Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
Imagine, as adults, how hard it is to keep track of all the available online resources, links, and websites that we collect. Many of us have multiple bookmarks and some of us are better than others at organizing them. Our Continue reading The Virtual Classroom
I’ve realized how important it is for students and staff to continue to connect with each other in new ways since we’re no longer meeting in our schools and classrooms this year. It’s been great to see the creativity in Continue reading School News Created Remotely
For most of us, a quick trip to the grocery store might be the biggest outing we’ve had lately. But Shari Nichols’s High Desert Middle School art students had a personalized tour of the Guggenheim in New York City last Continue reading Taking a Virtual Field Trip
Recently I had French teacher, Kristin Larwin at Mountain View High School, tell me she assigned a Google Form Quiz and that the students were able to translate the page into English. This made the quiz useless as it pretty Continue reading When Translating a Google Form is not so Desirable
I’ve always loved math. It’s fun to be able to solve problems and it builds confidence when you’re able to figure something out. But do you remember sitting in a classroom, working on math problems, and wondering when in the Continue reading Video Power Problems
Cascade Middle School art students, some living in motel rooms, others taking care of younger siblings while their parents work, know they can count on their teacher, Shannon Carroll, to keep bringing the joy, along with memorable art lessons. Shannon Continue reading The Art of Teaching
“Better together” is a phrase that you hear every now and then and more often than not, you might be thinking of a marriage or friendship relationship, but maybe (just maybe) it’s your teaching peers that make you better. I Continue reading Independent Reading Unit
A common thread I’ve been hearing lately is how hard it is to keep students engaged and willing to continue to show up and put in the work. What’s going to be that hook to keep them coming back for Continue reading Keep Them Coming Back For More