“Minecraft in the classroom is AMAZING!” states Benjamin Cogswell, Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for Alisal Union School District. He goes on to say, “There are so many teachable moments within this flexible learning environment. Constructing the setting of a book, mixing chemicals to understand science, and manipulating blocks to understand fractions are just a few […]
By Jason Gilmore
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Also posted in Classrooms, Doceri Teacher Feature, Flipped Classroom, K-12, Math, Screencasts, Teaching Methods, Teaching Methods, The Common Core State Standards
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Tagged Ben Cogswell, Benjamin Cogswell, Doceri, doceri and minecraft, doceri and minecraftedu, edtech, education, educationla technology, elementary, flipclass, flipped classroom, fractions, k12, math, minecraft, minecraftedu, school, TOSA
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October 27, 2015 – 10:03 pm
Today I had two students come back from a few days of being sick. Of Course they were behind. I am a middle school special educator with an art credential. My classes are social studies integrated with art. Every day we begin class with about 10 minutes of drawing. My drawing lessons are the first drawing […]
By Jason Gilmore
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Also posted in Flipped Classroom, Screencasts, Special Ed, Teaching Methods
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Tagged art, art integration, differentiation, Doceri, drawing lesson, middle school, screencast, social studies, special education, teacher's aid
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October 11, 2015 – 1:26 pm
Name: Benjamin Cogswell School: Alisal Union School District Province: Salinas, Monterey County, California Job Title: TOSA-Technology Trainer How do you Doceri? Doceri is hands down my favorite app to use on the iPad. It was a game changer for me. I always enjoy sharing its awesomeness with other educators. Doceri has allowed me to do many […]
We asked Deb Porcarelli from the AIMS Foundation to join us for #DoceriChat on Twitter, to talk about the Common Core State State Standards, and the Doceri lessons she has created and presented on the Math & Science Sandbox blog. [View the story “#DoceriChat April 16, 2014: Guest Deb Porcarelli on #CCSS and Doceri” on […]
By Bev Barnett
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Also posted in #DoceriChat, Math, Science, The Common Core State Standards
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Tagged algebra, CCSS, chat, class, classroom, common core, DoceriChat, geometry, interactive, learn, learning, lesson, math, Science, screencast, standards, state, STEM, student, teach, teacher, teaching, Twitter, whiteboard
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Join us for #DoceriChat on Twitter, Wednesday April 16, 5pm Pacific – 6pm Mountain – 7pm Central – 8pm Eastern. Our guest this week is Deb Porcarelli of the AIMS Foundation. This tutorial explains how to participate in our Twitter Chat. AIMS is a non-profit education foundation that exists to enhance the teaching and the […]
January 8, 2014 – 11:31 am
During 2014, the Freedom to Teach blog will delve deep into the interactive teaching method to show how the Doceri Classroom can aid in this engaging pedagogy. In the process, we’ll examine how to use Doceri to meet the Common Core Standards, and how students can engage with new concepts so understanding becomes a natural part […]
August 15, 2013 – 10:46 am
At San Marin High School in Novato, Calif. back to school preparations include all the normal lesson planning and administrative requirements – plus 510 mailing tubes and a Doceri screencast on how to create a tetrahedron. During the first week of school, students in five of San Marin’s math classes will learn about the Sierpinski […]
By Bev Barnett
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Also posted in Classrooms, K-12, Math, Professional Development, Screencasts
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Tagged "back to school", building, classroom, collaboration, Doceri, hands-on math, high school, involvement, math, mathematics, project, screencast, Sierpinski Triangle, student, students, tetrahedron, tutorial
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August 25, 2012 – 5:57 pm
It’s back to school time in America, and students all over the country are starting new schools – and finding the best routes to ride home on their bikes. Well, assuming they ride straight home! Here’s a math game to try. How many routes can this student find to bike home, following the one-way streets? […]
By Bev Barnett
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Also posted in Math, Puzzles
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Tagged "back to school", "Jia Xian Triangle", "Taxi Cab Geometry", bicycle, bike, classroom, Doceri, fun, iPad, math, puzzle, route, screencast, Screencasts, whiteboard
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August 17, 2012 – 10:29 am
Thinking ‘out of the box’ helps with solving this puzzle. We created a screencast with Doceri to show how we arrived at our solution. Did you come up with a different answer? Visit our Facebook page and post your screencast, or post a video response on YouTube.
August 7, 2012 – 12:16 pm
Here’s a puzzle to solve. True, math has definite rules, but we’ve seen some creative answers to this question. What’s your answer? Try using Doceri to count the triangles, and support your solution. If you’re already using Doceri 2.0 just click here on your iPad to open the triangle drawing in Doceri. You’ll see […]
By Bev Barnett
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Also posted in Math, Puzzles
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Tagged classroom, Doceri, education, geometry, iPad, learning, math, mathematics, puzzle, puzzles, solution, triangle, triangles, visual
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