Teaching Mrs. Ryan

  By now all of you savvy educators are well aware of what Bloxels are, and I am super proud to be a Bloxels Ambassador.  In case you aren't familiar with Bloxels and how they can impact your classroom, let me introduce you to my favorite curriculum collaborator!   Yes!  You are reading the logo right... a program that lets you build your own video games.  This educator values the fact that it is hands on and technology!  Most of the graphics on my page today come from the Bloxels webpage, but some are my own.  Creations by imagination.   If you are not familiar with Bloxels or how it works I recommend visiting their website HERE .     The amazing Bloxels website contains a huge amount of information such as the Bloxels blog, how it works, where to buy it, and even educator lesson plans.  Let me tell you how my Bloxels journey began: One day I stumbled into a Barnes and Noble with my family and there was a ...

I'm a bit late posting this since I've been out of school since the 24th of May, but what can I say, I've been enjoying myself!  I have officially survived my first year teaching middle school and have come away with a wealth of information. Here is a shortlist of what is needed: 1) Great classroom management skills. 2) A sense of humor 3) the ability to adapt to LOTS of changes 4) Organization! 5) Lots of Pre-Planning Changes for next year: 1) Start with my end of the year classroom management at the beginning of the year. 2) Units instead of textbook utilization 3) Biblical emphasis within the curriculum 4) More hands on projects and activities 5) Standards Based Tracking and Dare I say grading?! 6) Common Core Implementation 7) Writing For Now: I'm revamping my lessons this summer.  I'm implementing more hands on projects and discovery based lessons and I'm even looking at working a flipped classroom.  I noticed one thing I di...