by Emily Starr | Nov 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Meet Carol Broadnax. She teaches at Highland Catholic School in Saint Paul, MN. She works with small groups of students in grades K-6 to provide math and language arts enrichment for advanced students. She has an interactive whiteboard, classroom laptop and iPad, as...
by Emily Starr | Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Two of my favorite websites for exploring beginning fractions concepts with students are Kids and Cookies and Find Grampy. I share Kids and Cookies often at conferences and during webinars. I was honored two years ago to meet one of the creators of Kids and Cookies...
by Emily Starr | Oct 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
StarrMatica’s detective themed K-2 Story Clues lesson just launched! Students learn how to use context clues to identify an unknown word, how to make a reasonable prediction, and how to draw a conclusion by combining their own knowledge with a clue in the story....
by Emily Starr | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is the fifth in a series of seven posts sharing reasons virtual manipulatives should be the cornerstone of interactive content in the classroom including specific practical examples. (The previous posts can be viewed here: Part 1-Visualizing, Part 2-Explore...
by Emily Starr | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
There seems to be such a rush for schools to get technology in the hands of teachers and students that often the reasons for technology implementations revolve more around positive publicity than a well thought out plan for how the technology will be used. From...
