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?

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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 Education, Learning, Teachers

Happy Mathsgiving!

  There's nothing quite like having perfect timing in teaching: when a fantastic opportunity arises for you to give your students a real-life experience about exactly what you’re teaching at that very moment. That’s what happened to me this week. My favorite holiday, like many Americans, is Thanksgiving. Living in abroad in Sudan, November 24th … Continue reading Happy Mathsgiving!

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Seesaw Trick: The Imaginary Student

I have seen a lot of innovative practices in my school this year, and one of these is the clever use of the "fake" or "imaginary" student to organize and filter student work on Seesaw. The purpose of this post is to showcase this hidden feature that all Seesaw users should familiarize themselves with. Classroom News Imaginary … Continue reading Seesaw Trick: The Imaginary Student

Zach Groshell Education, Learning, Teachers, technology

Easy-Peasy Way to Give Great Links to Students

Sometimes the most useful tools are also the simplest. This rings true with e-link. I've already talked about e-link in the past, and I am happy to say that I am still using it. It is the easiest way I have found to give students a bunch of great URLs on one, quick embeddable webpage. Here … Continue reading Easy-Peasy Way to Give Great Links to Students

Zach Groshell Education, Learning, Teachers, technology

My Week of Professional Learning #AEC2016

Stephanie and I had the pleasure of enjoying five days of amazing #AfricaEd at the AISA 2016 Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. If you ever have the chance to attend the AISA conference, either by your own dime or your school's, I highly recommend it. Here are the links to all five posts that I … Continue reading My Week of Professional Learning #AEC2016

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Day 5 #AEC2016: It’s not about the “stuff”; It’s about the people.

#AEC2016 is about more than the "stuff"; It's about the people! Thanks to @rharwood17 and @karenboyes for great learning opps! #AfricaEd — Zach Groshell, M.Ed (@MrZachG) October 20, 2016 One of the great people in my life, Camp Director @tahoescotty, always says that camp is not about the "stuff"; it's about the people. It's about … Continue reading Day 5 #AEC2016: It’s not about the “stuff”; It’s about the people.

Zach Groshell Education, Learning, Teachers, technology

3 #edtech tools I took away from #AEC2016

#1: Google Story Builder The first tool we used in my Advanced Technology Integration course at AISA Conference 2016 in Johannesburg was Google Story Builder, a simple program that has students create a dialogue on Google Docs that is published as a short film with music. I can imagine using this tool for class debates, as … Continue reading 3 #edtech tools I took away from #AEC2016

Zach Groshell Education, Teachers

Beginning My Own Action Research

Right now I’m thrilled to be one of the teachers representing my school at the 2016 AISA (Association of International Schools in Africa) conference. As a part of the conference, we have each selected two professional development sessions to work on. The one I’m going to discuss today is about action research, led by Donna … Continue reading Beginning My Own Action Research

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“Poor internet connection” not good enough reason to abandon tech

AEC 2016 - Day 3 One of the most wonderful parts of #AEC2016 has been just the sheer amount of African schools, countries, and nationalities represented at this conference. It's not uncommon to find yourself at a table with a German speaker from Namibia, an American expat rat working in Nowheresville, Madagascar, and an English … Continue reading “Poor internet connection” not good enough reason to abandon tech