairs and the students have to…Read More