A few years ago, I was teaching a summer class when we did a lock down safety drill. I was forewarned that the lock down would occur and instructed to turn off lights, lock the door, pull down shades, and have students put away all electronics when the signal was...
I first heard of low floor high ceiling math tasks on a K-12 math blog. It’s an interesting concept; find a task that everyone in the class can start and that adequately challenges all students. To say the least, I was skeptical, so I tried it out. My first attempt...
If you haven't heard the acronyms ML (Machine Learning) or NLP (Natural Language Processing) being tossed about in relationship to artificial intelligence (AI), that's good because the technology shouldn't be the focus, but rather how it affects you and the way you...
As the mother of a child with autism, I am acutely aware of the difficulties my son has in navigating the world. He’s a good looking teen with wild shoulder length hair, a full beard and fashionably hip Ray Ban Wayfarer glasses. Girls are aware of his good looks,...
This 4 X 4 writing is a thread on Testing. I have been thinking a lot about how, and when I test. I realize that some of my colleagues don't test at all, which makes me wonder about the validity of my process. What is your approach? Week one of this thread asks you to...
Priority is a feature in Google Drive that will help you organize your documents into related workspaces. This can be useful for quick access to projects that need to be constantly updated. To start with, navigate to your google drive. This can be done by...
The NMC Frequency podcast is back for another round of the 4x4 Writing Challenge. Listen to our latest episode below and use the commenting feature to let us know about interesting NMC Narratives that we could feature in our upcoming episodes. Check out the NMC...
Boy Scouts (now Scouts BSA) have been around since 1907 after Lt. General Robert Baden-Powell re-wrote his “Aids to Scouting” manual (originally published in 1903). In 1910 Scouting came to the United States. During the last 109 years in the United States, Scouts BSA...
I was surprised to receive an email from a student mid-summer, a full two months before the fall semester began. When I read the subject line, I smiled and felt the tension melt from my shoulders. “Fall 2019 Semester Text Book Question” it said. I smiled because —...