April 13, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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“What did you do today?” “My friends and I blew up pigs with TNT. We called it a barbecue.” “That’s not very nice…” “We also started building a gothic cathedral in our village. It has flying buttresses but we don’t … Continue reading
April 13, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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Last week was Spring Break and on Tuesday I made a very conscious decision to disconnect and have a very slow dinner with my children. I knew I’d be missing a couple of Twitter chats, so I went looking through … Continue reading
March 5, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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When a tool just works the way it should and students see their growth, we should share the story. I’m very happy to see Ms. Bay and her students embracing better writing with good digital scaffolding.
February 24, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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In previous posts I have written about Teacher Dashboard, Google Apps, and how to share documents with students. Here is one more way that lets you share a link to a document in Schoology (or anywhere else) bypassing the Smart … Continue reading
February 11, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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It is funny how sometimes we have to go far away to hear what people nearby are saying. While I was in Ireland last month, I was sitting in a presentation and the following quote was on a slide: Providing … Continue reading
January 6, 2015
by Bea Leiderman
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School learning is a relatively new development in the history of the world. For hundreds of thousands of years, nobody went to school, and the world did not end. Everything progressed slowly, but I’m sure they will say the same … Continue reading
November 19, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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Last year around this time, I worked with Ms. Kass on a project in which students used Google SketchUp to create a zoo enclosure for an endangered species. The enclosure had to incorporate elements involving basic needs, comfort, health, and … Continue reading
September 30, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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I don’t have much time to comb through Twitter to find good stuff these days, but a tweet by @intrepidteacher caught my eye while I stood by the microwave at lunch. @mywriteabout is a twitter account full of really … Continue reading
September 15, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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“When my students use the word ‘awesome,’ I make them justify it or do ten pushups.” Brad Overnell-Carter (@braddo on Twitter) said this to me about five minutes after we met. I think he was joking. It was an awesome … Continue reading
September 5, 2014
by Bea Leiderman
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Yesterday I arrived at my house to find my children hooting with laughter as they scrolled down a list of fake country names created by my daughter’s classmates. How often do kids stay up late working on an assignment that … Continue reading
