Wonder Wednesday: Testing 1,2,3... Testing

Participate in the poll above... (by May 16)

This month's poll is about... State Testing... For Ohio at this time of year, that would be the OAAs or Ohio Achievement Assessments for grades 3-8. What do you think will happen with state tests in the next 10 years? (Answer at the top of this page!)

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The last Wonder Wednesday poll was about Spring Break Plans... Turns out that many decided to either work on house projects, make time for some R&R (Good for them!), or catch up on grading or lesson plans -- too bad! (Click image below to see full results)

Wonder Wednesday: Plans for Spring Break

Participate in the poll above...(by April 27)

This month's poll is about... Spring Break: How Will You Spend Your Time? (Answer above!)

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The last Wonder Wednesday poll was about Technology Tool Professional Development (PD)... What technology would you like to learn how to integrate into your lessons? iPads/iPod Touch were the top pick! (Click image below to see full results)

Wonder Wednesday: Most Important Critical Thinking Skill(s)

Participate in the poll above... (by Feb. 9)

This month's poll is about Critical Thinking... What is the most important (or CRITICAL) Thinking skill to teach students today? (You can select more than one)

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The last Wonder Wednesday poll saw a 3-way tie for the Favorite Teacher-Focused movie... Stand & Deliver, Dead Poets Society, and Pay It Forward all received 5 votes (click the image to see it larger)

Wonder Wednesday: Gifts for Kids

Are you WONDERING what to get the little ones for the holidays?

Common Sense Media has a listing of the best movies, games, books, apps, music, websites, and TV shows. 

Wonder Wednesday: Favorite Teacher Movie... Which still inspires you?

Participate in the poll above... (by Nov. 22)
Which one is your FAVORITE teacher movie (notice that Waiting for Superman is NOT on the list).

Below are the results from the last poll... (click image to see it larger)
Only 7 respondents, but seems like most teachers are back into the school routine pretty quickly. Good thing since it's already almost Thanksgiving! Then Christmas/Winter break! Then 2nd semester!!!

Wonder Wednesday: Are you "on a roll" yet?

Participate in the poll above to share how long it takes you to get back in the routine of teaching again once school starts... is it 1 week? 2-3? or much longer? (or never!?!?!?)

Below are the results from the last poll... (click image to see it larger)
Only 12 respondents, but Interactive White Boards seem to have "won" over Web 2.0, but just by a hair. And watch out for iPads...

WONDER Wednesday: Learn to Be (Live Online Tutoring)

Ever wonder how to help students when they are not in school?

Learn to Be
http://www.learntobe.org/

Free online tutoring for K-8 students in math, science, and language arts. Try it out and leave a comment below to tell about your experience.

WONDER WEDNESDAY: Do You Need A Digital Diet?

Take this quiz to find out:

• Do you... feel the urge to pull out your smart phone when someone else is making a point in a conversation?
• Have you ever realized that you were texting while your child was telling you about her day at school and later couldn't remember any of the details of her story?
• Have you ever felt that something hasn't really happened until you post it on Facebook or tweet about it?
• Does a ringing/vibrating cell phone interrupt and trump everything else?

If you said "Yes" to any (or all, help us all!) of these, then you might be interested in this book by Daniel Sieberg, called The Digital Diet: The 4-Step Plan to Break Your Tech Addiction and Regain Balance in Your Life. Learn ways to cope, modify behavior, and find support for your habits that may be affecting other areas of your life.

I would write more on this topic and this book, but I'm cutting down on my "online time"! ;-)