My Life and Everything in Between

I'm a 4th year physics/engineering teacher living in China Spring, TX.

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The 20time Project summer reading #summerpd #geniushour #20time @brookhouser

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Learning Roadmaps - 6 Week Update

Learning Roadmaps - 6 Week Update #learningroadmaps #edutalk

Well, I have used my learning roadmaps for a full six weeks now and here are some results.

My lowest student grade was a 74, so I had every student passing at the end of a six week grading period.

Biggest struggles so far has been keeping some students self-motivated to learn.

Flexible lesson planning allows for students to pick a choose their path towards understanding physics.

I have more…

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Tired boy. http://ift.tt/1gYRq0z

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(via 5 Ways to Use iPads to Enhance Critical Thinking)

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(via Learning Roadmap: Choose Your Learning Path.)

#21stedchat #STEM #STEMed #edtech #edchat

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First Week Back - Unit Roadmaps

This is my new spin on student-driven learning - Unit Roadmaps #eduroadmaps #edchat

I was very nervous to get started this year as I am stepping out of my comfort zone with my class dynamics this year. I am putting my own spin on the flipped classroom mentally and setting up my students to become very independent learners in the process. I discovered last year that just switching from in-class lectures to video lectures was not enough to keep the average student engaged in the…

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The Divided Line on Cellphones in the Classroom. #edchat #edtech Let me get one thing out there, I love technology in the classroom. BUT just adding technology does not mean that it is used effectively.

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My Classroom Rules Infographic - Innovate the Classroom Experience

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My Classroom Rules Infographic #classroomrules

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My Classroom Rules Infographic

My Classroom Rules Infographic #classroomrules

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First Day Jitters: Marshmallow Towers #backtoschool Starting the school year off right, with marshmallows.  After two weeks of prepping and training it is that time again, back to school.

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7 Online Collaboration Tools for the 21st Century Student

7 Online Collaboration Tools for the 21st Century Student. @SpiralEducation @chalkupedu #edtalk

These free online tools can enable a tremendous variety of collaborative teaching and learning interactions.

The correct use of technology in the classroom can be the fire that ignites curiosity and creativity of your students. So how are we as teachers planning on harnessing this natural curiosity and allow our students to be self-driven through our curriculum? Student collaboration provides an…

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Writing Prompts with Attitude

Writing Prompts with Attitude #edchat #writingprompts

After seeing how many people enjoyed my last English post, I thought I better share another. 

This website was brought to me during a recent Gifted and Talent Professional Development seminar. The site actually is a well maintained Tumblr page that posts engaging writing prompts that get the student’s creative juice flowing. Here is an example of one of their posts cover the Great Gatsby:

I know…

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I just found this amazing little website that allows students to create interactive stories, Inklewriter. @inkleStudios #teaching #edchat Stepping away from my science roots for a bit, but I just found this amazing little website that allows users to create interactive stories, …

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How to Build an Adjustable Stand Up Workbench

How to Build an Adjustable Stand Up Workbench. #diywood #edtalks #diy

Let us take a step back from our normal day of teaching and think about what kind of activity our students are doing throughout the school day. Sitting. Almost one hour classes and the within normal classes, the students are stationary.

Students sit all day, and sitting is exhausting. 

Let’s change that with standing desks. Standing desks are really just regular desks, except that they have…

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The Highs and Lows of My Flipped Classroom - My Life and Everything In Between - Marcus Gollahon

My experience with flipping a classroom has been a roller coaster for sure. I want to share my personal experience with flipping a classroom.

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Great Website to Host Your Flipped Classroom - Chalkup.co - My Life and Everything In Between - Marcus Gollahon

As a teacher, I am always on the lookout for new and exciting websites that allow me to interact with my students on a new level. What I have found recently was Chalkup.co, an interactive website for teachers to host whole classrooms discussions, assignments, and more. “CHALKUP GIVES TEACHERS THE POWER TO CREATE AN …

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Is This Post For a Grade? Standards-Based Grading

Some of the most dreaded words coming from the mouths of students today is, “Will this be for a grade?” Stab me in the heart now. Take the wind from my sails. How can I get my students to have a desire to learn? I could just as simply blame it on the lazy generation of …