Looking to try something new in the month of February? My suggestion: Kahoot! We just can't get enough of Kahoot around these part...

It's amazing how, when I'm relaxing on my couch, my to-do list seems so bare... then the moment school kicks off, things are rollin...

The majority of my students have an Instagram account. I don't blame them! I love Instagram just as much as the next guy, I'm const...

Slowly by surely, I am searching for practical ways to use one  iPad (without an internet connection) with 19 students. Let me tell you, th...

Eventually I will "get over" the fact that I can't take my students on a field trip to Outer Space - not exactly in the budge...

Just last week, we started our Outer Space unit. We will be reaching for the stars and floating along the Milky Way until Christmas and I c...

What story can you tell in six seconds? I gave my students the challenge of creating a six-second Vine video filled with examples of solids...

I've started planning my first few days of school and my mind has been spinning with ideas. My mind is racing so much that it's sta...

Created with Padlet Did you know you can embed Padlet (formally Wallwisher) into blogs? Thanks to smart friends, I know this fun feat...

Do you blog with your students? I can officially say we're bloggers now! Last week, I gave my students the task of identifying one scie...

I'd like to give a special shout out to Felix Baumgartner for making my job extra easy today. Because of his recent jump from the edge ...

Last week, September 17, was Constitution Day! I'm sure that many of you took time throughout the day to observe our nation's const...

My blog has managed to open up several opportunities for me in the classroom. This summer, a wonderful teacher from the Chicago suburbs ema...

This afternoon, I came home after another awesome day in my classroom and fell into my usual routine. I turned on the tube, watched Friends...

Who else started cracking up you saw this little gem? I lost it last night. Not only have I been called Mom but Grandma as been slipped i...

Once upon a time, I wanted to a be a big wig journalist. Quicky, I realized I wasn't cut out for the field of journalism. I barely made...