If you're on Twitter, you may have come across hashtags or people talking about participating in chats. Twitter chats in education are popular because they give educators an easy way to participate in a community around a specific topic that matters to them. Twitter chats can happen on any topic, but today I'm going to talk about some education-specific chats coming up. For those unfamiliar with Twitter chats, first things first! What is a Twitter chat? A Twitter chat is a public conversation on Continue reading

Edtech guru Kevin Honeycutt loves to remind us that "isolation is the cancer of education." As a teacher I always wanted to do everything possible to ensure my students enjoyed learning and were doing so effectively. All too often though, when the bell rang, and the door shut, I was often left to figure that out on my own. But at the same time, some of my most energizing experiences in education began with impromptu conversations with other teachers going through the same struggles as I was. #flipclass Continue reading