Teacher Reboot Camp

Goal 1: Define Your Moment of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Click the link to find out more about the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. “Every moment is the paradox of now or never.” ~ Simon Van Booy This week we begin the 4th cycle and year of the 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. This year's theme is, "This is MY Moment." Each goal will focus on getting educators to believe their plans of action now will lead to positive changes and transformation in their teaching and learning environments. I've learned a lot throughout my journey as a teacher, especially undergoing the 30 Goals for Educators. We are now in our 4th year and over 9000 educators have joined in aiming to complete short-term goals to become better educators for themselves and learners. I've been blessed to be the igniter of this movement and see the impact and the way this process has transformed lives. Like any other movement and action it begins with a choice and 4 years ago when I posted the first goal as a new blogger I encountered many fears and excuses for never starting this journey. I had that moment in which the idea came to me and at Read full article »

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15+ Ideas & Resources from #TeachMeet International Online

On Saturday, April 20th, I participated with over 10 presenters worldwide in an online Teach Meet! The presentations were only 3 minutes but filled with great ideas. In case you missed this fabulous event you can find the slides and bookmarked resources on my PearlTrees that is embedded below. Find a list of their presentations, resources, materials, and a Twitter list Read full article »

Going to IATEFL? 10+ Resources to Digitally Enrich the Experience

Part of Upcoming Events The IATEFL Conference officially begins today. I am happy to be one of many official bloggers for the event. Additionally, I will be conducting a workshop about the successful integration of Bring Your Own Devices: Time: Wed., April 10th, 11:40:00 AM - 12:25:00 PM, Hall 11c Description: Transforming Trends: Effective Integration of Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT/ BYOD) How do we Read full article »

BYOT: No Internet Access, No Problem

Part of the Mobile Learning Series! "The principle goal of education in schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done." ~ Jean Piaget I have been traveling throughout Slovenia and Croatia for the past month training teachers in integrating Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) effectively with their classes. I was Read full article »

10+ Free Learning Online Events for Educators in April

Part of Upcoming Events For the next month, I will be participating in many free online events that are really worth checking out. Anyone can view these events live and participate via an online chat, webcam, mic, and more. You will watch live presentations from teachers worldwide on various educational technology projects and in many cases you can receive a certificate of Read full article »

Let’s Brainstorm with Mobile Devices! 15+ Free Apps for IOS/Android

Part of the Mobile Learning Series! "You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere." - Lee Iacocca quotes Brainstorming is an important process for any subject and helps improve writing, organizer group ideas, inspires discussion, and provides a roadmap for projects. When brainstorming is combined with sketching, drawing, and graphic organizers it Read full article »

20+ Storybook Creation Tools and Apps

Part of the Cool Sites series! “It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” ~ Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind We learn through the process of storytelling. Stories give learners a context for knowledge gained and a way to Read full article »

15+ Apps & Activities for Valentine’s Day

Part of the Mobile Learning series! Valentine's day is when we show our friends, family, and the people important in our lives how much we care about them. This holiday is a great time for teachers to help inspire their learners to show those they care about how much they mean to them. We should always take the time in classrooms Read full article »

Why the PopuLLar Project is Popular with Teens

What’s great about the PopuLLar project and how can you and your students get involved? It’s a project that is 'Owned' by the students who work autonomously and collaboratively; teachers are facilitators and guides to the project process. It uses the students own love of music as the motivator and we know teenagers love their music. Their music is personal and an Read full article »

Free StoryTelling Online Conference

Part of Upcoming Events On February 9th & 10th, I will be conducting the closing keynote through a Webinar, Sharing Stories: Powerful Lessons in Language Learning, for you to attend live for free. This will be for the Online Story Sharing Conference which features 20+ speakers worldwide. Check out some of them in the video below. Catch the livestream here on both days free Read full article »