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As the work around the Core Task Project faded, new endeavors, largely based on working in classrooms, required a new website. That space is http://www.justtwoteachers.com. If you are here for resources, and keep running into dead links, your best bet … Continue reading →

Thank you to Washoe’s STEM Coordinator Kelly Barber for telling me about http://rightquestion.org/. I had emailed and asked about getting started with a Genius Hour in my classroom and she suggested I take a look at the website. This got … Continue reading →

This afternoon, staff from Washoe County presented on the Read by Grade Three state initiative during the Board of Trustees meeting. Begin at 2:58:28 to gain some context and clarity on how the district plans to navigate the law and … Continue reading →

There has been some buzz about the overcrowding issue in Washoe County and the implications for students and families throughout our district. The most thorough public examination of this came Tuesday when the Board heard an overview from Dr. Paul … Continue reading →

On Super Bowl Sunday, a few hours before the game, I created a DonorsChoose.org account and started a project. My hope was to raise $800 in order to get four Chromebooks for my classroom. Just five days later I learned … Continue reading →

This week marks the beginning of the “20 Day Twitter Challenge.” The 20 days are an opportunity for educators to collaborate and share ideas, anecdotes, questions, pictures, and student artifacts around the implementation of the Nevada Academic Content Standards and the … Continue reading →

I was invited to review the instructional shifts with graduate students in the Educational Leadership program at the University of Nevada, Reno. You can review what was shared by clicking on the linked documents below. A part of the evening … Continue reading →