Monday, March 13, 2017

Whole Brain Teaching

Whole Brain Teaching (WBT) is an approach to teaching to maximize student engagement focusing on the way to the brain learns. This approach can be used with all ages. Yes, I even  use it occasionally when I present with adults!!!




What are the Basics of Whole Brain Teaching?
1. Class-Yes


2. Mirror, Teach, Scoreboard


Resources
What is Whole Brain Teaching?
Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching
Whole Brain Teaching
WBT On YouTube

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Adobe Spark


What is Adobe Spark?
Adobe Spark is a program to create videos, images and web pages. It is a way to make your communication more impactful. 

How can I use Adobe Spark in my Classroom?
There are many ways to use this in your classroom, from school tours to science fairs to memes. Class Tech Tips has several other ways mentioned in her blog post, 5 Classroom Activities for the NEW Video Feature in Spark.

Recently our district's instructional coaches participated in PD about Adobe Spark. To learn more about how to use the tool and think about how to integrate it, they had to complete three challenges. 

Adobe Spark


There are many other ways to use Adobe Spark. Share with us your favorite ways to use Spark in the classroom in the comments section!

~Happy Learning~