09 Feb 2019
Dealing With STUDENT PUSHBACK | How To Debrief A Class

Dealing With STUDENT PUSHBACK | How To Debrief A Class

In this video, I share how I've dealt with student pushback in my classrooms. I'm looking at pushback as when students just aren't really digging what you're doing in the classroom. It's important to allow students to have a voice in your class, which I do through class debrief. I share how I conduct the debrief as well as times I've changed how I do things based on the feedback and times I stuck to the way I did things. Cliffs Notes version: 🍎Tell students why you're doing what you're doing 🍎Give them opportunities to give feedback 🍎Don't take the…
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20 May 2018
Which Apps To Use In A Classroom Economy?

Which Apps To Use In A Classroom Economy?

This post was updated on Sept 2, 2023. I ventured into the world of classroom economies in 2013. I initially used resources from myclassroomeconomy.org but soon found the paper-based system to be way too time consuming. Over the years, I’ve tried various apps, each with its pros and cons. My Journey with Classroom Economy Apps MyKidsBank.org I was pretty stoked when I stumbled upon MyKidsBank.org in 2014. I couldn’t believe there was a virtual bank for students to manage their classroom economy money! It was a great starting platform, but I wasn't a fan of its outdated interface, and that…
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04 Jan 2018

Highs & Lows of 2017. Vision for 2018.

Spent a couple days reflecting on the highs and lows of 2017 and what I was looking towards in 2018.  Not so much resolutions but more just putting to paper some of the goals I've been developing in the latter half of 2017.  The reflection ended up covering a ton of different areas of my life.  I'll share a few of them here. SCHOOL Highs Amazing schedule for 17-18 year Got to just teach Pre-Algebra this year (as far as my math classes) Really great advisory group Feeling I have plenty of planning time to help make this years Pre-Algebra…
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18 Dec 2015
Week 17 : Student Feedback For The Semester

Week 17 : Student Feedback For The Semester

So last week wasn't as in-depth of a reflection; I had made two vlogs and posted them up.  Definitely a reflection of the week (and much more engaging- it's more fun to re-watch a video than to re-read a blog), but I hadn't gone into the details of the week of what had worked and what hadn't.  This week was mid-terms, got some feedback from students about the semester, and I got some gifts from students; probably the best haul to date :) Mid-Terms Student's didn't do as awesomely as I had hoped.  I still had quite a few A's but…
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