Resources, Musings, and More

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Educational Cup of Tea | Discovering My Favorite Problems
In education, teachers often create Essential Questions to help students connect with their learning. The idea of letting these type of questions guide learning is not a new one to… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | When a New Resource Sprouts Right In Front of You
For the first newsletter I sent out to teachers in 2024, I wanted to share information on Motivation to see how they could pump students back up for learning during… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | You Remind Me of the Babe…
The Babe with the Power…of Goblin Tools Okay, there may only be a handful of you who get the reference in the title. It is from a song in one… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | Why I Stopped Telling My Kids to Be Nice
About four years ago, a friend of mine mentioned the difference between being nice and being kind in her interview for joining the instructional technology team. I used “nice” and… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | There's Too Many Apps for That
Notifications overwhelm me. Those red circles taunt me until I can clear them, and don’t get me started on trying to clear them on an app that needs an… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | Thinking About Presidents' Day
It’s Presidents’ Day! During my morning drive to work, I listened to my favorite morning radio show play a trivia game about U.S. Presidents. I enjoyed a few laughs and… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | Mapping Made Easy
One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was helping my dad use his Mapsco. For some reason, having to find the right page to… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | Learning from Elephants
My last post looked at different ways to set goals and grow in the new year. As I set my own growth expectations (this year’s world is INTENTIONAL), I… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | Of Goals and Growth
Many articles and posts cover reflection of 2022 as December comes to a close. As someone who often let the reflection component of a lesson slip, I enjoy the reminders… Read more
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Educational Cup of Tea | New Digital Whiteboard on the Block
Apple released a new app: Freeform. The looks of it are infinite whiteboard in nature with a collaborative feature (great for brainstorming). I played around with it to see… Read more
