THRIVEinEDU by Rachelle Dene Poth

TCEA Highlights from a week of Learning 24.02.2020 12:50 ↓

Carl Hooker and Adam Phyall Session Jaime Donally AR/VR Claudio Zavala, Amy Storer, Brian Romero Smith and Marialice Curran - Creativity is my Jam Laura Steinbrink - Train like a NAVY SEAL Lori Gracey - The Future is Now (great title, like my book!) Esports Expo hall sightings

BETT Experience: Part 2 20.02.2020 11:34 ↓

The BETT experience, part II: The Space, Technology and the People

Buncee and BETT 17.02.2020 9:23 ↓

An amazing opportunity to be with Buncee  at BETT in London.  Being able to share the possibilities for creating with Buncee and how Microsoft's Immersive reader benefits learners  was an absolute honor. 

Tools to Check out this year! 10.02.2020 11:32 ↓

Here are some favorites: Buncee, Gimkit, Nearpod, Wakelet, Synth, Anchor, Voxer

Conferences: FETC and Professional Learning! 03.02.2020 11:57 ↓

Some of my takeaways from FETC  and conferences in general. 

Sharing Who We Are as Educators and Connecting 30.01.2020 9:34 ↓

How to share our experiences, learn and grow together

Pushing Through Challenges: Connecting and Growing 22.01.2020 16:53 ↓

Follow up to a conversation. Importance of being a risk-taker, connecting, not being afraid to ask for help

Professional Learning: 5 Ideas for Any Schedule 11.01.2020 16:11 ↓

Five ways that I find time for personal and professional  development.

New Year, New Goals and One Word 06.01.2020 7:57 ↓

Do you make resolutions? I think more about goals, being intentional about  changes I would like to make and reflecting. Relentless pursuit of growth.

Ideas for the New Year 30.12.2019 14:08 ↓

Ideas for the new year after time to relax  and recharge. Focus on relationships, family engagement, learning spaces and more.

Future of Education and Work: Follow-up to Panel! 23.12.2019 12:27 ↓

We had a Tweet and Talk (EduMatch) last night, and the discussion was the 2nd part of a talk on the future of education and work. A great panel and so I wanted to share what we discussed and some of my own thoughts for this episode.

Coding and Computational Thinking! Resources to Get Started! 16.12.2019 12:07 ↓

Check out code.org and look to twitter for the #hourofcode hashtag!

Coding: How does it benefit students and educators? 10.12.2019 15:20 ↓

Check out the Hour of Code and Code.org site Also try Code Academy, Hopscotch, Brain Pop, MIT Scratch, Girls Who Code, Khan Academy

Global PBL: How to Connect Our Classrooms 06.12.2019 10:51 ↓

How we made more powerful connections during PBL: Edmodo, Flipgrid, Padlet, Synth, Buncee and Nearpod

PBL: Authentic and High-Quality 02.12.2019 14:37 ↓

I learned that I was not truly doing authentic PBL in my classes. Here are some resources and ways to provide a better and more authentic experience for students. 

Ideas to Promote Personalized Learning 25.11.2019 13:57 ↓

Some ideas for creating more personalized learning experiences for students. Examples PBL, Blended Learning and  Station Rotations. 

Collaboration and Promoting SEL 18.11.2019 11:49 ↓

Five ways to build collaborative skills in the Classroom,

Social Emotional Learning: Ways to Build SEL in the Classroom 04.11.2019 10:16 ↓

SEL, check out the Casel.org site for information and materials for use in your classroom.

Classroom Collaboration: 5 Ideas for Promoting Collaborative Learning 28.10.2019 15:04 ↓

Here are five ways that I have tried to create more active learning in my classroom.