Yesterday, I participated in my second CodeNewbie Twitter Chat (also my second ever Twitter chat). I loved the first chat and I loved the second. These chats are not a place where I learn a bunch of new concepts, practice
The first post of my coding journey
I don’t know exactly when or how it started, but I’ve stumbled into the world of learning-to-code. I researched all the different options and decided that self-taught is probably the best method for me, with an expensive bootcamp as my
Rethinking math education
Let me start by pointing out that, while this post talks about math specifically, the ideas within can certainly be applied to other subject areas. One morning, I was having a chat with one of the middle school math teachers,
The Zombie Grinch: our new points system
We had just read the book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day by Judith Viorst. The kids loved it, and I think most of them got the main message: we all have bad days, all around the
Rethinking seating: The un-seating arrangement
The Idea One day, I had this great idea that students shouldn’t be confined to one specific desk. With groupings always changing and the need for flexible learning spaces, I figured Why not just keep all desk spaces as common spaces,
What Does the Fox Say?
There’s a video on YouTube that “answers” this question (What does the fox say?) in a song… a very silly song. Watch this, then come back. What did ya think? A little weird, right? I could not stop laughing –
Starting the Year… Together!
Before the first day of school, many teachers spend hours upon hours setting up their classrooms to look colorful, neat, and all that good stuff. Laminating, stapling, name tags, posters, welcome signs, moving furniture, and so on and so on.