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Using the Educreations app by @PrincipalJ
Today I taught a class of 5th graders how to use the app Educreations for their “Math Talk” time. We have just implemented Math Expressions in our elementary school and love how our students are...
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The Problem with Learning from our Failures by @PrincipalJ
I recently watched the TED Talk “What Doctors Don’t Know about the Drugs They Prescribe” given by Ben Goldacre. Goldrace speaks about how medical journals publish the studies that give positive...
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Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works by @PrincipalJ
With the increasing rate of new tech devices and web 2.0 tools being developed each day, it is very easy for both teachers and students to get excited by something flashy and lose sight of the purpose....
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Too Little Time? by @PrincipalJ
I have listened to podcasts from BAM Radio Network for years now, so you can imagine my excitement when I was contacted by Rae Pica to join in on a podcast. I have joined in on other podcasts before,...
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Everything I love about Goodreads by @PrincipalJ
One of my Reading Resolutions for 2013 is to use Goodreads to track my books, maintain a to-read list and connect with others for reading. I used Goodreads years ago, but switched to Shelfari when I...
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The #WIAmigos are at it again… by @PrincipalJ
The #WIAmigos are at it again… Wisconsin is a state filled with farm land and small school districts across rural areas. Each district can feel like it’s own island, but the educators on Twitter are...
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Is there a basal series for Daily 5? by @principalJ
Here is a cross-post from ”Monday Musings” post on my staff blog this week… Recently a principal from Twitter contacted me regarding Daily5/Cafe and asked if I could recommend a reading basal series...
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How to Turn Your Great Ideas into a Great ASCD Book by @PrincipalJ
I have never shared this publicly on my blog, but I have a big dream of publishing a book. If you follow my twitter conversations on the Wednesday night #educoach chat, then you could probably guess...
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Connecting with great educators at #ASCD13 by @PrincipalJ
This is the first of several posts I’ll be writing to share about my awesome learning at the #ASCD13 conference in Chicago. Of all the conferences I have ever attended, ASCD was definitely the best...
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Writer’s Block by @PrincipalJ
Here is another cross-post from my staff memo blog that will post tomorrow morning for my “Monday Musings.” —————————————————————————————— Writer’s Block While having a mental block of not feeling like...
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Building my Writer’s Habit with the Magic Spreadsheet by @PrincipalJ
Sounds like a crazy title, right? If you’re not interested in writing, you may not be interested in reading this post, but my writing friends may benefit. I’ve previously shared that I have a dream of...
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A Post for the Principals New to Twitter by @PrincipalJ
I have previously written about how powerful Twitter in several different posts: My #1 Recommended Resource,Expanding my PLN on Twitter, Is Social Media Taking Away from Personalization and...
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I recently transferred my old blog to this new domain site and in the process decided to add categories and tags to each of my posts. I previously had no idea of why one would categorize blog posts...
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