Most of you know me for my fuzzy blue bunny slippers, love for everything tech, and a passion for studying 21st century education…
You may not know… in my free time I’m also a Zumba fitness instructor.  I’ve been teaching Zumba (a latin-inspired dance fitness class) for two and 1/2 years..  After class last night, I was mingling with some of my students, many of whom, coincidentally, are classroom teachers. 
We were sharing health and fitness tips and talking about staying awesome at work, in the classroom, and at home with families. 
Here …

So maybe I just have iPads on the brain since today is SimpleK12′s Day of Learning all about iPads…
Or maybe it is because it seems to be one of the hottest discussions in education right now. 
Or because inside SimpleK12′s Teacher Learning Community, everyone’s sharing their iPad resouces!
Either way,  I stumbled upon this GREAT resource that one of the Community Members shared and I had just to post it.  It’s an iPad Lesson Plan for Kindergarten and was shared by Reba Gordon Matthews.
==> Download a copy of this lesson plan now.
“This …

Are you a forward thinking educator, administrator, trainer, or consultant that has a thing-or-two to share with today’s educational leaders?
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We are actively looking for webinar leaders to present engaging and relevant topics to 100s of school leaders during one of our Administrator Days of Learning.
We might be looking for you if you…
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We’ve set an amazing line up of conference sessions for you and it’s not too late to join.

We’re camping out in the SimpleK12 office around the clock, for 24 straight hours to host conference sessions with presenters from around the world.
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 Are you looking for an easy plug-and-play project for your classroom?
Thanks to Erin, a middle school teacher in Saratoga California, you can download and use this awesome 3D PowerPoint Museum in class to engage your students.  
Erin uploaded this amazing classroom resource to the Shared Resources area of the Teacher Learning Community, and you’re free to download it, modify it, and use it in class with your students. 
You might think PowerPoint is an “old” technology… or that it isn’t as exciting as some of the other tools out there – …

Think about how important Professional Development is…

It motivates you.
It encourages you.
It educates you.
It empowers you.
It excites you.
It makes your life easier.
Or at least it should do all of the above!
But unfortunately, many teachers (and administrators) don’t feel this way about their professional development.  So how can we – as either individuals or as school leaders – make sure that professional develop is all that is should be… and more?
These 7 C’s of Professional Development can provide a checklist to make sure you are putting your efforts towards the most …

A WebQuest is an inquiry-based activity in which students use the web to get information about a specific topic. The assignment is student-driven, with no predefined answers. This constructivist approach allows students to actively seek out information, which makes it more meaningful.
Here are some real world examples…

1. Create a “Back in Time” WebQuest
Create your own WebQuest that sends students on a trip through time. Ask that they travel to the time of the dinosaurs. They will be expected to create a travel brochure for the time period …