Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…in the classroom with your students? What additional features would make MrOwl even better for educators? What information should be included in the MrOwl for Educators FAQ help menu? If…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

…Mindsets, and I was fascinated by the research findings she shared. I also loved Dr. Boaler’s strategies for using those research findings to improve math instruction. I know that problem…

Plickers Made Easy with Task Cards

Have you tapped into the power of Plickers yet? Plickers is a free, interactive tech tool that uses printable “paper clickers” instead of clicker devices. Each student is assigned a…

Interactive Teaching Made Easy

Teaching interactively is at the heart of effective instruction, but sometimes interactive teaching methods can seem like a lot of work to plan and implement. I’m conducting a series of…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…you use it with your students. Interactive Fraction Bar program Information about how to use the program View the Interactive Fraction Bar video demo here. It’s an MOV file and…

A “Smart” Way to Motivate Students

…class. It’s called Build-an-Ice Cream Student Motivator, and I created it to use on the Smartboard. This is a great strategy, especially if students need something fresh and new to…

Plickers 102: Innovative Ways to Use Plickers

…hooked on Plickers when I tested it out at home. That’s when I truly understood how it worked and and saw its enormous potential. Since then, I’ve been enthusiastically sharing…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…dear team stronger.” Because this article is part of a series of guest blog posts, I chose to leave it in place despite the change in Rule 5. Many of…

Honoring 9/11 – A Delicate Balance

…on Wikipedia.org, and I edited it to create a shorter PDF version to use with students. If you use it with your students, please remember that the details in the…