As a Tech Teacher, I’ve been Geek for years but these days, with remote and hybrid teaching, everyone has to get their geek on. I have this poster on my Ask a Tech Teacher blog I share with colleagues on how to do that: More Geek Humor (from Ask a Tech Teacher) Everything I Need … Continue reading
Category Archives: Teacher-authors
NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program
A warm welcome to Sean Clark, Instructional Aide, and first time guest on WordDreams. He’s a Teacher-Author with a wonderful experience tro share, involving his students and November’s NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program: School-age kids these days are bridging huge linguistic and literary gaps almost every day: reading books checked out from the school library, but … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Here’s What’s Going on at my Education Blog
On my Ask a Tech Teacher blog, education during the pandemic still dominates teacher’s and parent’s thoughts. If you’re either (besides being a writer and having that day job–I know about those multiple hats!), you’ll enjoy these suggestions for making this work: Corona virus has been difficult not just for teachers and students but for … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Here’s What’s Going on at my Education Blog
Here is a popular recent post from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog: Space units are always exciting. Part of it’s the history, but a lot is that space is our final frontier, a wild untamed land that man knows so little about. Now that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has safely delivered American astronauts to the … Continue reading
#AuthorToolboxBlogHop: Co-authoring a book
Hello and welcome to the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop which meets every third Wednesday of the month to share resources and tips for authors. Thanks to Raimey Gallant for hosting this venture. Please join to learn more about the craft of writing and to meet bloggers who are dedicated to helping each other become the best writers possible. Click here to … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Quick Toggle with Alt+Tab
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. This post is a tech tip for teachers but I use it all the time when I’m writing. It’s a quick way to toggle … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Here’s What’s Going on at my Education Blog
Here is one of the most popular posts from my education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher, the last few weeks: How do you assess Digital Literacy? On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher, I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: How You’re Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This one from my Ask a Tech Teacher blog shares resources for teachers on how colleagues are teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an insight into what educators are struggling with in this dramatic switch to online teaching with little preparation, not enough support, but a ton of desire to keep the learning going … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Here’s What’s Going on at my Education Blog
Once a month, I’ll post an article that was popular over on my teacher blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. This one surprised me. After all–it’s about Christmas! Well, turns out, lots of parents and grandparents struggle with good gifts for teachers year round, be it birthdays, special events, or Teacher Appreciation Week. So, I thought … Continue reading
New Monthly Column–Especially for Teacher-Authors
I have a lot of teacher-authors who read my WordDreams blog so I thought I’d add a monthly summary of the most popular posts from my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. This article (from the November/December favorites) is great for showing kids how to research but also has lots of basics for us … Continue reading
