Do you want to use Seesaw with your students but dread the beginning of the year when they don’t know how to use the Seesaw …
I’ve said in previous blogs that my literacy stations were always a mess. I never knew how to organize myself or my supplies. And don’t …
Hey, there teacher friend! Let’s talk puzzles. Spelling puzzle games in the classroom. It’s not as chaotic as it seems. Promise! They can be so …
How much fun is reader’s theater? I loved giving my students a set of reader’s theater scripts. Their face would light up, and they’d be …
This past summer, I did a “What Are Boom Cards” challenge for teachers who want to know how to use the Boom Learning platform from …
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Rachael has over twenty-two years of classroom experience and is the go-to girl for all things digital! She has been lead presenter at the NCTM Council of Mathematics, several Purdue conferences, and has been featured on Kayse Morris’ Teacher TV, and Marissa Rehder’s Teacher Haven Membership.
Teaching literacy and facilitating literacy stations has been a passion of Rachael's and she wants to help you gain the confidence to use technology in your classroom! Rachael's blog, Teaching Firsties blends literacy and technology with helpful articles for K-2 educators.
Hey hey, teacher friends, I’m excited to begin the first of a 5 part series to help you set up and maintain the literacy stations …
I will admit, I’m easily impressed with technology. The amount of cool things we can do now is something that I geek out over. In …
How many times have you heard the phrase “I’m done!” in an elementary classroom? Too many, right?! And it’s so catchy too. Once one student …
Emotion drives attention, attention drives learning”-Tim Shriver, co-founder and board chair of CASEL The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social emotional …
This app was a lifesaver. I don’t know how I would have survived virtual learning without it. Using Epic for reading comprehension strategies was the …
Do you remember the Emoji movie? I never saw it, but I remember how popular emojis were. Around this time, I was making my first …
