by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the evening of January 6, 2021, teachers around the country were asking each other that question.On January 6, 2021, I was working with a student during office hours when my husband came into the dining room to tell me that people had stormed the U.S. Capitol. My...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Repurposing a famous line from Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” to highlight a positive aspect of education.pexels.comFrom Veggies to MeatIn my last post for Medium, I wrote about ed-tech “veggies.” That was one of my favorite posts to write. If the resources...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recipes for Ed Tech “veggies” I cannot live without.It’s amazing how we adapt to change. First, we resist, deny, work around, and try the old chestnut: “If it’s not broken, why fix it?” Then, we are pulled into the change vortex, and we express frustration, but...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Semester One of 2020–2021 is either over or almost over. How are you feeling?Image Credit: PixabayBack in September, I created a post asking when we would get used to this new normal. When I wrote it, I thought that surely, by December, our new routines would no...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recommend, respectfully, that you don’t either.Photo by Ian Schneider on UnsplashMy classes are chock-full of competitive students. Some are competitive with academics, and some are competitive regarding sports or extracurricular activities. Either way, grades...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
AKA — Breakout Bell-Ringers Part IIPhoto by Brooke Cagle on UnsplashLast week’s article was about a plan for a new type of bell-ringer assignment called “Breakout Bell-Ringers.” In that article, I detailed how I was going to implement the idea in one class. This...
