• The makerspace is real!

    After a year of planning, after two years of teaching on a cart, after 25 years of being in educational technology, I’ve got a new home. We built a beautiful new makerspace over the summer! Right now, I’m teaching 3rd through 8th grade in there and it’s been a wild five weeks of school! 7th… Continue Reading →

  • Crafting in the classroom

    I recently worked with one of our language arts teachers to use our Silhouette Cameo to cut repositionable vinyl to create images for our 8th graders’ lockers based on their reading of To Kill a Mockingbird. What an ambitious project! From a tech standpoint, this meant the entire 8th grade had to use an electronic method for drawing… Continue Reading →

  • Sketchnoting at camp

    Here are some more samples of my continuing quest to become a sketchnoter. While spending two weeks at an overnight camp is a departure from the typical sketchnote-worthy activity, I thought it would be a good place to practice. Still loving the process! Continue Reading →

  • Learn with me: sketchnoting

    I’m starting a new feature called “learn with me.” I realized that, more than anything else, I’m curious. About everything. As a child, I was constantly reading. I remember not being able to eat breakfast unless the cereal box (now, there’s some fascinating literature) was sitting in front of me so I could read it.… Continue Reading →