Author Archives: Gina Powers
The Constant Cycle
It’s almost the end of the first quarter, and I am deep into that never ending cycle: teach, assign, give feedback, reassess. The minute my Google Drive is clear from one assignment, one or two are waiting for feedback. This … Continue reading
Still in Love with Doctopus
Last year I discovered an amazing Google App: Doctopus. I had already been using Google in my classroom for about five years. Generally speaking, students would create a Google Doc and share it with me so that I could review … Continue reading
Preparing for Parent Contact
Over the years I have learned that a smooth school year partially depends on keeping parents in the loop. In the era of helicopter parenting, they want to know what is going on. Not having an easy way of communicating … Continue reading
Immersed in Inspiration
Have you ever been waiting and waiting for news? In May, I was (im)patiently waiting to hear if I had been accepted into the Newseum‘s Summer Teacher Institute. Getting the email that I had been accepted made the end of the school year … Continue reading
Inspired Teach Tools 