Category: Professional Learning
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Welcome to The OWL’s Perch: My New Community for Educator Mentorship
In my last post, I shared the journey of my Google Innovator project, a journey that began with a simple but powerful question: How might we invest in Gen Z educators to help them engage their Gen Alpha students? Today, I’m thrilled to introduce the answer I’ve been developing: The…
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From Question Mark to Spark: My Year-Long Journey Through the Google Innovator Academy
As promised, today’s post will share my journey this past year after graduating from the Google Innovator Academy. I have my cup of Chai ready, and I’m glad you are settling in to hear my story. The Journey Begins For years, I used Google for Education tools regularly as part…
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Refreshing My Cuppa: A Quick Teaser for a New Season of An Educational Cup of Tea
It’s been a minute since I posted last. Okay, it’s been over a year. But what a year it has been! I created a core memory by becoming a part of the Google Certified Innovator #CHI24 group last July. It’s taken me a whole year to digest and appreciate fully…
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Educational Cup of Tea | Decompressing After a Conference
Whew. This past week the 2024 TCEA Convention and Exposition took place in Austin, Texas. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I absolutely love this organization (full disclosure – I am on the Board of Directors honored to represent Area 10). While I could go on…
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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 me. However, a friend of mine shared the idea of Favorite Problems. They are similar to Essential Questions, but rather…
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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 update. They just sit there refusing to go away. I know this about myself, so I turn off all notifications…
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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 to step back and think about how I grew and what I learned over the past year. December’s reflection always…
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Educational Cup of Tea | Listening to the Chatter
First a poem: Winter’s chill has set in deep, The Golden Girls are huddled close, They sit around the fireplace, And share their stories as they toast. Dorothy’s wit is sharp as ice, Blanche’s beauty, pure and bright, Rose’s tales are full of wonder, Sophia’s wisdom sets things right.…
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Educational Cup of Tea | From Tweeting to Tooting (Part Three)
My favorite hockey color commentator, Daryl “Razor” Reaugh, uses the word “mastodonic” from time to time when a goalie makes an incredibly big save. That is what came to mind every time I heard someone talk about Mastodon, and I wasn’t too far off. My journey into Mastodon is…
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Educational Cup of Tea | From Tweeting to Tooting (Part Two)
For Part Two of my social media search series, I am going to look at the Hive Social app. This is the platform I am exploring with a personal account. First, I’ll share how I stumbled upon it. After that, I’ll let you know what potential it holds and…
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