Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think20200716023550
Playing Scarecrow: Getting Students to Think
The Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz taught us that, even if at times we don’t believe it, we are all capable of deep and rational thought. The irony i...
Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist20200716023026
Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist
Five Star Technology SolutionsJuly 16, 2020CS First, Google for Education, Professional Development0 comments
Google CS First: First Impressions from a Tech Integration Specialist In this guest post, TIS Brooke Hall (@BrookeHallTIS) describes her first encount...
Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived20200716022252
Collaboration Is a Life Well Lived
This post is about collaboration, and as I explored many different angles to find an example or analogy that illustrates what it truly means, I realiz...
STEM: It’s All About the HOW20200716021926
STEM: It’s All About the HOW
As an educator, there are many different trends and words that seem to make the rounds through our world of education. The same seems to be true...
Becoming a Google Certified Educator20200716021239
Becoming a Google Certified Educator
Guest contributor Amber Anania (@msanania) is a 7th grade language arts teacher at Westfield Middle School who recently became a Google Certified Educ...
Taking Time this Summer is an Absolute NEED for Educators20200716015845
Taking Time this Summer is an Absolute NEED for Educators
Burn-out: fatigue, frustration, or apathy resulting from prolonged stress, overwork, or intense activity (Dictionary.com, 2017) We have all been ...
Reflections of a CEO20200716015109
Reflections of a CEO
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I always envisioned starting an article about a personal experience in my life with those particu...
Saving Money While Spending Money20200716013904
Saving Money While Spending Money
One way to upgrade your school network infrastructure is by tapping into the dollars available via the federal E-Rate program that is administered by ...
The Truth about What is True: Teaching Students How to Think20200716011608
The Truth about What is True: Teaching Students How to Think
This just in: Inner-city crime in the United States is reaching record levels. (Source: Donald Trump). You are three times more likely to be able to g...
The Benefits of Formative Assessment for Special Education20200716011024
The Benefits of Formative Assessment for Special Education
Formative assessment is a teaching tool that supports all learners, but it is especially critical for students who are struggling, as it holds the pot...