Peer Teaching

Summer Learning Fun!

I'm pretty sure that the Thinkers are enjoying their summers (at least from the pictures I've seen floating around!  10 Thinkers in one dunktank?!) and so is their teacher!

It's been a wonderful summer, relaxing with Sparky, taking lots of walks, and rubbing my knuckles raw.  Well, maybe that last part wasn't so wonderful, but the new tiles in my kitchen and bathroom look amazing!  Renovating my house was pretty fun, though I don't intend to pick up grout any time soon!

Anyway, while the Thinkers are relaxing, their teacher is LEARNING!  Today kicks off the official back-to-school mentality, as I have three technology in education presentations in the next 48 hours.  Don't get me wrong, I'm still savoring summertime.... yet.... I'm getting excited about all the new learning adventures that await this fall!

Check out my presentations HERE!

 Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

Smiles,

Ms. Diem

We Love Chess!

Around Thanksgiving our class started playing chess.  A lot of people wanted lessons, even our teacher!  So the people who wanted to learn were getting taught.  It took some time for people learn.  After everyone who wanted to learn had learned, the class decided to have a chess tournament.  It was a lot of fun for everyone to watch and participate in!

By Katie and Claire

A new beginning!

The idea for this blog came to me in the wee hours of the morning, when I'd much preferred to have still been in a deep cycle of REM sleep. But since that wasn't the case, I'm glad that this blog popped in, as it made it slightly easier to be awake so early on a Saturday morning.

This blog is going to be an attempt at showcasing ways to integrate technology into the ever-changing elementary school classroom. The first project to go public is being dubbed "TweetWrite" as I attempt to introduce my fourth graders to the art of tweeting.

While this may or may not be a successful experience, the key word is experience. We can all learn loads from experiences- positive and negative. In fact, as Thomas Edison said, "I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work." Well, we're going to hold that as our motto of the moment and see how much we can learn in the process!

Enjoy!
Ms. Diem