I have been a classroom teacher for 30 years, and I have loved every one of them. But none of them have been easy. I’m one of those people who always knew I wanted to be a teacher. I heard a calling early in life and...
Disclosure: PrepFactory is an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.comPrepFactory is a popular platform for online ACT and SAT prep. I covered it for the first time back in 2015 and again when it transitioned from video-based lessons to truly interactive SAT and ACT prep activities. This fall...
On Monday I answered a question from a reader who wanted to know if it was possible to add alt text to the images that she uses in Google Forms. My answer was, "yes, but not in the way you would in Google Docs or...
A must visit for children and adults in MadridA must visit for children and adults in MadridDeveloping School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Madrid, play, playgrounds, Richter-Spielgerate, slide design, slide inspiration, slidesRead More...
A couple of weeks ago I held a webinar about creating your own apps. Afterward, one of the participants, Candy, emailed me to share a neat site that I hadn't previously seen. That site is called Kidzcourse, Super Courses for Super Kids. Kidzcourse offers twelve courses...
Disclosure: Blackbird is currently an advertiser on FreeTech4Teachers.com. Last week I wrote a lengthy blog post about how Blackbird can be used by anyone to teach coding. That post focused on how you can use Blackbird to teach coding even if you don’t have much or...
Brilliant spiral play feature spotted in a playground. How do you use these discoveries as teaching inspiration?Brilliant spiral play feature spotted in a playground. How do you use these discoveries as teaching inspiration?Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Maths Outdoors, Golden spirals, Macquarie Lake Playground,...
I've never been one to spend much time on classroom decoration (partly because it's not in my nature and partly due to frequently changing classrooms). But I know a lot of teachers who do spend a lot of time and money on classroom decoration. If...
Last week I got an email from the Council for Economic Education. The email listed the ten most popular resources on their site. Two of them stood out to me and one of them led me to an additional resource that wasn't included in the...
