I mentioned in my last post that Alex Shevrin Venet might be doing more sessions for her Trauma-Informed Teaching workshop. She’s got two more scheduled for this week, and you can sign up by clicking here. The date and time
Teaching the Whole Person
It’s been a very intense, unusual few weeks for everyone, myself included. In the world of education, everything has been turned topsy-turvy by the Coronavirus pandemic, and since education ventures make up the vast majority of my professional and academic
Building Connections
Somehow, in everything that is going on in the world, I’m more busy now than I have ever been in my life, even though I’ve been working more than full time and in grad school for two years now. I’m
Scratchception!
For my Systematic Design of Instruction class, I’m designing a “mini-course” called How to Teach Kids to Code (Even if You’re Not Sure How to Code Yourself!) Our courses are designed with other teachers in mind, and since I’ve talked
Being a Helper
This is one of my favorite Fred Rogers quotes, which is saying a lot, because I am a big fan of Mister Rogers. I’m not a paramedic, a nurse, or a doctor. I’m not qualified to be in a hospital
On Confronting Fear with Learning
When I was in elementary school, the “Bloody Mary” urban legend was going strong in my school, and I was legitimately terrified. I was having nightmares and pretty sure that a vengeful ghost was going to crawl out of my
Vive la Pen and Paper!
I remember when I was working for a healthcare IT company, and I proposed making a ‘textbook’ for our customers to print out and keep handy for times when they needed help figuring something out in our app. The response
Resources: Front End Web Development
Learning HTML and CSS FreeCodeCamp.org – This website allows you to learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other coding languages through programs made up of short exercises. This can be great for building code fluency, but keep in mind that it
This Week’s Takeaway Lessons
Even though I was intensely busy all week and didn’t have much time to work on my app or continue with the tutorial I’ve been using, there are a couple of things that really stand out to me regarding my
A Victory Lap, in Praise of Doing Things the Hard Way
I didn’t have much time during the week to do anything Flutter related, just because work and school have both been pretty intense lately. I’ve shared my struggle video with students, though, and I’m seeing some relief from them when