Zach Groshell Education, Play, Student

How to Gamify Your Class by Turning it into the “Survivor” Reality Show

I'm a big fan of the reality show, Survivor, which has a group of adults competing in a variety of challenges on an isolated beach. The drama of every episode ending with a vote and an eliminated contestant intrigued me to the point of wanting to bring it to the classroom. It was so successful … Continue reading How to Gamify Your Class by Turning it into the “Survivor” Reality Show

Zach Groshell Creativity, Education, iPad, Learning, technology

5 Fun Idea Generators to Get Kids Writing

Before 1:1, I used to take lists of writing prompts or story starters that I found online and cut them out into small strips for the students. It was time consuming, and when they were all used up, I had to go find some more. Nowadays, I rely mostly on online random generators to create … Continue reading 5 Fun Idea Generators to Get Kids Writing

Zach Groshell Creativity, Teachers

Teacher Draws 180 Unique Whiteboard Illustrations: One for Every Day of the School Year

I wanted to write about something different today, and I hope that it inspires you as much as it inspired me. Lately, I have become interested in teacher creativity, or perhaps the lack thereof in education today. In a profession so concerned with developing our children's creative capacities, the average school can be a shockingly … Continue reading Teacher Draws 180 Unique Whiteboard Illustrations: One for Every Day of the School Year

Zach Groshell Education

Happy Holidays from Education Rickshaw!

Stephanie and Zach would like to wish all of you out there a Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas. The interest that you have shown in our site has enriched our lives over the past few months, and we look forward to learning and growing more with you in the coming year.    

Zach Groshell Education

Teacher Dreams of Featuring in Recruitment Video, Succeeds

When I was a young lad, I secretly made a list of three dreams that I wanted to accomplish before 30: 1. To marry a beautiful woman √ 2. To dunk a basketball without having to use Flubber infused tacs, or even Flubber spray × 3. To be featured in a recruitment video for an international school √ … Continue reading Teacher Dreams of Featuring in Recruitment Video, Succeeds

Zach Groshell Education, Teachers

What do teachers do at school when they aren’t teaching?

Ask any non-teacher what teachers do when we aren’t teaching and they will likely imagine a teacher, red pen in hand, busily editing and marking papers at their desk. As a second grade teacher I do, unfortunately, occasionally find myself in that very position– but the vast majority of my planning time is spent in … Continue reading What do teachers do at school when they aren’t teaching?

Zach Groshell Education

The Greatest EdTech Innovation Since the Overhead Projector (Not really)

Take a look at this above screenshot, grabbed right off of my web browser. What do you see? If you said, "I'm just seeing a black image", you are dead wrong. If you said "unlimited potential", you are correct. This is the latest edtech innovation that I have brought to my classroom, and it is … Continue reading The Greatest EdTech Innovation Since the Overhead Projector (Not really)

Zach Groshell BLE, iPad, technology

Hour of Code + Caine’s Arcade Brings Creative Computer Science to Sudan

Caine's Arcade inspired classrooms across the world to value and foster the creativity inherent in all of our children. Similarly, the Hour of Code has inspired millions of children to learn the basics of computer programming. Why not combine them? For this year's Hour of Code, students in my class took their coded video games … Continue reading Hour of Code + Caine’s Arcade Brings Creative Computer Science to Sudan