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Technology Integration in Differentiated Instruction
In our class this week, we were able to share and learn from our peers. We presented learning styles with a focus on how to integrate technology into them. Once again, I have begun to see things from a...
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Technology in the Classroom
I find myself in a very different place than my classmates this week. As I am a 3rd grade teacher, my students don’t have the privilege (yet!) of being a part of a 1-to-1 program. So, while most weeks...
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The Future of Education?
When I think of the future of technology in education I am very excited about the possibilities that are becoming available to many students. I am just beginning to understand the doors that...
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Integrating Technology in Literacy
My goal this year in planning the third grade units has been technology integration in the curriculum. I am lucky to be working with fantastic third grade colleagues who also have the same goal. It has...
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Redefining Math?
Here we go! Course 5 is underway and the time has come to begin our final project. It’s been a difficult decision about deciding what to do. The question that I’ve been asking since the beginning of...
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Building a Bank of Math Problems
The time has come to put all of the ideas and thoughts that we have been discussing into action. After finding our inspiration from Dan Meyers and deciding on our goals of the project, it was time to...
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Ready, Set, Go!
Course 5 is now in action! I decided to begin with the launch of my perplexity problems with a small group of students. I was excited, and a little but nervous (funny enough!) to get started with the...
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The Next Step
It was now time for me to present a perplexity problem to my entire class. Having worked with a small group of similar math ability, I knew that it was important to use the feedback and observations...
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Musings on Course 5 Project
As I continue to work with my students on perplexity problems (the latest being Disappearing Cookies; see student feedback here), I have begun to reflect on the transformative nature of this project....
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Here it is! My last blog post for COETAIL course 5. You can find my video at the bottom of this page. What were your goals for your project? Our goals for this project were to inspire curiosity in...
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