I value the importance of having strong, meaningful relationships with my students and their families. Through our ability to connect and communicate effectively I am able to model how we will be learning alongside each other throughout our year together. With these ideas in mind I started to use Kidblog as a platform to help me establish positive relationships with my students and their families.

I value the importance of having strong, meaningful relationships with my students and their families. Through our ability to connect and communicate effectively I am able to model how we will be learning alongside each other throughout our year together. With these ideas in mind I started to use Kidblog as a platform to help me establish positive relationships with my students and their families.... read more

Kidblog’s newly redesigned student publishing platform is here. Based on teacher input, the new platform delivers significant advancements in enabling students to share their voice with an authentic audience. Take a 3-minute video tour.

Kidblog's newly redesigned student publishing platform is here. Based on teacher input, the new platform delivers significant advancements in enabling students to share their voice with an authentic audience. Take a 3-minute video tour.... read more

Parent buy-in is essential when blogging. We as educators know the benefits of blogging with students, but parents may still be apprehensive. Your students love it and you love it, but how can you get parents to love blogging?

Parent buy-in is essential when blogging. We as educators know the benefits of blogging with students, but parents may still be apprehensive. Your students love it and you love it, but how can you get parents to love blogging?... read more

For most of my teaching career there has been a focus on math communication. Both verbal and written communication is something I’ve worked at incorporating daily into my students’ math program. Having students express thoughts, ideas, write their own problems and share how they completed tasks/solved problems, etc. can show a lot about a student’s mathematical understanding.

For most of my teaching career there has been a focus on math communication. Both verbal and written communication is something I’ve worked at incorporating daily into my students’ math program. Having students express thoughts, ideas, write their own problems and share how they completed tasks/solved problems, etc. can show a lot about a student’s mathematical understanding.... read more

Is your entire year planned out already? Is it the same plan as last year? However loosely we plan things in order to be flexible, how much input do we really allow students?

Is your entire year planned out already? Is it the same plan as last year? However loosely we plan things in order to be flexible, how much input do we really allow students?... read more

If you teach in the United States, you may be required to tie your learning activities to the Commmon Core State Standards. Here are some ways you can include the common core standards with your everyday blogging.

If you teach in the United States, you may be required to tie your learning activities to the Commmon Core State Standards. Here are some ways you can include the common core standards with your everyday blogging.... read more

Our school was never known for our utilization of technology. This all changed last year, when our administrators implemented a Bring Your Own Device policy (B.Y.O.D) for our middle school students. This rather radical change was greeted with a variety of emotions from teachers and parents alike.

Our school was never known for our utilization of technology. This all changed last year, when our administrators implemented a Bring Your Own Device policy (B.Y.O.D) for our middle school students. This rather radical change was greeted with a variety of emotions from teachers and parents alike. ... read more