Tag Archive for: Instructional Design

Four high school students collaborating around a table in a science classroom, each working on tablets with protective cases, with Biology, Chemistry, and Physics posters visible on the walls and additional students working at tables in the background

Since I was a kid, the start of the school year has always been a sour point in my year, not because that meant Summer was over, but because the tedium of Welcome activities was fast approaching. In this post I share my process and product for making the first day of school a little more bearable.

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This year I was given the chance to attend the National Science Teachers Association Conference in Baltimore. I decided to take “notes” and document my days via a blog post.

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Three educators collaborating around a table covered with notebooks, sketches, and sticky notes in a bright office with bookshelves and a whiteboard, actively discussing and planning together

This post tells the origin story of the custom teacher planner that I make every year for the teachers and staff at my school.

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So I want to take just a few minutes to quickly recap how a website works. This is not meant to be insulting, but I find that this is a hang-up when I present at conferences about my gamified class so please bear with me. If you are good to go, then go back to my gamification overview and pick a different post to read.

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